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19-11-2021
26 STORIES
Translation
Dr K. Chellappan: ‘A good translation is a creative transformation’
Interview with Dr K. Chellappan, winner of the Sahitya Akademi Prize for Translation 2020.
Interview: Prof Upinder Singh
‘Love jehad is a pernicious recent invention’
Interview with Professor Upinder Singh, author and Professor of History, Ashoka University.
Essay
Globalisation and cultural memory
The Tulsa massacre in the U.S. and Partition narratives in India carry profound lessons for mankind. The memories, left behind through artefacts, now
LAND & CULTURE
Alexander Csoma de Koros: A Hungarian’s search for his people’s roots
The life and work of Alexander Csoma de Koros (1784-1842), who spent his life travelling and learning languages in his search for the roots of the Hun
Short Story
‘Amasa’ by Devanuru Mahadeva: Kannada short story in translation
Devanuru Mahadeva, who wrote his first story in a police lock-up, says: “A person lives in his/her language like fish in water. Today, language is use
ESSAY
Farce of prosecution leaves innocent Muslims as victims
Innocent people suffer because public prosecutors in India are not free of government control, and the victims are very often Muslims.
Air India sale
Air India: Sold for a song
The government bends over backwards in the Air India sale, handing over an array of assets to the Tata group, but years of mismanagement and a host of
United States
Colin Powell: Establishment warrior
Colin Powell (1937-2021) has, among his many achievements, the distinction of being the first African American to occupy some of the highest military
Karnataka
The BJP's devious game plan in Karnataka
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai’s endorsement of the activities of Hindutva’s lumpen foot soldiers provides a clue to the direction the BJP
WORLD AFFAIRS
Shaky peace in Afghanistan
Afghanistan struggles to regain a semblance of stability as the Taliban regime comes under terror attacks staged by the radical Islamist group Islamic
Crime
The curious case of Parambir Singh
The former Mumbai Police Commissioner, who is alleged to be complicit in several extortion and corruption cases, has remained untraceable since May.
Economic situation
India's working classes bear the brunt of the Narendra Modi government's economic policies
The cumulative effect of the Modi government’s flawed policies and the unfair tax burden have sent millions into unemployment, truncated the small and
COVID-19
After Durga Puja, COVID cases rise in West Bengal
The number of COVID cases has risen sharply in West Bengal after the Durga puja celebrations when people threw COVID-safety norms to the winds and the
AIADMK leadership crisis
Withering leaves: AIADMK's leadership crisis
The AIADMK, which steps into its 50th year in 2021, is now a pale shadow of its former formidable self. The party founded by the charismatic MGR is cr
COVID-19
Mishandling COVID-19: Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro’s ‘crime against humanity’
Despite a parliamentary report indicting him for nine crimes relating to his handling of the COVID-19 situation in Brazil, including “crime against hu
COVID-19 vaccination drive
COVID-19 vaccination in India: Uneven drive
The government’s obsession with mega events has resulted in a haphazard policy, leading to a record number of doses on certain days, such as Prime Min
Communalism
BJP turns Lakhimpur Kheri into new Hindutva battleground to counter farmers' protests in Uttar Pradesh
Pitting Hindus against Sikhs at Lakhimpur Kheri and stirring the communal cauldron may be the BJP’s way to counter the attempt to expand the farmers’
Interview: Satyajit Rath, Immunologist
Satyajit Rath: ‘The idea of herd immunity is not useful as a policy goal’
Interview with Satyajit Rath, immunologist and visiting faculty, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune.
REPORTS
India slips in Global Hunger Index ranking
Although the government has reacted angrily to the GHI report of 2021, which has ranked India lower than its South Asian neighbours, the report has in
Vaccination
India's COVID vaccination drive infused with doses of propaganda
The reality on the ground shows that the government’s promise to vaccinate all Indians by the end of 2021 is mere rhetoric. But the propaganda machine
Crime
Aryan Khan case: Stranger than reel life
Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan gets bail, but the drug-related case has taken on a new dimension involving the investigators and raising doubts about a la
COVID-19 Vaccination drive
India's one billion COVID vaccine doses: A milestone, and miles to go
India must study the mistakes it made in the process of achieving the 100 crore doses milestone and review the performance of its vaccination drive, d
Jammu & Kashmir
Central government policies and escalation of violence in Jammu and Kashmir leading to alienation of Kashmiri Pandits
The Modi government continues to claim that its policies have solved the problems in the Union Territory and restored normalcy, but the situation on t
Economic Perspectives
India’s coal crisis is the result of its neoliberal agenda
The so-called coal shortage in India was the result of botched policy initiatives that involved curbing public sector mining and getting the private s
Book Review
Book Review: Dinkar P. Srivastava's "Forgotten Kashmir: The Other Side of the Line of Control" sheds light on PoK
This book fills an important gap in scholarship on the history and current state of the portion of Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan illegally oc
Book Review
Colonising gender identity
Two new books, both by authors critical of gender identity ideology, take on the challenge of exploring the tide of sex denialism currently sweeping a
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15-12-2023
Researcher with a keen eye for detail, B.N. Goswamy was a rarity among art writers
As world focusses on Gaza, Israel’s onslaught on the West Bank continues
India’s lawless financial capitalism fosters a culture of scams
Indian economy’s ‘K-shaped’ recovery shows the rich are thriving, while the poor struggle
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01-12-2023
Anti-Semitism: How it should and should not be defined
Intolerance and outrage leave Indian stand-up comics with less to laugh about
Maratha quota agitation: A cat among the pigeons
How small-town comedians are taking the internet by storm
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17-11-2023
Despite India’s low ranking in the Global Hunger Index, Modi government is hesitant to address the issue
‘The Dystopian Times’ by Appupen
I click, therefore I breathe: The journey of a former selfie-sceptic
A history of modern India: Review of ‘The Queen of All Nations’ by Abhijit Sengupta
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03-11-2023
Assault on NewsClick marks the lowest point for media freedom in India since Emergency
Conflating Hinduism with Vedic religion is a dangerous distortion
Is this Mandal 2.0?
The Gaza crisis was a ticking time bomb
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