BJP Bengal win dissolves the old Bhadralok order
'Bengal is caste-less' is a hegemonic notion peddled by the Bhadralok. It swept the crucial question of Dalit struggle, first under the red carpet and then the blue.
Category Gender, Pluralism and Social Inclusion
Best of Both Sides: Women’s reservation can give a voice to those who haven’t had one
It is the small yet impactful changes happening in India’s villages which show that a democratic transformation is underway. Here, the meaning of nari shakti is being quietly, but decisively, redefined — it is visible in how women’s political participation through the Panchayati Raj institutions has initiated a subtle yet profound restructuring of power relations. Women are becoming stakeholders by exercising legitimate authority over public resources — deciding where a hand pump is installed, which welfare scheme is prioritised, and how village needs are articulated. Empowerment, for them, is not performative radicalism but the everyday practice of decision-making, anchored in the institutional power conferred on them by reservation, which is not charity but a corrective measure.
How Jyotiba Phule gave the Foundations of Viksit Bharat
Aditi NarayaniNikhil Adsule “I dedicate this small book to the good people of the United States… as a token of admiration for their noble, disinterested, and self-sacrificing devotion in the cause of Negro slavery.” The above quote is taken from Jyotiba…
Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam: When voice seeks agency
The Women's Reservation Act is undeniably the most substantive step in independent India toward women’s political empowerment. It is not a sectional privilege. It is a democratic correction.
60 Lakh Voters in Limbo:What Electoral Delays Mean for Democracy
The 60 lakh Bengali voters whose eligibility is still under adjudication should get the benefit of the doubt; EC’s delay should not rob them of their right to vote
The Paradox of AI: Enhancing, Not Replacing, Natural Intelligence
T K Arun AI will enable new human activity not imagined hitherto, to realise that potential, education must train young minds to develop critical thinking and imagination Israel has bombed the 365 sq km of Gaza into death, devastation and…
Platform Accountability, Not Prohibition: Rethinking Social Media Regulation
Protecting young users and democratic discourse requires platform accountability, not age bans that are hard to enforce and easy to evade. T.K. Arun The plans to ban social media access for young people are misguided. There is no disputing the harm that…