The Essence of Jyotiba Phule’s Revolution Lay in His Rationality
His legacy demands that we pledge not to submit to the slave system and graded inequalities, but rather question them, and keep the revolutionary potential alive.
Food Security Policy Prevents Hunger in Nicaragua
Today, Nicaragua is no longer on maps depicting the tragedy of extreme hunger or hopeless violence like many other countries of Latin America.
Covid Lockdown is Seen as a Cover for Jammu and Kashmir
Kashmir is also imprisoned in intellectual, political, constitutional, strategic and moral lockdowns.
When a News Article Vanishes, We Have More Than Just a Pandemic to Worry About
An article critical of the government’s response to COVID-19 was published on The New Indian Express’s website on May 8, and disappeared from its link within a day.
India – Joint Statement from the Indian Unions (CTU)
Central Trade Unions decide to observe nationwide protest on 22 May 2020 against the anti-worker and anti-people onslaughts of the government.
Rabindranath Tagore: A Universal Bard
Two greats of our era converse on the relevance of Tagore today on the occasion of his 159th birth anniversary.
Meher Engineer—A Requiem for a Man of Reckonable Height
Letter to Editor – Remembering Meher Engineer, who passed away on April 24 last year.
Women Lead the Fight Against Coronavirus
Despite our patriarchal society, women are at the frontline in the fight against the corona pandemic. Also: the stellar role being played by the tribal women of Odisha’s Sundergarh District in this struggle.
The ‘Liberal’ Education Envisaged by the Draft NEP Has No Role for Dissent
The draft National Education Policy (2019) is right in emphasising what it calls “liberal” higher education but the manner in which it redefines the term robs it of its very essence. The increased privatisation of higher education, and the handing over of its vision, provision and delivery largely to private hands are features that have…
Modinomics = Corporatonomics Part III
Modinomics = Corporatonomics Part III: Modi’s Budgets and the Social Sectors In the previous four issues of Janata, we first published two articles on Modinomics = Falsonomics, and then in the next two articles, we have analysed Modinomics. We have shown that the Modi Government, if it wants, can raise enough resources to increase its…