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India at 70
In this issue
01-09-2017
24 STORIES
Public Health
Reinventing health care
Kerala launches a major effort to transform its public health system.
Interview
'There is no language in the world which is pristine and pure'
Interview with Professor David Shulman, Renee Lang Professor of Humanistic Studies at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and author of “Tamil: A Biogr
Letters
Letters to the Editor
Cinema
In the south: Local flavour, global reach
There has been a radical change in all areas of film-making in the new millennium. But the crisis of the local and regional in globalised times is tha
Gender Issues
A silent struggle against inequality
The promises that inspired the enthusiastic participation of women in the national movement have remained unfulfilled, as a deep and pervasive gender
Trade Union Movement
Victims of the neoliberal order
Trade unions across the board, even those ideologically affiliated to the ruling party, today know that supporting anti-worker policies is untenable f
Constitution
Composite culture and its discontents
The evolution of a composite culture reached its zenith during the independence movement, which found its expression in the Constitution. The Sangh Pa
Social Issues
Dalits: In a state of unfreedom
In the past 70 years of Independence, most Dalits have been continuously pushed into obnoxious spheres of work. The concept of freedom for them is whe
Economy
Growth without social justice
India’s reliance on fortuitous and volatile stimuli to drive growth has resulted in inadequate job creation and widened inequalities while failing to
DEMOCRACY
Enemies within the system
We have erected a democratic edifice on feudal ground. But this achievement is now at stake because we have failed to instil in our polity the values
Space & nuclear power
Space flights, nuclear power and a missile shield
India’s achievements in space, marked by missions to the moon and Mars; its nuclear power programme; and the range of missiles in its armoury were mad
Politics
Creed above country: Rise of the Right
Close to the 70th anniversary of Independence, one finds a growing tendency of the state to control all facets of life—politics or social equations or
Secularism
Inventing history to inculcate hatred
As secularism and reason are driven out, prejudice and ignorance extend their sway with disconcerting rapidity. A serious task awaits parties that are
Education
Learning in a saffron-tinted market
The present regime has combined neoliberal policy with the Hindutva ideology and a sociopolitical offensive in public life and within educational inst
India at 70
Freedoms won, freedoms being lost
Cinema
Harking back to a cherished culture
Hindi cinema is gradually being reduced to a handmaiden of the ruling dispensation. If in the years after Independence it worked as a glue to unite th
India at 70
From revolution to counter-revolution
As India celebrates seven decades of independence, the country is in the midst of a veritable counter-revolution where rapid strides are being made to
Planning
Abandoning the social compact
The Planning Commission has been replaced by NITI Aayog, a pale shadow of it. Probity in economic policy and the pursuit of equity are the prime casua
Public Health
Continuing tale of state neglect
Decades of flawed policy and meagre state funding, followed by the era of neoliberal reforms, have resulted in the poor state of the country’s public
Judiciary
The Supreme Court: A story of ups and downs
The Supreme Court of India, whose jurisdiction and powers are wider than those of the highest courts of other Commonwealth countries and the United St
Media
Escape from freedom
The news media in India have become, variously, town criers, cheerleaders, abettors, apologists, and an advance guard of newshounds clearing the way,
Sports
Rising confidence and promise of glory
India’s probability of victory has increased since the start of this century and we are likely in the midst of an exciting period for sports in the co
Science
Floundering about after promising start
Jawaharlal Nehru had worked with a distinct vision for the role S&T would play in the country’s development, but poor funding for the area in the
Foreign Policy
From non-alignment to strategic partnership
With his actions in the foreign policy arena in the past three years, Modi has distanced himself and his government from the Nehruvian legacy. The Was
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