Union Budgets 2014-24 – Article 16: Is the Government Really Poor?
Why is the government not willing to increase its social sector expenditures — despite the country facing an ‘unemployment, poverty and hunger emergency’? Does it not have the money?
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Aadhaar – Voter ID Linkage: 2 Articles
‘Aadhaar-EPIC Linkage Will Deprive India’s Election System of Whatever Integrity it Has Left’: No amount of ‘guardrails’ can safeguard a fundamentally flawed and unconstitutional move. Also: ‘Why Voter ID-Aadhaar Linkage Fails to Fix Electoral Rolls’ Accuracy, Sparks Disenfranchisement Fear’.
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Text of Declaration, National Convention Of Workers (March 2025)
Declaration issued by the convention called by the Joint Platform of Central Trade Unions and Independent Sectoral National Federations/Associations to take stock of the alarming situation in our country, because of the anti-worker, anti-people policies of the NDA government at the Centre.
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Maruti Workers’ Protest Demanding ‘Equal Pay for Equal Work’ can have Long Term Repercussions
Even though existing wage related labour codes and the Code on Wages 2019 do not effectively incorporate the principle of ‘Equal Pay for Equal Work’, judicial precedents have enshrined the value. As the Maruti workers complete six months of agitation, it is promising to be a struggle with a formidable impact on the Indian labour regime.
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The Struggle Between Tamil Nadu and BJP is Ideological – 2 Articles
‘Tamil Nadu is BJP’s Toughest Test Against Cultural Uniformity’: The Dravidian template of rationalism, social justice, and regional pride challenges BJP-RSS in ways that other unconquered territories do not. Also: ‘The Battle Between Hindutva and Dravidian Nationalism is Ideological, Not Electoral’.
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From Bodh Gaya to Mumbai, Protests to ‘Free’ Buddhist Temple Gather Steam
An agitation demanding the end of ‘Brahmin control’ over the Mahabodhi temple has struck a chord in Maharashtra and other states.
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‘Go Back to Kashmir’: Facing Hate Intimidation & Assault, Kashmiri Traders Live and Work in Terror in India
Kashmiri traders, mainly those selling shawls in different Indian states, are encountering increasing hostility, violence and harassment as the calls for boycotting Muslims and their businesses and trade by Hindu rightwing groups have become more prevalent.
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Holi: A Festival of Blending of Colours – 3 Articles
‘We Need Festivals of Confluence, Not Orgies of Conflict’; ‘It’s Time to Remember Gandhi’s Views on Holi and Ramzan’; and: ‘From Mughals, Maharajas to the British – How Artists Captured Holi Celebrations’.
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Two Messages for Communal Harmony
‘A Message for Communal Harmony from Ajmer Dargah Sharif’: On Martyrs’ Day, people in Ajmer marched for peace to the iconic dargah, driven by three stories that span centuries. Also: ‘A Mosque, A Movement, A Legacy: The Story of Ludhiana Jama Masjid’.
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The Movement that Rewrote India’s Environmental Narrative
The activism around Kerala’s Silent Valley was a grassroots movement to protect the pristine forests from being submerged by a proposed hydroelectric dam, highlighting the conflict between environmental conservation and development.
