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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’.
‘Delhi Pollution: Mopping Floor with Tap Open!’: It is noticeable that no authority wants to tackle the powerful automobile or construction lobbies, both of whom deny major responsibility and point fingers elsewhere. Also: ‘Delhi Pollution: One-Size-Fits-All Won’t Work in Transport Sector’.
From October 20 to November 21, 1962, a little-remembered conflict raged between China and India. A detailed academic investigation, ignored by the mainstream media, exposes how the war was a deliberate product of clandestine CIA meddling, specifically intended to further Anglo-American interests regionally.
Indigenous leaders, farmers and environmental activists worldwide face harassment, violence and legal threats while defending land, water and ecosystems, highlighting the urgent need for stronger protections and international accountability.
Perhaps that is the ultimate lesson of Chávez: that the fire he ignited cannot be extinguished by armies, that the spirit of the dispossessed cannot be auctioned or silenced, that the pedagogy of the oppressed is itself a shield—invisible, inexhaustible, impossible to conquer.
‘4th Venezuela Popular Consultation: A Decisive Step Toward Grassroots Democracy’; ‘Venezuela: Communards Gather to Make “Communal Feminism” a Priority’; ‘Venezuela: Popular Organizations Push Direct Distribution Routes to Boost Food Security’; ‘On Anniversary of Chávez’s “Strike at the Helm” Speech, President Maduro Touts 20,000 Communal Projects’.
‘A Seattle Socialist’s Victory Gives Elite Media the Jitters’; ‘How New York and Seattle Mayoral Victories Point the Way to Systemic Change’; ‘Thoughts on Zohran Mamdani’s Victory’.
Founded by Thomas Sankara’s sister, Yelemani Association inspires the fight against desertification in Burkina Faso.
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