The Compass
Two of Gandhi’s most basic philosophical impulses were the dignity and responsibility of the individual; and the sacredness of life.
In an India Where Minorities Are Singled Out for Abuse, Is Another Politics Possible?
Today’s climate of communal rhetoric that pervades India has led to a partition of the hearts and minds of citizens. There is an alternative politics waiting to be rediscovered; a politics that emphasises that we have obligations of solidarity to our fellow citizens. Let us look for it. Let us adopt it.
Modi Govt Continues Raids on Activists and Journalists: an Article and Two Statements
Can Modi Government Solve India’s Many Problems by Raiding Activists and Journalists?; Rights Activists, Academics Condemn ED Raids Against Harsh Mander; Income Tax “Surveys” at the Offices of News Websites NewsClick and Newslaundry
Kerala: Parties, Including CPM, Defend Hate Speech by Bishop; Women Counter – Two Articles
On how the women of the Muslim League and nuns are ushering in a new debate on issues of gender equality and making hope possible in a state of despair; Also, article: In Kerala, the Ruling CPM and an Islamophobic Bishop Make Strange Bedfellows.
High Demand for MGNREGA Is a Ringing Fire Alarm
As per official MGNREGA data, in 2020-21, the year of the corona pandemic, a record 17.51 million new job cards were issued. Rising demand for low paying labour work under MGNREGA points to the failure of our policy makers to provide suitable jobs.
Detention, Criminalisation, Statelessness: the Aftermath of Assam’s NRC
The dread of would-be dispossession is tangible for millions of Muslims across Assam, in its villages and cities, the char areas (river islands), and World Heritage sites.
Is Public Investment Holding Up Global Capitalism’s Dynamism?
Conventionally, it is private investment that drives capitalism. But in recent times, in the U.S. and China, it is public investment that has been the driving force.
Sant, Bhakti, Sufi – Vani aur Vichar
Excerpts from a transcript of a talk given by Prof. Purushottam Agarwal on 28 Feb 2009 at “Koi Sunta Hai – A Festival of Kabir in Bengaluru”, organized by the Kabir Project: “Over the last 30 years, my engagement with Kabir, in a very deep sense, has turned into a very personal experience.”
Over 50% Agricultural Households are Indebted, Farm Debt Rose by 58% In 5 Years: NSO Survey
The average outstanding loan per household was at Rs 74,121 in 2018-19 compared with Rs 47,000 in 2012-2013, the survey noted.
Lessons Indian Agriculture Could Learn from Kerala
The PM claimed that there was no APMC system in Kerala and asked why the opposition was “misguiding” the farmers on this issue. Professor R. Ramakumar addresses this allegation and also talks about the various schemes of the State government.