Why Rahul Gandhi’s rhetoric appears reactive, not visionary?
Why Rahul Gandhi May Need to Move Beyond Social Justice, Caste and Crony Capitalism as Standalone Themes to Expand His Political and Media Reach
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From RG Kar to Baruipur: The Hammurabi-styled New Criminology of Majoritarianism
In incidents like that of Baruipur, crimes committed by members of minority communities against members of the majority are framed not as isolated criminal acts, but as collective civilizational assaults. The rhetoric rapidly transcends individual culpability and enters the realm of demographic anxiety, historical grievance, and cultural nationalism.
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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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Four reasons why we live in end times and politics is leading us to hell
We must understand that temperate lands are the breeding grounds of diseases of hell and the recent activities on earth have made this land an incubator. We must know that this will erupt. When it erupts, it might not be just onefold.
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The Politics of Arbitrary Coherence and 37% Thumbrule for GE 2024
Opposition has to curate their turf and pitch for the progress of the country. They need to focus primarily on addressing the issues of crony capitalism, lack of transparency, and corruption etc. which figured prominently during the incumbent regime.
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The Economic Power of Gender Equality
More and more women today are starting businesses, despite having less access to financing. World Bank data for 71 countries show that, in 45 of them, women represent an increasing share of “sole owners” of companies.
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Science as a Cultural Ideal: A Video Lecture
While the right-wing of the Hindutva kind seeks glory in ancient India and considers the arrival of Islam as the despoiler of a great civilization, the left-wing, both of the liberal and the leftist kinds, puts all the blame at the doors of colonialism. Both miss out, in their respective ways, a very large fact.
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The question of affordable housing amidst increasing wealth inequality
The government’s response to this issue has been making it worse if not doing anything. The thing about living in slums is that you have no tenure security and the government can just bulldoze your house in the name of “beautification” because nothing says pretty other than people forced on the streets.
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Politics of Disinformation: Launch of report and People’s Platform for Integrity of Public Discourse
In this context Future of India Foundation has released a report titled “Politics of Disinformation” on May 5, 2022 in Delhi. The report is in four parts: impact of misinformation in India (based on focus group discussions with youth in 8 states); overview of the current global research and thinking on misinformation; limits of current approach to misinformation; and way forward (recommendations).
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Start thinking outside the ‘smoke and mirrors’ of Indian elections!
The BJP’s vote share this time is 41.33 %. That means approximately 37.2 million voters voted for the BJP. That means around 116 million eligible voters did not vote for the BJP. That also means that of the 90 million voters who did vote, 53 million voters did not vote for the BJP.
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