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...