In Indian Cities, Home-Based Workers are Being Paid Rs 15 for a Day’s Work Since the Lockdown
These women, without a contract or claim to worker rights, comprise the lowest rung of India’s labour chain.
Thousands of Scholars and Activists Condemn Arrest of Prof. Hany Babu – Three Articles
The Constitution give us the right to think and express ourselves in our own way. It cannot be criminalised so casually.
How True Is Modi’s Claim That His Decisions Saved India From the Worst of COVID-19?
Prime Minister Modi uses only the visible – the hardware – to claim India is ‘better off because of right decisions at the right time’, even though the claim isn’t even true.
Prashant Bhushan Replies to SC Notice; Unnatural Justice – Two Articles
Prashant Bhushan’s detailed reply to the SC notice; Navroz Seervai says that the the contempt proceedings are nothing but an attempt to threaten Bhushan to remain silent.
National Education Policy: India’s Great Leap Backward
In the name of flexibility, inclusion, reduction of burden on students, and such like, what is being attempted is the very opposite: exclusion and reconciliation to the state of being excluded.
Approaching Gandhi – The Shatdarsana
The author tries to understand Gandhi through the perspectives of Romain Rolland, Pannalal Dasgupta, Erik H. Erikson, Ashis Nandy, Anthony J. Parel and the anarchic traditions.
Prominent Citizens Urge SC to Reconsider Contempt Proceedings Against Prashant Bhushan
“An institution as important as the Supreme Court of a country must be open to public discussion without the fear of retribution or action of criminal contempt,” a statement released by 131 signatories said.
Delayed Audit Reports, Lower Output Marked Last Two Years of CAG’s Functioning
As the tenure of the current CAG of India comes to an end in August, just how impactful has the national auditor been in recent times?
India’s New Fisheries Policy Will Increase Private Control Over Open Access Water Bodies
It will be a huge blow to small-time fishers’ livelihoods and traditional knowledge.
Still Waiting for Chandrashekhar’s ‘Azad’ Vision After All These Years
The dispensation’s indifference to the freedom fighter can be seen by its acts, big and small, including the entrance fee it levies on people paying tribute to him at the iconic Azad Park in Allahabad.