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Saturday, January 29, 2022

POLITICS
- NEWS
  
  As Elections Draw Closer, Punjab Congress must get House in Order
  
  Bharat Dogra - 28/11/2021 0
  
  Before it is too late, the Punjab Congress must reorganise and reorient to gain the most out of this electoral opportunity.
  
  POLITICS
  
  Understanding the Predicament of Afghanistan: The Need to Look Deeply
  
  Bhavya Kumar - 10/09/2021 0
  
  From fiction to news Afghanistan has always attracted public attention but given its unique political trajectory, can we understand the predicament of its people sensitively?
  
  NEWS
  
  Fr. Stan Swamy will be Remembered for his Commitment to Justice and an Undefeatable Courage
  
  Bharat Dogra - 09/07/2021 0
  
  Stan Swamy was a well-know human rights activist from India who passed away recently. He was serving his term in jail for his alleged involvement in the Elgar Parishad case and was not granted bail on medical grounds.
  
  NEWS
  
  Fr. Stan Swamy was a defender of human rights giving hope to thousands of Dalits and Adivasis
  
  Dr. Joseph Xavier SJ and Harshita - 06/07/2021 0
  
  Human rights activist Fr. Stan Swamy passed away in hospital while waiting endlessly for a medical bail. He had been in jail since last year in the Bhima Koregaon case.
  
  GENDER
  
  The Conspicuous Absence of Women in India’s Labour Force
  
  Smriti Sharma - 01/05/2021 0
  
  Despite decades of independence, why do women still not have an adequate representation in India's workforce?
OPINION
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  OPINION
  
  Three Lessons of Teaching
  
  Avijit Pathak - 09/01/2022 0
  
  At a time when academic bureaucrats are obsessed with ‘ranking’ and ‘measurement’, a teacher speaks of what is immeasurable—the joy of teaching.
  
  EDITORIAL
  
  Good Morning, 2022!
  
  Editorial Staff - 01/01/2022 0
  
  Amid divisive politics, brutalization of human consciousness, technological violence, hollow spectacles and superficial education, the linear movement of the calendar time takes us to...
  
  EDITORIAL
  
  The New Leam celebrates its fifth year…Carrying the Lamp of Truth
  
  Editorial Staff - 04/12/2021 0
  
  At a time when gigantic corporate media houses shape our ways of seeing the world, it is not easy to remain committed to a...
  
  OPINION
  
  The Sickness of MCQ Pattern of Exams
  
  Avijit Pathak - 30/10/2021 0
  
  Is it the time to be aware of the danger implicit in the popularization of the MCQ pattern of standardized tests and examinations?
CULTURE
- CULTURE
  
  Thich Nhat Hanh, who worked for decades to teach mindfulness, approached death in that same spirit
  
  Brooke Schedneck - 25/01/2022 0
  
  Emphasising upon the role of mindfulness even while doing daily chores, Thich Nhat Hanh brought spiritual practice closer to life.
  
  BOOK
  
  Feminism, Hinduism and the Caste Question
  
  Avijit Pathak - 17/01/2022 0
  
  Here is a thought provoking book that is bound to engage the reader in a process of rigorous self-introspection.
  
  CULTURE
  
  Ghar Kunda: Experiencing a Ritual Age Old Yet Infused with Unlimited Ethnographic Wonder
  
  Nupur Rastogi - 06/01/2022 0
  
  Celebrations are infused with the flavours of a local culture, here is a photo essay on how Diwali is celebrated in a remote village of Jharkhand.
  
  CULTURE
  
  Bell Hooks (1952-2021): A Fountain in a Spiritually Impoverished Academic World
  
  Avijit Pathak - 18/12/2021 0
  
  To live fully we would need to let go of our fear of dying. That fear can be addressed by the love of living....
  
  CULTURE
  
  The Facade of Free Online Counselling Services and what makes them so Half-Hearted
  
  Shehnaz - 01/12/2021 0
  
  The writer narrates her disappointing efforts to seek counselling after the death of a near one due to COVID-19 and why society as a whole lacks compassionate listening skills.
- CINEMA
- BOOK
- LIFESTYLE
EDUCATION
- EDUCATION
  
  Understanding How Gender Barriers Impact Subject Choices in School Education
  
  Jyoti Raina and Qudsia Abrar - 05/01/2022 0
  
  The article tries to examine gender biases that impacts subject choices in school education impacting the lives of countless women in India and the world.
  
  EDUCATION
  
  Edtech in Teacher Education: Panacea or Dystopian Possibility?
  
  Jyoti Raina and Supriya Rathi - 20/12/2021 0
  
  Technology oriented solutions have been introduced in teacher education during campus closure period since March 2020. This article explores notions of student-teachers on use of edtech in teaching particularly its impact on development of teacher agency.
  
