Jeenal Gala

I come from a very simple Jain Kutchi family. My father came to Mumbai from Kutch. He started his business…

      Friday, February 3, 2023

Entrance Exams and Equality: An Empty Promise

Entrance examinations are brought to the fore front with a promise of equality to students and as an alternative to…

R Jude Rohit       Tuesday, August 2, 2022

The Opposition’s Contraction in the Indian Confluence

The two events that took place before and during the current Monsoon session have left food for thought to be…

R Jude Rohit       Wednesday, July 27, 2022

In conversation with Meenakshi Natarajan; India & Panchayti Raj.

In conversation with Meenakshi Natarajan; India & Panchayti Raj.

      Monday, February 28, 2022

Kruthika R.

As a child, I was acutely aware of my socio-economic background & my gender, which played a huge role in…

      Friday, February 25, 2022

डॉ. उदित राज ( पूर्व सांसद , चेयरमैन कामगार कर्मचारी कांग्रेस ) से साक्षात्कार।

भारत में बढ़ती बेरोजगारी, गिरती अर्थव्यवस्था एवं गैर संगठित क्षेत्रों में काम कर रहे मजदूरों की समस्या सहित, आरक्षण, सरकार…

      Monday, February 21, 2022

Interview with Sachin Rao, Incharge Training (AICC) and Congress Sandesh.

Interview with Sachin Rao, Incharge Training (AICC) and Congress Sandesh.

      Sunday, February 20, 2022

A Great King Was Born: ‘Let All Misery Go, and Bali’s Kingdom Come’

It is believed that the Asuras were the people who ruled this land which is now India. Baliraja is a…

      Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Prof. Dilip Mandal at the National OBC Conclave

Prof. Dilip Mandal Speaks at National OBC Conclave.

      Friday, December 24, 2021

Prof. Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd at the National OBC Conclave

Prof. Kancha Ilaiah speaks at National OBC Conclave

      Friday, December 24, 2021

Dr Laxman Yadav at the National OBC Conclave

Dr Laxman Yadav speaks at the National OBC Conclave in New Delhi.

      Friday, December 24, 2021

Tackling India’s Transmission Sector Energy Losses Can Help Meet Net Zero Commitments

India’s National Electricity Plan in 2018 projected adding more than 45 GW of coal-fired capacity by 2027, and Central Electricity…

      Saturday, December 11, 2021

CCG Open Letter to Citizens of India

CIVIL SOCIETY: ENEMY OF THE STATE? 28 November 2021 Dear fellow citizens, We are a group of former civil servants…

Constitutional Conduct Group       Sunday, November 28, 2021

Open statement on India’s plummeting rank in key global indices

We are a group of former civil servants of the All India and Central Services who have worked with the…

Constitutional Conduct Group       Monday, November 15, 2021

Citizens as holders of inalienable rights and entitlements

As per India’s Constitution, human being are holders of inalienable rights and entitlements. India’s Rights Based Paradigm was visionary in…

      Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Decommodifying Labour

Most labour laws have been undermined in the past few years in the name of Ease of Doing Business. Unionisation…

      Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Is Technology Commodifying Indians?

Personal data is harvested and sold as a commodity. Tech companies, telephone & TV providers, even political companies and Govts.…

      Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Democratising Workplaces | SBF & Global Forum for Democratizing Work

India’s work places are becoming increasingly undemocratic. For example, most labour laws have been undermined. This adversely impacts the rights…

      Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Reconceptualising India’s Political Economy | Samruddha Bharat & Global Forum for Democratizing Work

India's political economy is highly discriminatory- on the basis of caste, creed, gender and class (both in the organised and…

      Monday, November 1, 2021

Democratising India’s Political Culture | Samruddha Bharat & Global Forum for Democratizing Work

Unless a State invests in socialising its citizenry to progressive values, democratic norms will not be embedded in society. Without…

      Monday, November 1, 2021

एक असाधारण महिला -कमला भसीन

डॉक्टर सैयदा हमीद (प्रेसिडेंट मुस्लिम विमेंस फोरम ) और रेयाज़ अहमद (फ़ेलो मुस्लिम विमेंस फ़ोरम) मैं उसका वर्णन कैसे करूं?…

