Thursday, December 08, 2016

Trying to make sense...

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  I cannot pretend to be an economist.   I know a few basic rules about how economies function, having learned this on the job...
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Thursday, December 01, 2016

Creeping Hindutva

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One of the regular readers, and commentators, on this blog, complained to me recently that I have not posted anything for several months. ...
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Friday, August 05, 2016

Broken News: Bulandshahr rape coverage shows how badly the media needs lessons in sensitivity

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A note to readers of this blog: I've been missing in action for more than a month now. But I'm back and I hope to keep posting re...
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Tuesday, June 28, 2016

In Naga villages, sustainable farming is being undermined by need to earn cash for medicine, schools

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Scroll.in  June 23, 2016 (Women in Leshemi village spinning yarn from nettle: Kalpana Sharma) When you look down from the main road, ...
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Thursday, June 09, 2016

Yes, it's time for a re-think – by people trying to deflect charges of sex crimes by their friends

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Scroll.in  June 9, 2016 An item in a Mumbai tabloid on Thursday said that journalist Tarun Tejpal, who is facing rape charges, had mer...
Thursday, June 02, 2016

In politics and property ownership, there’s no space for Nagaland's women

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In Scroll.in Link:  https://scroll.in/article/808787/in-politics-and-property-ownership-theres-no-space-for-nagalands-women June 1, 2016 ...
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Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Africa is not a country: How the Indian government and media have mishandled the racist attacks

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In Scroll.in May 31, 2016 Colour matters. In India, it matters a lot. We knew that much before the recent attacks on people who are be...
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Saturday, May 21, 2016

'Important for intellectuals to take sides': Academic Hiren Gohain on why the BJP is bad for Assam

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This interview was done before the Assam election results were out. May 7, 2016 The Sahitya Akademi award winner feels the party has ...

RK Pachauri’s civil suit against a women’s rights lawyer could set a very dangerous precedent

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Here's a catch up of various articles I've written for Scroll that I haven't posted on this blog. April 12, 2016 The move b...
Monday, April 04, 2016

Four problems Maharashtra can't wish away by chanting 'Bharat Mata ki jai'

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My latest on Scroll.in on the Bharat Mata Ki Jai obsession: http://scroll.in/article/806121/mr-fadnavis-shouting-bharat-mata-ki-jai-wont-...
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Thursday, March 17, 2016

Muzaffarnagar to Murthal

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Indian Express, March 17, 2016 (Op-ed in Indian Express) When public figures speak violence, the fallout goes bey...
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Sunday, March 06, 2016

Beyond Kanhaiya Kumar

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March 6, 2016 Something really unusual and encouraging has been happening in the last days. Apart from JNU, which has been in ferment, ...
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Wednesday, March 02, 2016

Irom Sharmila: Woman who will not bend

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March 2, 2016 The news this morning that Irom Sharmila, that indefatigable campaigner against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA)...
Thursday, February 04, 2016

Maneka Gandhi’s suggestion on mandatory sex tests aims to absolve doctors of blame for foeticide

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Feb 4, 2016 on Scroll.in The minister’s remarks are a response to a campaign by the medical c...
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