Manipur’s Shirui Lily Faces Extinction. Here’s What Can Be Done To Save It.
Shirui Lily growing in its native habitat, Shirui Hills in Shirui Village 16 km from Ukhrul District Headquarters in Manipur, India. Picture Courtesy: Priyojik Akoijam Shirui lily (Lilium Mackliniae...
View ArticleThe Revolutionaries Have Left But We’ve Got Fascism To Battle
Any system is a perfect system, so far as people lend their allegiance and faith to it, accept it as their destiny, and grind themselves in fulfilment of its objective. It gets irrelevant whether the...
View Articleदुनियाभर में जलवायु परिवर्तन से बढ़ रहा है भुखमरी का खतरा
गरीबी उन्मूलन दिवस पहली बार 1987 में फ्रांस में मनाया गया था। इसमें लगभग एक लाख लोगों ने मानवाधिकारों की मांग को लेकर प्रदर्शन किया था। इस प्रदर्शन के लगभग पांच वर्ष बाद संयुक्त राष्ट्र द्वारा 22...
View Article10 Pressing Questions Mahatma Gandhi Has For The ‘Modi-fied India’
We are celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi this month, popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi. Born on October 2, 1869 at Porbandar in Gujarat, he was a lawyer, freedom...
View Article“हमने शांतिपूर्ण प्रोटेस्ट किया, बावजूद जामिया ने हमें शो-कॉज़ नोटिस भेज दिया”
मैं इस विश्वविद्यालय में बीए की छात्रा हूं, मैं झारखंड से आती हूं। बीते 9 अक्टूबर को जामिया प्रॉक्टर ऑफिस की तरफ से मेरे घर पर फोन करके मेरे माता-पिता को कहा जाता है कि आप लोग तीन दिनों के भीतर दिल्ली...
View ArticleAs A Student In Ayodhya, This Is What I Feel About The Ram Mandir Issue
I am one of many normal young people living in Ayodhya, whose knowledge is growing about the debate over the Ram Mandir case. From the day I first heard of this, and then hearing what my grandparents...
View Articleहम किसानों को पराली जलाना किसने सिखाया था?
दिल्ली मेट्रो में यमुना का पुल पार करते हुए पिछले एक दो दिनों से एक अजीब सा कोहरा आसमान में दिखाई दे रहा है। कहा जा रहा है यह कोहरा नहीं बल्कि हर वर्ष की तरह हरियाणा और पंजाब के किसानों द्वारा जलाई गई...
View ArticleIDR Interviews Physicist, Activist And Ecofeminist, Dr Vandana Shiva
By Saahil Kejriwal, Rachita Vora Dr Vandana Shiva is a physicist, environmental activist, and food sovereignty and anti-globalisation advocate. Trained as a scientist in quantum theory from the...
View Article“क्या जामिया में शांतिपूर्ण विरोध भी गलत है?”
मैं इस विश्वविद्यालय में बीए की छात्रा हूं, मैं झारखंड से आती हूं। बीते 9 अक्टूबर को जामिया प्रॉक्टर ऑफिस की तरफ से मेरे घर पर फोन करके मेरे माता-पिता को कहा जाता है कि आप लोग तीन दिनों के भीतर दिल्ली...
View ArticleThe Madras HC Has A Bizarre Idea To Solve India’s Education And Employment...
What happens when a court judgment completely overlooks a socio-political crisis? When Honourable Justice Subramaniam of Madras HC ordered that “If overqualified candidates were appointed for...
View ArticleThis Govt-Run School In Satna Is Telling Of The Rot In Our Education System
A few days ago, I scrolled over a local newspaper and found an issue that compelled me to cover it comprehensively. The issue pertains to the sorry state of primary schools in India. In the newspaper,...
View ArticleThis Hotel In War-Torn Syria Is An Example Of Women Empowerment
When I landed at the Damascus International Airport, thousands of questions were running in my mind. Did I make the right choice? Will I return to India? How safe is it to reach the hotel? Assuming...
View ArticleHow Much Forest Is In Your Coffee?
Image via Pixabay The first activity that many of us do in the morning when we wake up is probably head straight to the kitchen and start boiling a cup full of water for our morning pick-me-up. That...
View ArticleAfter Banerjee’s Win, I Have Questions About The Credibility Of Nobels
Dr. Abhijit Banerjee is one of the three individuals to have won the 2019 Nobel in Economic Sciences for his work on developmental economics. More specifically, his work is about breaking down the...
View ArticleAdding To Climate Change, Here’s How Caste Shapes Water Conflicts In Maharashtra
Water scarcity has become one of the most complex conflicts in Maharashtra, where three individual stressors interact together to shape the conflict. The stressors can be understood as...
View ArticleThe Question Of Women And Public Space In A Democracy
For instance, Delhi University’s North Campus found its walls and footpaths painted with “Pinjra Tod” (break the chains) for its namesake campaign which aimed at fighting against sexist college and...
View ArticleThese ‘3 Ds’ Must Be Used To Assess Caste In Indian Society
Ragu is a seventeen-year-old boy, who had lived in extreme poverty. His mother had worked at our place as a domestic help, some time back. Her husband had died due to excessive alcohol consumption, and...
View ArticleAs Climate Change Intensifies, It Could Create Barriers For Children’s Education
Education allows the means for people to acquire knowledge and pursue career pathways, giving them a chance for higher social mobility. Although access to education is a basic human right, there have...
View Article“सरकारी खामियों को छुपाने का ज़रिया है निजीकरण”
यूं तो दशकों पहले ही भारत में उदारीकरण और आर्थिक सुधारों के चलते सार्वजनिक उपक्रमों के निजीकरण की प्रक्रिया प्रारंभ हो गई थी लेकिन रेलवे और बैंक को निजी हाथों में देने का साहस किसी सरकार में नहीं था।...
View ArticleFor Most Women In India The Water Crisis Will Be Personal
Water, water everywhere, /Nor any drop to drink.” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge (The Rime of the Ancient Mariner). The water crisis is real and all set to explode in the course of a few years. According to...
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