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A Cry of Anger Against Injustice

A student who is also an activist speaks of the injustice they see in educational institutions and society, and the economic bleakness that awaits them when they leave university in an India that to…
▶03-Aug-2026
Puranjai

With the Modi Aura Dispelled, Hope for a Revival of Democratic Voices

The student demand for accountability could not be suppressed by police brutality; it instead grew stronger and spread across the country. It speaks of a revival of a democratic voice against the…
▶29-Jul-2026
Apoorvanand

The Sixteenth Finance Commission’s Lamentable Abdication

The 16th Finance Commission’s narrow Terms of Reference acknowledged deep political-economic tensions between India’s richer, less populous peninsula and poorer, more populous north. But its formula…
▶17-Jul-2026
Rathin Roy

When Coalfields Become Urban Frontiers

A massive coal mining block in Jharkhand presents the contradictions of India’s development trajectory and reveals how extraction can also be an urbanising process to be negotiated by locals.
▶28-Jul-2026
Srishti Mishra

When the Youth Marched for Change and Turned Victorious

“Somewhere a child not yet born will walk into an examination hall on an honest morning, under a sky these young people tore open years before and will never know whose rain it was that fell so that…
▶27-Jul-2026
Indira Jaising, Pratik Patnaik

Who are the Bnei Menashe of Manipur, Mizoram, and Israel?

The emergence of the Bnei Menashe among the Christianised Kuki-Chin-Mizos of Manipur and Mizoram is an intriguing story of how a community imagines itself as a ‘Lost Tribe’ and with the support of…
▶16-Jul-2026
Sanjib Baruah

AI Needs Human Hands. Indian Workers Resist

In factories in Delhi, workers are quietly resisting efforts to train their robot replacements on the most human of actions.
▶21-Jul-2026
Anumeha Yadav

The Delimitation Issue in the Light of Ratios and Proportions

In a parliamentary system of government, is Proportional Representation, without reference to context, the only basis for a fair apportionment of legislative seats?
▶21-Jul-2026
S Subramanian

Ramesh Kacholia – Philanthropist Extraordinary

Ramesh Kacholia gave up a successful business to turn to philanthropy. He funded diverse causes, persuaded others to do so as well, and all the time prioritised people. Never angry or cynical, he…
▶18-Jul-2026
Trilochan Shastry

What the SIR Case says about the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court’s ruling upholding the SIR crystallises key trends in contemporary constitutional adjudication: judicial evasion, executive constitutionalism, disregard of precedent through stealth…
▶15-Jul-2026
Gautam Bhatia

The Great Borrowing Boom: Why Indian Households are Taking on More Debt

Household debt which is rising sharply is a cause for worry. Retail loans are growing more rapidly than for housing; loans against gold have risen and digital lending is making it easier for the…
▶14-Jul-2026
Vivek Kaul

The Blue Frontier: Who Really Owns the Ocean?

Coastal fishing communities are ocean citizens with historical rights & responsibilities. The Blue Economy is a project of de-citizenship & enclosure. Customary claims must be translated into…
▶10-Jul-2026
John Kurien