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Beyond the ‘plum’ posting: Why the caste lens still defines bureaucratic success

Following my recent blog on former IAS bureaucrat Atanu Chakraborty’s sudden exit as non-executive chairman of HDFC Bank, a few colleagues from the Gujarat cadre — mostly those I...

Why are we silent on the grave threat to Kancha Ilaiah?

The professor must be provided all the security that...

I am in Self-Imposed House Arrest After Being Attacked: Kancha Iliah Shepherd

  The Hindu reports that intrepid academic Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd's...

Has Gauri Lankesh, in her Martyrdom propelled India to Rethink and Rebuild democracy?

Gauri Lankesh, State, and Civil Society   To state the obvious...

Whither Truth? Demand Narmada Evacuees, Challenging the CM, Gujarat & PM Modi

Badwani, Madhya Pradesh | September 15, 2017: The statement...

Time for Akhara ‘certified’ Babas?

For a law against Superstition at the National LevelThese...

What is Social Smuggling by Sahukars (Traders)? asks Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd

Amit Shah Gets Bouquets for Calling Gandhi a Chatur...

Will India’s SC Stop Rohingyas from Being Deported?

Described as arguably the world's most persecuted minority, even...

Fifty Years & Fighting: A Not So Brief History of the Narmada Bachao Struggle

50 years ago, when the Sardar Sarovar Dam was...

NEET: An Exam only for Elites

NEET only favours those students who come from elite...

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