Sunday, May 16, 2021

POLITICS
- 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?
  
  ECONOMY
  
  Lockdown Decisions Must Be Based On Very Careful Appraisal of Reliable Data
  
  Bharat Dogra - 26/04/2021 0
  
  The following article underlines the importance of ensuring that all decisions about any kind of lockdown are taken with wisdom and attention to avoid confusions and hardships for the common masses.
  
  NEWS
  
  COVID-19 in India: an unfolding humanitarian crisis
  
  Michael Head - 26/04/2021 0
  
  With a herd immunity that is still waiting to be developed and a crumbling healthcare sector, this article looks at the COVID crisis in depth in India.
  
  CULTURE
  
  The Gandhian Concept of Swadeshi and Why its Strikes a Greater Chord Today
  
  Bharat Dogra - 21/04/2021 0
  
  The concept of swadeshi played an important role in the freedom movement in India in opposing colonial exploitation, but as was emphasized by Mahatma Gandhi even then, we should also look at this concept in terms of its continuing relevance even after the end of colonial rule.
  
  ANALYSIS
  
  The COVID-19 Pandemic and its Impact on the Elderly Workforce in the Informal Sector
  
  Ahana Choudhury - 19/04/2021 0
  
  The COVID-19 pandemic has posed innumerable challenges before us and among them an increased vulnerability of an aged workforce demand our urgent attention. The deteriorating and worrisome plight of the elderly especially in the informal sector needs to be given adequate attention.
OPINION
- All EDITORIAL LETTERS
  
  NEWS
  
  COVID-19 Mortality, Lockdowns And Policy Options
  
  Bharat Dogra - 09/05/2021 0
  
  The article reflects on the unique challenges posed by the pandemic and the nuances of the state's lockdown policy to meet the newly erected challenges.
  
  OPINION
  
  Tagore on the Human Being as an Artist: Some Implications for Education
  
  Indrani Bhattacharjee - 08/05/2021 0
  
  Tagore’s views on human nature and the creed of universal humanism are fruits of his years as an institution-builder, curriculum-maker and pedagogue.
  
  OPINION
  
  Social Moorings and Distancing: From Living in an Intimate Neighbourhood to Living in a Gated Community
  
  Rinju Rasaily - 03/05/2021 0
  
  During the mid- 70’s I grew up in a para (a neighbourhood or locality having a strong sense of community solidarity) in North Bengal...
  
  NEWS
  
  Do you have a Right to Protest? The Coronavirus’s Impact on Freedom of Assembly
  
  Caroline Hodes - 01/05/2021 0
  
  The article looks at the impact of the COVID-19 on people's right to protest.
CULTURE
- CULTURE
  
  Domination, Hegemony and Seduction : Marx and Beyond
  
  The New Leam Staff - 05/05/2021 0
  
  One need not be an orthodox Marxist to acknowledge that Karl Marx was a gifted thinker who encouraged us to look at the world...
  
  CULTURE
  
  The Great Success of Zindagi Gulzar Hai is Rooted in the Quest of People to Reconcile Tradition and Modernity
  
  Bharat Dogra - 01/05/2021 0
  
  Here is an in-depth look at a popular soap opera called Zindagi Gulzar Hai from Pakistan and what made it so popular among the masses even across the border.
  
  CULTURE
  
  00:00:57
  
  Roshan- the Story of Pakistan’s Mobile Library on a Camel’s Back
  
  Kavya Thomas - 29/04/2021 0
  
  Taking books to the remote villages of impoverished Balochistan, here is the story of Roshan, the camel.
  
  CULTURE
  
  The Gandhian Concept of Swadeshi and Why its Strikes a Greater Chord Today
  
  Bharat Dogra - 21/04/2021 0
  
  The concept of swadeshi played an important role in the freedom movement in India in opposing colonial exploitation, but as was emphasized by Mahatma Gandhi even then, we should also look at this concept in terms of its continuing relevance even after the end of colonial rule.
  
  CULTURE
  
  Ambedkar Called for the Annihilation of Caste but Today Caste is Annihilating Young Ambedkars like Rohith Vemula and Muthukrishnan
  
  The New Leam Staff - 14/04/2021 0
  
  An extraordinary leader's life and times have been captured in this remarkable yet simply written book with an emphasis on aspects of his human side rather than his political trajectory.
- CINEMA
- BOOK
- LIFESTYLE
EDUCATION
- BOOK
  
  Understanding School Ethos: A View from a Krishnamurti School
  
  Meenakshi Thapan - 11/05/2021 0
  
  Schools are spaces where we must understand ourselves and others as mutually interdependent & in relationship to one another and to the world we inhabit.
  
  EDUCATION
  
  On Fear and Freedom: The Irresistible Jiddu Krishnamurti
  
  Avijit Pathak - 11/05/2021 0
  
  As we celebrate Jiddu Krishnamurti’s birth anniversary, it is important to engage with him—the way this wanderer (May 11,1895—February 17,1986) broke all sorts of defined paths, moved around the world, and sought to make us interrogate the banality of routinized existence
  
  EDUCATION
  
  The Pandemic, an Unfair Evaluation System and What Plagues our Educational Institutions
  
  R. Mahalakshmi - 06/05/2021 0
  
  The teaching-learning community is among the worst affected sections amid the pandemic, what adds to their woes is an often indifferent evaluation and assessment system. Isn't it high time we redefine education to be more sensitive and in tune with the needs of the learning community?
  
