Students’ Arrests amidst COVID-19 and the Lockdown : Issues worth Pondering
At a time when another large democracy of the world, the United States of America, is in the throes of a crisis, it is relevant to recall, for all protesters…
Ramnik Mohan
Indo-Pak People-to-People Peace Efforts need a Close Look
Indo-Pakistan relations have almost never been all-smooth, least of all since the 1990s if not earlier, post the worsening of the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. This was also the…
Remembering Asma Jahangir : A Legacy to Cherish
It is now more than a year since Asma Jahangir left us. As August 14-15 approaches, one cannot but recall her, for she was someone who worked tirelessly for human…
The Pulwana Effect on Kashmiri Students and the Way Out
The suicide-bomber attack on the CRPF convoy in Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir has been hogging the headlines over this past one week. This is in the fitness of things,…
My Tryst with Kashmir and What it Means to Me
News of violence and unrest coming from any part of the country – nay, the world - is disturbing. All the more so if it lasts and continues over long…
The Youth Today : Caught in a Bind and Yet Daring to Dream – and Act
It was a performance “to narrate and retell the stories of women of Delhi who have been resilient in the face of adversities….. [and] have changed/ altered some parts of…
Of ‘Mulk’, and the ‘Garm Hava’ of the Times we Live In, waiting for the ‘Naseem’ to Blow
The iconic poster of that memorable film ‘Garm Hava’(hot winds), with the inimitable Balraj Sahni’s grim face and downcast, apparently moist eyes reflecting a quiet determination, has these lines on…
Another Life Ended Raising Questions on ‘What is Education?’
Another suicide at the altar of so-called Education. The news report about a fortnight back shook one to the core - so much so that the tragedy stays in the…
Freedom of Movement for Girls : A Significant Victory in a Small Place and the Larger Issues Involved
Rohtak may not be a prominent city on the map of India but is, all the same, an important city and major hub of education in Haryana. In the…
Kashmir’s Youth In Haryana: Worrisome Developments That Need Sensitive Handling
Within the span of not more than ten days there have been two incidents of Kashmiris being beaten up in Haryana. The first news came from Mahendergarh around the last…
The Departure Of Anand Prakash, An Extra-Ordinary Crusader Who Stood Up For Justice
The news of the demise of the unassuming, down-to-earth Anand Prakash, who led the struggle for justice for Ruchika Girhotra tirelessly for 26 long years once again brought to my…
Social Work : How Much Is Fine And Where To Draw The Line – And What Its Different ‘Avatars’?
A thoughtful, sensitive and sensible, socially aware youngster raised this question during the course of one of our conversations. It set me thinking, for I had seen all sorts of…
Crimes Against Women: The Real, Substantive Solutions
The Banaras Hindu University episode of lathi-charge on students protesting against inaction of authorities at the molestation of a girl-student forces us, once again, to think where we are…
Of Martyrdom – And Education
A Facebook friend’s post set me thinking the other day. Her son, while memorizing an essay on the Independence Day, and reading the names of Subhash Chandra Bose, Bhagat Singh,…
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