The Masterly Use of Universalism: Revisiting Satyajit Ray’s Cinema in 2023
His films are about the human condition and the ‘dailiness’ or undramatic aspects of life with no simple winners or losers.
World Bank Is No Friend of Working People or the Planet
Its policies facilitate the upward distribution of wealth, regardless of human and environmental cost.
How India’s Rulers Have Dashed the Hopes of its Younger Citizens
The employment rate fell to 36% in 2022 from 43% in 2016. This was a 7% fall in the employment rate in a country that has the largest young population in the world. This employment rate is much lower than the world average of about 60%.
The Impending World Recession
The IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva has now openly admitted that the year 2023 will witness the slowing down of the world economy to a point where as much as one-third of it will see an actual contraction in gross domestic product.
‘Ad-hoc’ Teachers at Delhi University: From the Frying Pan into the Fire
After serving for years as ‘ad-hoc’ teachers working under adverse conditions, many such Delhi University faculty members are now finding themselves shunted out of their jobs.
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In a Soybean Game Dominated by Capital, No One Wins
Once the producer of 90% of the world’s soybeans, China today has become the world’s biggest importer. This change is the result of manipulation of soybean production, supply and marketing chain by multinational food magnates.
Why the Private Sector Is Immune to the Constitutional Goal of Social Justice
There is a growing need to discuss the constitutional immunity to reservations that the private sector has enjoyed, even as it has deepened caste cleavages in India.
Jobless Numbers Are Touching 5 Crore
Labour force has still not recovered to pre-pandemic levels, according to CMIE.
Bharat Jodo Yatra, An Extraordinary Experiment: Two Articles
The appeal of the Bharat Jodo Yatra is not only in what it says, but also in its ability to move millions of hearts and minds.
The Outflow of Finance from the Periphery
Because of the outflow of finance from elsewhere in the world to the US, all major currencies are weakening against the dollar, including the euro and the pound-sterling. This article is about the weakening of third world currencies, of which the rupee is a prime example.