I am a Dalit, who are you?
Caste Cauldron
By Poonam I Kaushish
“The naïve notion that we can preserve freedom by exuding goodwill is not only silly, but dangerous,” wrote former US...
Pandemic shall bridge gap?
Rural-Urban Divide
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The pandemic has put the rural-urban divide into sharper focus, sending out a clear message to the Government, both the Centre...
Economy, politics fluid
High Bank Prices, GST
Economic Highlights
By Shivaji Sarkar
Both economics and politics are becoming difficult. If the change of government in Maharashtra is said to be...
Self funder, earns profits
Railway Budget
By Shivaji Sarkar
Railways is beyond speed. It connects India. It takes passengers to the farthest, remotest and inaccessible area and immensely contributes to...
Will it last till next polls?
Modi Magic in Bihar
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
In the wake of authoritarian tendencies and wrong policies at the national level, the mahagatbandhan under the leadership of...
By god, riches are a lie-ability
Netas Dog Millionaires
By Poonam I Kaushish
Heard this week's flavour amidst the ongoing maelstrom over the Rs 11,000 diamond heist of Nirav Modi? Lies, damn...
Political warlords of Bharat
Celebration Kis ki Aur Kya?
By Poonam I Kaushish
How does one begin an epitaph of the year gone by? Uncork the champagne and roll out...
Budget, ftas & after
Creating Employment
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The hype around the budget will be over within a few days but the recent trade deals need analysis, keeping in...
The Sonia Years
Mystery wrapped in enigma
By Poonam I Kaushish
The old order gave way to the new in the 132 years Grand Dame of Indian politics with...
Budget for cow & core voters
End-Poverty Vision
By Shivaji Sarkar
It's a Budget for the kisan (farmer), mazdoor (labourer), cow and lower middle class -- BJP's core voters. Bonanza is...
Is it justified?
Encounter Killing
By Dr. Oishee Mukherjee
The killings of four persons in Hyderabad allegedly accused of rape once again point to organized violence of the State....
Elevating the ties
Modi in Kuwait
By Prof. (Dr.) D.K. Giri
(Secy Gen, Assn for Democratic Socialism)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on a two-day visit to Kuwait on the...
No perpetual poll snydrome
One Nation, One Poll
By Poonam I Kaushish
Phew! If the heat-wave was not bad enough, elections really poop one out. Specially, in our country which...
Reform or find alternative
Representative Democracy
By Dr S. Saraswathi
(Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi)
The Budget session of Parliament has commenced and 20 Opposition parties joined together to boycott the...
Vital for just social order
Independence of Judiciary
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Justice Ranjan Gogoi, who is expected to be the next Chief Justice of India, recently analysed the problems of the...
Easier said than done
Free Vaccination
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
The Centre will start rolling out free vaccines to all States for those above 18 years from next Monday. However, the...
Money hai to power hai!
Market For Defectors
By Poonam I Kaushish
In these hot climes, political India is feeling the heat and how! One doesn’t know who is sleeping with...
Better higher education?
HECI Bill
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
There is much debate regarding improving higher education in the country. Academic scholars and educationists have expressed concern about standards and...
Darlings, kis ke liye!
Op Sindoor: Pak Badnam Hua
By Poonam I Kaushish
Every tragedy falls into two parts: a complication is followed by denouncement and unraveling, said Aristotle. Pakistan...
Govt must reveal reality
Economy Data Suppression
By Dhurjati Mukherjee
Notwithstanding the claim of every ruling party politician that India is progressing, the facts including grass root data of the...