I Have Written Only Facts: Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
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.
Terrorising Journalism
‘Raiding’ an entire media organisation and snatching the electronic devices of journalists without due process is a bad omen for a free press but a worse signal for the continuation of democracy.
Budget 2023–24: What Is in it for the People? Part 8: Education Budget
An analysis of the budgetary allocations for education in Union Budget 2023-24, in the context of the claims made in the New Education Policy 2020.
Thousands Protest in Delhi Demanding Restoration of the Old Pension Scheme
Thousands of government employees gathered at the Ram Lila Maidan of the national capital to protest the union government’s National Pension Scheme and demand full restoration of the old pension scheme on Sunday, October 1.
Odisha: Dongria Kondh Tribals Take on Corporate Goliaths to Save Forests
The Forest Conservation Amendment Act 2023 and the Forest Conservation Rules 2022 have opened the floodgates for massive deforestation.
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.
The Story of How Modi Government Turned its Back on Forest Conservation to Favour Corporate Interests
The Modi government persisted in finding ways to open up forests for commercial plantations, beginning shortly after taking office and ultimately achieving it through recent amendments to the Forest (Conservation) Act that damages the rights of tribal people, official documents reveal.
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.
CAG Reports Unveil Misuse and Diversion of Public Funds – 2 Articles
CAG reports unveil misuse of public funds in key projects and welfare schemes; Also: CAG’s report shines a light on accounting shenanigans that will leave any auditor aghast at the sheer audacity of the sharp practices in central govt accounts.
Mahatma Gandhi and INDIA’s Decision to Boycott Hate Spewing TV Anchors – 2 Articles
In 1926, Gandhi had given a call for boycott of newspapers spreading hate: “India would lose nothing if 90 per cent of the papers were to cease today,” Gandhi had said then; Also: “When Journalism Becomes the Flagbearer of Hate, Can the Resistance to It Be Anything but Political?”