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March 10, 2022
Mamta Joshi
Gender, Special Feature

The Saga of Indian Reel Women down the Ages: Lights! Camera! Action!

Mamta tells us about the women directors of Bollywood, who have followed the footprints of the pioneers, who broke the glass ceiling, as early as 1920’s, as part of the Special...

December 29, 2021
Dr Jayita Sengupta
Short Story, Special Feature

Mandaravas

An enigmatic story that unfolds itself through metaphors and images, talking of dreams and desires, of love and lust and the quintessence of womanhood. This story is a part of the...

September 24, 2018
Johanna Climenko
Cover Story, History & Culture, Multiculturalism, People, Special Feature

Travelling the World in NYC: Conversations with Cab Drivers and Other Multi-Cultural Excursions

The interplay of different cultures – read multiculturalism – opens the horizons to a person, who is compassionate and deeply observant. As a Dance/Movement Therapist, nonverbal communication is the...

September 19, 2018
Dr. Navodita Pande
Advocacy, Development, Human Rights, Mass Media

Media Literacy: A Need for Development of India

There are very few mainstream news channels or news organisations that cover developmental issues with the aim of promoting ‘public service journalism’. Most organisations are lost in their need...

July 18, 2018
Hemashri Hazarika
Governance

Of Pizzas and Governance

Hemashri likens Domino’s money-back pizza policy to government departments. Sadly, no one is accountable for the giant delays, in some cases, of nearly 100 years. Two state governments, Madhya...

July 4, 2018
Hemashri Hazarika
Governance, People

A Lesson on Life Management

Appearances are often deceptive. Hemashri tells us the story of Gitali, a cleaner in a government office. At a young age, life taught her much more than the books...

June 15, 2018
IPA Service
Migration & Diaspora, Profile, Tribute

Marx Was a Great Scholar in Mathematics, Linguistics

Perhaps very few Marxists and admirers of Marx know that Marx’s contributions were not at all limited to economics and politics. Mathematics apart, his notes, manuscripts, and correspondences cover...

May 31, 2018
IPA Service
Agriculture, Economy

Only Big Farmers Benefit from Write-Offs

Last year, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Punjab undertook large-scale farm debt waivers, costing half a percent of the entire GDP of India, and Andhra Pradesh recently announced a loan...

May 31, 2018
IPA Service
Curtain Raiser, Politics

Global Meet in Patna to Debate Marxian Thought

An international conference in India on Karl Marx – ‘’Karl Marx-Life, Ideas and Influence: A Critical Examination on the Bicentenary’ (16-20 June 2018) under the aegis of the Asian...

May 30, 2018
Hemashri Hazarika
Education & Career

The Professor Challenged Me

What appears rude, crude or too strict to us, during our student days, are perhaps blessings in disguise. Hemashri pays her tribute to one such professor, in the weekly...