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Socialism and the Indian Constitution (part of a series of short volumes that Neera Chandoke and I are editing for the Centre for Equity Studies
Rooted in anti-colonial struggle, Indian socialism, despite its limitations, helped progress towards an egalitarian society. Can that pathway be reclaimed? India’s immensely respected economist and public intellectual Prabhat Patnaik masterfully assembles in the pages of a short monograph the sweep of India’s post-colonial economic history. This is in his forthcoming Socialism and the Indian Constitution (part of…
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Rediscover Tagore: Simerjeet Singh Reads ‘Where the Mind … YouTube·Simerjeet Singh·23 ஜன., 2021 YouTube எங்கே மனம் பயம் இல்லாமல் தலை நிமிர்ந்து நிற்கிறதோ; அறிவு எங்கே சுதந்திரமாக இருக்கிறதோ ; எங்கே உலகம் குறுகிய சிந்தனைச் சுவர்களால் துண்டு துண்டாக உடைக்கப்படாத இருக்கிறதோ ; எங்கே வார்த்தைகள் உண்மையின் ஆழத்திலிருந்து வெளிவருகிறதோ ; எங்கே அயராத முயற்சி பூரணத்தை நோக்கி தன் கரங்களை நீட்டுகிறதோ; எங்கே தெளிவான தர்க்கங்கள் பழக்கத்தின் காரனமாக புதைக்குழிக்குள் மூழ்கி வழி தவறாமல் உள்ளதோ; எங்கே…
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Rabindranath Tagore [1861-1941] was considered the greatest writer in modern Indian literature. A Bengali poet, novelist, educator, Nobel Laureate for Literature [1913]. Tagore was awarded a knighthood in 1915, but he surrendered it in 1919 in protest against the Massacre at Amritsar, where British troops killed around 400 Indian demonstrators.Tagore gained a reputation in the…
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Avijit Pathak 01/Jan/2019 5 min read Our hope refuses to wither away. Even amid darkness we strive for the lamp of truth. True, at one level there is nothing new in the New Year. The sun rises, and birds begin to fly. With absolute routinisation we go to our offices, and experience what Albert Camus…
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Author Christine Emba examines the moral dilemma associated with having kids in 2025. Big Think and Christine Emba Jan 09, 2025 Is it ethical to have children in a “doomed world”? Christine Emba dives into this heavily debated topic, exploring both the practical and emotional sides of parenting in 2025. She challenges the doom-and-gloom narrative,…
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Do not live half a lifeand do not die a half deathIf you choose silence, then be silentWhen you speak, do so until you are finishedIf you accept, then express it bluntlyDo not mask itIf you refuse then be clear about itfor an ambiguous refusal is but a weak acceptanceDo not accept half a solutionDo…
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