Thursday, December 5, 2024
For whom is the farm stir, the average farmer
  As the farmers’ protest entered the eighth month, social media is again abuzz with loads of arguments in favour and against the agitation. While both parties have a lot to argue about the pros and...
  The more we invoke Gandhi, the more we are sure about his charisma. The Father of the Nation has his relevance intact to this date and time. Hence, any reference of him conveys the message...
Time to accept LGBTQA and facilitate its joining of the national mainstream
The first thing that comes to mind when we hear the phrase “Gay Pride” as millennials and Gen-Z is streets filled with people throwing glittering confetti holding aloft flags and banners representing their respective sexual...
No more lal batti culture, time to rein in on haughty babus
  Every now and then, one gets to read and hear about the erratic, arrogant and at times aggressive behaviour of the civil servants who abuse the power vested in them by the constitution with impunity,...
Pandemic adds to the primary education mess
A seamless education! Well, it is indeed the need of the hour for every student in India even though there is a huge population that does not understand higher floors more expensive system in education...
Political violence in West Bengal a fait accompli
From unprecedented post-poll violence to judges recusing themselves from hearing the Trinamool Congress’ (TMC) cases, the story of West Bengal appears to be a power game with all the trappings of brute force and domination....
Centre-state tussle casting a long shadow on Indian federalism
Election after election keeps India in a state of perpetual war with itself. The chaos borne out from the political slugfests continued to bedevil the nation’s progress throughout its 70-odd years of history and still...
Time running out for a course correction in the vaccination process
  The government has started organising vaccination campaigns in both urban and rural areas with the right earnest. However, registration and slot booking is done through the Cowin app do not suit a country of India’s...
Covid in Bihar
Till June 8, Bihar was among those states in the country which reported low death toll from coronavirus despite the fact that the number of cases recorded was quite high. Hence, the new figures the...
Shortage of school teachers casts a cloud over Bihar Govt’s policies
  Aurahi Middle School in Purnea, around 300 km away from the state capital, with 672 students has only seven teachers – one teacher for every 100 students. Teachers here often take combined classes for two...