For An Informed Ambedkar Age
Misritha Arvapally The recent mass sterilisation drive in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh has again revealed the enduring continuities between the family-planning tradition of India and the long history of forced population control in this country. Almost 180 Adivasi women, their children, and other family members were called to a camp in the Bagh Community …
Kshirod Nag In contemporary India, education is increasingly understood through the language of employability, skill development and economic productivity. Schools and universities are judged by placement records, competitive examination outcomes and their ability to supply labour to the market. While these concerns are important in a modern economy, such a narrow understanding obscures a deeper …
Shruti Patil Leisure, as the Cambridge Dictionary defines it, is a time when you are not working or doing other duties. It is often imagined as time set apart for rest, pleasure, free from responsibilities or obligations. This understanding assumes a clear boundary between work and non-work, where once responsibilities end, leisure begins. However, this …
Haokholal Kipgen The ethnic conflict that erupted in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur in May 2023 became one of the most devastating episodes of ethnic violence in contemporary India. Initially triggered by the demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status for the dominant Meitei community, the crisis soon escalated into a prolonged conflict between the …
Dr Neeraj Bunkar, Mahesh Admankar The Movement’s Origins — and What We Didn’t Know The Cockroach Janta Party emerged as a satirical response to a controversial remark attributed to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant Sharma, who, during a court hearing on May 15, 2026, compared unemployed youth involved in social media, journalism, or RTI …
Subhasree Nayak One early morning in the …
Rose At sixteen, I first watched the Tamil film Jai Bhim (2021) directed by Savarna Director T.J. Gnanavel. As someone who was preparing to pursue law, I was excited to see the movie on screen, despite the backlash of its poster, the “neat and clean” saviour lawyer towering over the helpless, brown-faced Bahujan people who need …
Dr. Diksha R. Sarode The debate around menstrual leave in India has gained significant visibility in recent years. From corporate policies to legislative proposals, the focus has largely been on whether workplaces should grant women paid leave during menstruation. While this is an important step toward acknowledging menstrual health, the conversation remains incomplete. It is …
Santhosh Juvvaka Article 17 of the Indian Constitution abolished untouchability in 1950 and declared its practice in any form a punishable offence. Seventy-five years later, the Telangana Socio-Economic, Education, Employment, Political and Caste (SEEEPC) Survey 2024 — the most ambitious caste enumeration exercise undertaken by any Indian state in the post-independence period — surveyed nearly …