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Estimates of India’s GDP change from initial to revised figures over two years, usually finally turning out to be initially over-estimated. Other economic…
▶23-Jun-2025
Over-reliance on the defence of fair use/dealing might not be warranted when there are other internal checks and balances within India’s copyright law. Blind…
▶24-Jun-2025
The success of the central scheme for the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups depends on Aadhaar enrolment, which is essential for accessing key benefits.…
▶26-May-2025
Being deaf is not easy anywhere. In India, it is especially difficult. Targeted policy is needed to improve the education of the deaf and hard of hearing.
▶12-May-2025
"Sri Lanka looks to the possibility of politics beyond ethnic identities. But its history is a history of missed opportunities. The people want to believe…
▶23-Jun-2025
Memorisation with powerful chess engines is making high-level chess classical less interesting. There are frequent draws and lower player motivation, as even…
▶23-Jun-2025
The land and the Soliga people of Karnataka have evolved in countless ways; the Soligas have blended their traditions with new practices. Yet Rotti Habba’s…
▶07-May-2025
The Human Development Index when adjusted for sustainability is not very different from the old HDI. The Nordic countries which consume huge amounts of…
▶08-Apr-2025
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Letters
Missing the point
One of the main criticisms made in Jaithirth Rao’s rejoinder to my article is that I completely ignore the role of ‘spirituality’ and ‘faith’ and that millions…
▶17-Apr-2025
Amitanshu Verma
Deconstructing the 'Mahakumbh'
Alok Rai has enlightened us about the birth and spread of the ‘modern myth’ that is called the ‘Mahakumbh’. After questioning the myth, citing historical…
▶17-Apr-2025
Arup Kumar Sen, Kolkata
Ignorant of Indian Traditions
Alok Rai and Amitanshu Verma, the authors of the two articles, The Spectacle of the Mahakumbh and The Public Hindu Pilgrimage: More than Faith, published on 18…
▶17-Apr-2025
Jaithirth Rao
A Tamasik Rakshasa Response
Clearly, Rao’s is not a very sattvik response. His ability to read plain text – the ultimate Brahminical virtue – has become impaired. I merely described the…
▶17-Apr-2025
Alok Rai, Prayagraj
The WHO Pandemic Agreement: Why We Need It, When Machines Imagine, J&K Pays the Price for a War with No End, and more
Dehumanisation in a time of war, Strategic thinking and the nuclear garden path, The Indus water wars, and more
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Gandhi in the age of TikTok, History of Hyderabad's accession, India and Germany: A two-way learning street, and more
How India became a 'rising power', Delhi's free bus scheme, Marginalising minorities, and much more