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42nd Anniversary of 1984 Sikh genocide: Amnesia of the Indian state and society
For almost last 3 decades now, on every anniversary of the 1984 genocide of Sikhs in India, this author has been reminding the Nation how Indian State and judiciary...
Only eight out of India’s 20 IIMs have Dalit-Adivasi faculty
The issue of representation of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in reputed institutes like IIMs (Indian Institute of Management) and IITs (Indian Institute of Technology) was brought up in the Rajya Sabha today. Some statistical data was revealed by the Minister of Human Resource Development, Ramesh Pokhriyal, in the answers to questions raised by the members of the upper house during question hour of the session held on November 21.
Ahmedabad students sign huge banner in support of JNU anti-fee campaign
A left-wing students' union in Gujarat went in for...
Delhi University condemns lathi charge on JNU students
Mumbai University students who also stood in support with JNU, detained
Kashmir: On 107th day of communication blackout, Press Club demands restoration
The clampdown aimed at gagging the press has led to job losses and cuts in advertising revenue
Students across Mumbai come out in support of Fathima Latheef, JNU students
As the protests across both IIT Madras and JNU...
In Odisha’s Residential Schools For Tribal Girls, Education Comes At A Cost
Momita Batra (left) and Karma Mandali, both aged 14,...
Assamese Gamosa gets international recognition, granted GI Tag
The traditional Assamese scarf known as ‘Gamosa’ has been granted a Geographical Indications (GI) tag.
JNU admin moves Delhi HC against students, JNUSU and police
As protest enter its 24th day, other universities extend their support in the fight against fee-hike
Swimming against the fascist tide: What writers, artists and intellectuals can do
With the unleashing of the reign of terror by the RSS/BJP rulers against working-class, peasant organizations, women organizations, student movements, intellectuals, writers, poets and progressive social/political activists, India also witnessed a series of resistance programmes organized by the pro-people cultural organizations in different parts of the country. My address in some of these programmes is reproduced here.
Proposing closure of govt schools, why is NEP ‘silent’ on universalising school education?
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