Parliamentary disruptions have stalled several important policy decisions over the last few years. Instead of going the ordinance route, the government should rethink how changes can be implemented...
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Can there be a better way to frame land acquisition in favour of farmers? Perhaps the value of land needs to be fixed at intervals and projected in a five year step.
Behind the opulence of institutions and the grandstanding of politicians towards teachers lies the real truth—they are among the most undervalued professionals in India.
A burgeoning elderly population looking for senior living institutions has led to the mushrooming of Old Age Homes (OAHs) not only in West Bengal but also in other states and union territories. The...
The recent expulsion of 73 students by IIT Roorkee and the subsequent decision to allow re-examination following the orders of the Uttarakhand High Court has ramifications far beyond the ambit of...
“ Modernisation” of Madrassas has become a regular catch-phrase for governments, yet there has been negligence in meeting the educational needs of the Muslim minority. It is high time that Muslim...
The seemingly intractable Hmar question in Mizoram has erupted again with the resuming of violent clashes between HPC (D) and the state government. Sporadic violence is becoming the norm in the state...
The Bodoland Territorial Area District elections this time has seen votes getting split between multiple parties. Will the Bodoland People’s Front, who have been allegedly involved in violence...
The state betrayed Yakub Memon, a man who maintained his decision to surrender and cooperate with investigative authorities till the very end.
Federalism in a complex multi-ethnic society like Nepal cannot address the issues of exclusion and centralisation of power. While a healthy debate about federalism is welcome in Nepal, the need of...
The Bombay dock workers struggle was galvanised by the Congress during the Indian National Movement. However their agitation for labour rights continued even long after the nationalist movement and...
The tide of police excess and impunity in Chhattisgarh does not seem to end. The tale of Bellala Padma, a political prisoner in Chhattisgarh prisons for the last eight years, reveals what goes behind...
The heritage boundary is no longer an exercise of scholarly discourse but an antagonistic boundary between human rights and world heritage.
An open letter to Vasundhara Raje, chief minister of Rajasthan, on why the Policy for Public Private Partnerships in School Education 2015 in Rajasthan will damage public education in the state.
The reluctance of the state to acknowledge domestic workers as workers and its passive stance on the demand for a specific legislation foregrounds a dominant social bias.
