Yearly Archives: 2018
Pension Schemes in India: The Missing Links
POLICY MAKERS | The aged are an extremely vulnerable section of the population who depend on pension schemes run by the state and central governments.
From Disturbed Conjugality to Consumptionist Football
THE NEW LEAM PERSPECTIVE
Not just yet another news item. The New Leam evolves a way of seeing, and reflects on the mood of our times.
Supreme Court Condemns Mob Lynching in all Avatars
COMBATING COMMUNALISM
The Supreme Court has given preventive, punitive and remedial measures to deal with the issue of mob lynching and condemned it in all forms.
JNU Administration Accused of Damaging Students’ Union
NEWS | The JNUSU alleges that the administration’s decision to make it voluntary for students’ to join JNUSU is the first step towards demolishing the students’ union in particular and a vibrant political cultural in general.
Transcending Section 377 and Reimagining Gay Sexualities
GENDER | As the Supreme Court hears pleas on rethinking Section 377 of the IPL, there are hopes that gay sexuality can be decriminalized in the nation.
Nivedita Dwivedi
Farmers and Environmentalists Protest Against Chennai-Salem Highway
ENVIRONMENT | More than 500 farmers and environmentalists are protesting against the Greenfield Salem Chennai expressway project because of ecological and monetary reasons.
The Untold Tale behind Hima Das’s Gold
INSPIRING | The story of Hima Das is inspirational as it reminds us of the immense possibilities that are undiscovered in India’s remote villages.
Manipur University and MHRD at Loggerheads
REPORTAGE
The agitation at the Manipur University has led to the stoppage of its normal functioning. The Chief Minster N Biren Singh has urged the MHRD to review the probe panel and bring back normalcy to the university.
Jayati Avram
Three Months- 639 Farmer Suicides in Maharashtra Due to Crop Failure
FARMER SUICIDE | A series of programs like minimum support price, compensation, agricultural aid and state support when wholeheartedly implemented can enable the reduction of the alarming rates of farmer suicide in India.
Shamali Bendre
Falsehood of an Over-arching Religious Identity
OPINION | In this lucid piece Professor Avijit Pathak has referred to Mr. Shashi Tharoor's remark on a 'Hindu Pakistan', and reflected on the politico-cultural and psychic dangers implicit in the idea of militant religious nationalism.
Avijit Pathak