‘Be Your Own Boss!’: The Myth of Unemployment as Opportunity
There is a myth in capitalism that anybody and everybody—with the necessary drive and ambition—can make a go of starting their own business. Statistically, that is just not the case.
BJP Govt Making Systematic Effort to Change Character of Civil Services, Say Former Officers
The former civil servants, in an open letter to President Droupadi Murmu, said the Union government is making “noticeable attempts” to pressure officers to “show exclusive loyalty to the Union.
The Terrifying Math of the Incoming El Niño
One and a half degrees is dead. The world will blow past that milestone in the next year. At least, that’s what climate scientist James Hansen and his collaborators at Columbia University’s Earth Institute predicted in January.
What the Debate on the Ban on ‘Kerala Story’ Needs to Acknowledge
In the pursuit of free speech absolutism, one can’t let hate narrative strengthen.
Reflections on the Death of a Philosopher Colleague: A Tribute in Exclamation Marks
The message flashed on my phone informing death of a Delhi University, Philosophy Assistant Professor, Samarveer Singh ‘by suicide’ in his rented accommodation near the University! They say if a country is to be sent downhill, destroy its academics …
Rachel Carson on Science and Our Spiritual Bond with Nature
“Our origins are of the earth. And so there is in us a deeply seated response to the natural universe, which is part of our humanity,” writes Carson.
The Horror That Is Female Genital Mutilation
Genital mutilation also known as ‘khatna’ continues to be practiced in 30 countries, including India.
Removal of Darwin’s Evolution Theory from Textbooks – Scientists Protest: Two Articles
The removal of Darwin from the school syllabus is not an innocuous change. It is a retrograde step for the teaching of science and an onslaught on rational thinking and scientific temper. Also: ‘1,800 Scientists, Educators Urge Govt to Restore Darwin’s Evolution Theory in NCERT Textbook’.
Earthly Birthday Greetings to Stan Swamy in Heaven
Dear Stan, It is your birthday today here on earth! You would have completed eighty-six years, if you were around. Well, that was not to be; on 5 July 2021 you were murdered by a brutal and fascist regime. Here on earth dear Stan you are missed very much …
Weaponising History: The Hindutva Communal Project
Those who want a Hindu rashtra as a mirror image of Muslim Pakistan are now imitating how history is taught in Pakistan.