How True Is the Claim That Bihar Caste Survey Is ‘Promoting Casteism’?
Professor Satish Deshpande argues that the survey is a significant step towards understanding the social and economic realities of the state.
Sanatana Dharma’s Historical Roots Reveal a Complex Journey
A pivotal force in the construction of Hinduism, Sanatana Dharma was shaped by colonialism, reform movements, and socio-religious ideologies.
Bihar Caste Survey: Nine Reasons Why the BJP Is Jittery and INDIA Bloc Upbeat – 3 Articles
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”.
Myths About the Green Revolution – 3 Articles
“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”.
Kabir: A Public March to Spread His Message; Also: Book Review
‘Dhaai Aakhar Prem’: A One-of-a-Kind Public March in Rajasthan, that will include artistes, teachers, students, scientists, journalists, etc.; Also: Review of Purushottam Agrawal’s new book ‘Kabir, Kabir’.
The Reason Behind BJP Raising Women’s Reservation Issue
The BJP raising the women’s reservation issue, in the last eight months of a nine and a half year tenure of the Modi government, appears to be wanting to take the heat off serious concerns that have tarred the record of this government around the safety and well-being of women.
What Ashoka University Can Learn from Gandhi, Tagore and Nehru’s Thoughts on Academic Freedom
The all-out assault on the autonomy of Ashoka University and its regrettable capitulation to such menacing interferences reminds one of British rule, when universities of pre-independent India were being controlled by the colonial government directly or indirectly.
Kindling the Fire of Agniveers: Germany’s Past India’s Future?
The Agnipath scheme introduced by the Union government for army recruitment on contractual basis is a catastrophe that would inevitably lead to militarisation of India. The fear looms large that after the end of contractual service these youths with arms training would be susceptible to exploitation by paramilitaries.
Rahul Gandhi in Europe: ‘It’s a Fight – Mahatma Gandhi’s Vision vs Nathuram Godse’s Vision’
Gandhi said, “The BJP’s vision believes that power should be centralised, wealth should be concentrated and the conversation between … people of India should be suppressed. And so, this is the fight between two visions. I like to term it the fight between Mahatma Gandhi’s vision and Nathuram Godse’s vision.”
BNSS Introduces Handcuffs and In-Absentia Trials, Widens Preventive Detention and Police Custody
The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill has introduced very few Sections to justify a new Bill instead of an amendment to the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973. While it indigenises labels, it also introduces certain new provisions that go against the grain of the Indian Constitution.