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POLITICS
- NEWS
  
  PM Modi’s Popularity Echoes in Rural India Despite Hunger, Loss of Livelihoods amid Lockdown, Finds Survey
  
  Kabir - 13/08/2020 0
  
  Despite loss of livelihoods and extreme poverty, 74% people in rural India support Modi government’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic.
  
  NEWS
  
  Lessons from two pan-African giants on how to achieve genuine nuclear disarmament
  
  Joelien Pretorius - 09/08/2020 0
  
  The atomic bombs killed tens of thousands of people instantly, with many others succumbing to horrific wounds or radiation sickness days, weeks, months and...
  
  NEWS
  
  Jammu and Kashmir’s Newly Appointed Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Promises Peace, Dialogue and Fight Against Terrorism
  
  Kabir - 07/08/2020 0
  
  Newly appointed lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha emphasises dialogue and peace as he takes oath and promises peace.
  
  NEWS
  
  Beirut explosion: the disaster was exceptional but events leading up to it were not – researchers
  
  Scott Edwards - 06/08/2020 0
  
  At the time of writing at least 100 people have lost their lives and a further 4,000 have been wounded following an explosion in...
  
  COMMENTARY
  
  Ram Gopal Verma Stirs Fresh Controversy by Announcing Film on Republic TV Head, Titling it “Arnab- The News Prostitute”
  
  Sameena Moitra - 04/08/2020 0
  
  Director Ram Gopal Verma’s latest tweet reveals that he intends to make his next film on Republic TV head Arnab Goswami after he called out industry veterans and blamed them for nepotism and death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
OPINION
- All EDITORIAL LETTERS
  
  EDITORIAL
  
  Unknown and Undocumented, India’s Dalits, Adivasis and Migrants Were Absent Then and Absent Now
  
  THE NEW LEAM - 15/08/2020 0
  
  The migrant exodus in the last couple of months leaves a lasting impact on the hearts and minds of all those who imagine a...
  
  OPINION
  
  This Independence Day,Let’s Listen to the Canaries
  
  Amir Ali - 15/08/2020 0
  
  As a global pandemic engulfs us and as exploitation and hierarchies amplify, this Independence Day, let’s reflect on our shared destinies.
  
  OPINION
  
  New Education Policy 2020: What is Concealed and What is Unveiled?
  
  Suresh Babu - 11/08/2020 1
  
  There have been extensive discussions around the implications of the NEP, here is an intricate reading of the document in the context of India’s prevalent academic culture.
  
  OPINION
  
  Holistic Education, Critical Thinking and Multidisciplinary Approach
  
  Avijit Pathak - 10/08/2020 0
  
  Are the educational ideals the National Education Policy has proposed merely fancy words? Or, is there a real concern?
CULTURE
- CULTURE
  
  Understanding Popular Hindi Cinema from Desh-Prem to Desh-Bhakti
  
  Dev Nath Pathak - 15/08/2020 0
  
  Patriotism and nationalist fervour have been central to post-independence Indian cinema, the article looks at how its connotations and symbolisms have altered over the years.
  
  CULTURE
  
  Juxtaposing Vibrancy and Silence and Redefining the Meaning of Life in a Pandemic
  
  Shrimansi Kaushik - 02/08/2020 0
  
  The vibrancy and stillness, movement and calmness that the coronavirus pandemic has simultaneously exposed us to, makes us rethink life and its meanings.
  
  CULTURE
  
  The Coronavirus Pandemic Highlights How Religion and Science Lay Equal Claims on Indians
  
  Rukmani Sharma - 30/07/2020 0
  
  The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the conflicting interests of religion and science but both continue to claim a grip over people’s lives.
  
  CINEMA
  
  Why Contribution of K.A.Abbas to Indian Cinema Can Never Be Forgotten
  
  Bharat Dogra - 27/07/2020 1
  
  If one has to select the film-maker who has the longest, the most intense as well as most enduring involvement with socially relevant films...
  
  CINEMA
  
  Understanding the Act of Gazing Beyond the Parameters of Gender:A Review of Portrait of a Lady on Fire
  
  Vaishnavi Mangal - 26/07/2020 0
  
  Can the act of gazing be understood beyond the parameters of gender, this nuanced review explores some lesser discussed aspects of Portrait of a Lady on Fire.
- CINEMA
- BOOK
- LIFESTYLE
EDUCATION
- EDUCATION
  
  The Light of Awakening
  
  THE NEW LEAM - 15/08/2020 0
  
  On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Sri Aurobindo. Here is a small note written by the editorial team. The aim is to invite the readers to the world of Sri Aurobindo—particularly, the insights with which he sought to change our perceptions of education.
  