-डॉ. सैयदा हमीद और रेयाज़ अहमद       Tuesday, October 5, 2021

Asif Iqbal Tanha

I come from a small village called Ramgarh in Jharkhand. When I was in 5th standard, I shifted to UP,…

      Thursday, September 16, 2021

The Long walk of Freedom: Access to Cities & Question of Belonging

The Song of 1977 movie - Gharonda - Do diwane Shahar Mein Raat me ya Dopahar Mein Dhundhte hai Ek…

-Rajesh Ranjan       Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Academic Freedom: The War on Words

“Freedom of mind is the real freedom. A person whose mind is not free though he may not be in…

- Spandana Koona       Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Jatin Lalit Singh

Till the 10th standard, I lived and studied in Bansa, a small village in Uttar Pradesh. I shifted to Lucknow…

      Wednesday, September 1, 2021

Academic Freedom in South Asia: Current Situation

Concerned by reliable reports of harassment of academics in India, the South Asia Institute hosted the Webinar "Academic Freedom in…

      Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Fahad Ahmad

My story is the story of most Indians, many of whom come from small towns & kasbas and are first-generation…

      Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Two Appointments, One Blow to Institutions

The Centre recently cleared two key appointments, of Anup Chandra Pandey, former chief secretary of Uttar Pradesh as Election Commissioner…

Rajesh Ranjan and Priya Jain       Friday, August 13, 2021

अकादमिक आज़ादी और विचारशील लोकतंत्र का प्रश्न

आज़ादी इंसानी जीवन के शब्दकोष का ऐसा शब्द है जो दुनिया के हर भौगोलिक क्षेत्र में हर मनुष्य के लिए…

      Monday, August 9, 2021

Open Letter to India’s Opposition Political Parties

03 June 2021 To, India’s Opposition Political Parties,, We, a group of concerned citizens and well-wishers of India appreciate and…

      Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Letter to the Prime Minister on Disturbing Developments in Lakshadweep

5 June 2021 The Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Cc: The Hon’ble Minister for Home Affairs, Govt. of India Cc:…

Constitutional Conduct Group       Sunday, June 6, 2021

One Year of PM SVANidhi

Naresh, a street vendor from the Anand Vihar area of Delhi applied for a Letter of Recommendation (henceforth LOR) from…

      Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Ashraful Hussain’s Victory: Neither “Poetic Justice” nor an Opportunity for Bigotry

The Indian Express published two articles on the electoral victory of Ashraful Hussain, from Chenga constituency on an AIUDF ticket…

Krishanu B. Neog and Bhargabi Das       Thursday, May 27, 2021

Born ‘Unequal’, remained so forever: The Covid-19 reaffirmed India’s Caste, Class Inequalities

On March 24, 2020, with little advance notice, India’s federal government announced a strict countrywide lockdown to contain the spread…

      Wednesday, April 7, 2021

Akash Banerjee

How we are brought up and where we are brought up really has an impact on what we think and…

      Thursday, March 25, 2021

Improving Women’s Health and Reproductive Rights in India

Improving women’s health and reproductive rights in India Poonam Muttreja and Sanghamitra Singh The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the challenges…

      Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Sayema Rahman

I was born in Nigeria because my father was there for a teaching assignment. We came back to India when…

      Sunday, February 21, 2021

Open Letter To The Prime Minister On The PM-CARES Fund

16 January 2021 Dear Prime Minister, We are a group of former civil servants of the All India and Central…

      Monday, January 18, 2021

Jaiveer Shergill

I grew up when terrorism was rife in Punjab. In fact, the day I was born, there was a curfew…

      Saturday, January 2, 2021

Constitutional Conduct Group’s Open Letter To The Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh: Withdrawal Of Ordinance On Interfaith Marriage

29 December 2020 Mananiya Mukhya Mantriji, It is with deep disapproval and concern that we, a group of former civil…

      Tuesday, December 29, 2020

The Constitutional Conduct Group’s Open Letter to Prime Minister of India – Central Vista Project

