It is no less than a pyrrhic historical atrocity to want to eliminate the reality of a whole section of living people by refusing them the right to call themselves what they wish.
It is understandable that if and when asked, any court in the (...)
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Do Not Say ’Dalit’, For It Is Too Real
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On Unmarked Graves in the Kashmir Valley
25 September, by Humra QuraishiMUSINGS
Last weekend one news report hit to such an extent that I read it more than once and it also dragged along a significant offshoot.
Well, first the news report of Mexican investigators finding a mass grave in the state of Veracruz that (...) -
A Glimpse of State of Academics in Indian Universities
25 Septemberby Harish C. Sharma
I have come across an article in the recent issue of EPW on Agyeya’s Shekhar Ek Jeevni.It is a profound understanding of Western influences on Agyeya’s novel. It shows the commentator’s deep understanding of both Western (...) -
The Global Economy and the Trade War
25 Septemberby Monaem Sarkar
The trade war between the United States and its trading partners has created a number of downside risks for the global economy. So how is the global economy faring? How will the retaliatory tariffs imposed by the United States (...) -
Evaluating India’s New Neighbourhood Policy
25 Septemberby Duryodhan Nahak
Over the last four years, in a host of writings India’s new neighbourhood policy or neighbours first appears to be the dominant theme. Mean-while, India’s neighbourhood policy is essentially a continuity and change since the (...) -
Legal Rights of Farmers under the Farmers Right to Guaranteed Remunerative MSP for Agricultural Commodities Bill, 2018
25 Septemberby Shubham Kumar and Apurva Singh
“Bowed by the weight of centuries he leansUpon his hoe and gazes on the ground, The emptiness of ages in his face, And on his back the burden of the world”1
1. Introduction
In 2014, the Prime Minister of India (...) -
India in Peril
25 September, by Samit KarThe word ‘Dharma’ emerged from the Sanskrit term ‘dhri’ meaning the beholder of something. The concept ‘something’ is very elastic in nature. For example, the term beholder might include many apparently trivial bearings like wearing a ring, an ear (...) -
On the recently concluded two-by-two Indo-US Defence Deal
25 September, by Ashok ParthasarathiThe editorial on the recently concluded Defence Deal with the USA [“Indo-US Defence Deal: What does it Presage?” (Mainstream, September 8, 2018)] is, as usual in the case of Mainstream, timely and well argued. However, it should not really come as (...) -
A Rhyme
25 SeptemberAt your birth rose the red star,
Unsullied Earth raised her arms,
May-skies rang with the Uchchaisrava neigh
And the seven Kalpurushes sang a concerted song...
Let riots be sponsored, let blood redden the earth,
Let them try to bring death to (...) -
Rafale Aircraft Deal: A Joint Parliamentary Committee should be Formed to Investigate Socialist Party’s Demand
25 SeptemberThe following is the press release of a statement by Dr Prem Singh, President of the Socialist Party (India).
The matter of purchase of Rafale fighter aircraft from France has consistently remained within the realm of suspicion. There are (...)