  EDUCATION
  
  Probing the Feasibility of NEP’s Grand Promise of Fluid Boundaries and a Multidisciplinary Approach
  
  Indumathi S - 12/08/2020 0
  
  The NEP promises greater multi-disciplinarity and fluidity, but how feasible are the claims?
  
  EDUCATION
  
  Reviving the ‘Missing Debate’ in the NEP 2020: Managerialism & its Implications for the Practice of Teaching
  
  Aishwarya Sharma - 06/08/2020 0
  
  This article aims to bring to light the missing debate around NEP, highlighting the malaise of managerialism and its impact on teachers and the practice of teaching.
  
  EDUCATION
  
  An Obsession with Graded Learning Damages the Learner’s Capacity to Reflect and Engage with the Self
  
  Elwin Varughese - 03/08/2020 0
  
  A growing obsession with grades and certificates goes against the free-spirited eagerness to learn with interest and turns children into docile and disinterested consumers of knowledge.
  
  EDUCATION
  
  Reimagining the University Beyond the Tyranny of Numbers
  
  Aishani Khurana - 28/07/2020 0
  
  Can we imagine the university space beyond the hegemony of graded hierarchies, an obsession with degrees and qualifications to make it creative, holistic and enduring?
SPOTLIGHT
- CULTURE
  
  Understanding Popular Hindi Cinema from Desh-Prem to Desh-Bhakti
  
  Dev Nath Pathak - 15/08/2020 0
  
  Patriotism and nationalist fervour have been central to post-independence Indian cinema, the article looks at how its connotations and symbolisms have altered over the years.
  
  EDUCATION
  
  Probing the Feasibility of NEP’s Grand Promise of Fluid Boundaries and a Multidisciplinary Approach
  
  Indumathi S - 12/08/2020 0
  
  The NEP promises greater multi-disciplinarity and fluidity, but how feasible are the claims?
  
  ANALYSIS
  
  Bihar Witnesses Crumbling Medical Infrastructure Amid Pandemic, Putting Doctors at Highest Risk of Death Due to COVID-19
  
  The New Leam Staff - 12/08/2020 0
  
  Poor quality PPE kits, overburdening and non-adherence to basic safety protocol expose Bihar doctors to highest risk of infection related deaths according to IMA.
  
  GENDER
  
  The Challenges of ‘Work From Home’ and the Dilemmas of Women Caught Between Domestic Responsibilities and a Career
  
  Rinju Rasaily - 11/08/2020 0
  
  This is an experiential narrative of a working mother and how the pandemic has redefined the dynamics of domesticity and work-life as the cult of ‘work from home’ gains new currency.
  
  FROM THE FIELD
  
  The Raji Tribe of Uttarakhand: Marginality, Social Exclusion and an Indifferent Mainstream Discourse
  
  Bhawesh Pant - 09/08/2020 0
  
  On International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, the following story awakens us to the exclusion and marginality of the Raji tribe of Uttarakhand.
ECONOMY
- COMMENTARY
  
  Mukesh Ambani is Now the Sixth Richest Person in the World, But What Does it Mean for the Last Man on India’s Economic Ladder?
  
  The New Leam Staff - 20/07/2020 0
  
  While Mukesh Ambani becomes the sixth richest person in the world, a Dalit farmer-couple in Madhya Pradesh consumes pesticide and commits suicide. The India of the skyscraper and the slum below have become more distant amid the pandemic than ever before.
  
  OPINION
  
  How Trust and Regulation Play Key Roles in the Banking System: Lessons from the Yes Bank Crisis
  
  Arvind Sardana - 16/07/2020 0
  
  The recent Yes Bank crisis brings back to the table the centrality of trust & regulation as the foundations stones of a successful banking system.
  
  ECONOMY
  
  Generating Large Scale Eco-Employment: The Need for Regeneration and Global Effort
  
  Bharat Dogra - 11/07/2020 0
  
  Poor and developing countries can tackle unemployment by a steady and sustained expenditure towards generating eco-employment opportunities.
  
