Health system in India has seen several incongruities since its independence. Public health expenditure, inspite of repeated promises in election manifestos as well as in policy documents towards raising it to 2.5 to 3 % of GDP, remains around 1 to 2 %. The the existing health care infrastructure is flawed and inadequate; the hospitals are under-staffed, under-financed compelling the[Read More…]
“There will be a time, when tourists will come to India to visit the colourful toilets”, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at the Swachch Shakthi -2019 awards ceremony. The Swachch Bharat Campaign,’clean toilets’ target, Swachch Sundar Shauchalaya contest, have all raised an active debate around what toilets we should be able to use. On an average, a person uses the[Read More…]
As US protests show, the challenge is how to rise above the violence inherent in state power 
Taking The Knee 
Remembering Tiananmen Square And The Pro-Democracy Protests 
India’s Unsustainable Villages 
Lockdown, Culture And Identity 
The pandemic may knock out small newspapers in the Indian regional language news market 
“You Can’t Fix Stupid”: A Review of Robert Reich’s The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It 
The game of Corona 
A New Economy after Corona Virus 
Demanding food, water and health care, several political groups conduct Padayatra 
Benefits of Equality 
Uninterrupted And Continuous Human Rights Violations Against The Tamils In Sri Lanka 
Food and Agroecology: Coping with Future Shocks 
The Killing Of George Floyd And The Long History Of Police Brutality In The US 
What waits for Rohingyas? 
Public Display of Faith Can Wait, Humanity Cannot 
Persistent and Unabated Efforts by US to Grip and Destabilize Nepal as Part of Indo-Pacific Strategy 
Preparing For Natural Disasters Within A Pandemic 
Corona And Environment: A Lesson To Learn 
Challenges in Seeking Health Care amidst COVID 19 Pandemic: Experiences of Cancer Patients 
Jaganmohan Reddy’s Fight To Impart English Education In Government Schools Met With Resistance 
Understanding Pandemics Through a Climate-Perspective 
A Superpower In Chaos 
Welcoming Reader’s Participation In Preparing A “People’s Manifesto for India’s Future” The Government’s Mishandling Of The Coronavirus Pandemic Must Have Consequences For Those In Its Highest Offices 
Ambedkar, A Feminist 
China diminishes itself 
“The World Cannot Breathe!” Squashed By The U.S.-A Country Built On Genocide And Slavery 
After one year of Modi-2.0: Some Critical Reflections 
Live and Let Die – The new mantra of learning to live with the virus 
Why History is so important 
Stop Humiliating Teachers 
Sorry, We Thought You Were A Muslim! 
COVID-19 Pandemic: India 7th Worst Affected Country Globally Nationwide Uprising Against Failed State Triggered By Police Killings 
Let’s Burn the Whole Thing Down: Death, Protest and George Floyd 
Why? 
Rally for political prisoners held at Surrey Gurdwara 
Our Disaster 
A Graduation Speech for an Age of Collapse 
Today, the Republic of India faces its gravest moment since it was born seventy years ago. What has hit the second most populous nation in the world – just in the last few months itself – is nothing short of a crisis of Biblical proportions. An untreatable viral epidemic, a debilitating lockdown, a collapsed economy, hunger stalking every corner of[Read More…]