22 December 2020 Dear Prime Minister, We are a group of retired officers of the All India and Central Services…

      Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Call to Workers Organisations for Solidarity Action in Support of Farmers Protest

Withdraw the three anti-farmer laws Oppose company raj over farmers and workers  Mazdoor Kisan ekta zindabad! We, representatives of workers organisations, stand in solidarity with the historic farmers' protest in…

      Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Constitutional Conduct Group’s Open Letter Regarding the Farmers’ Agitation

We are a group of former civil servants belonging to the All India and Central Services who have worked with…

Constitutional Conduct Group       Saturday, December 12, 2020

Constitutional Conduct Group’s Statement on Simultaneous Elections to Parliament and State Assemblies

The Constitutional Conduct Group (CCG) is a group of former civil servants from the All India and Central Services and…

Constitutional Conduct Group       Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Dr. Suraj Yengde

I grew up in Nanded in Marathwada. It is a small city in the hinterlands of Maharashtra. The region I…

      Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Cannabis: Not a Dangerous Narcotic

“I have shifted my daughter for higher studies to California because marijuana is legal there,” said a former mayor of…

Tikender Singh Panwar       Sunday, December 6, 2020

Zeba Warsi

My family’s one of poets and writers. My grandfather (the first graduate in his village & an Urdu scholar) wrote…

      Thursday, December 3, 2020

Spare the Agricultural Land being Acquired for the Airport

“Balh”, is a pahadi connotation to flat land in the local dialect of Himachal Pradesh. Balh is an area in…

Tikender Singh Panwar       Tuesday, December 1, 2020

In the Dark Times for Urban Workers a small Inclusive Intervention

The hollowness of the sustainability of the cities especially those that used to boast about their commitment to the SDGs…

Tikender Singh Panwar       Saturday, November 28, 2020

Prashant Kanojia

I was born in a slum in Kurla, Mumbai. We lived in a small, 80 square feet house. I studied…

      Saturday, November 21, 2020

Aalim Javeri

My maternal great-grandfather was Mohammed Ali Jinnah’s law partner. During partition, people wanted him to migrate as well. But he…

NewsPlatform       Tuesday, November 17, 2020

No, Salman Khan Does Not Drink Children’s Tears: How Speculative Reporting Allowed QAnon Theories To Spread in India

On September 14, a lawyer named Vibhor Anand published some big “revelations” on his Twitter account. His account is now…

Ishaana Aiyanna       Saturday, November 7, 2020

Shahbaz Ansar

 I don’t talk much in my interviews; I just let people speak their minds. On Discovery Channel, there is a…

NewsPlatform       Monday, November 2, 2020

Kawalpreet Kaur

My family was affected and their lives were turned upside down in the 1984 massacre. Although I wasn’t born then,…

      Monday, October 26, 2020

Ruchira Chaturvedi

I come from a normal, middle class family. My father was a CA and my mother is a Sanskrit professor.…

      Thursday, October 22, 2020

क्या दलित इंसान नहीं हैं? क्या उनकी अंतिम इच्छा नहीं हो सकती है?

रेयाज़ अहमद: क्या आप हमें बता सकते हैं कि 14 अक्टूबर के लिए क्या योजना बनाई गई है - कितने…

रेयाज़ अहमद       Thursday, October 15, 2020

भीम कन्या

यह एक भव्य कार्यक्रम है। पुरे भारत में क़रीब एक हज़ार गाँव में 14 अक्टूबर को प्रेरणा सभा का आयोजन…

डॉ. सैयदा हमीद और रेयाज़ अहमद       Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Saket Gokhale

My father is a police officer and my mother used to work in theatre but later became a homemaker. Every…

      Friday, October 9, 2020

Know Thy City

The small successes of urban policy and governance action illuminate the foundations of many big and routine failures. The relative…

Himanshu Burte       Friday, October 9, 2020

हाथरस की बेटी को श्रद्धांजलि

आज के समय में ये सामान्य सी बात है कि मुस्लिम मुस्लिमों के मुद्दे पर लिखते हैं और दलित दलितों…

डॉ. सैयदा हमीद और रेयाज़ अहमद       Friday, October 9, 2020