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08-10-2021
29 STORIES
Translation
‘Sweat-marks’ and ‘In that case, don’t want caste’: Two Malayalam stories in translation
Two stories about first-generation learners and the very hard class-caste ceiling.
Reports
Kerala State Planning Board report: People at the centre
The Kerala State Planning Board’s latest report gives an account of the all-round development of the State from 2016 to 2020 in the face of heavy odds
Human Rights
AFSPA: Criminal misuse for decades
The uninterrupted deployment of the military over decades for internal security duties is proof of political-administrative incompetence. It is time t
Minimum support price for rabi crop
Central govt's MSP: A hoax on farmers
Farmer organisations reject the Modi government’s “deceitful” minimum support price for major rabi crops and urge it to recalculate the procurement ra
Sabarmati Ashram redevelopment
Un-Gandhian makeover: Proposal to redevelop Sabarmati Ashram invites criticism
The Gujarat government’s Rs.1,200 crore project to redevelop Sabarmati Ashram comes in for criticism from Gandhians and eminent personalities as ‘Disn
Interview: Manoranjan Byapari
Manoranjan Byapari: ‘My journey has just begun’
Interview with Manoranjan Byapari, rickshaw wallah-turned-writer-turned Trinamool Congress MLA.
National Policy of Education 2020
Higher education: COVID-induced crisis used to push through ‘reforms’ without proper discussion
The pronouncements in the National Education Policy 2020 about increased public investment, autonomy, and equity and inclusiveness in higher education
Riots in South Africa
Dangerous divide in South Africa threatens domestic peace
Riddled by faction feuds and plagued by scandals, the ANC government struggles to deal with the aftermath of the July riots.
ESSAY
Partition Horrors Remembrance Day: A Prime Minister determined to flout the nation’s consensus
The subtext of the declaration of August 14, Pakistan’s Independence Day, as “Partition Horrors Remembrance Day” is to blame Muslims and the Muslim Le
Jammu & Kashmir
Uncertainty over the effect of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan on the Kashmir valley
With the Taliban in control of Afghanistan, there is concern in India that terror activity could spill over from that country into the Kashmir valley,
ONLINE CONFERENCE
Unmasking Hindutva
An international online conference elicits wide-ranging views on the global Hindutva movement and its vicious spread.
Afghanistan
Taliban announces interim government, key posts have gone to those who led 20-year-long war against the U.S.
For the first time in 20 years, Afghanistan is experiencing peace and security. However, the composition of the interim Cabinet does not inspire much
Afghanistan
How the West bungled in Afghanistan
The composition of the caretaker Taliban government, which has no representation of either Shia Hazaras or women, has come in for much international c
MOVEMENTS
Farmers’ movement: A new confidence
The huge success of the Kisan Mahapanchayat at Muzaffarnagar comes as a second wind to the farmers’ movement and expands its reach 10 months after the
TRIBUTE
Keshav Desiraju: Architect of India’s mental health policy
Keshav Desiraju (1955-2021), former Union Health Secretary, was the driving force behind India’s mental health care policy. He was not only assiduousl
Odisha's welfare measures
Ahead of Odisha local body elections, Naveen Patnaik on a sound footing
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launches a slew of welfare schemes and provides timely aid to farmers and marginalised sections in the pandemic,
'Narcotic jehad' controversy
Pulpit polemics: Bishop’s homily on ‘narcotic jehad’ catches Kerala by surprise
The timing of a bishop’s warning to his flock against the dangers of ‘narcotic jehad’ and his vehemence catch Kerala by surprise. And the BJP finds in
Pandemic & education
Zero year in madrasas
Education came to a standstill for more than a year in almost all the madrasas as a majority of students could not afford smartphones for online learn
Interview: Prof. Krishna Kumar
Professor Krishna Kumar: ‘Our system does not care for the child’s comfort’
Interview with Professor Krishna Kumar, educationist and former director, NCERT.
Pandemic & Education
Exclusion is the norm in school education
The ‘culling’ that has taken place due to school closure during the pandemic fits in well with the New Education Policy in a context where the educati
SURVEY
Miles to go in Mahuadanr
BJP's communal propaganda
Sense of desperation in Sangh Parivar
Ahead of Assembly elections in crucial States, the BJP dials up its communal propaganda and launches a Modi-centric campaign in a desperate bid to ste
Lead Story
From school to work in Sidhi
SURVEY
Stifled dreams in Bhimwadi
THE SCHOOL SURVEY
Locked out: Emergency report on school education*
A recent survey of nearly 1,400 schoolchildren in underprivileged households brings out the catastrophic consequences of prolonged school closure in t
Economic Perspectives
Global finance looking to profit from carbon and carbon allowances
The entry of speculative investors into carbon markets could distort their working, and the resultant volatility and uncertainty are likely to inflict
Book Review
Book Review: Devesh Verma’s novel “The Politician” is about one man’s quest for unbridled power
A novel about one man’s quest for unbridled power, which warns us not to make politics a matter of emotional calling.
Lack of access to online education
Out-of-school generation
The COVID-19 pandemic and the series of lockdowns have ripped off the makeshift bandages covering the sores of India’s educational system. Millions of
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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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