Monthly Archives: March 2016
‘Dalit movement has to see itself as part of a class-wide movement’
3-3-2016 Reservation is an issue that only affects a small proportion of Dalits, says sociologist Vivek Chibber. The ferment on campuses across the country following Rohith Vemula’s suicide and the recent crackdown on free speech at Jawaharlal Nehru University have … Continue reading
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‘Nationalism does not allow the Hindu in India to claim primacy’
2-3-2016 Historian Romila Thapar on academic freedom, nationalism, sedition, and free speech A widely respected public intellectual, Romila Thapar has groomed generations of students in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), and earlier in Delhi University. Frank in her views, she insists … Continue reading
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Emptying the idea of India SATISH DESHPANDE MARY E. JOHN
2-3-2016 The current strategy of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is to mount relentless rhetorical attacks on the “anti” in anti-national while leaving the “nation” in national carefully empty. It was showcased in Parliament by Human Resource Development Minister Smriti … Continue reading
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Is India at an inflection point? M.K. NARAYANAN
29-2-2016 The Hindu The first two decades of the 21st century have witnessed a great deal of unrest and turbulence in several countries across the globe, notably in West Asia. India was spared the kind of protests that marked the … Continue reading
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