  EDUCATION
  
  The Tyranny of Coaching Centres
  
  Avijit Pathak - 04/12/2021 0
  
  Is it the time to be aware of the devastating consequences of the exam-centric education—and that too heavily dictated by the mushrooming growth of coaching centres and ed-tech companies?
  
  EDUCATION
  
  The Impact of Bell Hooks : Education as the Practice of Freedom
  
  BELL HOOKS - 21/11/2021 0
  
  The New Leam believes that here in our country students and teachers ought to engage with Bell Hooks—a great professor and pedagogue who could...
  
  EDUCATION
  
  Facilitating Dialogue through the ‘Theatre of the Oppressed’
  
  Riya Dominic - 13/11/2021 0
  
  Can the 'Theatre of the Oppressed' be utilised as a tool in the classroom? This article explores this interesting proposition in pedagogy
SPOTLIGHT
- GENDER
  
  Women’s Claim over Professional Aspirations take a toll Amid Taxing Work from Home Culture
  
  Vijayata Pervez - 31/08/2021 0
  
  Women’s struggles to live up to professional commitments have become harder amid the pandemic as the boundaries between the home and the workspace disappear.
  
  NEWS
  
  DTC’s Restrictions on Passenger Intake in COVID-19 Protocol is Exclusivist
  
  Deendyal Singh - 29/08/2021 0
  
  While keeping passengers under restrictions in Delhi’s public transport may be a step to ensure that COVID-19 is at bay, is the new protocol turning anti-people?
  
  SPOTLIGHT
  
  Understanding the Crisis of India’s ‘COVID-Orphans’
  
  Ananya Pathak - 05/06/2021 0
  
  The massive impact of the pandemic has left countless children orphaned, can we choose to turn a blind-eye to their pathological state and resultant vulnerability?
  
  SPOTLIGHT
  
  Juhi Chawla’s Lawsuit Against 5G Refreshes the Debate on Adverse Impact of Mobile Radiation
  
  Ananya Pathak - 03/06/2021 0
  
  Actress Juhi Chawla’s recent lawsuit against the rollout of 5G in India refreshes the debate on its possible harmful impact on life on the planet.
  
  SPOTLIGHT
  
  Rural Internet Connectivity in India: Gaps and Challenges
  
  Dhanashree Gurudu - 31/05/2021 0
  
  The article looks at the crisis of poor internet connectivity in rural India and how this impacts its prospects and connectivity to the outside world especially amid the COVID-19.
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CULTURE

Thich Nhat Hanh, who worked for decades to teach mindfulness, approached death in that same spirit

Brooke Schedneck - 25/01/2022 0

Emphasising upon the role of mindfulness even while doing daily chores, Thich Nhat Hanh brought spiritual practice closer to life.

NEWS

Need for Special Care to Protect Children from Hazards

Bharat Dogra - 09/01/2022 0

The safety, security and protection of our children must be among our greatest priorities but what is the real situation?

CULTURE

Ghar Kunda: Experiencing a Ritual Age Old Yet Infused with Unlimited Ethnographic Wonder

Nupur Rastogi - 06/01/2022 0

Celebrations are infused with the flavours of a local culture, here is a photo essay on how Diwali is celebrated in a remote village of Jharkhand.

ENVIRONMENT

Worshipping Waghoba: Faith meets conservation in Maharashtra where humans and leopards share space

Aathira Perinchery - 05/01/2022 0

The Warli tribe, an indigenous community that lives in northwest Maharashtra, believes that the cat-god Waghoba will protect them from the negative impacts of sharing spaces with leopards.

SS HANDICRAFTS GIFT STORE

. - 29/10/2021 0

An artistically curated and handpicked selection of unique indigenous art based products to fulfill your ethnic choices. With every purchase you are contributing towards...

NEWS

Sustainable Christmas trees: an ecologist’s buying guide

Paul Caplat - 23/12/2021 0

If you celebrate Christmas, chances are you are planning to decorate a tree (or have already). But how do you make an informed and...

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NEWS

How Amílcar Cabral shaped Paulo Freire’s pedagogy

Curry Malott - 22/12/2021 0

Freire describes Cabral as one of those “leaders always with the people, teaching and learning mutually in the liberation struggle”. As a pedagogue of the revolution, for Freire, Cabral’s “constant concern” was the “patient impatience with which he invariably gave himself to the political and ideological formation of militants”.

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CULTURE

Bell Hooks (1952-2021): A Fountain in a Spiritually Impoverished Academic World

Avijit Pathak - 18/12/2021 0

To live fully we would need to let go of our fear of dying. That fear can be addressed by the love of living....

