Representative - Different Truths

June 13, 2017
Payal Talreja
Gender, Opinion

Two Sides of a Woman: Rebellion and Submission

By subverting our politically inclined feminism, boys exploited us even further by a pretend admiration for the fact that we were breaking taboos that made us, in fact, more...

April 23, 2017
Amit Singh
Cover Story

Right of Housing in India and Forced Eviction: Does the Disadvantaged have Enough Protection?

This article examines the protection mechanism of housing rights in India. The roles of Supreme Court and High Court have been discussed. In addition, NGOs roles are illustrated. For...

March 21, 2017
Shernaz Wadia
Fairs & Festivals

Jamshedi Navroz: Celebrated along the Silk Route, it Dates Back to Sixth Century BC

Jamshedi Navroz is recognised as a public holiday in many countries along the Silk Route – Afghanistan, Albania, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iraq (by the Kurdish people), Kazakstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Bayan...

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 12, 2017
Prof. Bhaskar Majumder
Economy, Politics

BJP Steamrolls UP: Will its True Development Mean Creation of Jobs for Rest of India Here?

BJP steamrolled the 2017 Assembly elections in UP. The narrative of the winning party is that the people’s mandate were for the development of UP. Bhaskar hopes that now...

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 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...

February 18, 2017
Basudeb Chakraborti
Criticism, History & Culture

Historicity of the Indian Partition in 1947

The partition of India, in 1947, was a human tragedy, an epoch-making event of the far-reaching impact on the lives of the people of this subcontinent. It created hardships...

January 31, 2017
Prof. Bhaskar Majumder
Economy, Politics

Why did the Manmohan Singh Government Allow Mallya to Swindle Public Funds?

It is alleged by the ruling polity that the former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the UPA government facilitated loans to Mallya after the latter allegedly wrote to Singh...

January 24, 2017
Sunil Kumar Banerjee
Sports

Akashganga: They also Serve, who Just Stand and Wait – XV

Behind the risk of life and limb stood the woman by his man. Running from sick quarters to banks and schools, buying groceries riding cycles or by walk, receiving and...

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