Unemployment Crisis in India Is an Invisible Epidemic
Instead of reaping its demographic dividend, India is staring at three categories of joblessness.
Caste | Communalism | Culture | Online Blog
Art-Literature for Social Change and Annabhau’s Struggles and Contributions
As we celebrate the birth centenary of Tukaram (Annabhau Sathe) we not only see the relevance of his writings at that time but even today.
Rachakonda Viswanatha Sastri, India’s Gorky Remembered in His Birth Centenary Year
Rachakonda Viswanatha Sastri (Raavi Sastri) (30 July 1922 – 10 November 1993), India’s Gorky, was a great Telugu writer whose birth centenary celebrations are presently going on in Telugu states. Reviewing the works of Ravisastri is like doing a social audit, said one judge.
Editorial: On the 75th Anniversary of Our Independence Day: Challenges Before the Nation
While we celebrate our 75th anniversary of Independence Day, and remember and pay tributes to the heroic sacrifices made by our freedom fighters, this is also an occasion to take stock of the challenges facing our country.
Parliament and Democracy on 75th Independence Anniversary
As India approaches a major milestone in its journey since independence, a look at why the Constituent Assembly and freedom movement’s leaders chose parliamentary democracy.
Communalism | Communalism | Fascism | Human Rights | Indian Economy | Indian Politics | Print Edition | Privatization
Going, Going, Gone: Freedom and India, 2022
Is there to be any healing, any end to hate, and the cycle of deprivation as we begin the march to our century as an Independent Republic? For my children and theirs, for future generations of Indians, I devoutly hope so.
Capitalism | COVID19 | Employment | Indian Economy | Inflation | Poverty | Print Edition
Lies, Despair and a Grotesque Inequality Plagues Indian Economy Today
The government claims that India is on its way to becoming the fastest growing major economy in the world. It has based these claims on manipulative use of data to project a rosy picture. But there are other data sets that run contrary to the government’s claims, ones the govt doesn’t talk about.
Corporate Capture and Plight of the People in Odisha
The government of Odisha is auctioning away thousands of acres of forest lands to corporate houses for mining projects, without the consent of the tribal people living on these lands, in gross violation of FRA and PESA. The tribal people are waging heroic struggles to defend their livelihoods.
The Making of the Modern Public Intellectual
Public intellectuals should be respected because they speak out against injustice wherever it occurs.
Gandhian Politics in Contemporary India
Gandhians are facing an unprecedented challenge today. Their world-view, icons, agenda of nation-building, institutional set-up and campaigns and programs are being challenged from all sides by a Hindu-centric political force.