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  Music: Chasing Waves - Farah Fersi

  22 April

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  Audio: Rethinking development from Sri Lanka

  22 April

  An episode of Economies that work for all Podcast

• What is happening in Assam? | Arup Kumar Sen

  10 April, by Arup Kumar Sen

  On the eve of the assembly elections, the media spotlight is on two non-BJP ruled states

• The Unaccountable State | Varna Sri Raman

  10 April, by Varna Sri Raman

  Fifty years of amendments, one direction of travel: how the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act became the instrument through which the Indian state removes the organisations that hold it to account.
  I have spent more than twenty years in and around civil society organisations. My first fieldwork was in a cramped NGO office in a district town, the kind of place that ran on a combination of Ford Foundation money, two overworked programme officers, and a conviction that someone had to do (…)

• Poll in Bengal or War on Bengal!? Sukla Sen

  10 April

  Prelude
  On April 6, having been directed by the Supreme Court, a very senior judge heading one of the nineteen tribunals, constituted by the Calcutta High Court, of retired HC judges to decide on appeals against the outcomes of the "adjudication" process pursuant to the SIR in West Bengal — delivers a lightning swift judgement on the first and understandably one of the only two cases decided as yet. He has quite graciously restored the appellant’s status as a rightful voter and (…)

• Power over Principle: Reclaiming Public Discourse as a Space for Genuine Engagement | S N Tripathy

  10 April, by S N Tripathy

  The American Left comprises diverse political ideologies, movements, and organisations advocating for social, economic, and political equality. It ranges from progressive Democrats and modern liberals to democratic socialists and more radical leftists, emphasising social justice, labor rights, environmentalism, and government intervention to reduce inequality.

• Gender and Youth Underrepresentation in Kerala

  10 April, by Jos Chathukulam

  Abstract
  Despite significant advancements in human development indicators, Kerala presents a paradox in electoral representation. Women constitute more than 52% of the population, and individuals below 50 years account for approximately 66.5%. However, their representation among candidates fielded by major political fronts

• Kerala Story — Between Cinema and Propaganda | Aaron Nair, Karamala Areesh Kumar, Sudhakara Karakoti

  10 April

  With the release of Kerala Story-2 on 27th February 2026, an influx of opinions and defences has hijacked social media and other popular discourse across the country. The first movie (part-1), released in 2023, faced a similar storm at the time of release and found acceptance from sections of the political elite. Promoted as the true story of over 32,000 girls targeted and converted by Islamists, going on to serve the interests of radical groups like ISIS, The Kerala Story was criticised for (…)

• On caste and annihilation of caste . . . Simply told . . . as it is. . . | C. R. Bijoy

  10 April

  Apr 02, 2026
  Caste, a historically evolved sociopolitical phenomenon and structure, constantly defines and redefines itself according to the changes in the way production is organised, surplus generated, expropriated and distributed. This predates colonialism. The administrative categorisation of caste introduced by colonialism, excluded those who identified with religions that originated outside the sub-continent, as depressed classes: a loose generic label incorporating many (…)

• The ongoing War in West Asia: An Analysis | P. S. Jayaramu

  10 April, by P S Jayaramu

  April 6, 2026
  Undoubtedly, the most widely read news in the World in the last six weeks is about the ongoing US-Israel led military offensive against Iran. Let me make my position clear that Iran only retaliated in defence. The War was waged on 28th February by Israel and the United States despite the well-known fact that the Oman-led negotiations to reach a satisfactory conclusion on the negotiations about Iran