Cleansing the Past, Creating the Future? Do (History) Books Matter?

Deletions in the NCERT introductory textbook for history indicate that the slightest allusion to respect for social and cultural differences as an ideal is considered irrelevant.▶03-May-2023
Kumkum Roy

May 5, 2023

Cleansing the Past; Bihar Caste Census; Defence against Parliamentary Hegemony; and more

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‘Basic Structure’: Defence against Parliamentary Hegemony

The 'basic structure' ensures that some constitutional features remain unamendable by Parliament, a defence against parliamentary hegemony and Constitution rewriting.
▶12-Apr-2023
Sriram Panchu, Aprameya Manthena, Vikas Muralidharan

Rajasthan’s Right to Health Law Advances Socialised Medicine

Rajasthan’s Right to Health Act shows transformative potential by guaranteeing access to health for all. Despite protests by some doctors, implementation of a rights-based framework would lead to…
▶10-Apr-2023
G. Ananthakrishnan

Gloom in the Classroom: A Silent Crisis in Jharkhand’s Schools

The public schooling system in Jharkhand has improved over the years but deep structural inadequacies remain. The most troubling aspect is the silence in public forums while the student victims lack…
▶06-Apr-2023
Paran Amitava
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Reconciling Economic Planning with Democracy

“How did India reconcile the tensions between economic planning and liberal democracy? And how did this attempt shape the Indian republic’s formative years?”
▶03-Apr-2023
Gaurav C. Garg