Monthly Archives: March 2018

Chandrashekhar Prasad was JNUSU President and AISA activist who had been killed on 31st March, 1997 in Siwan, Bihar during the regime of the RJD. Chandrashekahar embodied the spirit of resistance that a university like JNU stands for.

In this brief reflection the author has debunked the routinized practice of celebrating power.

About 1.24 lakh students in Kerala have refused to fill the caste-religion column in their admission details. When identity politics has become widespread, this action in Kerala is a ray of hope.

Children appearing for the CBSE Board Examinations have been compelled to reappear as the class tenth mathematics paper and the class twelfth economics paper had been released before the examination.

Mallya, Nirav Modi and now Chanda Kochar: India’s economic elite are fast becoming the most corrupt and unaccountable section of the society.

SPECIAL REPORT The condition of Yemen today is thought to be one of extreme ethical crisis. The on-going war and restlessness within the country has brought forward an environment of famine and rampant death because of unavailability of structural help.

The space for critical thinking and dissenting voices is fast disappearing from the greater public discourse. The awakened citizenry requires journalists who report unheard tales from the oppressed communities and compel us to revisit the truth that often goes unquestioned. Does the growing culture of diminishing dissent suppress this journalistic freedom? Will democracies live if independent journalism is condemned?

VIEWPOINT Minority institutions in a nation like India are vital for the maintenance of the secular ethics. The affidavit filed against the minority status of the JMI by the ruling government questions the basis of the secular foundations of the nation. Farah Noor

The ‘smoking elephant’ was captured in a video taken by the Wildlife Conservation Society at Nagarahole National Park. Ingesting charcoal and releasing smoke- the video of the elephant has become viral. Is the elephant really smoking or is its action telling us something profound about our bond with the environment?

On 23rd March 2018 JNU students and teachers initiated a long march to parliament against undemocratic administrative measures by the university vice chancellor like removal of chairpersons and deans, nepotism in appointments, fee hike, mandatory attendance and inaction over professor accused of sexual harassment.