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Caste Census: Need of the Hour or a Tool for Appeasement?
The great leader of backward castes, Babu Jagdev Prasad Kushwaha said - 90 out of 100 are exploited and 90% belong to us (backward...
Milind Shekhar Singh
Sep 15, 202312 min read


Book Review - "Gandhi: The Years That Changed The World"
The book traces the development of an ordinary socio-political reformer becoming the greatest patriot the land has ever known. The vast...
Nitin Vrihaspati
Jun 21, 20238 min read


Naxalism: Aspirations v/s the State
"Political power grows out of the barrel of the gun." Stemming from a perpetuating class struggle, Naxalism has evolved to sabotage the...
Shatika
Jan 28, 20235 min read


2014 Elections: A Landmark in The Indian Politics
Introduction Since independence, Indian politics has undergone various changes starting from Congress' dominance, transition to coalition...
Milind Shekhar Singh
Sep 8, 20226 min read


Understanding Marx’s Critique of Religion
In an unfinished Critique to the Hegel's philosophy of the “Right”, Karl Marx's celebrated dictum “Religion is the Opium of the Masses” had
Nitin Vrihaspati
Aug 3, 20223 min read


Reaching out to the “Left Behind”: Analysing the Discourse around Pasmanda Muslims
The recently observed ripples after the BJP’s national executive meeting in Hyderabad demonstrate their changing approach towards Pasmanda M
Muhammad Luqman OP
Jul 14, 20225 min read


Dynamics of Dynastic Politics in India
Ambivalence has been the defining feature of Indian politics but what stays perennial is the proliferation of dynastic politics.
Vineet Kumar
Jul 4, 20225 min read


Fifty Years of Bangladesh Liberation War
As Bangladesh commemorates 50 years of its liberation, our nation proudly recalls the coordinated military and diplomatic moves...
A Amal Nath
Feb 23, 20225 min read


Tears of Agony- The Pitfalls of an Enduring AFSPA
Headquarters, 21 Para Regiment Assam Rifles, 4th December 2021. *Phone rings* 'Yung Aung's men are moving around near Oting' Soldiers,...
Kumar Rajneekant
Feb 4, 20225 min read


Ambedkar’s Strategy for a Casteless Society
“A just society is that society in which ascending sense of reverence and descending sense of contempt is dissolved into the creation of...
Avanindra Yadav
Dec 6, 20217 min read


An Eviction of Humanity
On September 24, Indian Prime Minister Modi while addressing the United Nations General Assembly, opined that extremism as a political...
Suboor Saifi
Oct 4, 20213 min read


Ambedkar's Idea of a Nation
“In the fight for Swaraj you fight with the whole nation on your side. In this (fight for a casteless society), you have to fight against...
Avanindra Yadav
Sep 28, 20217 min read


The Social Boycott Malady
The caste system is undeniably a hierarchical social order which engenders and ensures perpetual exploitative relations between the...
Tanishque Gedam
Jul 15, 20214 min read


Quest for Democratic Efficiency
THE BASICS OF PARLIAMENTARY AND PRESIDENTIAL SYSTEM India follows a parliamentary form of government, the Westminster model of the UK, in...
Shubodh HM
May 29, 20216 min read


Riding the Second Wave: Populism
In March 2020, when India started witnessing the initial stages of what would turn into a healthcare crisis and global pandemic, and when...
Spriha Mehrotra
Apr 22, 20217 min read


Remnants of Secularity
“I have to say that India is no longer the country of this novel,” confesses author Salman Rushdie in an article he wrote reminiscing...
Devansh Mittal
Apr 15, 20215 min read


NCT Bill 2021: Delhi’s Democratic Debacle
When in early 2020, the people of Delhi brought back Arvind Kejriwal to power as the Chief Minister of Delhi, they did not even have the...
Vikram Bana
Apr 5, 20214 min read


Towards a Democratic De-Election
The stage is set again, with the actors embracing their roles entwined with flavors of emotions, passions, promises and assertive words....
Anjana Benny
Apr 4, 20217 min read


Why Bernie is Important
The end of the 2020 American Presidential Election was as bizarre as the year itself, and that is quite normal considering what we have...
Siddharth Kaushik
Mar 30, 20218 min read


The Bengal Battle of 2021
On March 27, 2021, West Bengal goes to elections for its 1/8th phase of polls, making it the longest ever poll in the state. In a country...
Arnav Nag
Mar 24, 20217 min read
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