Farmers' Movement Peasant women from Punjab and Haryana stand shoulder to shoulder in year-long farmers' protests against controversial farm lawsT.K. RajalakshmiThe large-scale mobilisation of peasant women from Punjab and the inspired participation of their counterparts from Haryana gave solid support to the
Interview: Sitaram Yechury ‘A victory for democracy’: Sitaram Yechury on repeal of farm lawsT.K. RajalakshmiInterview with Sitaram Yechury, general secretary, Communist Party of India (Marxist).
Farmers' Movement How the battle was won: Farmers' protests force the Narendra Modi-led government to repeal controversial farm lawsT.K. RajalakshmiThe year-long struggle of the farmers and its electoral implications force the government to climb down on the three farm laws after all its tactics f
Nutritional Issues Against the grain: Concerns over the Narendra Modi government's plan to distribute fortified riceT.K. RajalakshmiThe Narendra Modi government’s grandiose plan to distribute rice fortified with iron through the public distribution system is all set to take off d
Movements One year on, the farmers’ protest holds its groundT.K. RajalakshmIThe agitation demanding the repeal of three contentious farm laws, which began at Delhi’s borders on November 26, 2020, is not only the longest peas
REPORTS India slips in Global Hunger Index rankingT.K. RajalakshmiAlthough 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
Interview: Satyajit Rath, Immunologist Satyajit Rath: ‘The idea of herd immunity is not useful as a policy goal’T.K. RajalakshmiInterview with Satyajit Rath, immunologist and visiting faculty, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune.
Reports Two recent household surveys reveal no trickle downT.K. RajalakshmiTwo surveys paint a stark picture of an India divided between a small minority that owns most of its wealth and the large majority that is excluded fr
Movements Bharat bandh hailed as historicT.K. RajalakshmiThe September 27 Bharat bandh, called by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha to mark ten months of the agitation demanding repeal of the three contentious farm
National Policy of Education 2020 Higher education: COVID-induced crisis used to push through ‘reforms’ without proper discussion T.K. RajalakshmiThe pronouncements in the National Education Policy 2020 about increased public investment, autonomy, and equity and inclusiveness in higher education
MOVEMENTS Farmers’ movement: A new confidenceT.K. RajalakshmiThe huge success of the Kisan Mahapanchayat at Muzaffarnagar comes as a second wind to the farmers’ movement and expands its reach 10 months after t
Reforms and labour Labour on hit list for three decadesT.K. RajalakshmiFor three decades, successive governments have implemented various measures that undermine workers’ rights in the name of improving ease of doing bu
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.