  BOOK
  
  The Tyranny of Tests
  
  The New Leam Staff - 02/05/2021 0
  
  As alienating, distressing and anxiety laden examinations are normalised, the sensitive mind of an educationist looks into the paradox of assessment and the harms that it causes to our children.
  
  EDUCATION
  
  The New Education Policy and the Hype over Early Childhood Care in Education
  
  Shruti Shankar - 28/04/2021 0
  
  Through the help of personal reflections, the article analyses the NEP 2020's vision of early childhood care and education.
SPOTLIGHT
- SPOTLIGHT
  
  A Tribute to Karl Marx
  
  Avijit Pathak - 05/05/2021 0
  
  You need not be a Marxist. Yet, you can walk with him. Here is an insightful tribute to Karl Marx on his birth anniversary.
  
  SPOTLIGHT
  
  Labour Day and the Pathology of Those it Commemorates
  
  Kavya Thomas - 01/05/2021 0
  
  The working class builds the buildings, the bridges, the roads and industries of the nation but the nation doesn’t do much to build the lives of its workers.
  
  GENDER
  
  Plans to Prevent Future Pandemics Must Consider Gender Issues, too
  
  Tyler Nuckols - 29/04/2021 0
  
  The article highlights how any planning for a pandemic-free world needs to take the gender question so seriously.
  
  NEWS
  
  What steps must be taken to secure oxygen – for COVID-19 patients and into the future
  
  Trevor Duke - 29/04/2021 0
  
  New waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in countries, such as Kenya and India, have exposed the poor management of oxygen supplies but what can countries with limited resources, can do to secure better supplies?
  
  NEWS
  
  30 Years of Liberalisation: Existing Poor Energy Access May Dive Down further with Covid-19
  
  Kundan Pandey - 28/04/2021 0
  
  Over the past few years, the Indian government has made a serious push to provide all Indian families electricity and cooking gas connection but the adoption of these modern and clean energy sources remains a big challenge.
ECONOMY
- ECONOMY
  
  Lockdown Decisions Must Be Based On Very Careful Appraisal of Reliable Data
  
  Bharat Dogra - 26/04/2021 0
  
  The following article underlines the importance of ensuring that all decisions about any kind of lockdown are taken with wisdom and attention to avoid confusions and hardships for the common masses.
  
  ANALYSIS
  
  Coronavirus won’t kill globalisation – but a shakeup is inevitable
  
  Jun Du, Agelos Delis, Mustapha Douch and Oleksandr Shepotylo - 29/12/2020 0
  
  IN-DEPTH
  
  Lack of Documents and Registration Deprive India’s Migrant Class of State Offered Benefits & Welfare Schemes
  
  Editorial Staff - 25/12/2020 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
  
  Commenting on Grim Picture of Indian Economy Projected by IMF, Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi Slams Centre
  
  The New Leam Staff - 16/10/2020 0
  
  Given the tremendous economic fallouts of the coronavirus pandemic, Rahul Gandhi critics the Centre over falling per capita GDP as projected by IMF.
  
  ECONOMY
  
  Walls of Poverty & Marginalisation Weaken Women’s Voice in Pandemic Governed Economy
  
  Wasim Mirza - 04/09/2020 0
  
  Poverty and marginalisation have pushed women into deeper dens of exploitation and voicelessness amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Vikash Sharma is Founding Editor, The New Leam.

SPOTLIGHT

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

Vikash Sharma - 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

Vikash Sharma - 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

Vikash Sharma - 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...

NEWS

Debunking the Myth of Modernist Development: An Opportune Moment to Walk on the Gandhian Path

Vikash Sharma - 02/10/2020 0

Whenever you are in a doubt, or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test. Recall the face of the...

POLITICS

The Sushant Singh Rajput Case and the Upcoming Bihar Elections: Justice Isn’t the Prerogative of the Famous

Vikash Sharma - 14/09/2020 0

The Sushant Singh Rajput suicide case has captured the national imagination and has become the determining force of national political agenda.

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Vikash Sharma

21 POSTS

0 COMMENTS

Vikash Sharma is Founding Editor, The New Leam.

OPINION

NEWS

COVID-19 Mortality, Lockdowns And Policy Options

Bharat Dogra - 09/05/2021 0

The article reflects on the unique challenges posed by the pandemic and the nuances of the state's lockdown policy to meet the newly erected challenges.

OPINION

Tagore on the Human Being as an Artist: Some Implications for Education

Indrani Bhattacharjee - 08/05/2021 0

Tagore’s views on human nature and the creed of universal humanism are fruits of his years as an institution-builder, curriculum-maker and pedagogue.

OPINION

Social Moorings and Distancing: From Living in an Intimate Neighbourhood to Living in a Gated Community

Rinju Rasaily - 03/05/2021 0

During the mid- 70’s I grew up in a para (a neighbourhood or locality having a strong sense of community solidarity) in North Bengal...

NEWS

Do you have a Right to Protest? The Coronavirus’s Impact on Freedom of Assembly

Caroline Hodes - 01/05/2021 0

The article looks at the impact of the COVID-19 on people's right to protest.

NEWS

Colombia gives nearly 1 million Venezuelan migrants legal status and right to work

Erika Frydenlund,Jose J. Padilla and Katherine Palacio - 29/04/2021 0

Colombia will grant legal status to all Venezuelan migrants who fled there since 2016 to escape their country’s economic collapse and political crisis. The bold...