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COVER STORY
08-10-2021
Education Emergency (October 8, 2021)
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Briefing
Sabarmati Ashram redevelopment
Un-Gandhian makeover: Proposal to redevelop Sabarmati Ashram invites criticism
India
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’
Books
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
Education
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
World Affairs
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
India
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
India
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
India
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.
World Affairs
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
World Affairs
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
Agriculture
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
Obituary
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
Politics
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
Communalism
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
Lead Story
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’
Lead Story
Interview with Professor Krishna Kumar, educationist and former director, NCERT.
Pandemic & Education
Exclusion is the norm in school education
Lead Story
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
Lead Story
BJP's communal propaganda
Sense of desperation in Sangh Parivar
Politics
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
From school to work in Sidhi
Lead Story
SURVEY
Stifled dreams in Bhimwadi
Lead Story
THE SCHOOL SURVEY
Locked out: Emergency report on school education*
Lead Story
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
C.P. Chandrasekhar
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
Books
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
Lead Story
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
Other Issues
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Feb 10, 2023
Hills of Hassan district plagued by perennial human-animal conflict
P. Sainath: ‘I wrote this book for the people in it’
Editor’s Note
Shah Rukh Khan: The new action hero on the block
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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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