Gaps in a MissionT.K. RAJALAKSHMI in New DelhiIf the National Rural Health Mission aims to be a holistic scheme, it should have more clarity on the devolution of responsibilities and power and sho
A Bill and its importT.K. RAJALAKSHMI in New DelhiA new piece of legislation the government plans is a threat to the existing law that guarantees all measures to encourage breast-feeding, which is imp
A scathing indictmentT.K. RAJALAKSHMI in New DelhiThe exoneration of the historians involved with the "Towards Freedom Project" in the interim report of the Bandopadhyay Committee is evidence of the B
Victims of coercionT.K. RAJALAKSHMI in New DelhiA two-day tribunal in Delhi discusses the misery that coercive population policies and the two-child norm have inflicted on the weaker sections in man
Press workers' protestT.K. RAJALAKSHMI in New DelhiHindustan Times Limited's decision to dismiss 362 workers draws criticism from trade unions.
The real concernsT.K. RAJALAKSHMI in New DelhiThe controversy over the population growth rates only serves to deflect attention from serious issues such as the declining sex ratios.
The population bogeyT.K. RAJALAKSHMI in New DelhiDisregarding the well-established principles of demography, the Sangh Parivar continues to thrive on myths about the growth rate of the Muslim populat
BREATH OF DEATHT.K. RAJALAKSHMI in New DelhiSilicosis continues to be a major killer in certain areas of Delhi and its neighbourhood where workers of stone-crushing and quarrying units are explo
Slow to actT.K. RAJALAKSHMI in New DelhiAt a convention of Sahmat, historians voice the demand of secular-minded forces to undo the damage done to NCERT textbooks during the rule of the BJP-
A crucial interventionT.K. RAJALAKSHMI in New DelhiA two-Judge Bench of the Supreme Court orders the completion of construction of the portion of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link canal in Punjab and directs the
A resurgent LeftT.K. RAJALAKSHMI in New DelhiThe Left's re-emergence as a significant force at the Centre, with the highest number of seats in the Lok Sabha since Independence, owes a lot to its
Behemoth studios in the era of pan-Indian films Yash Raj Films used to set trends, not follow them. Can it turn the tide?
SlideshowStepping into a male bastionWith their entry, it’s curtains for a 90-year-old, male-only tradition at the Kalamandalam.
