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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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Lee Mordechai is a professor of history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. (Photo supplied) By Owen Schalk (Posted Dec 19, 2024) Originally published: Canadian Dimension on December 14, 2024 (more by Canadian Dimension) | Inequality, Media, Strategy, WarAmericas, Canada, Gaza, Israel, Middle East, PalestineNewswireLee Mordechai On December 5, 2024, Israeli historian Lee Mordechai released a 124-page report titled “Bearing Witness to the Israel-Gaza…
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By Helena Sheehan (Posted Dec 11, 2021) The Soviet delegation at the International History of Science Congress in London, 1931: Nikolai Bukharin, Modest Rubenstein, and Boris Hessen in the foreground. Ideology, Marxism, Media, MovementsEurope, GlobalMonthly Review Essaysco-published, Featured This article is a co-publication of MR Online and Science for the People. At the recent conference of the Society for…
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An excerpt from ‘Boons and Curses in Hindu Mythology’, by Sunita Pant Bansal. Sunita Pant Bansal Dec 18, 2024 · 01:30 pm Kunti’s son from Surya, Karna, was found and adopted by Adhiratha and his wife Radha. Adhiratha was a charioteer at Kuru King Dhritarashtra’s palace. The couple did not have any children, so they…
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Prasenjit Bose 19/Dec/2024 5 min read Ambedkar was not only opposed by the Brahmanical orthodox sections of the Congress but more by the Hindutvawadis of the Jan Sangh-Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has chosen to recount Congress’ supposed “sins” towards Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, while defending Amit Shah’s derogatory rants against him in the Rajya Sabha.…
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Ajoy Ashirwad Mahaprashasta 19/Dec/2024 5 min read What has gone unnoticed in the outrage is that Shah misconstrued, and also lied about, Ambedkar and his opinions on two vital counts that shouldered his entire argument against the Congress. Opposition leaders protest in parliament with Ambedkar’s images. In the foreground is Amit Shah. Photos: X/@INCIndia and…
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