The Mammoth ‘Do or Die’ Struggle
Of all the movements launched as part of our freedom struggle, the Quit India movement was easily the most complex, dramatic and multi-faceted.
What the Casual Hate in Our Classrooms Says About New India
If we are to regain a democratic future, we need to do everything in our power to stem that rot in the hearts of our children.
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Our Homo Sapiens Ancestors Shared the World with Neanderthals, Denisovans and Other Types of Humans Whose DNA Lives on in Our Genes
When the first modern humans arose in East Africa sometime between 200,000 and 300,000 years ago, we – meaning people of our species, Homo sapiens – were only one of several types of humans (or hominins) that simultaneously existed on Earth.
Making Aadhaar-Based Payments Compulsory for NREGA Wages Is a Recipe for Disaster
A recent order of the Ministry of Rural Development has created a situation where a majority of NREGA workers cannot be paid. Also: NREGA Sangharsh Morcha’s open letter to the Ministry of Rural Development, refuting the ministry’s recent claims on the status of the MGNREGA Scheme.
No ‘International Conspiracy’ Against Vishwaguru
Neither is India a superpower economically or militarily nor is it on the road to becoming one against whom ‘conspiracies’ are hatched to destabilise it.
An Ordinary Man in an Extraordinary Situation: Defying Hitler by Sebastian Haffner
Kamayani review’s Sebastian Haffner’s “Defying Hitler”, a memoir of a non Jew German in the Third Reich. While doing so, she makes a case for reading and learning from this book in relation to the present Indian context.
Inside Latin America’s New Currency Plan, with Ecuadorian Economist Andrés Arauz
A discussion with Ecuadorian economist Andrés Arauz, on Latin America’s attempt to create a new currency and regional financial architecture, to challenge what he described as the “hegemonic, neo-colonial” U.S. dollar-dominated system.
Understanding Money and the Dollar System with Radhika Desai & Michael Hudson
Economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson explain the relations between money and debt, their role in imperialism, and the rise of the US dollar system.
Leading With a Shaken Voice
Is there a political formation that can put forward a different model of economic growth, which does not depend on a handful of big business houses?
Modi Claims 2004 to 2014 Was India’s ‘Lost Decade’. Is That True?; Also: Rising Suicides Among Poor
The number of poor fell sharply during this earlier period, and has risen in recent years. Also: “Daily Wage Earners, Housewives Among Largest Categories of People to Die by Suicide in 2019-21.”