Sudipto Mondal Published on:  “In Maharashtra, power is concentrated in the hands of only 169 families. These rich Marathas control everything, and they’re not ready to accept the poor Maratha who is of the same caste, same lineage.” In this episode of What’s Your Ism, Sudipto Mondal speaks to Prakash Ambedkar about Maharashtra’s power structure…

This is an all-too-rare good read in The Guardian on China: the story of an American couple who put their twin daughters at a public primary school in Chengdu, at the height of US-China tensions.theguardian.com/world/article/… The story shows that nationality, or geopolitics, didn’t matter at all in Chinese classroom: the only thing that counted was…

Real learning has become impossible in universities. DIY programs offer a better way. William Deresiewicz Aug 21, 2024 As Persuasion celebrates its fourth anniversary, our team is proud of what we’ve achieved—and in need of a little breather. So, for the second half of August, we are republishing some of our favorite essays from the past 12…

Today, the vast majority are meekly bearing the costs of environmental degradation that is serving the narrow interests of a small coterie of rich and powerful people in league with politicians of all hues, and bureaucrats. But here are four small, constructive steps to help people band together and demand a bigger say in resource…

Unwilling to accept election results in Venezuela, the OAS, led by the US, passed a resolution essentially asking the country to violate its own election laws. Many countries with supposedly centre-left or left governments have joined the US in proposals that seek to undermine Venezuelan democratic processes, a reflection of the contradictions confronting the current…