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OPINION

Three Lessons of Teaching

At a time when academic bureaucrats are obsessed with ‘ranking’ and ‘measurement’, a teacher speaks of what is immeasurable—the joy of teaching.

OPINION

Avijit Pathak - 09/01/2022 0

Good Morning, 2022!

Amid divisive politics, brutalization of human consciousness, technological violence, hollow spectacles and superficial education, the linear movement of the calendar time takes us to...

EDITORIAL

Editorial Staff - 01/01/2022 0

The New Leam celebrates its fifth year…Carrying the Lamp of Truth

At a time when gigantic corporate media houses shape our ways of seeing the world, it is not easy to remain committed to a...

EDITORIAL

Editorial Staff - 04/12/2021 0

The Sickness of MCQ Pattern of Exams

Is it the time to be aware of the danger implicit in the popularization of the MCQ pattern of standardized tests and examinations?

OPINION

Avijit Pathak - 30/10/2021 0

culture

CULTURE

Thich Nhat Hanh, who worked for decades to teach mindfulness, approached death in that same spirit

Brooke Schedneck - 25/01/2022

BOOK

Feminism, Hinduism and the Caste Question

Avijit Pathak - 17/01/2022 0

Here is a thought provoking book that is bound to engage the reader in a process of rigorous self-introspection.

CULTURE

Ghar Kunda: Experiencing a Ritual Age Old Yet Infused with Unlimited Ethnographic Wonder

Nupur Rastogi - 06/01/2022 0

Celebrations are infused with the flavours of a local culture, here is a photo essay on how Diwali is celebrated in a remote village of Jharkhand.

CULTURE

Bell Hooks (1952-2021): A Fountain in a Spiritually Impoverished Academic World

Avijit Pathak - 18/12/2021 0

To live fully we would need to let go of our fear of dying. That fear can be addressed by the love of living....

CULTURE

The Facade of Free Online Counselling Services and what makes them so Half-Hearted

Shehnaz - 01/12/2021 0

The writer narrates her disappointing efforts to seek counselling after the death of a near one due to COVID-19 and why society as a whole lacks compassionate listening skills.

CULTURE

Orwell’s Gandhi: A Real Person of Great Virtues and not an Enlightened Monk

The New Leam Staff - 23/11/2021 0

George Orwell's well-know essay on his reflections on Gandhi depict his views on the world leader and his layered and complex personality.

CINEMA

Anand—A Film Which Underlines the Purpose of Human Life As Taking Happiness to Others

Bharat Dogra - 06/10/2021 0

Amitabh Bachchan and Rajesh Khanna's film Anand celebrates 50 years since its release.

CULTURE

The Healing Power of Love

THE NEW LEAM - 06/10/2021 0

Bell Hooks is an amazing thinker. Even though she is a great Professor, her writings are refreshingly different from the standardized ‘academic’ prose. Be...

CULTURE

Biding Adieu to Kamla Bhasin : A Feminist Visionary who Combined Kindness with a Firm Resolve

Bharat Dogra - 25/09/2021 0

The passing away of feminist thinker-activist and poet Kamla Bhasin has left an unrepairable void in the domain of gender, her works will continue to be cherished.

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EDUCATION

Understanding How Gender Barriers Impact Subject Choices in School Education

Jyoti Raina and Qudsia Abrar - 05/01/2022 0

The article tries to examine gender biases that impacts subject choices in school education impacting the lives of countless women in India and the world.

EDUCATION

Edtech in Teacher Education: Panacea or Dystopian Possibility?

Jyoti Raina and Supriya Rathi - 20/12/2021 0

Technology oriented solutions have been introduced in teacher education during campus closure period since March 2020. This article explores notions of student-teachers on use of edtech in teaching particularly its impact on development of teacher agency.

EDUCATION

The Tyranny of Coaching Centres

Avijit Pathak - 04/12/2021 0

Is it the time to be aware of the devastating consequences of the exam-centric education—and that too heavily dictated by the mushrooming growth of coaching centres and ed-tech companies?

EDUCATION

The Impact of Bell Hooks : Education as the Practice of Freedom

BELL HOOKS - 21/11/2021 0

The New Leam believes that here in our country students and teachers ought to engage with Bell Hooks—a great professor and pedagogue who could...

EDUCATION

Facilitating Dialogue through the ‘Theatre of the Oppressed’

Riya Dominic - 13/11/2021 0

Can the 'Theatre of the Oppressed' be utilised as a tool in the classroom? This article explores this interesting proposition in pedagogy

EDUCATION

9 in 10 LGBTQ+ students say they hear homophobic language at school, and 1 in 3 hear it almost every day

Jacqueline Ullman - 12/11/2021 0

A majority of students from the LGBTQ community face bullying, teasing and assault on a day to day basis in their learning communities, how should this be handled?

