Letter to the Readers, Mainstream, October 23, 2021
Sections of influential media in India do a disservice to society by not highlighting public issues in a transparent manner and not challenging the public postures of the Government or of (...)
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Letter to the Readers, Mainstream, Oct 23, 2021
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India’s Covid Death Toll: Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics | K N Ninan
23 October 2021by K N Ninan
Mark Twain, an American writer is credited with popularising a statement rightly or wrongly attributed to Benjamin Disraeli, British Prime Minister during 1874 to 1880 which stated that: “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned (...) -
Global Financial Architecture Underlies the Illegality of the Rich Who are the New Colonizers | Arun Kumar
23 October 2021, by Arun KumarThe Pandora Papers, published on October 3, once again expose the illegal activities of the rich and the mighty across the world. The investigation into these papers by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), is the (...) -
Not all can see democracy’s power | T J S George
23 October 2021, by T J S GeorgeIMPRESSIONS
Uttar Pradesh is considered India’s lead state. Its size, and Delhi being virtually a geographic part of it could be the main reason. UP does have a hold on Delhi’s affairs in ways no other state has. Some of our great national (...) -
Online Dating Apps: Changes and Continuities in Gender Relations | Piyali Sur
23 October 2021, by Piyali SurAbstract
This article looks at how online dating apps provide opportunities to women to ‘take charge’ sexually but within a wider context of persistent coercion and inequality.
Introduction
Dating applications, primarily navigated by (...) -
Violence, Militancy and Terrorism: A way forward | S.G.Vombatkere
23 October 2021, by S G VombatkereTerror, terrorism, terrorists
Terror is the emotion of “extreme fear” caused by the threat or use of violence. Terror is also an instrument to cause fear, “a weapon of the impotent, the disenfranchised and the unorganized in the face of profound (...) -
Chronology Samjhiye Rajnath Singhji: Do not Outrageously Falsify History by Linking Gandhi with Savarkar’s Mercy Petitions | S N Sahu
23 October 2021, by S N SahuV D Savarkar who desperately submitted multiple clemency petitions to the British authorities from 1911 onwards for his release from Cellular jail of Andamans was also charged with conspiracy to murder of Mahatma Gandhi and the then Home (...) -
J P and his many experiments with democracy | Murari Sharan Verma
23 October 2021by Murari Sharan Verma *
Jaiprakash Narayan was one of the leading lights of India’s freedom movement and an iconic figure in post-independence India. He inspired millions but his ideas also evoked cynicism in several quarters. Ironically, J P (...) -
JP as a failed politician | Radhakanta Barik
23 October 2021, by Radhakanta Barikby Prof Radhakanta Barik
JP Narayan (JP) after leaving his party politics he decided to enjoy his freedom. He felt restricted in his freedom to think and act as free intellectual as a member of the party. He defined it as “freedom of the mind, (...) -
Caste, Class Combined to Make Bombay | M R Narayan Swamy
23 October 2021, by M R Narayan Swamyby M.R. Narayan Swamy
Outcaste Bombay:
City Making and the Politics of the Poor
by Juned Shaikh
Orient BlackSwan
Pages: 226; Price Rs 995
ISBN 9789354420405
When Bombay expanded in the 19th century from a trading town into a (...)
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