Do democracies discriminate less against minorities as compared to non-democracies? How does the dominance of an ethnic group affect discrimination
Continue readingCategory: gs
GROWTH OF WELFARE: BAN ON CORRUPTION & LEAKAGES
A discussion of the association between corruption in economies and leakage through illicit outward flows – with important implications for welfare
Continue readingREGIONALIST PARTY REPRESENTATION AND TRIBAL INSECURITY
Observers have long been ambivalent about regionalism as a principle underlying the organisation of politics. Analysing data from India, this
Continue readingAGRICULTURAL REFORMS
As the farmers’ protests continue, Barun Mitra outlines some of the key issues that could help understand the current political
Continue readingEDUCATION FOR CIVILIZATION
Avijit Pathak, Professor of Sociology at JNU, in a recent article (‘Where the student is without fear’, IE, February 27)
Continue readingPATRIARCHY- GENDER DISCRIMINATION
SC issues notice to govt. UPSC The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the government to respond to a plea alleging
Continue readingFEMINIZATION & DEMOGRAPHIC SHOCK SINCE CENTURY OLD PANDEMIC
The Influenza pandemic of 1918 killed about 5% of India’s population. This article finds that districts most adversely affected by
Continue readingEQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK
Workfare programmes are an old tool to provide necessary income support to the poorest in times of recessions, droughts, and
Continue readingRESILIENT ECOSYSTEM FOR VULNERABLE
Providing their perspective on Drèze’s DUET proposal for an urban work programme, Gupta et al. contend that its objective should not just
Continue readingThe Positive Outcome of MGNREGA
While numerous micro-founded studies examine the household-level effects of MNREGA, little is known about its aggregate macro effects and long-term
Continue readingLAW AND SOCIAL CHANGE
Law can be simply defined as a system of rules that are used to regulate a society or rather control
Continue readingDISPLACEMENT- DYSFUNCTION OF DEVELOPMENT
Of these, there were 12 million new displacements involving children, including around 3.8 million of them caused by conflict and
Continue readingWay not easy FROM COVID-19 OF INDIAN WOMEN
Amid the Covid-19 crisis, three out of four Indians are experiencing their first recession. As might be expected, women are
Continue readingTRIBES AND THE INDIAN STATE
The introduction of money in adivasi society distorted its worldview and ecosystem Due to discourse created by a non-tribal worldview,
Continue readingRIGHT TO EQUALITY: FROM PROMISE TO POWER
Right to equality: From promise to power — which is the fifth volume in the Rethinking India series — author Nisha
Continue reading