The Modi Government’s Escalating Offensive Against Freedom of the Press
India’s democracy is dying in bright daylight because the media is under siege.
Media in India: Shackled and Spied on
On World Press Freedom Day, an examination of irksome new regulations being enforced on the Indian media, and the challenges and opportunities arising especially in the digital domain.
Perspectives From Indian History and Constituent Assembly on Labour Issues
India’s record of taking up labour issues in a progressive manner predates the observation of May Day, on May 1, 1891, as the first international Labour Day.
There’s More Going Against the Common Entrance Test Than For it
The UGC is pursuing the common entrance test though no stakeholder demanded it. The test focus undermines NEP 2020, promotes rote-learning and undermines creativity.
With New MoEFCC Memo, are Indian Policy Makers Supporting ‘Big Biotech’?
The MoEFCC’s recent decision to exclude new-gen GM plants from the ambit of existing biosafety rules endangers our food system, food exports, farmers’ rights over their crops and the country’s biological heritage for the sake of corporate profits.
Hindutvaisation of Education: Narendra Modi-Led Government’s Game Plan Under NEP
Serious attempts to change what is taught and the outlook towards education itself have taken place under the stewardship of PM Narendra Modi. The new National Education Policy provides the necessary framework for both the Hindutvaisation and aggressive privatisation of education.
Right to Food: Civil Society Condemns Targeting of Meat Sale and Consumption
Individuals and groups of India’s civil society have issued a statement saying they condemned the “food intolerance” being created in the country.
Unravelling Concerns Over the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022
By allowing unregulated collection of biological samples or behavioural traits of individuals by executive agencies, the Bill violates the fundamental right to equality, the fundamental right against self-incrimination, and the fundamental right to privacy provided by the Constitution of India.
After 8 Years of Pleas, Kashmiri Pandits in Haryana Say BJP Govt Won’t Give Them Financial Assistance
In March, while the Bharatiya Janata Party in Haryana was promoting The Kashmir Files, Kashmiri Pandits in the state were telling us that the government of Manohar Lal Khattar had ignored their pleas for financial assistance in the eight years since they came to power, amid worsening economic woes.
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Roots of Feminist Fervour: Women in Bhakti Movement
Their sheer sense of individualism and power through spirituality made the rise of women’s voices prominent in Bhakti tradition. We can trace the elements of feminism through their songs, poems, and ways of life. On some of the important women saints of the Bhakti tradition who became the primitive voices of the rise of feminism in India.