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Birth Centenary Celebration of Nathaniyal Murmu, the Great Tribal Leader of Tapan, Dakshin Dinajpur

India, Sept. 14 -- September 3, 2026 was a red-letter day in the annals of Tapan Assembly Constituency (AC), South Dinajpur. It was the Birth Centenary Celebration of Nathaniyal Robinson Murmu (Septem... Read More


Why I Am Not a Theorist? (Part 2)

India, Sept. 14 -- The Brahmin preacher does not always hide. He may stand before the Hindu crowd and defend hierarchy openly. He may speak of purity and pollution, tradition and order, custom and i... Read More


GDP is Rising, Why Are Workers Still Struggling?

India, Sept. 14 -- India's growth needs to be judged not only by output, but by what reaches the household. India has a growth number that many countries would envy. Real GDP expanded by 7.8 per cent ... Read More


The Language Vulnerable Children Need Nonviolent Communication as a Way of Care

India, Sept. 14 -- Ravi was eleven when he arrived at the shelter, thin, watchful, carrying a plastic bag with everything he owned. Three days later he broke a window while playing cricket in the cour... Read More


The Reservation Syndrome

India, Sept. 14 -- Periodically, people, groups and even constitutional authorities opposed to affirmative action for the welfare of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) come out in the o... Read More


Shrinking Universal Adult Franchise in India

India, Sept. 14 -- This writer must admit to a vested interest in this story, as the Election Commission office in New Delhi erased his wife from the national capital territory's electoral rolls, and ... Read More


Is SIR a Shortcut to Hindu Rashtra?

India, Sept. 14 -- Although the goal of the RSS-BJP is to declare India a Hindu Rashtra, achieving this is not an easy task, as it would require radical and substantial changes to the Constitution. Wh... Read More


"Break the Cage"

India, Sept. 14 -- Generally speaking, a girl in the patriarchal system in India is seen as Paraya Dhan (somebody else's property), since she would eventually get married and be given over to her futu... Read More


Women's Equality Men's Permission

India, Sept. 14 -- When the Constitution of India was drafted, its treatment of women was remarkably progressive for its time. It guaranteed equality before the law, prohibited discrimination on the g... Read More


The Ecumenism of Patriarchy

India, Sept. 14 -- The recent controversies about "men" in power making degrading comments about women make a point: patriarchy is surprisingly ecumenical. A Hindutva ideologue can reduce women to sex... Read More