-Scroll.in The court's comments presage the delimitation of Parliamentary seats based on population due in 2026. Should every citizen’s vote possess equal weightage when it comes to having a voice in government? The answer in homogenous, unitary states &NDAsh; such as those found in Europe &NDAsh; is simple: yes. The question, however, becomes far more intractable when one is dealing with a large federation. And it becomes especially complicated if that federation is...
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Modi govt’s monetisation scheme is nothing but a scam being paraded as a plan, cleverly camouflaged in jargon -CP Chandrasekhar
-National Herald It is a scheme to engineer a transfer of income and wealth to those at the apex of the wealth pyramid. It is just a way to hand over wealth created with public money over decades to corporates Camouflaged In jargon that speaks of ‘monetisation of de-risked assets’, the BJP-led NDA government has announced its plan to sell out India’s public sector. In that plan, assets ranging from roads, ports,...
More »'Who Is Afraid of Women's Voices?' Ask Tamil Dalit Writers After DU Drops Them from Syllabus -Kavitha Muralidharan
-TheWire.in 'Both Bama and Sukirtharani have consistently written on the rights of women, liberation of the oppressed and the strength of humanity.' Chennai: Sukirtharani distinctly remembers the two years she had spent undergoing teacher’s training at her hometown, Ranipet in Tamil Nadu. “Every single day of those two years, I encountered them. I have watched them from a distance, walked along in silence. I have been a witness to the casual humiliation they...
More »Why Indian States Need to Incorporate Gender Budgeting in Their Fiscal Planning -Lekha Chakraborty
-TheWire.in Even in a state like Kerala, higher human development indices have not translated into equally solid gender outcomes. An interesting public policy question that has emerged over the last few years is why high human development indices are not translating into a better ‘gender status’ for Kerala. The Human Development Index (HDI) in Kerala (0.763) is the highest in India. The HDI is estimated as the geometric mean of three crucial aspects...
More »Raging Pandemic and Unreliable Monsoon: The Unending Sorrow of the Homeless -Ritwika Mitra
-Newsclick.in According to the Census 2011 the country has more than 1.7 million homeless people, among whom 938,384 live in urban areas. However, the number of homeless persons remains grossly under-documented till date. Sultana and her husband, Sheikh Mofizul, are still struggling to come to terms with the death of their newborn. There is a lot to deal with &NDAsh; the loss of livelihood, death of a 13-day-old child, the deteriorating health...
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