ThoughtPapers

Left Nemesis in the Indian Democratic Ethos: A Case Study from West Bengal

The need of accomodative practices as a means to garner political & social relevance

Author : Subhayu Bhattacharjee, Assistant Professor, Mirik College, Darjeeling

Keywords : LEFT, Democracy, Adaptability, Accommodation

Speaking Truth to Power for a Fee

Why is speaking the truth difficult? 

Author : Prof. G Ramesh, Center for Public Policy, IIM Bangalore

Keywords : Aaron Wildavsky, Sycophany, IPAC, Elections, Policy Analysis, Consultancy

Book Review on 'RSS: Evolution from an Organization to a Movement'

The book is rich in anecdotes and provides a glimpse of the ‘brotherhood in saffron'

Author : Malini Bhattacharjee, Assistant Professor, Azim Premji University

Keywords : Book review, RSS, Makarand Paranjape, Sarsanghchalak

The V-Dem Rating of Democracies: As if it Matters

The report had a whole section on India under the title,"Democracy Broken down:India"

Author : Prof. G Ramesh, Center for Public Policy, IIM Bangalore

Keywords : Electoral Autocracy, Freedom, Global Calamity, Election Commission, CAA, CSO funding

Why English Literature Still Thrives?

Literature is more than just for livelihood, it's a way of life itself.

Author : Smita Dhantal, Ph D Scholar, CHRIST (Deemed to be University)

Keywords : Literature, Language, Theme, Subjectivity, Analysis

Disaster Relief and the RSS: Resurrecting 'Religion' Through Humanitarianism

A book that explores the less-spoken community service by the RSS

Author : Malini Bhattacharjee, Assistant Professor, Azim Premji University

Keywords : Book Review,

Why the Centre should not repeal the three Farm Laws

Former ISEC director appeals to the Agriculture Minister with convincing arguments

Author : M G Chandrakanth, Director (Retired), Institute for Social and Economic Change

Keywords : Farm Bills, Agriculture, APMC

Cost of democracy or the cost of upsetting vested interests?

The delays and negotiations can be considered as 'transaction cost of democracy'

Author : G Ramesh, Professor, Center for Public Policy, IIM Bangalore

Keywords : Farm Bills, Cost of Democracy, Cost of Protests

Helavanakatte Giriyamma's words of wisdom

The journey of a young girl who blossomed to a formidable poet

Author : Dr. Sindhuja C V, Center for Education and Social Studies

Keywords :

Guru Nanak 550: A Universal Philosopher And Guide

A write-up on a book that celebrates Guru Nanak

Author : Harminder Kaur, Senior Journalist and Author

Keywords : Book Review, Guru Nanak, Philosophy,

When the holy feet of Swami Vivekananda traversed the towns of Tamil Nadu

Snippets from Swamiji's TN trip, which breathed life into the freedom fight

Author : Dr R Ilango, former Vice Principal, Vivekananda College, Madurai

Keywords : Swami Vivekananda, Indian freedom struggle, Arise and Awake

The great humanities research circus

The death of the universal and the development of an academic culture that is anti-science and anti-empirical ...

Author : Jyotirmaya Tripathy, Associate Professor, Dept. of HSS, IIT-Madras

Keywords : Humanitites, Social Sciences, Maoist Revolution, Gender

A tribute to the warrior monk who fought for Dharma in Tamil Nadu

Snippets from the life of Hindu Munnani Founder Thiru Ramagopalan, a selfless leader who lived for the idea and spirit of Bharath

Author : Kizhambur S Sankara Subramanian, Editor, Kalaimagal, Chennai

Keywords : Tamil Nadu, Hindu Munnani, Ramagopalan, Dharma

Every Democracy Deserves a Good Debate

Book Review: The Citizenship Debate: CAA & NRC by Amit Malviya & Salman Khurshid

Author : Gautam Chaubey, Bilingual Columnist & Translator, ARSD College, Delhi

Keywords : Book Review, minority, religion, political philosophy, trust

The Battle over the Book: The Bloomsbury Controversy

The anxiety of status-quoists mark a defining moment for non-left cultural warriors

Author : Jyotirmaya Tripathy is a Chennai based academic and cultural critic

Keywords : books, delhi riots, michael ventura, william dalrymple, bloomsbury

The New York Times’ prejudiced gaze at India, Hindus, Hinduism

Western media bias: a sample of content analysis of reporting by The New York Times

Author : Ramesh Rao, Prof of Communication, Columbus State University, Georgia, USA

Keywords : media, newspaper, bjp, western media, hindus, hinduism, marxist, cow vigilantism