As the farmers’ protests continue, Barun Mitra outlines some of the key issues that could help understand the current political
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As the farmers’ protests continue, Barun Mitra outlines some of the key issues that could help understand the current political
Continue readingAvijit Pathak, Professor of Sociology at JNU, in a recent article (‘Where the student is without fear’, IE, February 27)
Continue readingSC issues notice to govt. UPSC The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the government to respond to a plea alleging
Continue readingThe Influenza pandemic of 1918 killed about 5% of India’s population. This article finds that districts most adversely affected by
Continue readingWorkfare programmes are an old tool to provide necessary income support to the poorest in times of recessions, droughts, and
Continue readingProviding their perspective on Drèze’s DUET proposal for an urban work programme, Gupta et al. contend that its objective should not just
Continue readingWhile numerous micro-founded studies examine the household-level effects of MNREGA, little is known about its aggregate macro effects and long-term
Continue readingLaw can be simply defined as a system of rules that are used to regulate a society or rather control
Continue readingOf these, there were 12 million new displacements involving children, including around 3.8 million of them caused by conflict and
Continue readingAmid the Covid-19 crisis, three out of four Indians are experiencing their first recession. As might be expected, women are
Continue readingThe 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 — which is the fifth volume in the Rethinking India series — author Nisha
Continue readingA day in the life of an imperfect woman Being a psychologist mom, the expectations run high. But, I make
Continue readingWhile spatial segregation based on caste or religion is a constitutive feature of social life in India, there have been
Continue readingThe area under common pool land resources (CPLRs), which are crucial to rural livelihoods in India, has recorded a steady
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