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March 12, 2017
Arindam Roy
Cover Story, History & Culture, Politics

Holi: Unifying the Electoral Colours of Politics, Ribaldry and its Spread in the West

With the trends and results of Assembly polls in five states in India, it’s celebration time for the winning parties and candidates in the largest democracy of the world....

March 12, 2017
Different Truths
Book Club

The Saffronisation of UP and In Search of Ram Rajya: A Journey Through UP Politics

A journey through the political history of India’s most populous state Uttar Pradesh sends 80 MPs to the Lok Sabha, giving it more say in national affairs than any...

March 11, 2017
Dr. Navodita Pande
Politics

Landslide Victory of BJP in UP, Uttarakhand: NaMo and Amit Shah Scripted a New Electoral Narrative

Landslide victory of the BJP, winning 325 seats out of the 403, in the UP and in Uttarakhand, the party bagged 57 seats out of the total 70. It...

March 11, 2017
Basudeb Chakraborti
Criticism

Did Manto Suffer any Crisis of Muslim Identity?

Here’s a critical analysis of Saadat Hasan Manto’s three short stories, Toba Tek Singh, A Girl from Delhi and A Tale of 1947, by Basudeb, to understand the crisis...

March 10, 2017
Dr. Navodita Pande
Politics

Exit Polls: Who will come to Power in 2017 Assembly Polls in the Five States?

In less than 24 hours the verdict of the people in the five states, Uttar Pradesh, Manipur, Punjab, Goa and Uttarakhand, shall be pronounced, as the results of the...

March 8, 2017
Dr. Navodita Pande
Politics

Seventh Phase: Who will win the Religion and Caste Ridden Assembly Polls in UP?

The seventh and last phase of the polls comes to an end this evening at 5PM, with almost 14 crore electors voting for the 17th UP Assembly. While psephologist...

March 8, 2017
Basudeb Chakraborti
Criticism, Gender, Special Feature

Tehmina Durrani: A Champion of Women’s Empowerment in Pakistan

Tehmina Durrani arrests worldwide attention immediately after the publication of her first novel Blasphemy. Her second novel My Feudal Lord exposes the miserable position of a woman pitted against the patriarchal background...

March 8, 2017
Dr. Navodita Pande
Gender, Politics, Special Feature

Women in Contemporary Democracy: Is Politics Gender Neutral?

Is the society really democratic for women? Have women been excluded from formal politics? It raises a number of specific questions about how to reform democratic institutions since these...

March 6, 2017
Debjani Guha
Economy, Gender, Special Feature

Girl-child in Labour and Learning: A Case Study in North-24 Parganas

Twenty five girls of age group 7 to 13 years from ten National Child Labour Project schools of North-24- pgs were studied. It was found that 72% girls are from...

March 5, 2017
Sreelata Menon
Cover Story, Politics

Why is Everyone Hounding Sasikala?

Could it be the idea of an erstwhile petty video shop owner becoming the state’s Chief Minister perhaps too much to take? Smacking of a drama that Kollywood is famous...

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