Patna,(BiharTimes): Till the last two decades of his life Gandhi was extremely close to Muslims, was greatly impressed by the message of Islam as enunciated in Quran and would try to emulate Prophet… Continue reading
That poverty is gendered is a given, whether in terms of causes, results, or impacts. Consequently, it becomes essential to incorporate gender into development paradigms and specifically into poverty reduction strategies as well… Continue reading
Communalism appears increasingly as a weapon of the advantaged classes and castes in India to subvert democratic and subaltern assertion BY KHALID ANIS ANSARI The demolition of the Babri mosque on December 6,… Continue reading
By Gail Omvedt THE WAVE of rioting at the time of the Mandal Commission showed that the goal of reservation had not simply been unfulfilled, but totally distorted. It revealed, among other things,… Continue reading
New Left Review 217, May/June 1996 [This is a significant article by an old-line 20th century British leftist. It deplores the replacement of “equality and social justice” as the essential aim… Continue reading
The question of identity has haunted mankind throughout the centuries. Who am I? Where do I belong? What is our primary identity? Do we have different identities at different places or some unique… Continue reading