Verdict - Different Truths

February 22, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

BJP, Congress Play Caste Politics in Madhya Pradesh By-Elections

The BJP leadership named Minister Yashodhara Scindia as the main campaigner and tried to convert the election into a fight between Yashodhara Scindia and her nephew Jyotiraditya Scindia, but...

February 20, 2018
Dr. Navodita Pande
Politics

Tripura: Beyond the Politics

The important question of Tripura ethnonational identity, inevitable as the Tripuri masses come to self-consciousness in the course of their development, may no longer be ignored by any political...

February 10, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Routing of BJP in By-Polls a Sign of Change: Heavy Anti-Incumbency Hangs in the 2018 Air

Whichever way one looks at the results of by-polls in Rajasthan, this is a clear win for Sachin and a loss for Raje. The Chief Minister has an occasionally...

February 5, 2018
Dr. Navodita Pande
Economy, Politics

The Pro-poor Stance of the Modi Government in the Union Budget is Sham, a Mere Lip Service

Income inequality in India is at its highest since 1992, say Chancel and Picketty and according to Credit Suisse, 2017, India’s richest 1% hold 58% of its wealth. This...

January 7, 2018
Tapati Sinha
Films, History & Culture, Opinion

Padmini in the Ocean of Controversies

Padmini’s narrative has found itself being retold in several ways over several centuries, in the form of poems, stories, dance dramas, comic books, plays, and films. Each retelling is...

December 26, 2017
Dr. Navodita Pande
Politics

Sharp Contrast in the Leadership Styles between NaMo and RaGa Palpable After the Recent Assembly Elections

There is a clarity of who will be the next chief minister in Gujarat, while the chief ministerial candidate is yet to be finalised for Himachal Pradesh. More importantly,...

December 18, 2017
Dr. Navodita Pande
Politics

Despite a Steady Decline in Vote Share in Gujarat, BJP all set to Form Governments in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat

Moral Victory for Congress: Its Supporters and Seats Increased Steadily in Gujarat BJP won the 2017 Assembly Polls in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. However, Modi’s party has registered a...

December 18, 2017
Dr. Navodita Pande
Politics

Exit Polls Predict BJP Victory, AAP questions these Polls

While the News Nation and Today’s Chanakya-News 24 polls predicted the BJP getting a mean of 120 and 135 seats respectively in 182-member Assembly, the Aaj Tak-Axis exit poll...

October 16, 2017
Vedatrayee Dutta
Gender, Law & Order

Sexual Harassment at Workplace: 20 Years after Vishaka Verdict

The Apex Court, for the first time, laid down a volume of guidelines and principles, apparently to be followed by all employment institutions state governed or private. In 2013,...

October 3, 2017
Shernaz Wadia
Potpourri, Relationship & Lifestyle

Self-acceptance: A Realistic and Subjective Understanding of our Worth

Self-acceptance can be nurtured. It is not anybody’s exclusive property. The first step towards promoting self-healing is to be self-compassionate. Cultivating this compassion, helps us to like ourselves and...

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