Odisha Tribal Activists Opposing Hindalco Bauxite Mining get Death Threats
The Adivasis and Dalit farmers have opposed mining in Mail Parbat due to environmental reasons and religious sentiments.
Reimagining India on Gandhian Lines
In the context of the challenges India is facing in different facets of human life including political, economic, social and religious, Gandhian ideas and principles could serve as a frame of reference when we are reimagining the vision of a better India.
How Important Is MSP-Based Procurement
The problem with the MSP is not that it is of marginal benefit to farmers. The problem lies in the inadequate spread of the procurement apparatus to cover more crops and a larger geographical region, the timing of the procurement operations and in some cases the unremunerative prices offered.
Agriculture | COVID19 | Economy | Indian Politics | Online Blog | Socialism
Around the World, People are Getting Taller – So Why are Indian Heights on the Decline?
New data shows that Indian men are shorter now than they were a decade ago. So are large numbers of women. This is a worrying situation. Height is one of the most basic indicators of nutrition as well as public health and is directly linked to a country’s standard of living.
Interview: Ashwini Deshpande on the Need for Indian Economists to Grapple with Discrimination
The noted economist speaks of how the idea of examining discrimination through economics has changed over the past two decades in India, why much more needs to be done to examine the biases of the field, and her discomfort with the pervasive myth of “merit” in India.
By Attacking the Mughals, Adityanath Is Erasing the History of His Own Nath Sampradāy
All through the Mughal rule, various Naths, including those of Gorakhpur, received gifts and grants from the emperors. Official temple literature also attests to this.
Caste | Culture | India | Indian Economy | Indian Politics | Online Blog | People's movements | Socialism
On Purushottam Agrawal’s Kabir Das
Book Review: Purushottam Agrawal, ‘Akath Kahani Prem ki: Kabir ki kavita aur unka samay’.
Why Gandhi Still Matters
Why does the world take notice of Gandhi? A clue may lie in what Albert Einstein said in 1939, “Generations to come, it may be, will scarce believe that such a one as this ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth.”
The Digital Davids
Neither NewsClick nor Newslaundry has altered the tenor of its reporting in the period between the two visits by the Enforcement Directorate and the income tax authorities this year. Both news portals expose politics, governance and the media establishment on a range of issues.
Post-Historical Political Necrophilia in Assam
In Assam, a Muslim body was not only gunned down, but a government photographer decided to humiliate it by jumping and kicking that body. After displaying such necrophilia, the photographer was hugged by some of the policemen present.