Despite decades of reservation policies aimed at addressing historical injustices, the socio-economic condition of Scheduled Castes (SCs) in India remains dire, as highlighted by Sukhadeo Thorat, former Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC) and Professor Emeritus at Jawaharlal...
By Sreekala Sivasankaran
The news came in the morning that Queenie Hallegua, the vibrant Jewish community leader in the Mattancheri Jew Town passed away on Sunday (August 11, 2024). She was 89. Eight years ago, when I interviewed her for...
Indians have suffered the severe consequences of risky migration. Reuters
Originally published in Firstpost 16 June 2024
Call it self-styled migration or export, the participation of Indian mercenaries in the Ukraine War in a distant land should be viewed with concern...
India's Human Development Index (HDI) value rebounded in 2022, rising from 0.633 to 0.644, placing the country in the medium human development category. Additionally, India has made progress in reducing gender inequality, with a Gender Inequality Index (GII) value...
Ardra R.
'The Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita or BNS2', is something that demands serious attention, but has been greatly ignored by the media and the general public. It is set to replace the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), serving...
Utsa Patnaik
THE nutritional status of the Indian population has been going down slowly but surely during the last three decades, the period of neo-liberal economic reforms. The five-yearly National Sample Survey reports on nutritional intake in India have been...
A happy news for India, home to a vast population (1.4 billion) and numerous young minds, holds a critical role in Agenda 2030. Its primary development goal is eradicating poverty in all forms and ensuring inclusivity for every individual....
As India’s population of 1.4 billion people becomes the world’s largest, its GDP is forecast to expand dramatically. Goldman Sachs Research projects India will have the world’s second-largest economy by 2075.
For India, a key to realizing the potential of...
By KANCHA ILAIAH SHEPHERD
June 25 is the 92nd birth anniversary of the almost forgotten Mandal Messiah
On June 25, a celebration meeting of V. P. Singh’s 92 birth anniversary meeting has been planned by several pro-social justice organisations at the...
It's said Emperor Nero played the fiddle while Rome was burning. Historians have pointed out that the story is baseless. The fiddle was not there in Rome during Nero's time, and his favourite instrument was the lyre. When the...
