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When masked goons attacked students at JNU
In this issue
31-01-2020
33 STORIES
Panchayats
Kerala: Power to panchayats
Kerala shows the way in devolving power and resources to panchayats.
Immunology
How mothers protect babies from chickenpox
Nuclear energy
Fukushima clean-up shows results
Astrophysics
Galaxy with a hydrogen ring
Literature
A corner for god
Kannada short story.
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan: Enduring icon
Although the film career of Amitabh Bachchan, recently conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for lifetime achievement, peaked in the 1970s and 1980s, i
U.S. in Iraq
U.S. troops as targets
The bombing of the Kataib Hizbollah camps and the murder of Soleimani have made the presence of U.S. troops in Iraq unfeasible.
Indus Valley
Sangam ‘bridge’ links Indus-Vaigai cultures
Interview with R. Balakrishnan, writer, poet and retired civil servant on his latest book “Journey of a Civilization: Indus to Vaigai”.
Tension in Iran
Looming war clouds in Iran
Even as Iran has been forced to respond to the United States following the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani, there is a deep sense of dismay
Soleimani assassination
Suicidal assassination of Qassem Soleimani
The assassination of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani on the orders of U.S. President Trump has redrawn the battle lines in the West Asian region.
Human rights reports on Kashmir
Kashmir: Death of expectations
A human rights group reports that in 2019 Kashmir saw a marked escalation in the scale of violence and the crackdown by security forces, while another
Jharkhand
Jharkhand: Discord in the ruling front
As promised in the JMM’s election manifesto, Hemant Soren has withdrawn all cases relating to the Pathalgadi movement. But the Congress, its alliance
Ladakh
Ladakh: Identity concerns
People in Ladakh fear for their indigenous culture and fragile environment and want the Union Territory to be included in the Sixth Schedule as the ab
Citizenship (Amendment) Act
The social cost of disenfranchisement
The Muslim community is facing unprecedented levels of institutionalised bias. The Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the NRC are likely to aggravate its
Protest at Shaheen Bagh
CAA protests: Making it count in Delhi
Women of Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh lead a silent revolution against the CAA, the NRC, and the NPP, braving cold weather conditions.
Assam and CAA
CAA protests: Winds of change in Assam
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act has triggered a resurgence of regionalism in Assam and fuelled speculation about a new party that may be formed to tak
Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Faiz Ahmed Faiz: A poet of defiance, transcending ideology
West Bengal
CAA protests: Political see-saw in West Bengal
With civic elections round the corner, the ruling Trinamool Congress appears to have gained an edge over the BJP in West Bengal.
India
Spontaneous countrywide upsurge against the CAA
The government, in spite of the growing countrywide opposition to the CAA, takes a defiant stand.
Essay
Post-democratic state
A historically novel kind of state seems to be arising in many corners of the world, which combines elements derived selectively from the two classic
C.P. Chandrasekhar
OYO & the valuation game
As the cracks in the business model employed by the budget hotel aggregator OYO are becoming apparent, both disgruntledhoteliers and investors are que
Unique JNU
The JNU difference
Jawaharlal Nehru University’s unique admissions policy ensures that students come from all corners of the country, from all socio-economic backgrounds
First-person account
‘I kept running non-stop…’
The first-person account of Avinash Kumar, Assistant Professor in Political Studies at the Centre for Informal Sector and Labour Studies, JNU.
First-person Account
‘This political regime is destroying the university’
A first-person account of the violence on the JNU campus on January 5, by Professor Sucharita Sen, Centre for the Study of Regional Development, JNU.
Struggle against fee hike
Roots of the struggle against the fee hike in JNU
The JNU students’ protest against a recent massive hike in fees is part of a larger movement against the privatisation of higher education.
Interview: Shehla Rashid
‘They are using JNU to polarise people’
Interview with Shehla Rashid, a JNU alumna.
Lead Story
Terror on the JNU campus
The brutal attack on JNU students by masked intruders and the ham-handed approach of the administration and the police in the entire episode draw wide
Books
Impact of Red October
This book shows both how the October Revolution inspired working classes globally and how the communist movement shaped the anti-colonial struggle in
Books
Fabulous nature
These 11 books on various aspects of conservation have been created by a team of authors and illustrators who understand the mind of children.
Books
Reflections on Kashmir
The book is a compelling account of Kashmir’s chequered history and the unimaginable agonies of its people under various rulers but makes only a passi
Books
Coexistence and strife
Europeans are far less equipped to deal with the challenge of Muslims and non-Muslims living side by side than Indians, who have a long experience of
Attack on JNU
Violence targeted at Dalit and Muslim students
The main targets of the masked assailants were Dalit and Muslim students and those with Left affiliation.
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