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Editor: Dr. G.G. Parikh | Associate Editor: Neeraj Jain | Managing Editor: Guddi
One of the earliest propagandists of socialism from the non-Left camp in southern India was the patriarch of the Dravidian movement, E.V.R. Periyar. The choice Periyar made then changed the course of history and politics in Tamil Nadu.
This article appeared in ‘The Reader’s Digest’, March 1950: After swallowing insults for centuries, India’s 45 million lowly Untouchables – one-eighth of the country’s population are breaking their shackles of economic slavery and social degradation. At their head is handsome, jet-eyed, 56-year-old Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar …
Humanity in this moment faces two major crises: one ecological, growing more acute with every planetary boundary passed; the other social, leading to deprivation and despair across the globe. An effective ecosocialist approach to these crises must aim to resolve both in a single stroke
October 3, 2023 will go down in history for the biggest crackdown on Indian journalism by the Indian state. Also: Journalists Organisations Express Outrage; Journalists, Artists and Academics Worldwide Slam NewsClick Raids; ‘NewsClick: Lessons from the Kashmir Template’; ‘NewsClick Case: If Modi Govt is Really Serious About ‘Terror Financing’, Why Hasn’t It Rung the US, China and FATF?’; NewsClick Case: ‘Never Received Funds From a Foreign Govt’, Says Neville Roy Singham’s Company.
Data from the study bolsters the demands to remove the cap on 50% caste quota and conduct a similar exercise at a national level; BJP not only unnerved but also confused about how to respond to the issue; “Nine Reasons Why Numbers Revealed by Bihar Caste Census Could Shake Up National Politics”.
This conversation with Paranjoy Guha Thakurta was held in February 2023 when he came to Kerala for the release of the book ‘Adani Empire: Beyond Crony Capitalism’ published by Transition Studies.
The relentless pressure to excel in exams like JEE and NEET drives students to the brink. But that’s just one side of this tragic story.
“The Passing of the Father of India’s Green Revolution – But What Did the GR Really Do for India?”; “Commentary: New Histories of the Indian Green Revolution”; and: “Myths About the Green Revolution”.
Declining allocations on social welfare spending, and neglect of existing schemes and programmes, underscore how welfare has come to be constrained in the past ten years.
Commentators are already noting that the One-Day international cricket tournament commencing in India will usher in a pre-election campaign extravaganza for Modi and his BJP, one lasting six weeks.
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