Celebrating Moliere’s Enduring Legacy, 400 Years on
His plays, such as “Tartuffe” and “Don Juan,” were scandalous and banned. As the world celebrates Moliere’s 400th anniversary, here’s a look at the French playwright’s works.
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At Doom’s Doorstep: It Is 100 Seconds to Midnight
The Doomsday Clock is set every year by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. The Clock has become a universally recognized indicator of the world’s vulnerability to catastrophe from nuclear weapons, climate change, and disruptive technologies in other domains. This year too, the Clock remains the closest it has ever been to civilization-ending apocalypse.
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‘Free Speech Is the Most Important Right Eroded Over the Past Seven Years’
Roy talks about building and sustaining participatory movements, the role of sangharsh (struggle) in driving change and the power of the collective voice. She explains why the right to freedom of expression is critical for India, why civil society must fight to sustain it, and her dreams for the future.
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When the Political Elite Fails to Honour the Constitution in a Democracy…
How can one social group assume that it has rights that another section does not because of the morally arbitrary factor of birth? They can only do so if they are confident that the political elite is not concerned about morality of our constitution, which is the morality of democracy and justice.
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A Tale of Two Indias
Pandemic in India has seen a majority of its citizens going hungry to bed while another, smaller, section making millions. An inclusive, sustainable, and equitable recovery must deal with the triple crisis of the economy, health and climate.
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Modi Govt Sitting on Lakhs of Vacancies; Over 33% Teaching Faculty Posts Lying Vacant in Central Universities
There are at least 8.7 lakh vacancies in various ministries and another 3.6 lakh in different services under the Central government, as per official data. Also – As per govt data, of the 18,905 sanctioned faculty posts in Central universities, 6,333 were vacant as of October 1, 2021.
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Letter to Aldous Huxley Refuting His Characterisation of Congress Views as Anti-Science
Huxley had stated in a passage in his book that that Tolstoyans and Gandhi-ites advocate a “return to Nature” and want people to abandon science altogether and live like primitives or, at least in the medieval style.
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Modi’s Portrayal of Netaji as a Hindu Militarist Does the Secular, Socialist Bose a Disservice
By highlighting the military aspect of Bose’s personality and his Hindu credentials, the Hindu right-wing is projecting him as a person close to prime minister’s parent organisation, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and its aggressive Hindu nationalist rhetoric.
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We are Human, But in the Dark We Wish for Light
Omar, Alaa, Fatima, Ahmed, and other political prisoners around the world will not go to their fate. We will stand up beside them. We are here. As long as we are alive, we will stand.
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An Abyss of Human Wickedness, You Can’t Get Much Worse Than Threatening Nuclear War
As the West worked itself into a lather in the last month over Russia moving its troops within its own borders, one GOP senator, Roger Wicker, bellowed that the U.S. should attack Russia with nuclear weapons. This was actually a threat to end human life on the planet.
