Reservation as a Political Imperative
It is incumbent upon the state to act and remedy the pernicious influence of caste by eradicating its hierarchies and doing so requires looking at reservation as a component of political equality.
Covid-19 has Disrupted India’s Routine Health Services; and Led to Shutdown of Anganwadis – Two Articles
Curtailment of health services has caused a fall in immunisations, maternal health interventions and treatments of conditions such as kidney failure and cancer; while shutdown of anganwadis is adversely affecting malnourished children, pregnant women and nursing mothers.
A Politics of Avoidance that Must be Questioned
The dropping of Question Hour in Parliament, which helps the government feel the nation’s pulse, goes against the grain of democracy.
The Centre’s Bizarre Stand on GST Compensation; Kerala’s Stand on this; and Two Articles on its Impact on Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh
The Centre denying states their promised dues, not only violates an Act of Parliament but also defies economic logic. Kerala is taking the lead in mobilising states to oppose the Centre’s proposal, which is going to severely impact the finances of states.
Why this Tablighi from Djibouti Still Loves India
Despite being jailed for no crime for 60 days in a 6×6 cell, this Tablighi says he still loves India, as he encountered another India too.
Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims Await Justice: 70 Years of Discrimination Based on Religion
Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims observe August 10th across the country as a day to highlight and protest the denial of the fundamental constitutional rights to them for the last seventy years!
Pushing GMO Crops Into India: Experts Debunk High-Level Claims of Bt Cotton Success
A response to 2 articles that appeared on the Bloomberg Quint website extolling the benefits of genetically modified (GM) crops.
“The Fourteen Characteristics of Fascism” and We
Lawrence Britt has identified fourteen signs of fascism by analyzing the regimes of Hitler, Mussolini, Suharto and Pinochet. Do the speeches and actions of PM Modi not remind us of Britt’s characterisation of fascism?
One Year On, Modi’s Kashmir ‘Master Stroke’ Has Proven to Be a Massive Flop
Protest has been contained simply because the state has become a large jail. Locking up everyone can be a strategy to fight crime, but with everyone in, on whose behalf are you fighting crime, anyway?
Kandhamal 2020: We Live with the National Shame of Impunity in Perpetuity – Two Articles
Hate is very much alive in India. This is what we need to remember, on August 25, the day of remembrance of the anti-Christian pogrom in Kandhamal.