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• JP: Some Reflections

  19 October, by Nikhil Chakravartty
  From N.C.’s Writings
  by Analyst
  On the occasion of Jayaprakash Narayan’s 116th birth anniversary on October 11, 2017 we are carrying the following piece written by N.C. under the pseudonym ‘Analyst’ after JP passed away on October 8, 1979.  (...)

• What Invasion has Shown Up • Need for World Publicity

  19 October, by Nikhil Chakravartty
  October 20 this year marks the fiftysixth anniversary of the Chinese aggression on India. On this occasion we are carrying N.C.’s ‘New Delhi Skyline’ published in Mainstream seven days after the invasion.
  A fresh appraisal of values has overtaken  (...)

• In the Context . . .

  19 October
  by Sardar Amjad Ali
  With the 2019 parliamentary elections approaching, speculations over the electoral prospects of different political parties are getting more intense.
  The ‘Journo-Mastradamus’ of our time is leaving no stone unturned in  (...)

• For a Better Comprehension of the Indian Federation Today

  19 October
  BOOK REVIEW
  by Rajeev Ranjan Sinha
  Indian Federalism: Emerging Issues by S.K. Jain (ed.); Kalpaz Publications, New Delhi; 2017; 309 pp.; Price: Rs 900. ISBN: 978-93-5128-263-1
  Federalism is best understood as a method of promoting self-rule and  (...)

• Liberal Education and Crisis in Society

  19 October
  by Shushwi Ke
  The present crisis in society is the result of systemic failure of the sites of learning in all branches. The Indian education system, either the schooling or higher education, has taken the form of utmost utilitarian or  (...)

• Decline of the Communist Mass Base in Bihar

  19 October
  by Jagannath Sarkar
  Jagannath Sarkar, who passed away in April 2010, was among those who led the spectacular rise of the CPI in Bihar in the 1960s and 1970s. He was among a handful of Bihar CPI leaders who envisioned the crisis in the CPI in the  (...)

• Akbar’s Heart of Darkness

  19 October
  by Mustafa Khan
  Those who study literature, as M.J. Akbar did, must have had a nobler mind and shunned from descent into darkness of their own heart. His case is of the rarest type. It turned out to be topsy-turvy. How could he fall so  (...)
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  Silver Lining in the Murky Scenario

  15 October, by SC
  EDITORIAL
  While the Election Commission has laid out the schedule for the Assembly elections in five States (Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram), the poll campaign has yet to begin in right earnest even if leaders of  (...)

• Swami Sanand’s Death a National Tragedy

  15 October, by Bharat Dogra
  TRIBUTE
  Swami Sanand breathed his last at a hospital in Rishikesh on October 11, the 111th day of his fast for the protection of the Ganga river. Known earlier as Prof G.D. Aggarwal, he was widely regarded as one of the most respected  (...)

• Turning Once Again to the Traditional Friend

  15 October, by Barun Das Gupta
  The Indo-Russian defence deal, signed last week during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to New Delhi, is a significant development. To make this deal possible, hectic behind-the-scene activities took place. National Security Adviser Ajit  (...)

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