Mayhem in Manipur: The State Burns While the Centre Looks Away
Manipur continues to burn. Sushanta Talukdar files a series of ground reports from Manipur for Frontline, including interviews with leaders of various factions.
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A Heavenly Advice from Gita Press: ‘It’s Better for Woman (Rape Victim) to Keep Mum’
Gita Press, Gorakhpur, has been awarded the 2022 Gandhi Peace Prize. Award to the Gita Press has shocked all those who cherish Gandhian values, humanism and civilized norms.
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Communal Textbooks, Teachers Who Brought Down Babri: How RSS Schools Create Hindutva Foot Soldiers
Vidya Bharati schools across the country use false claims, cultural indoctrination and consistent anti-Muslim rhetoric to instil Hindutva ideology in young minds.
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Maternity Entitlements in Freefall
Progress towards universal maternity benefits, sluggish as it was in the first place, has gone into reverse gear in the last few years.
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Do We Know How Many People in India Live in Poverty?
India’s poverty estimates are outdated. In the absence of accurate data, social security schemes cannot be expected to reach their intended targets.
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Has Kerala Become Unsafe for Journalists?
One after another, journalists in Kerala are being booked for just doing their job, which the government sees as doing ‘anti-government’ stories, much like the government at the Centre.
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Dreams of Freedom Amid Longing for Death
The Constitution killed the ghost of caste in theory, but it still follows the oppressed everywhere.
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Probity Personified
Today, when a party that is an RSS-front organisation is in power, the need for all who love democracy to appreciate Jawaharlal Nehru’s acute understanding of fascism is particularly urgent.
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Effects of Climate Change on the Himalayas – Two Articles
Rising temperatures, increased rain and less snowfall are changing the nature of snow in the Himalayas. One consequence is more frequent, more dangerous avalanches. Also: The tiny hilly state of Uttarakhand best explains the neglect of global climate change effects and poorly-planned development.
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Why Are Archaeologists Unable to Find Evidence of a Ruling Class of Indus Civilisation?
What we can learn from an ancient egalitarian civilisation in the Indus Valley.
