‘I Made No Compromise in Any of My Films’—Adoor Gopalakrishnan
The great filmmaker, who turned eighty on 3 July, says he never made films just to please his audience or producers and has no regrets.
Richard Lewontin: the Dialectical Biologist (1929-2021)
Although Richard Lewontin is no longer with us, in another sense he shall continue to live on. Through his works, Lewontin will continue to inspire and educate a new generation of scientists and of revolutionaries.
Indian Workers Deserve More than Food Security
The Supreme Court has “strongly disapproved” of the government’s “non-action” in providing rations to migrant workers and termed it “unpardonable”. However, in terms of tangible relief to workers, beyond chastising the government, the order is slightly disappointing.
The Pandemic in Data: How Covid-19 has Devastated India’s Economy
The sharp drop in GDP is the largest in the country’s history – and even that may well underestimate the economic damage experienced by the poorest households.
Dalits-Adivasis in Uttar Pradesh and the Question of Land
The Dalits and Tribals of UP are mostly landless, low income and unemployed, which is the main reason for their social, economic and political backwardness. Successive governments of UP have not taken any measures to help these lowest sections of society; the BJP is worsening their situation.
Busting Myths About Muslim Population Growth in India
The threat of a declining Hindu population and growing minority numbers lacks a basis in logic and facts.
Thinking with Gandhi: The Meaning of Moral Courage and the Evil of Inequality
If we think with Gandhi, then we can come to nonviolence only after passing through two other terms first – courage and evil. An account of nonviolence that does not spring from an understanding of courage and evil runs away from what is most thought-provoking in Gandhi.
Our Nation, Our Constitution: A Layperson’s Understanding
This article is an attempt to enthuse readers to make a more careful reading of our nation’s primary document, the Constitution, the Song of India.
Lakshadweep: The New Administration’s Call and the Impending Ecological Crisis
This article is an attempt to bring forth the ecological and environmental disasters that await over a fragile ecosystem, as a consequence of the new rules and regulations of the recently appointed administrator of Lakshadweep, Praful Khoda Patel.
Holbrooke’s Revenge: How Modi Led the Americans Back into Kashmir
The ending of autonomy in Kashmir reconstituted a conflict that was politically frozen in many ways for decades and has set it off in directions that can increase Washington’s diplomatic costs in the region.