Not long ago, streets and roads of primary importance in significant parts of Delhi were subjected to a rampant, incessant renaming spree. The Akbar Road, for instance, an iconic road in Central Delhi was renamed Maharana Pratap road overnight. The given reason- the inglorious past of the Mughal and British figures in comparison with the shining history of the Hindu[Read More…]
‘You deplore the demonstrations taking place in Birmingham. But your statement, I am sorry to say, fails to express a similar concern for the conditions that brought about the demonstrations.’ Letter from Birmingham Jail written by Martin Luther King Jr, in 1963 on the margins of a newspaper in an Alabama Jail was an answer to some ‘white’ clergymen who[Read More…]
Chinua Achebe’s ‘There was a country’, a compelling account of Nigerian Civil War and the history of Biafra, not only details, from his perspective, the events that lead to the war and the war itself, but also throws light on various other relevant issues and topics, otherwise subdued and forgotten in the graphs and numerical of the war figures. Achebe[Read More…]
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Beyond Science: Art and the Environment 
Seeing the Future, When No One Believes You 
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Terrorism and Militancy: A way forward 
Between Hunger and Poverty: Politics and Policies of Estimation 
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World Food Day Should be Time to Protect Health and Livelihoods By Correcting Distorted Policies 
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Greta Thunberg on Climate Promises Versus Actions 
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The Haitian Migration Crisis: Made in the U.S.A. 
We Need Immediate And Drastic Climate Action 
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Despite Taliban Rule, Feminists Must Not Abandon Afghan Women 
False memes can direct the conduct of human affairs more than established science 
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Captives of Coca-Cola 
How to Save the World (from a Climate Armageddon) 
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This year there was international outrage when a frail 84-year-old Jesuit priest with Parkinson’s disease, Stan Swamy, died after being held in an Indian jail in inhumane conditions, on flimsy charges. When he was eventually moved to hospital, he tested positive for Covid and went on to suffer a cardiac arrest. He had devotedly served the poor and defended their[Read More…]
