Such was the fallout of this misadventure that Indira Gandhi who ordered this operation, of course signed by President Zail Singh as Commander-in-Chief of Indian Armed Forces, paid with her life ...

This paradox represents postcolonial realism: an ideological atmosphere in which the limits of political imagination are determined not by the dream of liberation, but by the pragmatics of imperial ...

Emergency needs to be placed in the context of capitalism. Capitalism requires extraction of surplus labour as profit and when workers do go on strike they lose their profit. During emergency there ...

Being ugly is freedom; it’s a refusal to participate in someone else’s fantasy. It is confidence without needing approval. And that is real power. This piece offers a critical analysis of two widely ...

New Yorkers on 25 June celebrated the victory of 33-year-old lawyer, Zohran Mamdani over his Republican rival Andrew Cuomo for the Democratic Party’s mayoral nomination to New York City, home to 8.5 ...

In civilised societies, for example, punishment on the human body has become increasingly unacceptable. Introduction: From 1945, it has been increasingly the case in such societies that the human body ...

Furthermore, Yunus’s initiative for a ‘humanitarian corridor’ and ‘safe zone’ for Rohingya refugees has been met with strong opposition from General Zaman. The Army Chief has cited national security ...

True sporting glory lies not just in lifting trophies, but also in ensuring that glory should never come at the cost of human life. The legacy of RCB’s first IPL win should be a celebration, but also ...

Table of Contents - Mainstream, Vol 63 No 25-26, June 21 & June 28, 2025 (Double Issue) 21 June * The "Ram"ification of Identity Assertion | Disha * Landlessness in Rural India | Soma Marla * Reform ...

Neither there is any discussion on the the long standing struggle of the Maruti Workers nor a look into historic role of warriors from Haryana in the 1857 uprising against the Britishers nor there is ...

The elections in India, Turkey and the US in 2024 point to the rapidly shrinking liberal political space in democracies. Despite the enormity of the threat to a secular and inclusive vision of ...

The disinterestedly wise ought to desire the holding together of all being — Bhagavad Gita, Verse 3.25 Normal men do not know that everything is possible — David Rousset Real generosity towards the ...