In the second part of his series Critical Mind and Labouring Body: Caste and Education Reforms in Kerala , K. N. Sunandan examines how the education reforms of the 1990s, especially under the District Primary Education Programme (DPEP), shifted the...
After leaving the NDA, C. K. Janu, Indian social activist and politician, shared the position of the Janathipatya Rashtreeya Party (JRP) and explained the reasons behind the decision. She highlighted the issues faced by marginalized communities, especially tribals, and reaffirmed...
The first part of this series of articles by Sunandan K. N. examines two decades of educational reforms in Kerala, tracing how colonial-era divisions between mental and manual labour, theory and practice, and general and technical education continue to shape...
In the second part of this review of Holy Science: The Biopolitics of Hindu Nationalism, V.A. Mohamad Ashrof explores how Banu Subramaniam exposes the dangerous fusion of science, religion, and politics in the Hindutva project. Moving beyond critique, the book...
The first Part of the article by V.A. Mohamad Ashrof reviews Holy Science: The Biopolitics of Hindu Nationalism by Banu Subramaniam exposing how Hindu nationalism manipulates science to construct a biologically defined Hindu identity. Through concepts like bionationalism and case...
In Kerala, temple spaces once rooted in grassroots humanism and cultural plurality are being reshaped into ideological outposts of Hindu supremacism. The second part of the article by Asokakumar V traces how the RSS-led Kshetra Samrakshana Samithi has systematically transformed...
The first part of the article by V Asokakumar explores how temple grounds in Kerala, once controlled by royal authority and caste elites, gradually became contested spaces of cultural expression and political change. Through the entry of popular art forms...
In this incisive conversation, social activist and former IAS officer Harsh Mander reflects on the deepening crisis of hatred and communal division in India, and the troubling inability of opposition forces to offer a coherent or courageous resistance. He reminds...
Harsh Mander is a powerful voice for justice in India. An extraordinary figure, he resigned from the Indian Administrative Service to devote his life to the legal and social struggles of ordinary citizens, particularly those affected by communal and ethnic...
By tapping into our silent emotional needs and struggles as a commercial opportunity, untrained and often unhelpful social media influencers are adding to our mental health burden. Noushaba Nas writes about the possible dangers of a recent trend on social...
