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Nagaland is More Than Dog Meat, Does Mainstream India Care to Know?
The Nagaland government has put a ban on the import and sale of dog meat which has been a delicacy in the region, infuriating the Naga community and deepening its tensions with mainstream India.COVID-19 Has Paved Way for a Heightened Threat of Reverse Migration
With towns and cities drying up of employment amid the pandemic, reverse migration has made its arrival clear before authorities.Journalist Patricia Mukhim is Courageous As She Speaks Against Xenophobic Violence in Her Own Community
As the editor of The Shillong Times, Patricia Mukhim has brought to the forefront an exhaustive critique of violence and xenophobia against non-tribals in Meghalaya.The Encounter of Vikas Dubey: From Non-Entity to Dreaded Gangster
From a non-entity to most dreaded gangster in India, Vikas Dubey’s story is nerve-chilling and complex.BJP Keeps OBC Creamy Layer Issue on the Backseat to Avoid Upsetting Bihar Voters
As any attempt to tamper the quota system may cost the BJP dearly ahead of the Bihar assembly polls, it has decided to keep the OBC creamy layer issue on the back burner.
- OPINION
Maid, Domestic Helper, Servant or Worker: Terminology That Cannot Obfuscate Structural Exploitation
No matter what terminology we choose, the exploitation and inherent hierarchy that separates mental and physical domains of work gets highlighted in the way we treat those who aid us in domestic chores.Making Sense of the Pandemic & the Ushering in of a New World Order
Jyoti Dalal - 0Instead of the imagining, hoping and creating the post-COVID times in the language of ‘normal’ past, there is a need to affirm the crisis so that the space for new possibilities can be explored.Reservations in Promotions – Not a Fundamental Right?
The commentary is a response to the recent Supreme Court judgement on reservation in promotions that challenges the position of reservation in the Constitution making it no longer a right to social justice but a completely discretionary power of the State to grant it.On Death and a Poetic Celebration of Life
Even though the pandemic-induced despair makes us see only the ugliness of death, it is still possible to celebrate life. And great poets like Walt Whitman and Rabindranath Tagore sought to walk with us, and make us see and feel the sacred meaning of this celebration.
- CULTURE
Ancient History & Lessons in Compassion for the Pandemic
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.Bulbbul: From Toe Rings to Iron Rods, India’s Obsession With ‘Controlling’ its Women
Bulbbul is a film that takes us on a journey that is at once mythical and supernatural, historic and scary.Is the Trending ‘Cancel Culture’ Here to Stay?
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.Shillings, gods and runes: clues in language suggest a Semitic superpower in ancient northern Europe
Remember when Australians paid in shillings and pence? New research suggests the words for these coins and other culturally important items and concepts are...Music, Poetry and Art Sound Like “Hope” as the Pandemic Pushes Us into Isolated and Lonely Existences
The coronavirus pandemic has locked us up in isolated and lonely existences, art alone can enable us to redefine and find meaning in life and deal with the changed reality around.- CINEMA
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- LIFESTYLE
- EDUCATION
Parenting at the time of a Pandemic/ The Joy of Doing Nothing
In this series on parenting at the time of a pandemic, here is yet another reflection that makes us see a mother's deep communion with her child. We also see the world through the child's eyes...Interview | “For me, coming to Rishi Valley is a very natural transition”, says Professor Meenakshi Thapan
Meenakshi Thapan was Professor of Sociology at Delhi School of Economics. And her book Life at School:An Ethnographic Study has enriched the domain of sociology of education in India, and inspired young students and researchers to take active interest in the dynamics of educational institutions, knowledge and curriculum. In a conversation with Professor Avijit Pathak, she has narrated her academic journey, her meeting with Jiddu Krishnamurti, her engaged communion with the spirit of Krishnamurti's educational philosophy, and her decision to devote herself to Rishi Valley school after her retirement from Delhi UniversityParenting at the time of a pandemic/ Don’t Romanticize Parenthood
Priya Naik - 1In this series on parenting at the time of a pandemic, Priya Naik narrates her engagement with her two children, and reflects--with a critical insight- on the meaning of being a mother at a time when the discourse of 'new-age parenting' is filled with an 'egoistic celebration of children'.Parenting at the time of a pandemic/ A Journey Inwards
In this series on 'parenting at the time of a pandemic', a mother recalls her moments with her daughter, and reflects on the process of rediscovering the world together: from online learning to the treasure within.Education as Substantial Public Interest and the Inherent Inequalities of Online Education
With online education becoming a new trend amid the coronavirus pandemic, its ability to become democratic and egalitarian in terms of its dissemination is highly debatable.
- SPOTLIGHT
COVID-19 Has Paved Way for a Heightened Threat of Reverse Migration
With towns and cities drying up of employment amid the pandemic, reverse migration has made its arrival clear before authorities.Children of Migrant Workers Deprived of Nutrition & Vaccines as Anganwadis Remain Dysfunctional
Children from vulnerable families across India are being deprived of nutritious food and vaccines as anganwadis remain shut and the health system finds itself over-burdened and fragile.“No One Should Die of Starvation When the Godowns are Overflowing” Say Right to Food Activists
The PDS system often leaves out the undocumented poor but the universalisation of the scheme could prevent starvation deaths in times of the pandemic.What Did New Zealand, Vietnam and Iceland Do to Flatten Their Coronavirus Curves?
New Zealand, Vietnam and Iceland have adopted unique strategies to flatten their coronavirus curves successfully, here is what these countries chose to do.
- ECONOMY
Generating Large Scale Eco-Employment: The Need for Regeneration and Global Effort
Poor and developing countries can tackle unemployment by a steady and sustained expenditure towards generating eco-employment opportunities.Lack of Documents and Registration Deprive India’s Migrant Class of State Offered Benefits & Welfare Schemes
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.For Uttar Pradesh’s Poverty Stricken Migrant Workers, “Coronavirus is Better Than Hunger”
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.‘Reverse Quarantine’ Deprives Over Four Lakh Elderly MGNREGA Workers in Kerala
Kerala has put its senior citizens under reverse quarantine, this will deprive over four lakh elderly MGNREGA workers of employment.Women in the Informal Sector Worst Hit by Lockdown, Suggests ISST Study
Women working in the informal sector are faced with unprecedented hardships amid the lockdown that only highlight and underline a highly gendered cultural ethos based on discriminatory practices.
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