In Indian history, the women’s rights movement finds its origins in the Bengal renaissance: a radical shift advocating societal reform, aspiring to adhere to modernity whilst deriving influences from the West. However, a Brahmanical caste-ridden society entails a concealed, bitter […]
Come 16 October – and the world once again focused on the most basic need for a person’s survival: food! The first World Food Day was observed in 1994, to mark the launch of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) […]
With an aim to assist the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC), Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) and Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PWBD), the Union Public Service Commission on Wednesday opened a toll […]
A high profile report prepared by the influential American Bar Association (ABA) Center for Human Rights, taking note of the fact that “in the 70-year history of the Indian Republic, only six Dalit judges have been appointed to the Supreme […]
Mystery surrounds the death of Arun Valmiki, a sweeper in his 20s, who was detained for alleged theft but never produced in court during two days in custody Priyanka and several policewomen pose for a picture in Lucknow. She tweeted […]
The national lockdown announced in March 2020 led to an exodus of migrant workers from cities to their villages and towns, as a result of which public services and public health workers were put under significant strain. Services such as […]
Despite constituting a significant proportion of the population in India, women’s representation in key decision-making positions in government remains dismal. PRARTHNA SEN writes about the long-pending Women’s Reservation Bill, and the need to place more women in key leadership roles. […]
New day, new outrage. In a country where issues of poverty, hunger, growing fuel prices, COVID-19 cases and farmers agitation continue to plague the society, we Indians still find to outrage on the minutest little details. In the era of […]
A persistent negative impact of COVID-19 on investment, human capital, and other growth drivers could prolong the uncertainty of recovery and impact medium-term growth Dr Gyan Pathak The recent high frequency indicators suggest an ongoing economic recovery in India, but […]
A joint survey-based study by the National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR) and Dalit Adhikari Andolan found that 56% of the surveyed students from the marginalised communities in the annual income group of Rs 20,000-40,000 were unable to access […]
