Jos Chathukulam, T. V. Thilakan and C. V. Balamurali examine the socio-economic, livelihood and institutional conditions of Mulagamutty Kudy, a Muthuvan tribal settlement in Marayur, Idukki, following a field visit by the Centre for Rural Management (CRM), Kottayam. The report...
In the second part of his conversation with Abhish K Bose, Mohan J Dutta examines the growing concentration of media ownership, algorithmic power and the relationship between corporate capital and communal politics in India. He discusses self-censorship in newsrooms, the...
This is an edited transcript of economist Clara Mattei’s interview with journalist Krishnan Guru-Murthy for Channel 4 News’ Ways to Change the World, originally published in February 2026. In the conversation, Mattei challenges the idea that capitalism is a natural...
In this essay, K. Vinodchandran interprets Rahul Gandhi’s recent political interventions through the idea of a “politics of desire.” Drawing on Deleuzean concepts of the political “event,” Gandhian Satyagraha, and Ambedkarite struggles for social justice, the article argues that the...
In the first part of this exclusive interview with Abhish K. Bose, communication scholar Mohan J. Dutta examines the political economy and communication infrastructure behind the rise of Hindutva and the spread of Islamophobia. He argues that what began as...
In a small village in Rajasthan’s tribal heartland, Kalawati Ninama has transformed the way her family lives and earns. Once dependent on wage labour to make ends meet, she has built a more secure livelihood by bringing together natural farming,...
The CPI(M)’s review of its defeat in the 2026 Kerala Assembly election is unusually candid about the party’s political, organisational and administrative failures. But does acknowledging these failures go far enough? In this critical Marxist appraisal, Jos Chathukulam and A....
India’s political landscape has changed dramatically over the past decade, with Hindutva increasingly shaping not only electoral politics but also social and cultural life. In this interview, veteran secular activist and writer Ram Puniyani reflects on the changing nature of...
Prakash Dahal examines the cascading disaster in the Bhote Koshi and its implications far beyond Nepal, connecting glacial collapse, hydropower development and climate change to growing risks across Sikkim, India and Bangladesh. He argues that the Himalayas must be understood...
How far can we push the Earth before its systems begin to break down? The answer is becoming increasingly alarming. Scientists have identified nine planetary boundaries that help define the conditions necessary for a stable, resilient and life-supporting Earth. Several...
