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...
Can Hindutva still be understood primarily through the framework of European fascism, or has it evolved into something different? In this provocative essay, political thinker K. Vinod Chandran argues that contemporary Hindutva has undergone a "Zionist" transformation, reshaping India's politics,...
What remains after the slogans fade and the crowds disperse? Victory, disappointment, hope, caution or all of them at once? The Jantar Mantar movement has generated one of the most significant public conversations in recent years. In this special feature,...
History teaches us a painful lesson. Democracies are not defeated only by dictators. They are weakened whenever citizens begin believing that one extraordinary individual can carry the hopes of millions. Every movement that forgets this lesson risks losing its soul....
