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According to a recent Pew survey, although eight out of 10 Indians said that gender equality is “very important”, at the same time, 80 per cent of those surveyed agreed that when jobs are in short supply, men deserve greater rights to employment than women.
Book Review: Kalaiyarasan A. and Vijaybaskar M., “The Dravidian Model: Interpreting the Political Economy of Tamil Nadu”. The central idea is that the anti-Brahmin movement became the site for the construction of an inclusive Dravidian identity cutting across various caste groups.
A young Muslim reflects on the collapse of constitutional promises and on the everyday fears and dilemmas faced by the minorities.
Gujarat in 2002 was already living in the post-truth era, much before the world started using this term. And Gujarat then was a sign of what India, as a whole, was to become.
Every second Indian was born and raised in times of aggressive majoritarianism, and also in neoliberal India, with no memory of another country, as it was imagined, and imperfectly lived.
The workers, who are crucial for keeping critical health and nutrition programmes running, are not adequately compensated and protected against Covid-19.
By modifying the form and shape of the tractor-trolley, the farmers and their allies created a symbol of the working class with no state control or sponsorship and no commodification by any private player.
Independent India’s first elections were held from October 25, 1951 to February 21, 1952. During that historic event, apart from seeking a vote against communalism, Nehru focused a great deal on the long-term goals, in his election speeches.
Pandita Ramabai’s cause drew an enthusiastic response from American progressives. According to historians, it was the first time American philanthropy departed from its support for the British policies in India and turned its attention to the erupting movements in the country.
Excerpts from the chapters “Scientific Temper” and “Religious Inquiries and Rationalism” from ‘Please Think: Practical Lessons in Developing a Scientific Temper’ by the rationalist.
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