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Neeraj Jain The Madhya Pradesh Government recently conferred the prestigious National Mahatma Gandhi Award for 2018 to Lokayat. The award has been given in recognition of the exemplary work done by Lokayat in spreading the message and values of Mahatma Gandhi among the youth. As a part of this, the recepient institution is honoured with…
The anti-colonial struggle saw the emergence of a pan-Indian national consciousness that was superimposed upon a pre-existing “nationality” consciousness based on linguistic regions. The pan-Indian national consciousness, in other words, was superimposed upon a Bengali or Gujarati or Tamil or Odiya consciousness; and the anti-colonial struggle saw the flourishing of both kinds of consciousness. Every…
Chandra Bhal Tripathi passed away at his New Delhi home on 20 September 2019. He was 88. Born on 29 October 1930 at Basti in eastern Uttar Pradesh, he was a social anthropologist, a social activist and a former prominent student and socialist youth leader. He belongs to a family of freedom fighters, litterateurs and…
Political posturing aligned with commercial interests means that truth is becoming a casualty in the debate about genetically modified (GM) crops in India. The industry narrative surrounding Bt cotton is that it has been a great success. The current Modi-led administration is parroting this claim and argues its success must be replicated by adopting a…
Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar ended her fast on the ninth day on September 2 night after receiving assurances from the Madhya Pradesh government about steps being taken to meet her demands. Patkar’s health had deteriorated by the eighth day of her indefinite hunger strike to demand rehabilitation of thousands of people displaced by…
The following is an excerpt from Narendra Dabholkar’s book, “Please Think: Practical Lessons in Developing a Scientific Temper”, translated by Jai Vipra. Dr Dabholkar’s death anniversary was on August 20. It was once believed that, with technology changing the face of the world, superstition would die a quiet death. However, that has not happened. People…
The cost of the 2016 US elections was $6.5 billion if we combine the presidential and congressional elections. The Indian Parliamentary election of 2019 outspent the 2016 US 2016 election, costing about $8.6 billion. Where does all this money go, whether in India or the US? And why is the cost of elections—the motor of…
While the neoliberal focus has been on attempts to “shrink the state” on the grounds of corruption and inefficiency, sensible people have long recognised that high levels of public employment tend to be associated with better quality of life for people in a society. After all, the essential public services, from infrastructure to amenities, security…
I felt that I was in a dungeon, and I longed for the company of some human being to talk to. But there was no one. In the absence of the company of human beings, I sought the company of books, and read and read. Absorbed in reading, I forgot my lonely condition. But the…
Upon hearing that I was to be the advisor for a documentary film on non-violence, one of my respected erstwhile teachers remarked that it was “the richest irony”. He had good cause to say so. In my student days I was convinced that the only way any real social and political change could be brought…
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