Mainstream WeeklyIt was the late 1990s. Anu, my late wife, had just returned from spending 3 years in Bastar with the armed guerrillas. She would often say it was the best years of her life, though it took a toll on her health, finally leading to her death. Though her arthritic knees gave her much problems and she would regularly stumble over the rough terrain, she was much loved by the simple tribals. Having picked up a spattering of Gondi (she would say it was akin to Tamil), she would talk at length of (…)
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Curious Case of Indian Knowledge System | Narender Nagarwal
29 November 2025Introduction
Considerable efforts have been undertaken in the proliferation of Indian Knowledge System (IKS) within the academic discourse in the country.
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Kerala Model of development and abolition of extreme poverty from the soil of the state | Radhakanta Barik
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Capitalism and ecology: from the decline of capital to the decline of the world | Paul Mattick
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Documentary Film: Deccan Queen 1966 | K S Raju (Film Division of India)
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No to Privatisation of the Nuclear Energy Sector — Statement from citizens and social movement groups
29 November 2025We, the undersigned supporters of the radiation victims of the various operations along India
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Music: Chop Sticks - Billy Vaughn
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