by Francine Prose*
19 Oct 2021
The question of what specific books and topics can and can’t be taught is linked to a disturbing new law in Texas
I’ve been trying to imagine what Gina Peddy could have been thinking when, on 8 October, she informed (...)
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Texas schools are being told to teach ‘opposing views’ of the Holocaust. Why? | Francine Prose
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Dusshera 2021 | Badri Raina
23 October 2021They burn the wicked one Who does not exist. Those that deserve extinction Are not on their list.
The thief who takes the biggest cut Is new global hero. Those that squeal for a loaf of bread Are dangerous to the marrow.
Effigies are obliging (...) -
Table of Contents, Mainstream, Oct 16, 2021
15 October 2021* ACN Nambiar: The Forgotten Freedom Fighter | BP Mathur
* Caricature: Putting Words in Gandhi’s Mouth to Shore up Savarkar | J.Vellur
* Why repeated sexual violence by humanitarians & peacekeepers? | Mukesh Kapila
* The Children and Psychology | Paul Goodman -
Letter to the Readers, Mainstream, Oct 16, 2021
15 October 2021Letter to the Readers, Mainstream, October 16, 2021
Prime Minister Modi makes practically every public speech by him sound like an election campaign speech where he sees the need to blame his critics for pointing out wrongs. Why does such a (...) -
ACN Nambiar: An Unknown Freedom-Fighter Abroad | B P Mathur
15 October 2021, by B P MathurAs we enter the 75th year of our freedom, the most appropriate thing to do is to pay homage to our freedom fighters by remembering the sacrifices, trial and tribulations they have gone through. This would inspire our countrymen, particularly (...) -
Porbandar, Phulpur: Lessons to Learn | TJS George
15 October 2021, by T J S GeorgeMust things go from bad to worse as civilisation progresses? Of course not. In civilised societies everyday routines go from good to better. New York’s subway system, one of the largest in the world, has coped very well with the city’s growth (...) -
Jalianwala Bagh: Centenary commemoration by Renovation or Destruction of Monumental History | Chaman Lal
15 October 2021, by Chaman LalChaman Lal*
Jallianwala Bagh the most iconic symbol of Indian freedom struggle is in news on its reopening in a renovated form, which started a few years ago. There are few internationally known iconic symbols of colonial and imperialist (...) -
Priyanka is yet to motivate her leaders to stand by the poor and Dalits of Uttar Pradesh | Arun Srivastava
15 October 2021by Arun Srivastava
Priyanka Gandhi is using all her might to rejuvenate the party rank and file and make them to take the BJP head on. During recent years Priyanka has built strong case against the Yogi government but ironically the state (...) -
Climate Change and Dormant Viruses | Pavittarbir Singh Saggu
15 October 2021by Pavittarbir Singh Saggu*
Because of climate change, permafrost is thawing, releasing viruses and bacteria that have been dormant for thousands of years, posing potentially catastrophic risks to humans and ecosystems.
When a strange illness (...) -
Awarding a Writer in Exile | Arup Kumar Sen
15 October 2021, by Arup Kumar SenThe Nobel Prize in Literature 2021 was awarded to Abdulrazak Gurnah “for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents” (Nobel Committee (...)
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