The fourth excerpt from Seeds and Herbs – Walking in the Land, with the People, explores what happens when forests, fields and riverbanks that once sustained Indigenous communities become fenced, owned and regulated. Through the memories and voices of Paniya...
Toni Morrison: The Voice That Gave the Marginalised a Universal Voice explores the life, literary journey and social commitment of one of America’s most influential writers. From a childhood shaped by racial discrimination to becoming the first African-American Black woman...
The Delhi youth uprising was more than a moment of protest; it was a political event that disrupted established forms of power, resistance and political imagination. In this essay, K. Vinod Chandran explores the uprising through the ideas of the...
In this provocative political reflection, K. Aravindakshan draws on Salman Rushdie’s reflections on truth and language to examine the politics of power, fear, and dissent in contemporary India. From the RSS ideological influence on Narendra Modi to the suppression of...
In this interview, Abhish K. Bose speaks with environmental scholar Professor Mukul Sharma about the relationship between Hindutva, ecology, corporate extraction and the politics of environmentalism in contemporary India. Sharma examines how ideas of sacred ecology, green growth and civilisational...
Kerala should not treat educated unemployment, outmigration, in-migration, ageing households, underused migrant assets and diaspora capital as separate policy silos. K-CARES proposes a local institution that matches these fragmented resources and needs while preserving private property, worker rights and democratic...
In this third excerpt from Seeds and Herbs – Walking in the Land, with the People, the authors explore indigenous ways of relating to soil, seeds, forests and other forms of life. The knowledge of Kurichya and Paniya communities challenges...
Kerala, often celebrated for its achievements in education and health, is confronting a deeply disturbing reality: an alarming rise in child suicides. Drawing on exclusive State Crime Records Bureau data and insights from leading psychiatrists, psychologists, and sociologists, this article...
This article is the first in Panthi's serial publication of Mirage Economy, a book by T. Ramakrishnan (Ramki), originally published on the author's blog. We are reproducing the series with permission to make these ideas accessible to a wider audience....
S. Santhosh, cultural theorist and faculty member at Ambedkar University Delhi, offers a striking philosophical reading of the recent Jantar Mantar protest. Moving beyond the immediate issues of paper leaks and recruitment delays, he argues that the movement transformed how...
