Wednesday, January 19, 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
- 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
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- 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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Vikash Sharma

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Vikash Sharma is Founding Editor, The New Leam.

EDUCATION

The Facade of Online Education in Bihar

Dhanashree Gurudu - 18/06/2021 0

A total of 10 lakh children have been forced to drop out of school due the pandemic across the various districts of Bihar.

NEWS

The COVID-19 crisis and the Vulnerability of Human Existence: It’s time to Redefine Ourselves

Dhanashree Gurudu - 22/05/2021 0

Dissociated with nature, isolated in pain and stigmatised in illness: how cruel has society made us? A reconnect with nature is our innermost need.

SPOTLIGHT

Seeing Beyond the Ritualization of Worshipping Dr. B.R. Ambedkar: The Need to Rethink Gandhi-Ambedkar Dialectic

Dhanashree Gurudu - 14/04/2021 3

On the occasion of Dr.B.R.Ambedkar's 130th birth anniversary Mr. Vikash Sharma- the editor of The New Leam- pays his homage to a great mind, while reminding us of the historic need to see an organic relationship between Ambedkar's subaltern struggle and Gandhi's spiritualized politics for creating an inclusive society.

EDITORIAL

Karl Marx: Our Lost Conscience

Dhanashree Gurudu - 01/01/2021 0

EDITORIAL / Karl Marx was born on May 5,1818. On his birth anniversary The New Leam pays homage to one of the most illuminating minds of modern times.

EDITORIAL

The New Leam Turns Four

Dhanashree Gurudu - 04/12/2020 0

On 4th December 2016, The New Leam news portal was launched. It has been four years since we began publishing articles/reports/stories on an everyday...

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Vikash Sharma

23 POSTS

0 COMMENTS

Vikash Sharma is Founding Editor, The New Leam.

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