Mainstream Weekly

Scrapping of the NREGA by Modi government under American pressures | Radhakanta Barik

Radhakanta Barik — 2026-01-10T02:02:54Z

Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan in his article ' The VB -Ram G Act 2025 fixes structural gaps in HinduDec24,2025 written like a tutorial by MA student in clumsy language that binary model or welfare vs development in the law. No explanation for removal of the right based law like MGNREGA which is appreciated by workers and scholars. Minister needs to explain what are the reasons for striking down the important labour law related to rural India. He is unable to defend new law . It (…)

- 2026

Kerala Model of development and abolition of extreme poverty from the soil of the state | Radhakanta Barik

Radhakanta Barik — 2025-11-29T10:41:56Z

Kerala remains the model of social development for Amartya Sen, who worked out the Human Development Index (HDI), which empowers women and Dalits and others to be educated and live a healthy life because health facilities are available. HDI of Kerala is touching 9 points, which top European states have achieved. This model of development with healthy inter-community relations has brought back people of Kerala after retirement to their home state. They play an important role in participatory (…)

- 2025

Nehru and Mamdani in Indian politics | Radhakanta Barik

Radhakanta Barik — 2025-11-22T16:42:48Z

According to the Rashtra Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) the number one enemy is Jawaharlal Nehru, as said by K R Malkani in a letter to the Editor in Times of India. After Modi came to power, he started campaigning against Hehru and his ideas on a regular basis. For eleven years, this campaign has been going on. In New York election politics, Nehru has been quoted, which has brought back Nehru and his ideas to sharp focus in Indian politics. Nehru, as an intellectual giant, cannot be evaluated by (…)

- 2025

System rigging & electoral manipulation for right-wing power in India | Radhakanta Barik

Radhakanta Barik — 2025-11-08T16:26:48Z

Trump speaking in the press conference with Modi told

- 2025

Odissa's City of Cuttack stands for 'bhaichara' tradition | Radhakanta Barik

Radhakanta Barik — 2025-10-11T10:58:39Z

Social harmony was woven into the social fabric of the city of Cuttack. The best example is Kadam Rasul where twenty Brahmin families live with the majority of Muslims and they share their marriage and birth day functions of their children. They have built a Masjid side by side of the Durga temple located in the same spot. This city space shows the integration of these two social groups into a complex whole of the city. This is where the city is popularly known in a social proverb given (…)

- 2025

There's More Than Meets The Eye in the Sept 2025 Student Revolt in Kathmandu | Radhakanta Barik

Radhakanta Barik — 2025-09-13T05:12:24Z

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- 2025

Battle on the streets over Vote-chori | Radhakanta Barik

Radhakanta Barik — 2025-08-30T02:26:03Z

The struggle for universal adult franchise is a continuous activity in modern politics. American President Washington turned into President with ten per cent of white people having the right to vote. They were rich, and no tenant farmer was allowed, no black labour, no white woman or black women. Only ten per cent of white males had the right to election in the early phase of American Independence. The struggle continued for two hundred years to enact universal adult franchise in America. (…)

- 2025

Modi Government does not have any Foreign Policy | Radhakanta Barik

Radhakanta Barik — 2025-08-02T09:03:41Z

The rise of right-wing politics all over the world has been encouraged by the USAID, be it Egypt or India. The way they sponsored the ANA movement (the July 2025 revolt that dethroned the Hassina government)

- 2025

Thoughts on 2025 Debates over the 1975 Emergency | Radhakanta Barik

Radhakanta Barik — 2025-07-05T05:39:55Z

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

- 2025

Cracks in Operation Sindur | Radhakanta Barik

Radhakanta Barik — 2025-06-07T08:40:47Z

Modi as the Prime Minister is scared of educated people and he cracks jokes " Hard work vs Harvard" This creates problems for managing the conflict areas of Indian economy politics and foreign policy. He dismantled the Planning Commission which used to bring the best economists to think boldly and searched a way out of crisis. It was a place of consultation among the chief ministers of states which affects the federal structure of political system. Niti Ayog cannot replace the old Planning (…)

- 2025