Tag: politics
Nanavati Commission Gives Clean-Chit to Modi Government in 2002 Gujarat Riots Case
Over 1,000 people, mainly of the minority community were killed in the riots according to the official estimates.
Congress Accepts Defeat, BJP Sweeps By-polls in Karnataka
We accept defeat, says Congress after major by-poll debacle in Karnataka.
Climate Change has Much to do with Bihar Politics: CM Nitish Kumar Undertakes Yatra
Ahead of assembly polls, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar begins yatra “Jal, Jeevan,Haryali”against climate change.
Waking Up University Administrations that are Fast Asleep: Reviving a New India
University campuses have seen widespread student protests, but when will the administrators acknowledge the importance of public universities?
A Contemporary Understanding of Studentship as “Critical Thinking” in New India
The life of the student is the life of a “mind”. Expecting her not to articulate her anger would mean to not treat her as “mind” at all.
The Need for Looking beyond Vivekananda’s Saffron Robe
Under the present political climate, there is a growing need to free Swami Vivekananda from statistic appropriation and the reduction of his ideas into those of narrow nationalism.
Jawaharlal Nehru’s Inner Turmoil
The New Leam feels happy to share a reflection on Nehru’s nuanced engagement with reason and faith with its alert readers.
Art: the Bitter Pill of Regimented Authority
Art is not only for its aesthetic appeal, art is also political. However the tendency of reducing art into political rhetoric and pro-establishment gimmick takes away from its sanity.
Video | Savarkar, Bharat Ratna and Assertion of Hindutva: A Conversation with Historian Rakesh...
Sagar Dey/ The New Leam Correspondent talked to Rakesh Batabyal/Associate Professor/ Centre for Media Studies/ JNU on "Savarkar, Bharat Ratna and Assertion of Hindutva".
Politics in Maharashtra elections skirt around environmental issues
Environmental issues have blown hot and cold in the state. In some areas, the severe protests or legal action by the public has led to the government shelving or shifting the projects but in others, the government has been bulldozing its way through.
