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Jagmohan Singh — Life Devoted to Carrying Forward the Legacy of Shahid Bhagat Singh
14 August 2020, by Bharat DograWhen the village student who daily cycled 20 km. to reach his college in Jalandhar city noticed the respect he got each time when someone introduced him as the nephew of Shahid Bhagat Singh, he wondered what a great man his maternal uncle must (...) -
Designing Strategies for Migrant Labour Livelihoods | N. Linga Murthy, S. Indrakant
14 August 2020by N. Linga Murthy, S. Indrakant
Migrant labour in India is an important component of the unorganized, insecure and highly neglected unfortunate labour. Thanks to Covid-19, migrant labour is very much in the news. The time has come (...) -
Child Labour in the context of Covid -19 Pandemic and Natural Disasters: Implications for Prevention and Response | Kingshuk Sarkar & Helen R. Sekar
14 August 2020There is an apprehension that incidences of child labour may increase in the post lockdown period in the context of COVID-19 pandemic. Lack of livelihood opportunities and sluggish aggregate demand will make children vulnerable for exploitation. Certain natural disasters are also adding to the already existing precarity.
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Covid-19: A Blessing for BJP in Assam | Nurul Hassan
14 August 2020, by Nurul HassanAbstract
It is considered that Assam is one of the finest hotbeds for all forms of politics. Recently, a portion of people found religious angles in Covid-19 pandemic. Although, the matter of Nizamuddin Markaz has become irrelevant but the (...) -
Bihar faces the wrath of covid-19 | Nisha Mishra
14 August 2020by Nisha Mishra
With the legislative elections round the corner in Bihar, and the consequent transfer of two health secretaries within a gap of less than two months has raised questions on the health infrastructure of the state. COVID cases (...) -
Nasir: Depicting Subjugation As An Amalgamation Of Class And Religious Identities | Kiran Desai
14 August 2020, by Kiran DesaiViewed “Nasir”, a Tamil movie screened at MAMI on 7th June 2020 on Youtube. Yes, it’s brilliant film. The director Arun Karthick has opted a technique of simple linear narration purposefully that entails mainly two inferences that will be unfolded (...) -
Sri Lanka: The Rajapaksa juggernaut mauls Opposition | Apratim Mukarji
14 August 2020, by Apratim MukarjiOne-hundred fifty out of a total of 225 seats in Sri Lanka’s new Parliament---elected on August 5---has turned out to be a dream win few political parties can achieve in a democracy. This is what the two Rajapaksas---President Gotabaya, the (...) -
Presidential Election In Belarus-Authoritarian Regime Persists | R.G.Gidadhubli
14 August 2020Lukashenka has been an authoritarian president emerging from his position as the head of a State Farm and has not allowed any opposition to his leadership during the last 26 years. He has neither promoted nor allowed democratic political institutions to emerge in the country even as the main objective of all independent states after the breakup of the Soviet Union was to bring about transition from the former Communist System to political democracy
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A Genocide Is Taking Place In Brazil | Frei Betto
14 August 2020Brasil Wire, July 20, 2020
Frei Betto is a Brazilian writer, philosopher, liberation theologian, and Dominican friar. Involved in Brazil’s emancipatory struggles for decades, Betto was imprisoned for four years under the Military dictatorship for (...) -
’Like in the Cultural Revolution’: Hong Kong’s educators fear being purged | Verna Yu
14 August 2020Teachers and professors face crackdown as authorities fight for the minds of an antagonistic young generation
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