Ramachandra Guha: At 75, India Is Free – But its Citizens are Still Fighting for Many Rights
The world is looking at India – though not necessarily looking up to India.
Farmers Expand Base – Move Into Protest Space Again
Farmers are again moving into the protest space. With new dimensions being added to their earlier movement: the Agnipath scheme and the contentious Electricity (Amendment) Bill-2022 have added to the pent up anger on the minimum support price (MSP).
Parliament and Democracy on 75th Independence Anniversary
As India approaches a major milestone in its journey since independence, a look at why the Constituent Assembly and freedom movement’s leaders chose parliamentary democracy.
Grieving for Teesta – 2 Articles
I had great faith in the judiciary. Alas, I have lost it. No sensible Indian expected the topmost court to make extremely disparaging remarks against Teesta Setalvad and RB Sreekumar and accuse them of a pre-planned conspiracy to harm PM Modi! Also: “When Accused Become Innocent and Innocent are Made Accused.”
Yatra to Remind Parliamentarians that India Still Not Untouchability Free
Gujarat’s Dalit rights leader Martin Macwan announces plan to begin a yatra to Delhi starting August 1 and hand over a huge 1,000 kg brass coin to the President for placing in the Parliament building as a reminder that even 75 years of independence India is not untouchability free.
Book Review: In ‘Rule of Commoner’, a Distortion-Free Retelling of the Dravidian Movement
The book serves as a useful resource to understand the rising interest in the self-respect movement and its egalitarian politics, which are seen as an alternative to the centralising tendencies of the Narendra Modi-led BJP.
‘Revdi Culture’ or Govt’s Basic Responsibility? What Prioritising Welfare Is Really About
States like Delhi (despite its unique multi-party governance architecture), West Bengal, Kerala (or even Goa and Sikkim) perform better compared to UP when it comes to being measured for securing access to basic social, economic services.
SBI Research Doubles Farmers’ Income
The SBI Research Dept recently issued a “Special Report on Agriculture” that claims that farmers’ income doubled in FY22 as compared to FY18 for certain crops in some states… while in all other cases it rose in the range of 1.3-1.7 times. An examination of some of the features of this report.
Why Votaries of Population Imbalance are Wrong About Muslim Growth Rate
Current demographic trends do not threaten national well-being, nor is the Muslim population exploding. The annual gung-ho about population explosion is political, not factual. It is a ploy to shroud the failure of the governments on the socio-economic front.
Why Many Varanasi Residents are Unimpressed by the Furore Around the Gyanvapi Mosque
Hundreds of structures were demolished to make way for the Kashi Vishwanath corridor – including shrines that housed shivlings.