Modi has Destroyed More Temples than Aurangzeb: Vishwanath Temple Mahant
Those who want to tailor history to suit their political agenda never mention Akbar built Vishwanath Temple—only that Aurangzeb destroyed it.
Discrimination Against Women, Muslims and SCs-STs Rising – Two Articles
Discrimination Against Women, Muslims and SCs-STs Rising: Oxfam; India Enters ‘Amrit Kaal’ with Growing Atrocities Against Dalits.
NEP’s Focus on ‘Autonomy’: Are We Ushering in Academic Capitalism?; Also: Allahabad University Fee Hike Protests
Commentators see the National Education Policy 2020’s emphasis on choice, modularity and autonomy as disquieting because they see it as pushing the education system into a neoliberal governance mode; Also – Allahabad University Fee Hike by 400% – Protests Rage.
Remembering Habib Tanvir on His Birth Centenary Year
To discuss Habib Tanvir is to talk about several styles, expressions, identities and ethos of theater simultaneously. The truth is that there are so many facets to Habib Tanveer’s acting and personality that it is impossible to include them all.
Why Is the Great Project of Ecological Civilization Specific to China?
We don’t know if China will succeed in overcoming its immense ecological contradictions. But rather than worrying about China’s struggle to create an ecological civilization, I worry with it, and with the struggles of the Chinese people as a whole.
Where Will the Nuclear Waste Go?
The very big problem: nuclear waste needs to be isolated from life for way more than 100,000 years.
How a Brazilian Town Took a Bet on Basic Income
The seaside town of Maricá, Brazil, was struggling, but it had oil revenue. So the local government started a basic income program based on a local alternative currency.
Social Stress Can Speed Up Immune System Aging – New Research
As people age, their immune systems naturally begin to decline. This may be an important part of such age-related health problems as cancer and cardiovascular disease. But not all immune systems age at the same rate. A recent study found that social stress is associated with signs of accelerated immune system aging.