  IN-DEPTH
  
  Lack of Documents and Registration Deprive India’s Migrant Class of State Offered Benefits & Welfare Schemes
  
  Editorial Staff - 06/07/2020 0
  
  India’s migrant workers are integral to its economy, but indivisible in its policies and schemes. The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the loopholes that cripple the system and deprive its workers.
  
  ECONOMY
  
  For Uttar Pradesh’s Poverty Stricken Migrant Workers, “Coronavirus is Better Than Hunger”
  
  The New Leam Staff - 29/06/2020 0
  
  Hundreds of Uttar Pradesh's 30 lakh-migrant workers who returned back during the lockdown are going back to cities like Mumbai for employment even though it puts their lives at risk.
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EDITORIAL

Unknown and Undocumented, India’s Dalits, Adivasis and Migrants Were Absent Then and Absent Now

THE NEW LEAM - 15/08/2020 0

The migrant exodus in the last couple of months leaves a lasting impact on the hearts and minds...

SOCIETY

Sri Aurobindo on the Ideal of Human Unity

Monica Gupta - 15/08/2020 0

The need for Human Unity is the deepest spiritual needs which makes it almost a future necessity and yet the way to it is fraught by many dangers given the complexity of the present nature of humanity. - Sri Aurobindo.

NEWS

Top News Briefing/Prashant Bhushan Held Guilty by Supreme Court For Remarks Against CJI and Judiciary

The New Leam Staff - 15/08/2020 0

The New Leam wishes you a very happy Independence Day.

EDUCATION

The Light of Awakening

THE NEW LEAM - 15/08/2020 0

On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Sri Aurobindo. Here is a small note written by the editorial team. The aim is to invite the readers to the world of Sri Aurobindo—particularly, the insights with which he sought to change our perceptions of education.

ANALYSIS

Safety Aspects of COVID 19 Vaccine Are Most Important

Bharat Dogra - 14/08/2020 0

On August 11 Russia launched a COVID-19 vaccine, described by President Vladimir Putin as the world’s first. It was also announced that industrial production of the vaccine will start in September and 20 countries have already ordered a billion doses.

NEWS

VIDEO | Reminiscing the Ideal of Freedom in Memorable Songs

THE NEW LEAM - 15/08/2020 0

INDEPENDENCE DAY SPECIAL The Independence Day reminds us of the values of freedom, peace, communal harmony and a collective sense of belonging. India as a nation struggled for its freedom in a way that all sections of the society including the rich and the poor, the elite and the masses came together in an unprecedented way.

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NEWS

Lawyer Prashant Bhushan Guilty Of Contempt For Two Tweets On Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, Judiciary

THE NEW LEAM - 14/08/2020 0

Lawyer Prashant Bhushan has been found guilty by the Supreme Court because of his two tweets, these tweets had been made about Chief Justice...

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NEWS

Who is Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s pick for vice president?

Bryan Cranston - 14/08/2020 0

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has announced Kamala Harris as his running mate for the 2020 election — the first woman of colour to...

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SPOTLIGHT

CULTURE

Understanding Popular Hindi Cinema from Desh-Prem to Desh-Bhakti

Dev Nath Pathak - 15/08/2020 0

Patriotism and nationalist fervour have been central to post-independence Indian cinema, the article looks at how its connotations and symbolisms have altered over the years.

EDUCATION

Probing the Feasibility of NEP’s Grand Promise of Fluid Boundaries and a Multidisciplinary Approach

Indumathi S - 12/08/2020 0

The NEP promises greater multi-disciplinarity and fluidity, but how feasible are the claims?

ANALYSIS

Bihar Witnesses Crumbling Medical Infrastructure Amid Pandemic, Putting Doctors at Highest Risk of Death Due to COVID-19

The New Leam Staff - 12/08/2020 0

Poor quality PPE kits, overburdening and non-adherence to basic safety protocol expose Bihar doctors to highest risk of infection related deaths according to IMA.

GENDER

The Challenges of ‘Work From Home’ and the Dilemmas of Women Caught Between Domestic Responsibilities and a Career

Rinju Rasaily - 11/08/2020 0

This is an experiential narrative of a working mother and how the pandemic has redefined the dynamics of domesticity and work-life as the cult of ‘work from home’ gains new currency.

