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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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Published on:08 Jan 2025, 12:22 amSudipto Mondal features Gauley Bhai in this What’s Your Ism? special. Their journey from Kalimpong to Bengaluru isn’t just about music—it’s about survival, resistance, and reclaiming identity. Their sound is a weapon, their songs a protest, and their stage a place of hope. Listen on Spotify Listen on Apple Join…
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Qurban Ali 5 hours ago 5 min read During the Janata Party’s rule, communal riots took place in Aligarh and Jamshedpur. Limaye, despite being the general secretary of the ruling party, strongly condemned its members for their involvement in these riots. Madhu Limaye (second from left) with Ramdhari Singh, Mani Ram Bagri, Ram Manohar Lohia,…
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Visa wives, or the spouses of H-1B workers, have had a big hand in taking Indian food to the place it occupies today in the US. Vikram Doctor 7 hours ago Read in App “Bombay Based Now US Settled Lauva Patel boy MS Computer Science (US) H-1B Visa, 27/ 6 ft arriving November for marriage.”…
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The end of the liberal order would unleash chaos; its continuance means unconstrained economic suffering. What to do Benjamin Studebaker is an American political theorist with a PhD from the University of Cambridge, UK. He is the author of The Chronic Crisis of American Democracy: The Way Is Shut (2023) and Legitimacy in Liberal Democracies (forthcoming, November 2024). Edited…
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ByDevin Thomas O’Shea The ghostly emptiness of capitalist realism obscures the potential for collective joy and abundance. Mark Fisher’s writing offers a glimpse of the possibilities that lie beyond the seeming inevitability of the present. Our new issue, “Bye Bye Bidenism,” is out now. Subscribe to our print edition at a discounted rate today. You catch a…
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