Explaining Aadhaar to my 5 year old Grand niece Asha By Ram Krishnaswamy Asha: Mamathatha, You are always working on your Computer. Can you tell me what you do ? Me: Behni, I am posting articles on my Blog Asha: What is a… Continue Reading →
In four years, Rekhta has become the largest online repository for Urdu poetry and literature in the world, says Veenu Sandhu. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The lawns of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts in Delhi were choc-a-bloc over… Continue Reading →
Read the Rejoinder-By-ShanthaSinha petitioner Shanta Sinha (political scientist, anti-child labour activist and padma sri winner) and Kalyani Menon-Sen (noted feminist activist) against the counter affidavit filed by the State on Aadhaar. It’s not just the savings numbers that have been cooked… Continue Reading →
by Anand Venkatanarayanan This article was written as a rebuttal on the article that appeared in Business Line on April 1, 2017. It might be slightly technical but I will try to keep it within comprehensible limits for a person… Continue Reading →
The development of Aadhaar over the years has opened a Pandora’s box of litigations against its various claims and processes that range on the spectrum from privacy rights to compulsory carrying of Aadhaar cards by drivers. Prior to the… Continue Reading →
56 Women Journalists Everyone Should Read By Ann Friedman Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Rachel Carson, Susan Orlean Photo: John Lamparski/CBS/Alberto E. Rodriguez/WireImage/Getty Images Until this week, you probably didn’t know or care who Gay Talese is — unless you’re a writer or a superfan… Continue Reading →
BY RANA SAFVI Not just Begum Hazrat Mahal and Rani Lakshmibai but dozens of women participated in active fighting against the British. Their stories are largely unrecorded. Begum Hazrat Mahal. Credit: YouTube April 7 marks the 137th death anniversary of Begum… Continue Reading →
A two-decade old Central programme to finish incomplete irrigation projects has failed 66 million Indian farmers and halted the economic progress of 350 million Indians, according to an IndiaSpend analysis. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, in his budget speech last month, said the… Continue Reading →
Bhagat Singh By Periyar E.V.Ramasami 29 March, 1931 Kudi Arasu (The 1930s, especially the firt half of the decade, proved to be one of radical discontent in India. In the Tamil context, the Self-respect movement of E V Ramasamy Periyar… Continue Reading →
A step towards the struggle for and the construction of a new future RAIPUR-Nestled in the little neighbourhood of Shaheed Nagar in the industrial area of Birgaon, Raipur, lies Shaheed school. Begun by workers in 1996, the school… Continue Reading →
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