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COVER STORY
24-09-2021
Broken promises: 30 Years of Economic 'Reforms' (September 24, 2021)
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Briefing
Interview: Akkai Padmashali
Akkai Padmashali: Beyond victimhood, reclaiming dignity
Books
Interview with Akkai Padmashali, transgender activist.
Interview: Shafey Kidwai
Syed Ahmad Khan: The 'shaper of India’s collective consciousness’
Books
Interview with Shafey Kidwai, the author of 'Sir Syed Ahmad Khan: Reason, Religion and Nation'.
Controversy
Communalising martyrdom
India
The deletion of the names of two top leaders of the Malabar Mappila rebellion from the Dictionary of Martyrs of India’s Freedom Struggle invalidates t
TRIBUTE
Gail Omvedt: Voice of Dalits
India
Gail Omvedt (1941-2021) was an unabashed individual thinker whose works covered caste, class, gender, economics, tribal issues and socio-agricultural
COMMUNALISM
Politics of renaming: Aligarh or Harigarh?
Communalism
Historical records show that it was the Marathas who came up with the name of Aligarh for their fort in the town Kol, a name which was then extended t
Communalism
Controversy over Siva statue in Begur lake, Bengaluru, communalises an environmental issue
Communalism
The dispute over the unveiling of a Siva statue in Begur lake in violation of a High Court order takes a communal turn, undermining efforts to preserv
Interview: Dr Ashok Dawale
Dr Ashok Dhawale: ‘Crisis has engulfed agrarian society’
Lead Story
Interview with Dr Ashok Dhawale, president, All India Kisan Sabha.
COMMUNALISM
‘Love jehad’ law: An Act of bias in Gujarat
Communalism
While the Gujarat High Court’s stay on crucial provisions of the State’s amended anti-conversion law comes as a relief to interfaith couples, it has p
Credit policy and corporate plunder
Creating oligopolies? The pitfalls of neoliberal banking and agri-credit policy
Lead Story
Two successive NDA governments have taken forward the neoliberal agenda set in motion in 1991, with disastrous consequences for banking and agricultur
Liberalisation of economy
Deregulation: Licence to Loot Raj
Lead Story
The story of India’s liberalisation drive is the incessant push towards deregulation and privatisation, which has promoted the growth of monopolies, o
RESERVATION
The case for caste census
India
The Constitution 127th amendment restores the rights of States to determine their list of other backward classes, a power that the Supreme Court verdi
Tribute
A bruised politician: Syed Ali Shah Geelani was key to the launch of an armed movement in Jammu and Kashmir in 1989
Obituary
Syed Ali Geelani’s (1929–2021) stance remained unwavering: the solution for Kashmir lies in the plebiscite, a vote to determine whether Kashmir will g
Interview: Syed Ali Shah Geelani
Syed Ali Shah Geelani: ‘BJP wanted to have dialogue with me’
Politics
Interview with Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Kashmir’s veteran pro-resistance leader.
Reforms and labour
Labour on hit list for three decades
Lead Story
For three decades, successive governments have implemented various measures that undermine workers’ rights in the name of improving ease of doing busi
Jammu and Kashmir
Gupkar alliance demands restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status and statehood in strongly worded resolution
Politics
The Gupkar alliance’s August 24 resolution demanding restoration of the special status and statehood of Jammu and Kashmir and the sudden assertiveness
Appointment of non-Brahmin archakas
Temple of social justice: Tamil Nadu appoints non-Brahmins as 'archakas' in Vedic temples
Social Issues
In a historic decision, the Tamil Nadu government appoints several non-Brahmin priests to perform rituals in Vedic temples, but casteist elements try
Industry
Profit over labour: Indian working class the ultimate victims of the neoliberal regime since 1991
Lead Story
If India has become the hot destination for global capitalists since the implementation of neoliberal policies, it is beyond doubt that the industrial
Neoliberal reforms
Indian neoliberalism: A toxic gift from global finance
Lead Story
The stock market, with the foreign institutional investor at the centre, has come to symbolise what neoliberalism has to offer. If at Independence fre
Failure of 1991 reforms
1991 reforms: Weak balance sheet, found wanting on manufacturing and employment
Lead Story
Contrary to popular perception, the economic reforms of 1991 were a dismal failure as they did not address chronic issues in the areas of manufacturin
World Affairs
Afghanistan: An imperial disaster
World Affairs
The U.S. demolishes its CIA base and war machines in Kabul as its last troops retreat from Afghanistan after an “extraordinary mission” that in realit
Book Review: 'Social Sector Development in North-East India' delves into the ‘social’ in the region
Books
The way the region has been governed since colonial times shapes the narratives of underdevelopment of the social sector in the present time.
Book Review: Jairam Ramesh's ‘The Light of Asia: The poem that defined the Buddha’ re-illumines Edwin Arnold’s epic poem
Books
A brilliant resurrection of Sir Edwin Arnold’s 19th century poem on the life and teachings of the Buddha, which is sure to create more awareness about
Interview: Sitaram Yechury
‘A corporate-communal nexus has emerged’: Sitaram Yechury
Lead Story
Interview with Sitaram Yechury, general secretary, Communist Party of India (Marxist).
COVER STORY: Neoliberalism
Neoliberalism: An era of growth sans justice
Lead Story
Neoliberalism, which could garner support for itself by promising a better tomorrow for all in its growth phase, has entered a period of prolonged sta
Book Review: ‘A Red-necked Green Bird’ is Tamil writer Ambai’s many-feathered fiction in translation
Books
A clutch of variegated, life-affirming stories to read and revisit as we emerge from an age of forced social isolation.
Interview: P. Chidambaram
P. Chidambaram: ‘Now, cronyism is a bitter fact’
Lead Story
Interview with P. Chidambaram, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha.
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Feb 10, 2023
Hills of Hassan district plagued by perennial human-animal conflict
Tiger man, burning bright
Supreme Court stay on Haldwani evictions draws attention to need to codify housing laws
P. Sainath: ‘I wrote this book for the people in it’
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Jan 13, 2023
Sri Lankan Tamil Hindus seek India’s support as Sinhala government targets temples
Aggressive Koreas leave peninsula tense
Sex, lies, and chicken curry
A chat over tikki
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Jan 27, 2023
The Great Land Grab in Jammu and Kashmir
Great Nicobar development projects disregard risk in earthquake-prone area
How the Serendipity Arts Festival celebrated the spirit of community
Pele (1940-2022): At his feet, football transformed into poetry
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