The gains made by the working-class post second World War started fading away in the post liberalization era. Not just the basic mode of production underwent metamorphosis, the density of the organized working class diminished substantially in India.
On this May Day, there is an urgent need to recognise the organic links between workers’ rights and climate change, and build worker-centred pathways for climate-just transitions.
Nearly 50% of Indian population lives in the cities, for they are hub of opportunities and significant in country's development trajectory. Yet, the urban landscape remains a blank spot in our political discourse.
The Swachh Bharat Mission tried to create a narrative that sanitation is everyone’s job. Instead, it has ended up continuing the same old caste practices.
As can be expected, these go unmentioned in the manifesto – after all the manifesto is supposed to create a feel good factor in the nation. The end result of 'Modi’s guarantee’ could be contrary to the promises.
For centuries, the region now known as Himachal Pradesh, nestled in the Himalayas, and its people were subjects of diverse princely states, ethnographic migrations, and colonial rule under the British.
The old understanding that a city is considered to be the centre of enlightenment, workplace, and habitat is being challenged,