Revisiting the Writings of Dr B.R. Ambedkar Through the Feminist Discourse
An attempt to view Dr Ambedkar’s work from a feminist perspective and understand his contribution to the discourse.
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Thomas Piketty and Karl Marx: Two Totally Different Visions of Capital
Piketty’s definition corresponds with those found in standard economic textbooks. However, they are wrong. Capital is a social relationship that enables a minority (the richest 1%), to get richer by exploiting the labour of others.
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Remembering Madhu Limaye on His Centenary Year
The author expresses the hope that we are celebrating Madhuji’s centenary year because his character, his ideas, his approach to problems & issues and his actions can be inspiring and have immediate relevance to the alarming situation that we, as people and as a nation, are facing today.
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John Desmond Bernal, Marxism, and the Scientific Revolution
J. D. Bernal was one of the twentieth century’s great scientific minds, whose work nurtured the imagination of science-fiction writers. In a world where capitalist priorities distort scientific research, Bernal’s Marxist perspective on science is more relevant than ever.
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Celebrating Satyajit Ray in Times of Rising Intolerance in Bengal
Irrespective of the election results, Bengal, which once prided itself on its intellectual heritage and broadmindedness, has got mired in a vortex of narrow identity politics.
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Swaraj – Unto the Last
Why Unto the last? Because: No one can be perfectly free till all are free; no one can be perfectly moral till all are moral; no one can be perfectly happy till all are happy.
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In Our Hurry to Conquer Nature and Death, We Have Made a New Religion of Science
Science and technology can advance our knowledge of ourselves and the world we inhabit. But we are conducting them as if we are conquerors of our bodies, the planet, and the universe – such a battle is one that we can never hope to win.
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On Earth Day: A Spiritual Message; and Two Poems
Earth Day Message from Evo Morales; Poems – Earth Day 2021; Poem to the Earth
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What You Need to Know About India’s Baffling New Vaccine Policy
The new policy allows the Centre to claim that it has done what the states asked for, while allowing it to shift blame on the states for shortages. Plus extracts from 3 articles: The Real Cost of Vaccinating Everyone; Serum Institute’s Vaccine Costliest in Global Market; State-Owned Vaccine Manufacturers Sit Idle.
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Modi Govt’s Vaccine Diplomacy Unravels, within India and Abroad
The root problem is the Modi Govt’s obsessive rivalry and one-upmanship vis-a-vis China, to display that India is shining better than China. It is a futile effort, as an original is always worth more than a copy.
