India’s oldest Socialist Weekly!
Editor: Dr. G.G. Parikh | Associate Editor: Neeraj Jain | Managing Editor: Guddi
Digital media is increasingly taking over our lives—whether it is social media, digital classrooms or OTT platforms like Netflix. The dramatic changes in the technology of mass communications should be brought in line with the larger goals of humanity and a more humane society.
Marx’s theory that capitalism created a “metabolic rift” between human society and nature has re-emerged as an indispensable tool for understanding the climate crisis we face today.
Schools in Cuba are places where doors are open for all Cuban young people to learn and for students to prepare for one or another kind of work that would contribute to Cuba’s development as an independent nation. Cuban education has been ground zero for ending inequalities.
Aseemun’s repertoire, with its easy mix of folk, ritual, spiritual and pious, bespoke a syncretic tradition that is fast becoming anachronistic in India.
Despite all odds and social barriers, women in Pakistan are using comedy to break gender stereotypes, share personal experiences and challenge patriarchal practices.
With digital bioacoustics, scientists can eavesdrop on the natural world – and they’re learning some astonishing things.
The former NDTV anchor says that Adani’s takeover of NDTV is not a normal takeover, but was aimed at silencing him, for which Adani spent thousands of crores. Ravish says that he will continue to speak – speak out – through his channel on YouTube.
Book Review: Raghuram Meghawanshi’s book, ‘I Could Not be a Hindu: The Story of a Dalit in RSS’ shows the hypocrisy of RSS on caste issue. It reveals how Meghawanshi’s humiliating experiences in RSS as a Dalit transformed him from an RSS activist to a Dalit activist.
FM Nirmala Sitharaman recently claimed in Parliament that the demand for work under MGNREGA is declining. What she forgot to mention is that the demand for jobs is still higher than it was in 2019-20, before the pandemic struck.
As secularism and reason are driven out, prejudice and ignorance extend their sway with disconcerting rapidity. A serious task awaits parties that are committed to a different future for the country, envisaging a truly secular democratic India.
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