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Reservation: Why The Nation Still Needs It?
As the nation coasts through the upheaval post liberalization & implementation of New Economic Policy in 1991, a new breed of urban middle class rises. It is well versed with the nuances of west: liberalism, free market policy & lassiez- faire theory. It fiercely espouses the view that people irrespective of their social standing must… — read more
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Muslims & The Dangerous Game Of Ideological Warfare
As the ‘Ram Janambhoomi Movement’ began gathering steam in 80’s propelling BJP led coalition government to power after a series of communal riots across the nation. Muslims of India would develop a sort of paranoia towards Right wing political entities. In the 90’s as the communal cauldron simmered Muslims would tread on the devious path… — read more
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Tracing The Origins Of Naxal Movement
As the political cauldron in India continues to simmer; the left pitted against the right, the centrists up in arms against a government many of whose representatives are regularly accused of stifling civil liberties & setting communities against each other to further their Machiavellian motives. At such ominous times (pun intended!), it’s never late… — read more
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The landscape of Opinions in India
One fine day a man asked of an old ascetic, “Why do two people think so differently?” The seer replied, “The difference is in the eyes my child. And how you see depends on your experience with life…” — read more
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The Less Told Story Of India’s Adivasis
Imagine one fine day on a brisk morning walk as you prepare yourself for an enervating schedule, you encounter a band of children in soiled rags frantically pacing on dilapidated bicycles stuffed with sacks of coal. For many amongst us this surely is a 19th century throwback, a desi gold rush with our own forty-niners… — read more
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