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Household savings have always played a major role in promoting overall economic development. Its importance is on two counts. First, it provides a substantial share of resources for financing investments, including both that of the government and the corporate sector....
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Recently, the Bihar government’s attempt to conduct a caste survey was halted by the Patna High Court. The court observed that the state government lacked the authority to undertake such a survey and that it would infringe on the legislative...
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It is now in the public domain that the recent judgment of the Patna High Court has stalled the caste-based survey proposed by the Government of Bihar. What is more interesting to notice is that the judgment seeks to stand...
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Huts without roof. Huts without walls. Huts ground to dust. To ash. Huts with broken bangle pieces. A silence that ill became a cheri (a Harijan street) accustomed to barking dogs, screeching children, gossiping women and drunken brawls. An old...
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Exposure to global knowledge and culture fosters the transformation of an exclusive nation into an inclusive one. Introducing global knowledge and culture to the learners of the present generation creates a high possibility of reconstructing the nation. It is universally...
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Using latest household-level data from the India Human Development Survey the relationship between “social,” “administrative,” and “informational” distance and internal labour migration is analysed...
Online gaming and online fantasy sports platforms have experienced tremendous growth and popularity as a result of increasing internet penetration, affordable smartphones, and COVID-19-linked social...
Employing bank-level supervisory data, the paper examines the efficacy of the macroprudential policy in managing systemic risk in India. It analyses the effect of dynamic risk weights and...
On one hand the BJP defines SC, BC castes as Hindus, and on the other hy banning beef denies them their age-old food habits. If beef is banned it will he the beginning of the end of the country's...
Poverty as a concept is closely related to inequality. Given the average income level, a higher level of inequality (reflected by the usual measures) will tend to be associated with a higher level of...
The assertion of autonomous dalit women's organisations in the 1990s threw up several crucial theoretical and political challenges, besides underlining the brahmanism of the feminist movement and the...
This paper examines the role of 'Hinduism' in the course of socio-historical development in the Indian subcontinent, how there has been a gradual process of construction of a 'Hindu', community and...
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05 Jul, 2022
Post Script
Kunde Habba is a way for the indigenous Kodava community to show their resistance to the exploitation of their resources, land and bodies by the planters of Coorg.
Kettyolaanu Ente Malakha espouses a problematic understanding of marital rape by sympathising with the perpetrator and trivialising the trauma of the survivor.
The Space We’re In and In the Meadow of Fantasies open up space for talking about disability in ways that are delightfully simple and evocative.
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The paper attempts to forecast the growth pattern of the COVID-19 spread in India and examines the impact of the lockdown on its spread and deaths. Comparing different models for short-term forecasts...
A few other articles related to this discussion: BIHAR-Landlord s Witch-Hunt, Umesh Sinha, 1984 Women as Witches and Keepers of Demons-Cross-Cultural Analysis of Struggles to Change Gender Relations...
These quotes are taken from the article “ Debating Metro Car Shed: Lessons for Aarey Movement ” by Sulakshana Mahajan The article argues that the Aarey metro car shed is an attempt to make the best...
The crisis of COVID-19 vaccines in India is a consequence of government policies dating back decades. Private foundations led by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have engineered a shift in...
The government’s narrative on vaccination should reflect sincerity, truth and transparency.