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• Letter to the Readers, Mainstream, Sept 23, 2023

  23 September
  Letter to the Readers, Mainstream, September 22, 2023
  The 33% Illusion : Despite its Passage Women’s Reservation Bill Remains a Mirage
  For decades there has been a desire among the forward-looking sections of India’s political elites to promote  (...)

• How Long Will the Soap Opera Over the Tribal Museum Continue ? | Amarendra Kishore

  23 September, by Amarendra Kishore
  Millions of indigenous people in the country will now see the beautiful representations of their traditions and cultural artifacts adorned in various museums across the country. At present, there are several such colorful museums. Recently, news  (...)

• International Year of Millets and Sri Anna’s journey from the rags to the riches | Geeta Sinha

  23 September
  Millets, as we know, belong to the category of drought-tolerant, nutrient-rich grains primarily grown in arid and semi-arid regions of India and other countries. Due to their high protein, vitamin, and mineral content, millets are considered  (...)

• Collaboration of ICAR With Bayer and Amazon is Harmful to Sovereign Indian Agriculture | Soma Marla

  23 September, by Soma S. Marla
  Recently, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has signed MOUs with major Multi-National Companies - Bayer and Amazon. It was stated that the collaboration aims to create innovative solutions for crops, crop protection, weed  (...)

• Food Banks as a Means of Reducing Hunger | Bharat Dogra

  23 September, by Bharat Dogra
  Jarva Chauki is a village in Atarra rural area of Banda District (Uttar Pradesh). Several households face a livelihood crisis here and at times lack the minimum food stock needed to keep away hunger. These problems increased after the  (...)

• A Little Credit When Due: Gandhi, Nehru Envisioned More Elected Women Leaders | S.N. Sahu

  23 September, by S N Sahu
  21 Sep 2023
  The quest for adequate representation for women in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies is a long pending demand, which India’s founding fathers considered just and necessary.
  The Constitution One Hundred and Twenty-Eighth (Amendment)  (...)

• “Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam” Mother of All Jumlas!? | Sukla Sen

  23 September, by Sukla Sen
  Unfolding of A Crime Thriller
  "It’s on August 11th, the monsoon session of the Indian Parliament had ended. The most significant development, arguably, being the return of Rahul Gandhi — by far the most visible face and audible voice of the  (...)

• Distress Migration: Trapped in Brick Kilns | S N Tripathy

  23 September
  In India, a perplexing paradox prevails; approximately 26% of its population lives trapped in poverty, struggling to afford basic sustenance, even as the country boasts a surplus of food resources. This curious coexistence of hunger and  (...)

• Reflections on the Identity of Odisha | Radhakanta Barik

  23 September, by Radhakanta Barik
  It is tradition that contributed in constructing identity of Odiyas and modernity shapes it. Tradition has energy which reflects in intercommunity relations. The best example is this that two individuals belonging to different communities plant  (...)

• India’s Panchayati Raj, First Step for Women’s Equality in Parliament | Narain Dutt

  23 September
  Panchayats have been working as local self-government institutions in India since ancient times. The Panchayati Raj is a political system, found mainly in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal. It is one of the oldest systems of local  (...)

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