Mangboilal Lhouvum
The death of Mangboilal Lhouvum, a daily wager and father of four, on August 4, 2021, in Manipur, has brought extra-judicial killings once again onto the ‘front page’ .
The horrific manner in which the poor man died has raised (...)
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Mangboilal Lhouvum and AFSPA: Are we asking the right questions? | S G Vombatkere
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Independent India: Dreams Unfulfilled | Ram Puniyani
13 August 2021by Ram Puniyani
Musings on 75th year of our Independence
With India getting freedom from colonial rule, the first Prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru summed up the aspirations and dreams of the leaders and participants in the movement in his (...) -
Those Who Giveth, Those Who Taketh | TJ S George
13 August 2021, by T J S GeorgeIMPRESSIONS
First impressions are of course misleading. When Savji Dholakia bought a bungalow in Mumbai’s classy Worli Sea Face for Rs 18 crore, the image of the "filthy rich" must have crossed many minds. But that image no doubt softened (...) -
Jamshedpur ‘Underworld’ and Changing Nature of Crime | Sajjad & Ahmad
13 August 2021by Mohammad Sajjad and Md. Zeeshan Ahmad *
ABSTRACT
This essay attempts at exploring the phenomenon of gangsterism and “entrepreneur criminal” in a small industrial town, Jamshedpur. In recent decades, phenomena of organised crime in rural areas (...) -
Mystery over Netaji Subash Chandra’s death Lingers | Rajaram Panda
13 August 2021, by Rajaram Pandaby Rajaram Panda
It is almost established that Netaji Subash Chandra Bose died in a plane crash in Taihoku, the present day Taipei, Taiwan, on 18 August 1945. However, conspiracy theories appeared within hours of his death, which persisted for (...) -
Parliament Disruption: Dictatorial axe attack on Indian democracy | Mondal & Jana
13 August 2021by Mohiuddin Mondal and Abhijit Jana * Democracy as defined by Abraham Lincon, the sixteenth president of the USA, is "government of the people for the people and by the (...) -
Policy Paper on Revamping Science Education in Karnataka: Summary Analysis | P S Jayaramu
13 August 2021, by P S Jayaramuby P. S . Jayaramu
August 9, 2021
The Karnataka Science and Technology Academy appointed a Committee headed by the former Vice Chancellor of Karnatak University, Prof. S.K. Saidapur, along with a few former Vice chancellor like Dr. H.A. (...) -
Education in times of Corona crisis in Jammu and Kashmir | Abid Ahmad Shah
13 August 2021by Abid Ahmad Shah
Modernism has brought about globalisation of education, where newer tools, techniques and processes emerge to aid and assist the process of teaching and learning development. The yesteryear of 2020 was a watershed in the (...) -
Fugitive moments of compassion | Sukumaran C V
13 August 2021, by Sukumaran C.V.In India the words Hindu and Muslim always bring into our minds conflict, riots, rapes, killings and incessant bickerings. There are numerous stories that narrate the love and cooperation between Hindus and Muslims in India to show that they (...) -
Indo-US Nuclear Deal and a Cock-and-Bull Story | Sukla Sen
13 August 2021, by Sukla Senby Sukla Sen
The Deal, it may be recalled, had been clinched - at the conclusion of a (tension-filled) process stretching over more than three years, back in 2008 October .
Close to thirteen years have elapsed.
Now - out of the blue, a (...)
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