2025

* Why India

Letter to the Readers, Mainstream
Social - economic justice and equality have been the leading principles of India

June 19, 2025
Despite optimistic claims of poverty elimination in India, significant changes in survey methodology over the years and the persistence of outdated poverty lines render such conclusions dubious.
Discussions on poverty in India have long centred on the Household Consumption Expenditure Surveys (HCES) [1] which are conducted nationwide. These surveys measure how much households spend and are often used as a stand-in for household income since reliable income data is hard (…)

New Yorkers on 25 June celebrated the victory of 33-year-old lawyer, Zohran Mamdani

Since the beginning, they’ve told us to look good. Put this on. Fix your hair. Don’t go out like that. Why? Because beauty is what others expect from us. And what others expect becomes a prison if we continue to live inside it. Being ugly is freedom; it’s a refusal to participate in someone else’s fantasy. It is confidence without needing approval. And that is real power.
This piece offers a critical analysis of two widely cited academic perspectives which connect appearance rituals with (…)

In early May 2025, Indian authorities forcibly disappeared 38 Rohingya refugees from Delhi, deceiving them under the guise of biometric registration [1]. Among them were minors, the elderly, and the critically ill. They were flown, bound and blindfolded, to Port Blair, then loaded onto a naval vessel. Beaten and abused aboard, including reports of sexual assault, they were asked:

Keywords: Cricket, Ranji Trophy, Regional Talent, IPL, Corporate capital, Stampede, Public safety
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The 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) will forever hold a special place in the hearts of Bangaloreans. After 18 seasons of disappointment, perseverance and heartbreak, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) finally clinched their maiden IPL trophy. For millions of fans, especially in Bangalore, the victory was not just about cricket, but a symbol of hope, dedication and a moment of (…)

Abstract: In the civilised world, from the mid-19th century, there has been no place for excessive, brutalising public punishments such as stoning, amputation, mutilation, and so on. Civilised people do not want to see that sort of thing. A functioning democracy itself has become one that has, for example, high levels of health care and literacy rates and low levels of infant mortality. Furthermore, it is likely to have strict provisions on child labour as well as a low rate of cruelty to (…)

The Hindutva politics is playing hide and seek game with the emergency and their stories they want to repeat. As their past is inglorious and present is not so bright and future depends on

Bangladesh