Kabir Jayanti 2022: Embracing Bhakti and Challenging Caste Discrimination
Kabir defied hegemony through his usage of a simple language that could reach the crowds and enlighten them with his message of a casteless Indian society.
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PM-KISAN Samman Nidhi, 2019
The dawn of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third term commenced with the release of the 17th installment of the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, leading to the disbursement of ₹20,000 crore to benefit 9.3 crore farmers across the Indian subcontinent.
India’s Strategic Alignment: The Role of Russia in Countering US-China Hegemony
TK Arun Neither India nor Russia wants to be dominated by their main ally, the US and China. Looking out for one another is way to achieve this goal. India did well to distance itself from the declaration of the…
Macron’s Calculated Risk: Political Lessons from Europe
Macron may or may not pull off his gamble, but his willingness to act to overcome the blow his party was dealt in the European polls deserves to be commended.
Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman 2021 (PM POSHAN)
PM POSHAN earlier known as the National Programme of mid-day meal in schools is one of the foremost rights based centrally sponsored schemes under the National Food security act, 2013 (NFSA). It provides one hot cooked meal to all school children studying in classes I-VIII in government and government-aided schools. The scheme covers about 11.8 crore children studying in 11.2 lakh schools across the country. The scheme is proposed to be extended to students studying in pre-primary or Balvatikas. The concept of Tithi Bhojan will be encouraged extensively. Tithi Bhojan is a community participation programme in which people provide special food to children on special occasions/festivals.
G7 Summit: A Focus towards Africa and a Strained Relationship Against Russia-China Duo
Harsh V Pant and Angad Singh Brar The grand convergence at the Apulia G7 Summit in Italy between the western democracies and the Global South was facilitated by the G7’s sensitivity to the systemic risks it faces from the Russia-China…