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The Ideological Phoenix of Nehru

The reason most academicians feel that Nehru had an inconsistent approach to the minorities is because they treat his speeches and deeds before independence in isolation from his speeches and deeds after independence.

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Birsa’s Forlorn Children

The 150th birth anniversary this year of the tribal martyred hero, Bhagwan Birsa Munda (1874-1900) has begun to be observed with deserved enthusiasm in Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal and other parts of the country. Many Indians, especially those of tribal stock, would perhaps agree that this is an appropriate time to dwell on the abysmal conditions in which Birsa’s children are forced to live and die.

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Bihar: Two Decades of Repealing the APMC Act and Farm Woes

The audit reports of the public institutions under the APMC law and the repeal of the three union agricultural laws have set the stage ready for re-introduction of a Bill in the Bihar Legislative Assembly to revive the original Bihar Agriculture Produce Market Act, 1960.

How Capitalism Became a Threat to Democracy

‘The Task of the Translator’ (1923) by Walter Benjamin