by Murzban Jal
Ontology cannot lay hold of a fart. —Jacques Derrida, Glas
Searching for the Public Space
It was Surendra Barlingay, one of the charismatic figures of the philosophical movement in Maharashtra and the founding figure of the (...)
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2016
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The Political Ontology of Public Policy
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Bhupesh: Some Reminiscences
23 October 2016, by Nikhil ChakravarttyFrom N.C.’s Writings
CPI stalwart and legendary Communist parliamentarian Bhupesh Gupta, the longest serving Member in the Rajya Sabha, would have turned 102 on October 20 this year. We remember him now with the following tribute that N.C. had (...) -
Modi distances from Gandhiji — and Parrikar
23 October 2016, by M K BhadrakumarA little while earlier in the evening, a journalist from a well-known Delhi paper phoned me up for a ‘byte’ on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s enigmatic remark on Tuesday (October 18) at a rally of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Mandi in (...) -
Dylanesque
23 October 2016by Saikat Ghosh
‘Dylanesque’ is not a word in the OED though anyone who is familiar with the enormous cultural upsurge of the global sixties will know exactly what it means. It pertains to the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, though not in (...) -
Song for Joan Baez
23 October 2016, by Badri RainaIs home lost forever, then, Lost for evermore? Every creek I crossed ahead Was cooler than before.
The things that I set out to do I know not what they are; Dear people of my little town, I’ve strayed, I’ve strayed too far.
At rise of dawn I (...) -
Need to Rethink Policies and Practices in the North-East
23 October 2016BOOK REVIEW
by M.M. Ansari
State, Policy and Conflicts in Northeast India by K.S. Subramanian; Routledge India; 2016; pages: 213; price: Rs 795.
The North-Eastern States of India widely differ in terms of geo-climatic conditions, culture, (...) -
Hope flickers in the midst of Darkness
16 October 2016, by SCEDITORIAL
The RSS-controlled Narendra Modi administration in New Delhi is taking major strides in implementing the issues which were characterised as ‘contentious’ and kept in abeyance during the A.B. Vajpayee Government’s tenure at the Centre (...) -
Beyond Constricted Nationalism
16 October 2016by suranjita ray
The dexterity to create a buzz about nationa-lism is essentially meant to consolidate what the ruling political class consents. The Hindutva ideologues campaign for a Hindu Rashtra as the ideal of nationalism.The angst that many (...) -
We want Not War but Solution to the Kashmir Problem
16 October 2016, by Sandeep PandeyAfter the Uri attack at atmosphere of jingoism is being built which can lead the country to war. While war may be necessary for the rulers, no war is in the interest of common citizens. An India-Pakistan war has the added danger of being (...) -
Relevance of Surgical Strikes
16 October 2016, by Kuldip NayarI was against surgical strikes because I thought it would escalate things and probably go to a point of no return. But now that the strikes have been made I back the government. I am reminded of George Bernard Shaw, the eminent literary (...)
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