by K. Narayana
I am a born Hindu. I also like the religion and my caste and maintain social relations. But while taking either political or organisational decisions never can religion or caste influence me. At the same time I will not sail (...)
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2017
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A Surfeit of Constructed Lies
24 December 2017 -
Narendra Modi’s Demonetisation Successful in Wrecking India’s Rural Economy
24 December 2017by A.V.V.S.K. Rao
The World is Governed by Three Things—Wisdom, Authority and Appearance.
Wisdom for thoughtful people, Authority for Rough People, and Appearances for the great mass of Superficial people who can look only at the outside.—Raynal, (...) -
Soviet Retreat from the Emancipative Ideas of 1917
24 December 2017by Arup Banerji
The following is a presentation by the author at a panel on the centenary of the Russian Revolution, Department of History, Delhi University, November 7, 2017.
The second decade of Soviet history, the 1930s, was volatile and (...) -
The Rise and Fall of Socialism
24 December 2017by Samit Kar
On November 7, 1917, the world could experience an alternative form of governance when socialism came into being in the Soviet Union. But despite an incredible sacrifice of crores of human lives, socialism was unable to deliver and (...) -
The Trapped Spirit
24 December 2017This is my broom
and that is your world.
I clean your yards and roads.
Red in blood oozing from your beatings
I clean your yards and roads.
These are your rags and litter, not mine;
I own nothing to show wasteful habits
—cartons, wrappers, (...) -
Appointment of CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana
24 December 2017by Gautam Sen
The appointment of Shri R. K. Asthana as the Special Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was challenged recently in the Supreme Court of India through a public interest litigation petition filed by the NGO, Common (...) -
The Cripple
24 December 2017Bent on a pair of crutches
he makes his tentative move.
Stretching the left crutch
he feels his balance,
then with a slow, sidelong jerk
pulls the right hand crutch;
his frail body shivers, steadying.
After a few steps, he stops,
inhales with a (...) -
A Forgotten Episode in Contemporary India
24 December 2017, by D. BandyopadhyayBOOK REVIEW
Kandhamal: Introspection of Initiative for Justice 2007-2015 by Vrinda Grover and Saumya Uma; Media House and United Christian Forum; 2017; pages 304.
Being a member of the majority community it is difficult for this author to assess (...) -
Does Misuse of Law prevail over the Non-existence of Evidence in its Favour?
24 December 2017WOMEN’S WORLD
by Abha Yadav
In a first against its own order, Chief Justice of India Justice Dipak Misra has stated in October 2017 that the Apex Court of the country was not in agreement with its earlier judgement on the Anti-Dowry Law. The (...) -
Centenary of Patna University, Bihar: Patna Gained at Dhaka’s Cost
24 December 2017by A.K. Biswas
Bihar was euphoric over the centenary cele-brations of the Patna University graced by the presence of the Prime Minister of India. After the universities of Calcutta, Bombay and Madras, the nineteenth century saw the birth of two (...)