Prof. Arun Kumar Patnaik , Professor of Political Science and former dean of the school of social science ,University of Hyderabad, is a passionate and popular Gramscian teacher and researcher.…
The recent( Nov-2024) death of two young tribal women,Ms Runi Majhi ,age 30, Ms Ramita Patamajhi, age 28, and hospitalization 7 other in serious condition due to consumption of Mango kernel…
Caste census will show economic status ,demography of various castes and layers of inequality for better execution of affirmative policy Way back in 1881, the British government had a caste census…
The three US based economists who got Nobel Prize for 2024 for their research on historical economic inequality among post-colonial states colonized by Europeans have laid focus on inclusive socio-political…
The Supreme Court judgement on 1st August 2024 by 7 judge constitution bench in a 6:1 majority judgement on state of Punjab v. Davindra Singh allowed states for sub-classification of scheduled…
With the increasing expansion of modern travel facilities around the world, the tourism sector has emerged as one of the most visible sources of economic activities. Heritage and historical monuments…
The ongoing auction of 16 non-coking coal blocks declared by the Union Coal ministry, may not be beneficial to Odisha because the periodic royalty revisions have not been done and…
We, the people of Odisha representing different social groups of socially marginalized sections, Mulnivasi, Indigenous, Adivasi, Dalit, Backward classes, and Religious Minorities (SCs, STs, OBCs, and RMs) constitute more than…
How the situation impacts compensation, rehabilitation and resettlement of the families affected by mining projects The vision for a developed India and Atmanirvar Bharat by 2047 demands more steel to…
In modern democratic governance, political representation of citizens is vital to the public policy-making process. Every citizen must have the right to be represented in legislative bodies that frame policies…
The state is featured among the top five states having more number of atrocity cases against SCs and STs. National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) in its annual report Crime in…
The recent death case of a 9 year old Dalit student, Indra Meghewal, in Rajasthan on the ground of untouchability practice in school must be seen as a national shame.…
The outbreak of Cholera in Kashipur block of Rayagada and other 7 districts has resulted in the death of more than 17 people and unrelieved suffering of hundreds…
Sanitary workers are not like other workers of any occupation but they are also one of the most vulnerable communities among scheduled castes in India. Scavenging or sanitary work is…
The Ghunghutipada slum in ward no.17 of Sambalpur Municipal Corporation is home to more than 200 households belonging to scheduled castes (SCs). About 400 years back the then king Rajabalaram…
The agenda of the central and state governments relating to land resources is slowly getting away from the long promises of freedom struggle, while we are celebrating the Azadi Ka…
The social groups whose development is more linked to radical social change are the Scheduled Castes (SCs) in Odisha. The Government of India Scheduled Castes Order 1936 had identified 54…
After Dana Majhi in 2016, an Adivasi of Kalahandi who travelled for 10 km with dead body of his wife on shoulder, this time it is Kabir Bhoi, a land…
Language policy in NEP is not suitable to present context. The overemphasis of Hindi and Sanskrit in proposed three-language policy, and withdrawal of English from primary level, in National Education…
During this COVID-19 pandemic one of the worst among sufferers are about 11 Lakh Milk producers family of Odisha who have been facing with crisis of milk sale since March…
The decision of the centre for privatize commercial extraction of Coal may not be beneficial for Odisha having 25 percent of the Coal reserve of the country. The plan to…
The recent three major legislations by central Govt. on agriculture produce marketing is going to impact the small producers in agriculture sector of India. Already there has been change in…
This pandemic (COVID -19) situation is hitting the marginalized poor the worst because of their inherent vulnerable condition. The entire country is being converted to a police state with an…
In recent times the issues of Muslim minority has been discussed much over the issues of their citizenship but many more important socio-economic issues have been left out while focus…
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