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Sumit Sarkar: Engaged scholarship, ways of historical thinking, an enduring legacy
Scholar of modern India with a path breaking approach to research and his discipline, historian Sumit Sarkar transformed how modern Indian history was understood, bringing ordinary people and their experiences to the centre of historical scholarship
A PhD thesis reignites debate on Govt control over IIMs
Subramanian Swamy asks why ‘upper caste’ tag for BJP in PhD thesis; Govt asks for a copy, IIM-A director pushes back
Freedom House report deems India to be ‘partly free’
Key reasons for the reduced score include; Delhi violence, invoking sedition charges against dissenters, plight of migrant workers during lockdown, and the acquittals in Babri Masjid demolition case.
Dalit RTI activist hacked to death in Gujarat
Assailants barged in with spear, iron pipes and sword; it is believed this attack was in response to a complaint filed in court against the Kshatriyas usurping his land
IT raids, govt’s desperate attempt to attack farmer supporters: SKM
Farmers said that instead of fulfilling farmers’ demands, the central government is attacking farmers and their supporters; Anurag Kashyap, Tapsee Pannu in regime's crosshairs
Delhi MCD by polls: AAP wins four seats, BJP none!
Deputy Chief Minister congratulated AAP winners stating that people of Delhi were fed up with BJP and will bring back Kejriwal’s “politics of honesty”
BJP begins to pay a political price as farmers’ struggle completes three months
In the week before the historic nationwide farmers’ struggle completed three months on February 26, the BJP had already begun to pay a heavy political price for its pro-corporate obstinacy
2020-2021: The historic farmers agitation and its significance
While opposing the brazenly pro-corporate policies of the present government, the further success of the farmers’ movement lies in co-operative farming, addressing issues of land ownership and distribution, fair wages, implementation of the FRA 2006 as well as the barriers caused by caste and gender
VC Kumar’s decisions have weakened the system of academic governance: JNUTA
Protesting the VC’s month-long continuation in office, JNU teachers called for a press conference on Monday to voice their grievances against the administration
March will witness mahapanchayats across India, says the SKM
After a week-long of protests, farmer leaders declared farmers’ will spread the message of the struggle across the country with the help of trade union workers.
Two former Kerala HC judges join BJP
Several Mahila Congress workers have also been inducted into the party
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