Unknown and Undocumented, India’s Dalits, Adivasis and Migrants Were Absent Then and Absent Now

The migrant exodus in the last couple of months leaves a lasting impact on the hearts and minds of all those who imagine a...

EDITORIAL

THE NEW LEAM - 15/08/2020 0

This Independence Day,Let’s Listen to the Canaries

As a global pandemic engulfs us and as exploitation and hierarchies amplify, this Independence Day, let’s reflect on our shared destinies.

OPINION

Amir Ali - 15/08/2020 0

New Education Policy 2020: What is Concealed and What is Unveiled?

There have been extensive discussions around the implications of the NEP, here is an intricate reading of the document in the context of India’s prevalent academic culture.

OPINION

Suresh Babu - 11/08/2020 1

Holistic Education, Critical Thinking and Multidisciplinary Approach

Are the educational ideals the National Education Policy has proposed merely fancy words? Or, is there a real concern?

OPINION

Avijit Pathak - 10/08/2020 0

culture

CULTURE

Understanding Popular Hindi Cinema from Desh-Prem to Desh-Bhakti

Dev Nath Pathak - 15/08/2020

CULTURE

Juxtaposing Vibrancy and Silence and Redefining the Meaning of Life in a Pandemic

Shrimansi Kaushik - 02/08/2020 0

The vibrancy and stillness, movement and calmness that the coronavirus pandemic has simultaneously exposed us to, makes us rethink life and its meanings.

CULTURE

The Coronavirus Pandemic Highlights How Religion and Science Lay Equal Claims on Indians

Rukmani Sharma - 30/07/2020 0

The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the conflicting interests of religion and science but both continue to claim a grip over people’s lives.

CINEMA

Why Contribution of K.A.Abbas to Indian Cinema Can Never Be Forgotten

Bharat Dogra - 27/07/2020 1

If one has to select the film-maker who has the longest, the most intense as well as most enduring involvement with socially relevant films...

CINEMA

Understanding the Act of Gazing Beyond the Parameters of Gender:A Review of Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Vaishnavi Mangal - 26/07/2020 0

Can the act of gazing be understood beyond the parameters of gender, this nuanced review explores some lesser discussed aspects of Portrait of a Lady on Fire.

CULTURE

Ancient History & Lessons in Compassion for the Pandemic

Malavika Binny - 12/07/2020 0

The following article looks at history to search for answers to some of the most pressing questions that the whole of humankind is faced with amid the pandemic.

CINEMA

Bulbbul: From Toe Rings to Iron Rods, India’s Obsession With ‘Controlling’ its Women

Sriti Ganguly - 10/07/2020 0

Bulbbul is a film that takes us on a journey that is at once mythical and supernatural, historic and scary.

ARTS

Is the Trending ‘Cancel Culture’ Here to Stay?

Kabir - 10/07/2020 0

Cancel culture is the popular practice of withdrawing support for or canceling out public personalities and companies on social media if they say or engage in something considered objectionable or offensive.

ARTS

Shillings, gods and runes: clues in language suggest a Semitic superpower in ancient northern Europe

Robert Mailhammer - 08/07/2020 0

Remember when Australians paid in shillings and pence? New research suggests the words for these coins and other culturally important items and concepts are...

education

EDUCATION

The Light of Awakening

THE NEW LEAM - 15/08/2020 0

EDUCATION

Probing the Feasibility of NEP’s Grand Promise of Fluid Boundaries and a Multidisciplinary Approach

Indumathi S - 12/08/2020 0

The NEP promises greater multi-disciplinarity and fluidity, but how feasible are the claims?

EDUCATION

Reviving the ‘Missing Debate’ in the NEP 2020: Managerialism & its Implications for the Practice of Teaching

Aishwarya Sharma - 06/08/2020 0

This article aims to bring to light the missing debate around NEP, highlighting the malaise of managerialism and its impact on teachers and the practice of teaching.

EDUCATION

An Obsession with Graded Learning Damages the Learner’s Capacity to Reflect and Engage with the Self

Elwin Varughese - 03/08/2020 0

A growing obsession with grades and certificates goes against the free-spirited eagerness to learn with interest and turns children into docile and disinterested consumers of knowledge.

EDUCATION

Reimagining the University Beyond the Tyranny of Numbers

Aishani Khurana - 28/07/2020 0

Can we imagine the university space beyond the hegemony of graded hierarchies, an obsession with degrees and qualifications to make it creative, holistic and enduring?

