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August 4, 2021
The rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl child in the capital city of the country, New Delhi, is another of those reminders that we are living in dark-barbaric-ruthless times. Nah, no human form is safe and secure, in (...)
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Ruthless times & Some Unusual People | Humra Quraishi
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An Enigma Called Gorky | M R Narayan Swamy
7 August 2021, by M R Narayan Swamyby M R Narayan Swamy
Was Maxim Gorky a Stalinist stooge? Did he embrace Bolshevism fully? Was he an apologist for Stalin’s crimes against fellow Russians? The questions have dogged the eminent and controversial Soviet writer for long. More than (...) -
Was Guru Dutt a Marxist? | Radhakanta Barik
7 August 2021, by Radhakanta Barikby Radhakanta Barik *
In the Bombay film world there was a Calcutta school of filmmaking. Prominent of them was Bimal Roy who had a command over each area of film making. Strong tradition of storytelling was the strength of these film makers. It (...) -
Urgent Need for Disarmament Efforts As Threat From Nuclear Weapons Is Increasing | Bharat Dogra
7 August 2021, by Bharat DograOn August 6, as the world observes Hiroshima Day (the 76th anniversary of the first-ever use of an atomic weapon in Hiroshima) , serious concerns regarding the threats from nuclear weapons are increasing in the middle of new tensions and power (...) -
Prevent Government takeover of Gandhian Institutions - Public Statement by concerned citizens
7 August 2021[concerned citizens oppose a Government takeover of the Sabarmati Ashram]
The Ashram
Gandhi’s Ashram at Ahmedabad, known as Sabarmati Ashram, is an unusual monument of international importance. It was Gandhi’s home from 1917 to 1930. He led the (...) -
First-year completion of NEP - Statement by All India Federation of University and College Teachers’ Organisation - Aug 2, 2021
7 August 2021All India Federation of University and College Teachers’ Organisation (AIFUCTO)
Press Release
Patna:
02.08.2021
Prime Minister address to the nation on the first-year completion of NEP ignored ground realities
Prime Minister’s address to the (...) -
ABC Regulation 2021, a push towards Blended Learning Mode, will lead to dilution of degrees | DUTA Press Release, July 29, 2021
7 August 2021DUTA Press Release, 29.7.2021
As part of his address to the nation on National Education Policy 2020, the PM today has launched Academic Bank of Credit (ABC), yet another NEP recommendation. The ABC Regulations intend to give impetus to Blended (...) -
Table of Contents, Mainstream, July 31, 2021
30 July 2021* The Assam-Mizoram Border Clash | Barun Das Gupta
* Pegasus – obfuscating the obvious | Upal Chakraborty
* One dream, different dreaming | Ash Narain Roy
* Marx in the MEGA | Pradip Baksi -
Letter to the Readers, Mainstream, July 31, 2021
30 July 2021Letter to the Readers, Mainstream, July 31, 2021
Frequent events of extreme weather are likely to be the norm now and the tipping point in the climate crisis seems to be approaching …. Globally, land temperatures are about 1.2C hotter than in (...) -
The Assam-Mizoram Border Clash | Barun Das Gupta
30 July 2021, by Barun Das GuptaThe death of seven Assam policemen in armed clashes with the Mizoram police on July 26 is deplorable. Assam has “border disputes” with Meghalaya, Nagaland and Mizoram for a long time. This time, according to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa (...)
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