Oct 2 CJP protests in Mumbai

The Cockroach's Evolution: Acquiring a Life Beyond the Insult

The CJP’s journey, however, is no longer confined to the politics of examination failures and youth precarity. Its School Thik Karo campaign has extended the movement’s work towards accountability for basic public-school infrastructure, while its latest mobilisation has turned to electoral accountability. 

‘Himalayasia’: Can a Mountain Range Give South Asia the Identity It Never Had?

Whether or not “Himalayasia” ever catches on as a name, the underlying question it poses is a serious one for a region that houses a quarter of the world’s population, spends tens of billions of dollars a year arming itself against its own neighbors, and still trades more easily with the far side of the globe than across its own borders

South Asia Needs Cross-Border Internships, Not Only Degrees Abroad

South Asia often discusses youth mobility after a student has already decided to leave the region. A stronger regional system would give students another option before that point: international experience that is close enough to be practical, but different enough to change what they learn.

School Absenteeism and Growing Coaching Culture: Are we Compromising the Future of an Entire Generation?

If dummy admissions, prolonged school absenteeism, and an unregulated coaching culture continue unchecked, we may end up producing students who have spent enormous amounts of time and money on education without actually receiving the education they need.

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India balancing ties between Saudi Arabia and Iran

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The Weight of the World On My Shoulders

No, the weight of the world is not on my shoulders

A Strange Dilemma

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Financial education is a neglected domain in India

Financial literacy, we all know, plays an important role in an individual’s life by boosting self-esteem, affording better choices, and also training them about the economy by way of making higher savings and investments

India’s #MeToo movement: A courageous battle and victory for women

The acquittal of journalist Priya Ramani by a Delhi court in a criminal defamation case lodged by former Union minister M J Akbar in relation to the sexual harassment allegations leveled against him during the #MeToo movement of 2018 has protected and preserved the space for women who have found their voice in recent times to speak out about their experience of sexual harassment in the workplace

Farmer protests in India: UP might be the deciding ground

Questions are numerous. There is a galore of doubts as well as apprehensions about the little over three months old farmers’ protests against the three farm laws enacted by the Narendra Modi government in September last year with experts and seasoned observers expressing contrarian view on the movement

The Tragedy of Life

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How is the COVID-19 vaccine's safety and efficacy ensured? I volunteered for a trial of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and saw firsthand how scientists and doctors make sure that it is safe and effective before releasing it to everyone

Lord, Please Save Man From Himself

In the assembly/ mehfil of the world, I do not find human beings

India’s most bitter electoral battle: Will it be Battle of Plassey or Battle of Bengal?

The Indian state of West Bengal is known for its great composite culture, enthralling literature, and prodigious values

Farewell Baldev: From a child of India’s partition to a leading South Asian scholar

Professor Baldev Raj Nayar (born 1931)  Professor Emeritus of Political Science, McGill University who passed away in Ottawa, Canada at 89 of metastatic cancer, will be long remembered for his distinctive contribution to South Asian studies