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Government’s Presumptive Claim on Waqf Properties

The Waqf (Amendment) Act of 2025 has been challenged on constitutional grounds. In the first of a series of articles examining important issues raised by the amendment, a discussion here on the…
▶24-Apr-2025
M. R. Shamshad

Reimagining the Road to a More Equitable India

India’s leaders face a crucial decision – persist with Western-inspired economic policies adopted after the 1991 shift away from industrial planning and socialism, or explore alternative approaches.…
▶22-Apr-2025
Arun Maira

The Public Hindu Pilgrimage

Pilgrimages are now more than mere religious acts: they are vast moving spectacles where scale becomes proof of sanctity. The call to become part of a moment eternal yet fleeting draws in devotees to…
▶17-Apr-2025
Amitanshu Verma

The ‘Spectacle’ of the ‘Mahakumbh’

The “MahaKumbh” is crafted to secure the consent, not only of the traditional pilgrims who went following the truly sanatana seasonal rhythm, but also that of the well-heeled “holy-dippers”, who flew…
▶17-Apr-2025
Alok Rai

Caste and Careers: Limited Mobility Over Three Generations

Does caste still dictate occupation and occupational mobility? A socio-economic survey in Uttar Pradesh reveals that aside from modest Dalit upward mobility, the occupational gap between upper-caste…
▶09-Apr-2025
Rukmi Pradeep, Srinivas Goli

King Ludd in the 21st Century

Trump seeks to disrupt the old order with policies that he promises will reverse the fall in labour's share of the American pie. But these inchoate actions also threaten the size of the pie. The…
▶06-Apr-2025
Parikshit Ghosh

Unshackle Local Governments from Bureaucratic Control

State panchayati raj acts empower bureaucrats to suspend or dismiss elected representatives of local governments, and supersede or dissolve the bodies themselves. Such powers must be scrapped, and…
▶27-Mar-2025
Sunil Kumar

Shape of Things to Come

History is not always a perfect guide, but we should recall that the 'polycrisis' of the 1930s led to global devastation. We are at that moment when the US is showing that laws, norms, and…
▶27-Mar-2025
Itty Abraham

Teaching Gandhi in the Age of TikTok

Many students today have a negative view of Gandhi, based on a slanted representation that is widely prevalent online. It is challenging but fruitful to explore these views and expose students to a…
▶25-Mar-2025
Chitralekha Zutshi

Dowry Murders: Lingering Tragedy, Emerging Hope

The strongest dowry murder rates in India correlate with skewed sex ratios – mainly in the North. These rates have fallen fastest where bride shortages are most severe. Hopefully, this signals a…
▶27-Feb-2025
Peter Mayer

Enumerators and the New Private Customised Survey Industry in India

In the absence of timely data from official agencies, private organizations and researchers have turned to designing large data surveys, often promoted by global philanthropies. There are questions…
▶18-Mar-2025
Vinayak Krishnan

Will the Centre Hold or Will it be Anarchy for the World Economy?

The global economic outlook has become uncertain with all the extreme rhetoric of Donald Trump. Will this translate into action and is there a coherent strategy to deal with the fallout? Regardless,…
▶17-Mar-2025
Partha Ray, Parthapratim Pal