India’s oldest Socialist Weekly!
Editor: Dr. G.G. Parikh | Associate Editor: Neeraj Jain | Managing Editor: Guddi
There is no doubt that India’s elections are no longer fair; there is no level playing field in the electoral contest anymore. But this, though true, is not enough to fully explain the huge losses suffered by the Congress and the INDIA alliance in the Bihar Assembly elections, and earlier, in the Maharashtra Assembly elections.
‘Dr. Ambedkar and the Fraternity Clause in the Preamble’: The ‘fraternity’ clause in the Preamble introduced by Dr. Ambedkar elicited universal and effusive praise from the Constituent Assembly. Also: ‘We, the People: Why Fraternity is the Soul of the Indian Constitution’.
A look at the ideas and issues that encouraged the larger Punjabi society to rally behind a campus protest led by a handful of students.
A compilation of documentary evidence of how the Indian State and the Supreme Court facilitated the Hindutva project of obliterating a historic mosque at Ayodhya on December 6, 1992. The article examines Hindutva lies with irrefutable facts which were overlooked by the rulers and highest judiciary of India.
‘A New Silence: SC’s Turn Toward Non-Interference in Hate Speech Cases’: The Court’s refusal to monitor rising hate-speech incidents marks a decisive shift from its earlier activist stance. Also: ‘Former Judges and Advocates Urge CJI to Uphold Rohingya Rights’.
‘What do the Labour Codes Mean for the Indian Worker?’; ‘How India’s New Labour Codes Dismantle Worker Protections’; ‘Liquidation by Legislation: Why the New Labour Codes are the Next Farm Bills’;‘Labour Codes: Structural Rewriting of Workers’ Rights’; ‘New Labour Codes Erase a Century of Hard-Won Workers’ Rights in One Stroke’.
Economist Arun Kumar and former Chief Statistician Pronab Sen discuss the IMF’s C-grade rating for India’s national account statistics and the credibility of its GDP figures. Both experts express serious doubt about the reported 8.2% growth for quarter Q2.
The tenth part of a series of articles on ‘India’s Education Journey: From Macaulay to NEP’. This article questions the popularly held view that there is no alternative to sending children to private schools because government schools are of poor quality and have poor learning outcomes.
‘Uttarakhand: A Model Hindu State in the Making?’: The new Bills on civil code, conversion, and minority schools indicate an overt attempt to fold Uttarakhand into a Hindu-only political imagination. Also: ‘Dehradun After Dark: No Beats, No Bhajans, Just One Controlling Dal’.
‘Rabindranath Tagore: A Legacy Beyond Borders and Time’: Rabindra Jayanti commemorates the birth anniversary of poet Rabindranath Tagore, and is celebrated with immense enthusiasm across West Bengal, other Indian states, Bangladesh, and Bengali-speaking communities around the world. Also: ‘When Tagore is Treason’.
Help us increase our readership.
If you are enjoying reading Janata Weekly,
DO FORWARD THE WEEKLY MAIL to your mailing list and
invite people to subscribe for FREE!