The mode of conducting the recent assembly elections in West Bengal and its aftermath signify a paradigm shift in the mode of governance. Lakhs of voters lost their voting rights through the process ...

One could ask a question whether a heinous crime like murder be classified as “political”. A crime is generally distinguished by the motive behind it. The Oxford Dictionary of Law defines “political ...

The celebration of 100 years of Bollywood needs to be reviewed from a subaltern perspective. The general assumption that cinema is a normal mode to produce anecdotes to satisfy the entertainment ...

The Meghalaya Socio-Economic Review 2025 seeks to present a comprehensive statistical overview of the state’s developmental trajectory. However, this paper argues that the document fails to meet the ...

The history of the Ambedkarite movement in India has largely been written as a history of its leadership. Its constitutional achievements, its formal organisations and its founding figure are well ...

Of the major issues that informed the culture and politics of post-independence Assam, none (other than the issue of immigration) perhaps acquired the kind of centrality that language did. The ...

Tribals or adivasis, as they are popularly known as a symbol of self-assertion, comprise of around 8.2 per cent of the national population. The tribals are concentrated mostly in the central belt of ...

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Introduction The contentious implementation of the Mainstream, Vol 63 No 31, Aug 2, 2025 Democracy Under Revision: The SIR and Its Discontents | Raju Chaketi Saturday 2 August 2025, by Raju Chaketi ...

Despite these innovations, embedded value of human labour remained the very source of enormous profits and redefined the surplus value. Compared to industrial labor service labor is considered ...

Sijimali Hills in Odisha remain a major source of livelihood for the indigenous Adivasi and Dalit communities. Its biodiversity and sacred significance associated with Teej Raja, a living deity, have ...

The Government of India has been evaluating the impact of the US restriction on H-1 B visas on skilled talent mobility, technology development, innovation, economic growth, competitiveness, and wealth ...