EDUCATION

Questions Around Accessibility, Marginality and Continuity in Online Teaching

Firoz Ahmad and M. K. Chahil - 28/07/2020 0

As online teaching becomes the new trend, the questions of accessibility and equality complicate the domain of learning.

EDUCATION

Parenting at the time of a Pandemic/Evolving as a Parent

Pika Jha - 18/07/2020 0

In this series on parenting at the time of a pandemic, here is yet another reflection that narrates a mother's deep engagement with her two children, their questions and anxieties, and their education. This is the story of transforming the mundane routine into an act of creativity.

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WORLD

NEWS

Who is Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s pick for vice president?

Bryan Cranston - 14/08/2020 0

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has announced Kamala Harris as his running mate for the 2020 election — the first woman of colour to...

NEWS

In Gross Violation of Human Rights, 44 Inmates of a Prison in Chad Succumb to Inhuman Conditions

The New Leam Staff - 10/08/2020 0

44 Chad prisoners die due to extreme heat and suffocation inside prison cell in worst ever violation of human rights.

NEWS

The Dire State Of Affairs in the United States of America: the Need to Revisit the Political With Renewed Sensibilities

Alon Ben-Meir - 06/08/2020 0

The US is perhaps facing a desperate need for unity, public engagement, and spiritual renewal to rediscover itself amid confrontational and shallow politics.

WORLD

Massive Blasts Jolt Lebanon’s Beirut Killing Hundreds & Leading to Rampant Damage

The New Leam Staff - 05/08/2020 0

Massive explosions in Lebanon’s capital Beirut has led to the deaths of over 100, while more than 4,000 have been seriously injured.

NEWS

When a winner becomes a loser: Winston Churchill was kicked out of office in the British election of 1945

Klaus W. Larres - 29/07/2020 0

The end of World War II in Europe and the defeat of Hitler and Nazi Germany in early May 1945 turned British Prime Minister...

The Raji Tribe of Uttarakhand: Marginality, Social Exclusion and an Indifferent Mainstream Discourse

FROM THE FIELD Bhawesh Pant - 09/08/2020 0

On International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, the following story awakens us to the exclusion and marginality of the Raji tribe of Uttarakhand.

Catching Up With Young Akhila: A Fearless...

FROM THE FIELD Srujanayadav P - 07/08/2020 0

Prioritising the Education of Children From Migrant...

ANALYSIS The New Leam Staff - 15/07/2020 0

Indian Garment Industry’s Shutting Down of Creche...

ANALYSIS The New Leam Staff - 07/07/2020 0

Lack of Documents and Registration Deprive India’s...

IN-DEPTH Editorial Staff - 06/07/2020 0

ENVIRONMENT

Coronavirus: have we already missed the opportunity to build a better world?

Martin Parker - 14/08/2020 0

Many people like to say that the coronavirus is teaching us a lesson, as if the pandemic were a kind of morality play that...

ENVIRONMENT

The Ecological Questions Around Disposal and Recycling of Used PPE Kits in a Pandemic Ridden World

Sameena Moitra - 11/08/2020 0

ENVIRONMENT

Hunted and traded for body parts, the Bengal slow loris needs a conservation strategy

THE NEW LEAM - 08/08/2020 0

ANALYSIS

The Growing Menace of Space Pollution & the Challenge of Urgent Restoration

Bharat Dogra - 07/08/2020 0

COMMUNITY

Will NEP’s Decision to End Compartmentalisation of Education into Science, Commerce and Humanities Change Societal Attitudes?

Breaking free of an obsession with compartmentalisation of knowledge systems, the NEP 2020 allows for a multidisciplinary, flexible and creative approach to learning in Indian schools.

The New Leam Staff - 31/07/2020 0

COMMUNITY

Celebrating the Monsoons Over Cups of Tea & Loads of Togetherness

Endless conversations over tea, unconditional moments of exchange and the willingness to come together, the monsoons are indeed a celebratory season.

Uttara Bhansali - 19/07/2020 0

COMMUNITY

Tell Us, How You are Celebrating the Onset of the Monsoons

Most parts of the country have already experienced the onset the monsoons, how is the weather in your part of the country and how are you preparing to enjoy the coming of the rains? Share your experiences, stories and photographs thenewleam@gmail.com

THE NEW LEAM - 05/07/2020 0

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