Table of Contents, Mainstream, Dec 24, Dec 31 2022

In this issue:

• Letter to the Readers, Mainstream, Dec 24 & Dec 31, 2022
• Indian Economy & Banking Under the Sway of Global Capital | Arun Kumar
• Not Rooted in Public Culture, Hindutva is a Lone Militant | Radhakanta Barik
• Spread of 2020-21 Farmers Agitation in Haryana | Jaglan & Rajeshwari
• Bharat Jodo Yatra is Evocative of the Spirit of Dandi March of 1930 | S N Sahu
• Can The Congress Again Become - A Common Man’s Party? | Papri Sri Raman
• From Babri Mosque to Ram Temple: Historical perspective | Ram Puniyani
• The issue of Appointment of Vice Chancellors in Karnataka | Prof Jayaramu
• Kaifi’s Song Stalks Modi | Jawed Naqvi
• Good Governance: A Common Man’s Perception | S K Saidapur
• In the Name of Holy Cow - Photo Essay | Raza & Haider
• A Rainbow Against Fear | Humra Quraishi
• ‘Veterans for Peace’ Call for Ceasefire & De-escalation | Bharat Dogra
• Hockey, Friendship and Partition | Sara Arshad
• Is Cuban Family Code a Trendsetter? | Chathukulam & Gonzalez
• Women shouldnt have to go through hell to give birth | Esan & Oyama
• Asia & the Pacific: Democratic erosion impact on climate change fix | Mike Runey

DOCUMENTS:

• Independent Report on Schooling Crisis in Jharkhand | GVSJ
• Letter to UN on procedural lapse at COP15 Montreal, Dec 2022 | S Faizi
• Taliban’s Ban on Women in Universities in Afghanistan - WRN Statement
• Statement from Foreign Ministers on Taliban Ban on Women in Universities (Dec 21, 2022)

BOOKS:

• Review: Thøgersen on Gasma’s ’Harbin: A cross-cultural biography’

IMAGE AND SOUND:

• Photo: Diaethria phlogea, the 89’98 butterfly from Colombia
• Photo: Trial form of Louise Michel after repression of the Paris Commune, Dec 1871
• Music: Bella Ciao in Persion
• Film: Kalpana (1948) by Uday Shankar

Editor’s Picks:

• Bill to Capture Cooperatives in States
• Indian Big Business
• Garrincha: Brazil’s ‘Joy of the People’
• Taraneh Alidoosti: Top Iran actress who supported protests arrested
• India, China, Russia abstain on UN resolution criticising Myanmar

* (Cover page artwork credits: Francis Davison - House (Essex) (1952-63) Paper collage )