An MSP Scheme to Transform Indian Agriculture
A decentralised plan would aid price stabilisation, offer income support, and also cope with the indebtedness of farmers
50 Year Journey of the Barefoot College Celebrates Hidden Abilities and Great Potential of Ordinary People
The Barefoot College, which has emerged as one of the most creative institutions in the field of rural development, admired at world level as a symbol of the often hidden but great abilities of ordinary people, particularly women and weaker sections, is completing 50 years this year.
Environment and 2022 Budget: Amrit Kaal or Vish Kaal?
Overall, the picture is bleak. Environment is given a few token sops, while in fact financial allocations continue to fuel an economy that is fundamentally unsustainable. The country’s natural resource base will continue to be devastated, especially by the massive increases in mega-infrastructure.
Corporate Retail: Dangerous Implications for India’s Economy
Rather than being a panacea for Indian agriculture, corporate food provision will likely accelerate many key elements of India’s agricultural crisis. It will produce a decline in land productivity, reduce food security, adversely affect price stability and will tend to negatively impact employment and credit relations.
How a Reliance-Funded Firm Boosts BJP’s Campaigns on Facebook
Legal loopholes and selective use of rules allowed a Reliance company to pump in millions to promote the BJP in elections.
‘In Karnataka, Cultural Practices Basavanna Fought Against Are Getting Reintroduced’
Lawyer and famed writer Banu Mushtaq explains why she believes Muslim students shouldn’t have taken the hijab fight to court, how the Sangh Parivar destroyed the credibility of public intellectuals and appropriated the legacy of Basava, a 12th century Lingayat saint who envisaged a casteless society.
While Upholding Hijab Ban, Karnataka HC Misconstrued Several Constitutional Principles
The court should have recognised that educational spaces in a plural and diverse society ought to reflect its plurality and diversity, and facilitating the freedom of choice and expression is one crucial way to achieve that.
‘The Kashmir Files’ Is a Manipulative Propaganda Vehicle to Rouse Emotions Against Muslims
The film is exploitative in the extreme, made to rouse emotions and build up a particular mood against Indian Muslims. Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri is emerging as the favourite filmmaker of the BJP and has received the party’s full support.
Muslim Women and Shaheen Bagh – Role Models in Long and Untiring Protest
Thanks to the Shaheen Bagh women, my daughters, and a million others, have real life role models.
Adityanath Wanted ‘80-20’ Vote in His Favour, What He Got Was 45-55, Against Him
Unfortunately for Adityanath and Narendra Modi, the ‘80-20’ statement not only exposes the central role communal hatred plays for the BJP in elections but the actual election result has thrown up contrarian arithmetic.