EDUCATION

Exploring the Dialogic Possibilities of a Music Classroom

Ragini - 02/11/2021 0

The article explores the usage of music as a possibility for generating dialogue in our classrooms.

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NEWS

Sustainable Christmas trees: an ecologist’s buying guide

Paul Caplat - 23/12/2021 0

If you celebrate Christmas, chances are you are planning to decorate a tree (or have already). But how do you make an informed and...

NEWS

How Amílcar Cabral shaped Paulo Freire’s pedagogy

Curry Malott - 22/12/2021 0

NEWS

Advertising in the pandemic: how companies used COVID as a marketing tool

Maha Rafi Atal and Lisa Ann Richey - 14/12/2021 0

Advertising is frequently designed to influence how the public understands social problems, and encourages people to think of ethical consumption as a way of helping.

NEWS

Lonely and Alone — Social Isolation Needs More Effective Solutions

Bharat Dogra - 10/10/2021 0

We need not be surprised, United Kingdom and Japan have a Minister of Loneliness - yes, this is the truth of human material success.

NEWS

Ahmad Shah Massoud: Fabled Lion of Panjshir continues to Inspire Resistance

Bharat Dogra - 29/08/2021 0

Years after his assassination, Afghanistan’s rebel commander Ahmad Shah Massoud remains an inspiration for political resistance.

3000 Million Doses of 8 Covid19 Vaccines in A Single Country—Implications of Unprecedented Hurry and Rush

IN-DEPTH Bharat Dogra - 20/05/2021 0

the race for developing and commercializing COVID-19 speeds up across the world, some saner voices including those of senior scientists are voicing increasing concern over the safety aspect of Covid vaccines which should be treated as the most important aspect of vaccine development

Bargained Livelihoods During the Pandemic:Understanding the Condition of Women Tribal Vendors in Odisha’s Koraput

IN-DEPTH Nupur Pattanaik - 22/02/2021 0

Lack of Documents and Registration Deprive India’s Migrant Class of State Offered Benefits & Welfare Schemes

IN-DEPTH Editorial Staff - 25/12/2020 0

The Life of Soni Sori: Fierce Human Rights Defender and an Enemy of the Indian State

IN-DEPTH Anmol Mongia - 11/10/2020 0

The Naga Peace Agreement and its Implications on the Region’s Political Landscape

IN-DEPTH Anurag Das - 19/09/2020 0

ENVIRONMENT

The Need for a Shared Program for Justice to Check Climate Change

Bharat Dogra - 28/11/2021 0

Climate change is one of the greatest problems today, here is a look at a shared program for engaged effort to tackle climate change.

ENVIRONMENT

Tigers return to Gadchiroli forests after 30 years, human-animal conflict spikes

Saurabh Katkurwar - 02/11/2021 0

ENVIRONMENT

The home of Chipko movement, now epicentre of disasters and relocation challenges

Seema Sharma - 22/10/2021 0

ENVIRONMENT

Harnessing the unrealised potential of agroforestry in curbing climate change in India

Neha Jain - 13/07/2021 0

CONVERSATIONS

‘A writer’s beliefs must never be mortgaged to a particular party or ideology’, says Professor Ramachandra Guha

CONVERSATIONS The New Leam Conversation - 31/12/2020 0

CONVERSATIONS | Professor Ramachandra Guha is a leading public intellectual in our times. His deep and critical insights into contemporary political culture, intellectual history and issues relating to environment, ecology and cricket are truly enchanting

“Ranjit Guha was the first historian I met in flesh and blood who had a real enthusiasm for ideas”, says Professor Dipesh Chakrabarty

CONVERSATIONS The New Leam Conversation - 04/12/2020 0

In a thought-provoking conversation with The New Leam Professor Dipesh Chakrabarty has reflected on his intellectual journey, his engagement with the history of ideas, and his analysis of contemporary social reality.

“Postcolonial theory provides excellent cri-tiques of Western knowledge and its modes of domination”, says Professor Aditya Nigam

CONVERSATIONS Aditya Nigam - 04/11/2020 0

In a conversation with The New Leam Professor Aditya Ni-gam has reflected on modernity, colonialism and the poli-tics of knowledge. And his engagement with postcolonial theories throws new light on the art of doing social theo-ries.

“A major learning for the post-COVID world should be the acknowledgement of a common humanity and the vulnerability of human existence.” Says Prof. Kumkum...

CONVERSATIONS The New Leam Conversation - 20/08/2020 0

Professor Kumkum Roy teaches at the Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Prof. Kumkum Roy has been working on issues related...

Arsenic contamination of water :a cause for concern