Sunday, October 17, 2021

POLITICS
- 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?
  
  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.
OPINION
- All EDITORIAL LETTERS
  
  EDUCATION
  
  Beyond Instrumental Reasoning: Education As Awakened Intelligence
  
  Avijit Pathak - 26/08/2021 0
  
  Amid our obsession with technical/instrumental education, is it necessary to think differently and reimagine the very meaning of education?
  
  BOOK
  
  BOOK REVIEW/WHAT IS GANDHI’S NON-VIOLENCE?
  
  Amman Madan - 09/07/2021 0
  
  Here is an exhaustive and engaging book review of 'The Science of Peace' authored by Suman Khanna Aggarwal.
  
  OPINION
  
  LONG READ/The COVID-19 Vaccine: The Need for a Democratic and Holistic Debate
  
  Bharat Dogra - 07/07/2021 0
  
  The pandemic has brought vaccines to the centre stage, but how democratic is the debate regarding it?
  
  OPINION
  
  Revisiting Digital Pedagogy and the Culture of Learning in the Age of Information Technology
  
  Suresh Babu - 06/07/2021 0
  
  The article delves deep into the need for rethinking digitalised teaching-learning in the age of information technology especially at a time when we are moving towards an extensive use of virtual classroom spaces.
CULTURE
- 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.
  
  CULTURE
  
  A Feminist Perspective on the Gendered Character of a Cultural Text
  
  Shivangni Singh - 14/09/2021 0
  
  A young boy from Kerala made a painting that highlights the myriad tasks that women perform and which mostly go unrecognised and unacknowledged.
  
  CULTURE
  
  Scholar-Researcher-Activist Gail Omvedt’s Passing Leaves Behind Tremendous Void in the Landscape of Dalit Studies
  
  The New Leam Staff - 26/08/2021 0
  
  Gail Omvedt’s scholarship on the caste question and her ability to lead several grassroot movements from the front will keep her name etched high on the landscape of Caste Studies and anti-caste resistance in India.
- CINEMA
- BOOK
- LIFESTYLE
EDUCATION
- EDUCATION
  
  A look at the ‘Desh ke Mentor’ Program
  
  Deendyal Singh - 17/10/2021 0
  
  This article tries to understand the “Desh ke Mentor” initiative under Youth for Education (YFE) program of the Delhi government.
  
  BOOK
  
  Book Review| Danger: SCHOOL!A Powerful and Artistic Commentary on our Schools
  
  Kalpana Sharma - 10/10/2021 0
  
  Children spend precious years of their lives in schools often without even equipping themselves with the curiosity to learn or the inquisitively to explore.
  
  EDUCATION
  
  Social Emotional Learning in Schools for an Enriched Learning Environment
  
  Akshita Bisht - 26/09/2021 0
  
  The article discusses the significance of social-emotional learning in our classrooms.
  
  EDUCATION
  
  Children learn science in nature play long before they get to school classrooms and labs
  
  Amy Cutter-Mackenzie-Knowles, Alexandra Lasczik, Karen Malone, Linda Knight, Mahi Paquette and Maia Osborn - 24/09/2021 0
  
  The number of preschools pursuing learning through nature play is growing fast worldwide. However, the effectiveness and impacts of this approach is largely untested,...
  
  EDUCATION
  
  Beyond Instrumental Reasoning: Education As Awakened Intelligence
  
  Avijit Pathak - 26/08/2021 0
  
  Amid our obsession with technical/instrumental education, is it necessary to think differently and reimagine the very meaning of education?
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 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

EDUCATION

Beyond Instrumental Reasoning: Education As Awakened Intelligence

Avijit Pathak - 26/08/2021 0

Amid our obsession with technical/instrumental education, is it necessary to think differently and reimagine the very meaning of education?

BOOK

BOOK REVIEW/WHAT IS GANDHI’S NON-VIOLENCE?

Amman Madan - 09/07/2021 0

Here is an exhaustive and engaging book review of 'The Science of Peace' authored by Suman Khanna Aggarwal.

OPINION

LONG READ/The COVID-19 Vaccine: The Need for a Democratic and Holistic Debate

Bharat Dogra - 07/07/2021 0

The pandemic has brought vaccines to the centre stage, but how democratic is the debate regarding it?

OPINION

Revisiting Digital Pedagogy and the Culture of Learning in the Age of Information Technology

Suresh Babu - 06/07/2021 0

The article delves deep into the need for rethinking digitalised teaching-learning in the age of information technology especially at a time when we are moving towards an extensive use of virtual classroom spaces.

OPINION

A Quest beyond Vaccination

Avijit Pathak - 02/06/2021 0

While medical experts and pharmaceutical companies urge you to get yourself vaccinated, you ought to ask yet another question: What do you do after being vaccinated? What does it mean to be ‘safe’? Or is it that we ought to see beyond the process of vaccination to redefine life in the post-pandemic world?