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Monthly Archives: April 2018

Homeless in Bangladesh: The Rohingya Refugees after Ethnic Cleansing from Myanmar

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CRITICAL INSIGHT Refugee camps in Bangladesh’s Hoax Bazar are the new home for a great section of Rohingya people.

No Godman: Existence is the only Miracle

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Here is a perceptive reflection on the phenomenal growth of 'godmen' and their unholy practices.

Forest People and the Lacuna in the Implementation of the PESA and FRA Acts

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POLICY MAKERS The PESA and the FRA are acts that can empower people of the forests to lead dignified lives and generate livelihood. Improper implementation and dearth of democratic exercise need to be evaluated for meaningful utilization of forest resource and empowerment of people.

Kausani Gandhi Ashram: A Sad Story 

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UTTARAKHAND Why is it that the Kausani Gandhi ashram (Anashakti Ashram) has been reduced into a guest house for lower middle class Bengali tourists? Here is a story that looks at this sad state of affairs.

Children, Growing Animosity and the Decadence of a Culture That Doesn’t Care

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Children are the building blocks of the nation and still their plight is of decadence and degradation in India.

Representation of Death in Contemporary Media Has Transformed Us into Cold Machines

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Representation of Death in Contemporary Media Has Transformed Us into Cold Machines

A Farm of Hope and New Ideas in Rural Odisha

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AGRICULTURE Traditional folk agricultural knowledge has enabled farmers to produce crops sustainably and conserve the environment. The inspiring endeavor initiated by scientist Dr. Natabar Rout in Odisha reveals innovation and creativity in agriculture through simple means.

When I am alone

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LITERARY CORNER A society that has lost its poets is dead. Poets see what our crude pragmatism fails to notice. Even though we keep publishing essays, commentaries, reports and reviews, we believe that a forum without poetic sensibilities cannot take us to a higher level of consciousness.

Only Superman and Not Kanhaiya Can Fail Eleven Times When There are no Examinations...

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No university conducts exams for Ph.D. students and Kanhaiya Kumar is such a student in JNU. Unless he is Superman, it is beyond Kanhaiya to fail his examinations any number of times because no examinations are conducted in the program he is admitted to.

Education and the Crisis of Humanity in Contemporary Era

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OPINION The death and rape of a minor in India recently has led to a countrywide debate. It is significant that we ask how the tradition of humanity can be maintained in times like these.

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