2024

May 1, 2024
Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka are caught in a catch 22 situation consciously and deliberately created by the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) and its chief campaigner Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
It’s a Hamletian situation of ‘to be or not to be’ or rather to contest or not to contest. But the stakes are too hight for them to let go of this challenge—the challenge of contesting from Amethi and Rae Bareli.
Sonia Gandhi on account of her failing health and inability to (…)

The Other Night A Yankee billionaire Ate and ate and ate And then he farted Yes, yes, he farted After he ate and ate and ate The Other Night
The fart was so loud that It was heard all over the world Yes, yes, heard all over the world But not only heard, But echoed and echoed and echoed The fart The Other Night
It was so loud (the fart) That the echo Shook all parts of the world Yes, yes, shook all parts of the world
The Government of Israel heard it and screamed “Bloody anti-Moses (…)

Abstract:
The education system in the Telugu states has become entrenched in an examination-centric paradigm, overshadowing the holistic development of students. The excessive emphasis on exams has led to alarming instances of student suicides, exposing the urgent need for reform. This article delves into the root causes of this crisis, highlighting the lack of empathy and introspection from authorities, the prevalence of exploitative practices, and the disproportionate focus on coaching (…)

Dipankar Bhattacharya is the general secretary of the CPI (M-L) Liberation, that is contesting seven Lok Sabha seats. He served as the general secretary of the ’Indian People’s Front’

Abstract
The act of writing history and its dissemination is part and parcel of hegemony-building exercise in modern times. Theorising nation and bringing one into existence is wholly predicated on the discursive practice of writing history. However, such discursive practices are mediated by the categories of caste, religion, race, class, gender and even colonialism. History writing, therefore, in modern times is a field of competing theories of nation-building with differential stakes for (…)

April 16, 2024
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning regarding a considerably hot summer in 2024 with more heat wave days in this session. As the planet continues to grapple with the escalating climate crisis, one of the most pressing challenges we face is the increasing frequency and intensity of heatwaves. These extreme weather events, characterized by prolonged periods of excessive heat, pose grave risks to human health, livelihoods, and well-being. However, as (…)

I will give my blood but will not allow the roll out of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) exercise based on National Population Register (NPR) and Aadhaar Numbers Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister, West Bengal reaction to the deactivation of Aadhaar Numbers at a Press Conference, February 19, 2024 As on 17.01.2018, approx 68.6 Lakh Aadhaars are in deactivated state. There is no system of maintaining year wise records of deactivations. Maintaining such a database is not required under (…)

The abrogation of Article 370 in 2019 brought about a historic shift in the constitutional status of Jammu and Kashmir. However, Kashmir witnessed deep-rooted transformations over a long period of time, particularly with the onset of armed struggle in the Valley in the late 1980s. Very recently, I chanced upon a paper by Gowhar Yaqoob, presented in a symposium on Violence and Democracy, jointly convened by the British Academy and the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) in New (…)



The prestigious Academy of Social Sciences of China, its Legal Institute, and other Sino-Republican institutions invited us to participate in the critically important 3rd International Forum on Democracy and Shared Human Values, a significant event held on March 20 in Beijing. Professor Ash Narain Roy and other illustrious social scientists, humanists and think tank representatives also took part in the forum. This gathering of about three hundred researchers and professors of law, (…)

Arun Srivastava
Suddenly, precisely for a week, the media has started writing off, rather disparaging Congress, attributing it as political party having no national perspective and also deprecating Rahul Gandhi as a meek challenger to charismatic and strong leader Narendra Modi. The most curious narrative that has been set on the roll is, the Congress will dissipate and even lose its national identity and status, as the main opposition.
Certainly, this has not as a surprise. The Godi (…)