“… we are going to enter into a life of contradictions. In politics we will have equality and in social and economic life we will have inequality… We must ...

As a tool of transformation of caste society, reservation worked and did not work. In the background of B.R. Ambedkar’s struggle for annihilation of caste, it started for Scheduled Castes (SCs )and ...

Why are some countries rich and some poor? This question has engaged—and frustrated—generations of economists. Some point to geography; others to natural resources, education or technology. Over the ...

For weeks this summer, thousands of young Indians occupied Jantar Mantar in the heart of Delhi. Their irreverent, self-styled ‘Cockroach’ movement began over rigged and chaotic examinations and ...

For weeks this summer, thousands of young Indians occupied Jantar Mantar in the heart of Delhi. Their irreverent, self-styled ‘Cockroach’ movement began over rigged and chaotic examinations and ...

There is a phrase the British left behind, almost as an afterthought, when they packed up and sailed home in 1947: the ‘steel frame’. That is what they called the Indian Civil Service, the ...

Most debates on history-writing in independent India have focused on the conflicting views of what are called Left and non-Left historians. This binary approach, besides simplifying complex historical ...

The concept of justice has perpetually remained a cornerstone of human civilisation. Our profound ancient cultural history and its enduring symbols beautifully illustrate the foundational systems that ...

In July 2005, speaking at Oxford, Manmohan Singh cited Angus Maddison’s estimate that India’s share of the world economy had fallen from 22.6 per cent in 1700 to 3.8 per cent in 1952. The number ...

Institutional reform in contemporary India is uniquely difficult, if not nearly impossible. We are an extremely complicated society and, as Amartya Sen calls us, argumentative in our disposition. Of ...

Strength is the foundation of Dharma and the lifeblood of a nation. Through strength, Dharma is protected and strength enables the fulfilment of every noble purpose.” This timeless wisdom reminds us ...

Jammu and Kashmir pacer Auqib Nabi said he expected an India call-up after a stellar 60-wicket Ranji Trophy season that helped his side win their maiden title. He has now earned his first India Test c ...