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Surrogacy in India: A Thorny Issue
20 March 2010, by Namita Singh JamwalSurrogate motherhood—an arrangement in which a woman carries and bears a child for another person or persons, but takes no ownership of the child born—has raised moral, ethical, social and legal questions about both—the woman and the ‘commissioned (...) -
Rajya Sabha Creates History
19 March 2010, by SCFor all the opposition from a vocal and recalcitrant minority within Parliament and certain sections of informed opinion outside, the passage of the Constitution (108th Amendment) Bill in the Rajya Sabha on March 9 by a landslide (186-1)—after (...) -
Wider Lessons of Shiv Sena’s Latest Mumbai Experience
19 March 2010, by Balraj PuriThe setback that the parochial form of Maharashtrian regionalism has recently received may result in revival of the progressive potentialities that regional nationalism had once displayed. Its experience is of wider relevance in other parts of (...) -
A Tribute to Dr K.N. Raj
19 March 2010, by Lalit UniyalI was never a student of Dr K.N. Raj; yet he was my teacher.
This curious circumstance came about in the following manner. Driven by an irresistible urge to work for the poor, I resigned my job with the eventual aim of working in a (...) -
Tribute to K.N. Raj
19 March 2010TRIBUTE
[ Professor Kakkadan Nandanath Raj, a former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Delhi, who founded the Centre for Development Studies (CDS) in Thiruvananthapuram and was its Honorary Emeritus Fellow, breathed his last in (...) -
Suspend the Senior Officer involved in the Silda Fiasco
19 March 2010, by D. BandyopadhyayOn February 15, 2010, around 5 pm in the late afternoon, a group of armed Maoists attacked the camp of the Eastern Frontier Rifles at the Silda bazaar area. [Silda happens to be some 30 km from Midnapore town and 14 km from Jhargram in West (...) -
Towards Understanding Naxalism
19 March 2010, by Sarabjit KaurOne major challenge before the Indian state today is that of Naxalism, a movement which has a long history and which over a period of time has expanded its influence and violent activities. It is now spread over 14 States covering about 160 (...) -
Hijacking—Issues and Perspectives
19 March 2010, by Latika NathThe word hijacking brings to mind horrific images and disturbing thoughts about air travel safety. Hijacking is now looked upon as an act of terrorism. Hijacking entered a new phase on September 9, 2001. This signified an attitudinal change in (...) -
Muslim Activists’ Call to Government and Parliament
19 March 2010There was a National Meet of Muslim Activists for Reservation at New Delhi on February 10, 2010. The following is the Final Statement adopted at the Meet.
Muslim Activists for Reservation from all over the country, meeting in Delhi on February (...) -
Dalit Symbolism and the Democratisation of Secular Spaces
19 March 2010, by Harish S. WankhedeIntroduction
In the recent past, wider discussion and debate have been built over the issue of mega-construction works undertaken by the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Government. Intellectuals and social activists were worried that public money was being (...)
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