Teaching Gandhi in the Age of TikTok

Many students today have a negative view of Gandhi, based on a slanted representation that is widely prevalent online. It is challenging but fruitful to explore these views and expose students to a multitude of perspectives, including Gandhi’s own reflections and responses to criticisms.▶25-Mar-2025
Chitralekha Zutshi

April 4, 2025

Gandhi in the age of TikTok, History of Hyderabad's accession, India and Germany: A two-way learning street, and more

Cash Transfers and Public Services Work in Tandem

Unconditional cash transfers empower individuals to address their immediate needs. Yet, this could yield greater benefits if complemented by public goods. The government must acknowledge that cash…
▶02-Apr-2025
Sheetal Bharat
Book
Book Review

Reorienting the Lens on Judicial Reforms

Most litigants will never end up in a high court; their cases will remain in the labyrinths of district courts. Yet, reforms at the base of the judicial pyramid have not got the required attention.
▶02-Apr-2025
Abhinav Sekhri

Global HIV Treatment Imperilled by Foriegn Aid cuts

"Concern is greatest for countries that are most acutely affected by HIV and AIDS, many of which will be most affected by international funding cuts."
▶01-Apr-2025
Rowan Martin-Hughes, Debra ten Brink, Nick Scott

Shape of Things to Come

History is not always a perfect guide, but we should recall that the 'polycrisis' of the 1930s led to global devastation. We are at that moment when the US is showing that laws, norms, and…
▶27-Mar-2025
Itty Abraham

Unshackle Local Governments from Bureaucratic Control

State panchayati raj acts empower bureaucrats to suspend or dismiss elected representatives of local governments, and supersede or dissolve the bodies themselves. Such powers must be scrapped, and…
▶27-Mar-2025
Sunil Kumar

Teaching Gandhi in the Age of TikTok

Many students today have a negative view of Gandhi, based on a slanted representation that is widely prevalent online. It is challenging but fruitful to explore these views and expose students to a…
▶25-Mar-2025
Chitralekha Zutshi

Underpaid and Unheard: The Struggle of Kerala's ASHA Workers

The ASHAs of Kerala receive a meagre honorarium though they play an indispensable role in the state’s healthcare. They are seen as 'volunteers' and the centre refuses to classify them as…
▶24-Mar-2025
Ayana Krishna D., Shraddha Jain, Srimanjori Guha
Book
Book Review

History of Hyderabad’s Accession Revisited: Interpretation or Manipulation?

‘What we learn from this volume is that there was (and still is) enough blame to go around for the tragic events of September 1948. And that the polarisation of opinion between accession and…
▶24-Mar-2025
Sukumar Muralidharan

Enumerators and the New Private Customised Survey Industry in India

In the absence of timely data from official agencies, private organizations and researchers have turned to designing large data surveys, often promoted by global philanthropies. There are questions…
▶18-Mar-2025
Vinayak Krishnan

Will the Centre Hold or Will it be Anarchy for the World Economy?

The global economic outlook has become uncertain with all the extreme rhetoric of Donald Trump. Will this translate into action and is there a coherent strategy to deal with the fallout? Regardless,…
▶17-Mar-2025
Partha Ray, Parthapratim Pal