Can Organic Food Feed the World?
Actually Yes! There are amyriad studies from around the world showing that organic farms can produce about as much, and in some settings much more, than conventional farms.
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Grieving for Teesta – 2 Articles
I had great faith in the judiciary. Alas, I have lost it. No sensible Indian expected the topmost court to make extremely disparaging remarks against Teesta Setalvad and RB Sreekumar and accuse them of a pre-planned conspiracy to harm PM Modi! Also: “When Accused Become Innocent and Innocent are Made Accused.”
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Maverick, Free and Believers in Hindu-Muslim Unity: How India’s Spiritual Masters Fought Orthodoxy
Book review. Mukunda Rao makes it clear in his book that contrary to what is widely believed, India’s spiritual history is not all about Brahmanical beliefs, Sanskrit literature, the Upanishads, and the Gita, or even the caste system.
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Central Government: 22 Crore Applied, 7 Lakh Got Jobs, 9 Lakh Posts Still Vacant
Replying to a question in the Parliament, the government stated that between 2014 and 2022, the Central government recruited 7.22 lakh persons, while 9.79 lakh posts were still vacant.
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Countering Bigotry in the Indian Classroom
Young people (teenagers, especially) are open to reason, and there is a very good chance they will listen to facts if we will only dialogue with them calmly, objectively, and respectfully.
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Yatra to Remind Parliamentarians that India Still Not Untouchability Free
Gujarat’s Dalit rights leader Martin Macwan announces plan to begin a yatra to Delhi starting August 1 and hand over a huge 1,000 kg brass coin to the President for placing in the Parliament building as a reminder that even 75 years of independence India is not untouchability free.
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Book Review: In ‘Rule of Commoner’, a Distortion-Free Retelling of the Dravidian Movement
The book serves as a useful resource to understand the rising interest in the self-respect movement and its egalitarian politics, which are seen as an alternative to the centralising tendencies of the Narendra Modi-led BJP.
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‘Revdi Culture’ or Govt’s Basic Responsibility? What Prioritising Welfare Is Really About
States like Delhi (despite its unique multi-party governance architecture), West Bengal, Kerala (or even Goa and Sikkim) perform better compared to UP when it comes to being measured for securing access to basic social, economic services.
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India’s Mass Closure of Schools Is Leaving Lakhs of Students Stranded
In many remote areas, students have few options other than single-teacher schools in their villages. These are the very schools the government has targeted for closing down.
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MMDR Amendment: States, People, Future Generations to Lose Crores
A proposed change in the definition of the average sale price of mineral ore will result in a significant discount on the price states receive for their mineral wealth.
