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Twenty-First Century Socialism: What It Will Become and Why | Harriet Fraad, Richard D. Wolff
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ISKON Spoils the Mid-Day Meals in Jharkhand
23 December 202317 December 2023
Centralised kitchen in midday meals a big flop, students fed up – Survey of schools exposes the truth
Khadya Suraksha Jan Adhikar Manch, Pashchimi Singhbhum
Khadya Suraksha Jan Adhikar Manch, Pashchimi Singhbhum today released (...) -
Drop the UAPA Charges against youth arrested in Parliament Jumping Case! - PUCL Statement 20 Dec 2023
23 December 2023PEOPLE’S UNION FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES 332, Patpar Ganj, Opp. Anand Lok Apartments, (Gate No. 2), Mayur Vihar-I, Delhi 110 091
Founder: Jayaprakash Narayan; Founding President: V M Tarkunde President: Ms. Kavita Srivastava (Rajasthan); General (...) -
Review: Subramanian on ’Phantom Lovers: Two Novellas’ by Achala Moulik
23 December 2023, by K S SubramanianBook Review
Phantom Lovers: Two Novellas by Achala Moulik
Niyogi Books
2023 ; 384 Pages ISBN-10 : 8196405332 ISBN-13 : 978-8196405335
The author, a civil servant-scholar, has the gift for writing about human love in the midst (...) -
Review: Emily Laurent-Monaghan on ‘Pleasure Erased’ by Catherine Malabou
23 December 2023BOOK REVIEW
Reviewed by Emily Laurent-Monaghan
Pleasure Erased: The Clitoris Unthought by Catherine Malabou
Polity 2022. 150 pp. ISBN-10 : 1509549935 ISBN-13 : 978-1509549931
Unlike ‘woman’ or ‘sex’, the clitoris is not an (...) -
Letter to the Readers, Mainstream, Dec 16, 2003
16 December 2023Letter to the Readers, Mainstream, 16 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Conference (COP28) held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates just concluded on Dec 13, 2023. This conference was crowded with technocrats & lobbyists, and dealers from the (...) -
New Constitution: A Fig Leaf for Hindu Rashtra | Vijay Kumar
16 December 2023, by Vijay KumarThe idea of a new Constitution is being floated, especially by those who are perceived to be close to the Narendra Modi Government. It started with Derek Debroy, writing in Mint, followed by others, and gained currency after the publication of a (...) -
Diplomatic blow to India as Biden turns down invite | M K Bhadrakumar
16 December 2023, by M K BhadrakumarDecember 14, 2023
It is easy at once to exaggerate or underestimate the sensational case of the aborted assassination attempt on Sikh separatist leader and US citizen, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in New York and its ramifications.
At one end is the (...) -
High-Interest Microfinance by NBFCs: A Challenge to Commercial Banks | S S Sangwan
16 December 2023Abstract
Microfinance through NBFCs and banks is a fast emerging sector which has registered a 21 % growth compared to 15.9 % in the total credit of all banks during 2022-23. The removal of the cap on interest for unsecured loans and enhancing (...) -
Urban Poor Finding It Increasingly Difficult to Meet Basic Needs | Bharat Dogra
16 December 2023, by Bharat DograRecently this writer visited some working class settlements as well as gathering places of daily wage workers in Delhi. Conversations with people here revealed serious, persistent and increasing difficulties in meeting basic needs in a situation (...)