Month April 2021
By Rajiv Shah/ April 25, 2021 Veteran economist Amit Bhaduri, who gave up his status as professor emeritus of the Jawaharlal University (JNU) in protest against “throttling” of dissent in JNU in January 2020, has in an email alert released a… Continue Reading →
On Sunday morning, Yusuf’s mother Sifali Begum, 69, passed away at their home in East Delhi’s Dilshad Garden, leaving him exhausted, broken and bitter. by Ashna Butani | New Delhi |Updated: April 26, 2021 7:44:13 am His mother’s Covid-positive report in one… Continue Reading →
by Vidyadhar Date — April 24, 2021 A prominent , senior journalist in Delhi is seriously injured by a car allegedly driven by a senior defence organisation official, she dies later and the media does not even report this. What does this tell… Continue Reading →
April 24, 2021 Dear Pradhan Mantriji, I am writing to you in great pain, distress and anguish. This unprecedented health and humanitarian crisis created by the second wave of Covid-19, is turning into a tsunami. The situation has been aggravated… Continue Reading →
Journalist Siddique Kappan, who is lodged in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura prison since October 2020, has been denied the “basic human right to go to a toilet”, his wife Raihana Kappan told THE WEEK today. The Delhi-based journalist from Kerala is… Continue Reading →
Saturday, April 24, 2021By Mansee Bal Bhargava* Mother India or Bharat Mata is referred metaphorically as a Goddess of the billion plus people of India who is as caring and loving besides strong and powerful, who can guide its children to right… Continue Reading →
by ANURADHA PATIFirozabad district, Uttar Pradesh Suresh Kumar belongs to the second generation of glass artists. His forefathers worked in bangle factories. He and his six brothers create glass artefacts that sell across the country. To create their award-winning figurines, they need… Continue Reading →
APRIL 23, 2021 By Gautam Bhatia At midnight today, Sharad Bobde will no longer be the Chief Justice of India. As on previous occasions (see here and here), this post will assess the legacy of the outgoing Chief Justice. In the case of… Continue Reading →
‘Sunped in Haryana and Natham in Tamil Nadu, separated from each other by hundreds of kilometers, populated by communities speaking different languages and cultures, find themselves connected because of this ‘Unity in Diversity’ of a different kind; being witness to… Continue Reading →
E A S Sarma My wife and I have just got our second dose of Covid vaccine. It was a triumphant moment, because there seemed to be an acute vaccine shortage in the country causing fears of its non- availability,… Continue Reading →