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The Merchant and the Mahatma

The relationship between political movements and economic power has often been marked by suspicion, compromise, or uneasy dependence. Yet, the story of Mahatma Gandhi and the House of Tata...

All Party MPs to Meet VC JNU Today to Ensure Negotiations with Fasting Students

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Eight Days Into the Hunger Strike JNU Students Health Fragile, VC Issues “Appeal”

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When People Think of Themselves as People and “Others” as Snakes

Image courtesy: Thinglink.comEncounters of a personal kind with a...

Secularism is a Bangladeshi Trait; We Must Stand By It

It was our undying commitment to secular values that...

Outrage in Kerala over Dalit Woman Rape, NHRC Sends Notice, Two in Custody

Image Cortesy: ReutersOutrage in Kerala over Nirbhaya-like Dalit Woman...

JNU Academics Sit on Solidarity Strike Condemn Administration Highhandedness

  The Jawaharlal Nehru University Teachers Association (JNUTA) observed a...

Modi’s Undeclared Emergency: Academia feels the Heat

Universities Under Indira Gandhi and Narendra Modi, a pithy...

Islamist Terrorism, Sectarian Violence: Chilling Echoes of Pastor Niemoller

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Battle lines Drawn: Lathi Charge in Allahabad University against Protesting Students

University’s Decision to Deny Offline Admissions Contested by Student...

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