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Can Periodic Public Sacrifice be a Substitute to long-term Economic Insulation?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent appeal urging citizens to reduce petrol consumption, avoid unnecessary gold purchases, postpone foreign travel, and increasingly rely on public transport has triggered intense public debate across India.
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AN OPEN LETTER TO ODISHA CM BY CONCERNED CITIZENS FORUM TO STOP STATE REPRESSION IN SIJIMALI
To, Sri Mohan Majhi,The Chief Minister of OdishaBhubaneswar, Odisha Subject: Urgent Appeal to Take Immediate Steps To Curb State Violence on Adivasis and Dalits of Raygada and Kalahandi Dear Sir, …
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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.
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AN OPEN LETTER TO ODISHA CM BY CONCERNED CITIZENS FORUM TO STOP STATE REPRESSION IN SIJIMALI
To, Sri Mohan Majhi,The Chief Minister of OdishaBhubaneswar, Odisha Subject: Urgent Appeal to Take Immediate Steps To Curb State Violence on Adivasis and Dalits of Raygada and Kalahandi Dear Sir, …