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13-08-2021
31 STORIES
WILDLIFE
Like vertebrates, insects too have ears to hear
How do insects hear? Loud and clear, with ears that can be in any part of their body—abdomen, wings, mouth and even tongue—adapted to escape predators
Short story
‘The vow’ by S. Diwakar: A Kannada short story in translation
Diwakar’s writing functions simultaneously on two planes—fiction and metafiction, while conjuring unusual experiences in a compressed and pictorial st
Essay
Reclaiming the indigenous: D.H. Lawrence, Mabel Dodge Luhan and the New World
The British-born novelist D.H. Lawrence, along with the arts patron Mabel Dodge Luhan, spearheaded a major movement in counterculture in New Mexico in
CINEMA
Revisiting Mrinal Sen’s ‘Calcutta ’71’
Mrinal Sen’s provocative reaction to the spectre of hunger, Calcutta ’71, turns 50. This work of the master film-maker deserves to be seen, studied an
Afghanistan
As the Taliban gains ground, the U.S. makes a hasty exit from Afghanistan ahead of the September 11 deadline
The last batch of the U.S. troops makes a quick exit from the Bagram base near Kabul much ahead of the September 11 deadline, marking the end of a 20-
United States
Latin America to Africa to Asia: U.S. military might on display through global military and naval exercises
Whether it is the “freedom of navigation” missions alongside the Chinese coastline or military exercises such as Tradewinds and African Lion, the U.S.
Cuba
What triggered the Cuban crisis
The protests in Cuba were triggered by the economic downturn and facilitated to a great extent by the United States government and the influential ant
MIGRANT LABOUR
Frayed labour laws in Surat's power looms
Non-compliance with labour laws by employers and the absence of any rigorous monitoring mechanism leave the migrant workers in Surat’s power looms vul
Migrant labourers' woes
Government’s ad hoc response to the migrant crisis did not take into account the reality of their lives
The sudden lockdown announced in March 2020 exposed how precarious the lives of millions of migrant workers across India are and made it clear that th
Shashi Ratnaker Singh,
Ramesh Sharma
India
Case studies from Aajeevika’s field sites
Education
Communalising history textbooks
The recent as well as past attacks on history textbooks, with those engaged in distorting Indian history seeking to use textbooks to push their politi
Migrant labourers' woes
Migrant labourers: Tunnel-visioned relief from govt
Loss of livelihood and the lack of social protection and adequate relief responses have devastated millions of working poor. The state must now look b
Shubham Kaushal,
Maansi Parpiani
ESSAY
Judicial disgrace: Fawning judges
Justice Arun Mishra’s fulsome praise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a public function does not augur well for the independence of the judiciary.
Uniform Civil Code
Politics around the uniform civil code
As always, the issue of the uniform civil code serves as a polarising weapon at the hands of the Hindu right wing.
Delimitation exercise
Motives behind the Union government’s delimitation exercise in Jammu and Kashmir under suspicion
As the Union government goes ahead with its delimitation exercise in Jammu and Kashmir, there is a near consensus among the people that it may be aime
Privatisation
Modi government's decision to privatise United India Insurance indicates terrible consequences for general insurance sector
The Modi government’s move to privatise a public sector general insurance company, threatens to undo years of progress that nationalisation initiated
COVER STORY
Terror before elections: a pattern
In recent years, there seems to be a pattern of elections being preceded by terror attacks, providing a perfect pretext to the government to go on an
Assam Population policy
Assam moots polarising cattle and population policies
By implementing the two-child norm strictly and seeking to regulate beef consumption through a new Bill, the BJP government in Assam entrenches itself
POPULATION POLICY
Clamour in Karnataka
NEET
NEET: Rajan Committee submits report, ball in Tamil Nadu government’s court
With the A.K. Rajan Committee constituted to study the impact of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test on socially backward students submitting i
Population policy
Politics dominates the proposed two-child norm in Uttar Pradesh
The proposed two-child norm in Uttar Pradesh goes against the grain of the National Population Policy. But the agenda seems to be about targeting a co
Interview: Dr T.V. Sekher
Dr T.V. Sekher: ‘Socio-economic empowerment is more effective in regulating fertility’
Interview with Dr T.V. Sekher, Professor, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai.
Interview
The Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan discusses COVID-19, vaccinations, science education in India, among other things
Interview with Venki Ramakrishnan, structural biologist and a winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Muslim population in India
The propaganda in India that Muslims will outnumber Hindus by 2035 is governed by prejudice, not facts
The propaganda by Hindutva groups that Muslims will outnumber Hindus is just another attempt at polarisation with an eye on the elections. Facts show
Interview: Akhilesh Yadav
‘People have seen through these pathetic communalisation exercises’
Interview with Akhilesh Yadav, Samajwadi Party president, in the early stages of the campaign for the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election.
West Bengal violence
Charge of bias against NHRC in West Bengal
While highlighting the undeniable culture of political clashes in West Bengal, the NHRC’s report on the violence following the Assembly election in th
U.P. POPULATION BILL
Of policy & prejudice in Uttar Pradesh's population control bill
Public health specialists feel Uttar Pradesh’s Population Bill proposing a two-child norm will have a serious impact on women belonging to marginalise
COVID-19
COVID-19 in India: Fourth ICMR survey results show 67.6 per cent seropositivity
The results of the fourth nationwide ICMR survey show unprecedented levels of SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence while the rate of vaccination in Indi
Sangh Parivar's pre-election communal agenda
BJP scripts devious election strategies
The BJP, buffeted by growing criticism of its failures on the economic and public health fronts and the setback caused by the surveillance scandal, ta
Book Review
Book Review: M. Hamid Ansari's "By Many a Happy Accident" is more than just an autobiography
Former Vice President M. Hamid Ansari’s autobiography is more than just memoirs: it consists of reflections of a multifaceted personality and records
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The saint, the song, and the social revolution
Is India losing the goodwill of its neighbours?
Rise of ‘Hindutva’ cinema
Movie trailers: The unofficial manifestos of our time
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Tastes of the earth
Did Periyar call for a genocide of Brahmins?
‘Enlightenment’: A Marathi story in translation
Close encounters with the third kind
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05-04-2024
Is India truly the voice of the Global South at WTO?
SBI’s reluctance to reveal electoral bond data raises concerns about its independence and reliability
Essays by Prabir Purkayastha: Defending reason with passion
How homogenisation can flatten knowledge systems
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22-03-2024
Why the tiger-human conflict rages in Bandipur and Nagarahole
Minimum Support Price: A question of how, not why
Fali S. Nariman (1929-2024): A life dedicated to the Constitution’s promise
Farmers’ protest: It’s a battle against servitude
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