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Caste at the Kitchen Door: The Ghusramunda Anganwadi Controversy and the Limits of Constitutional Equality

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Kshirod Nag The controversy surrounding the appointment of an Anganwadi cook in Ghusramunda village, Muribahal Block, Balangir district, deserves attention. It is not merely an administrative dispute but a sociologically significant event exposing the unresolved contradiction between constitutional democracy and the everyday reproduction of caste hierarchy. According to media reports and televised interviews, a woman …

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The Distance Ambedkar Travelled, The Distance We Still Travel

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Thiruppathi P From a village in Tamil Nadu to Ambedkar House in London, a first-generation scholar reflects on education, memory, and the unfinished struggle for equality. “Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence.” — B.R. Ambedkar There are journeys measured in miles, and there are journeys measured in generations. My recent …

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The Cockroach Janta Party gives India the image of a Gen Z revolt that the BJP waited for

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Dr Govind Dhaske and Gayatri Sutar Many interpret the sudden rise of the Cockroach Janta Party as the beginning of the much-awaited and hoped-for Gen Z revolt against the BJP. It has emerged around real issues that youth could easily resonate with, such as unemployment, examination failures, paper leaks, and inflation. The humiliation of young …

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Why a Homogeneous ‘Gen-Z’ Is Impossible in India

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Prof. Vivek Kumar Gen-Z, as a homogeneous category, is not possible in India because Indian youth are not a uniform social group. First of all, historically, because of Varnashrama-Dharma, there was no category of youth in Indian society. Because after Brahmacharya, individuals directly entered into the Grahastha Ashrama. Hence, there was no time to enjoy their youth. …

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Cleaning the City, Risking Their Lives: Stories of Delhi’s Sanitation Workers

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Mohd Ashraf New Delhi: In the hidden corners of Delhi’s vast sanitation network, where the city’s waste disappears out of sight, workers like Sudhir and Jitender carry out some of the city’s most dangerous and invisible labour. Their work keeps drains flowing and neighbourhoods livable, yet their own lives remain marked by insecurity, stigma, and …

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Dhar Is Not an Exception: Coercive Sterilisation as State Practice

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Misritha Arvapally The recent mass sterilisation drive in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh has again revealed the enduring continuities between the family-planning tradition of India and the long history of forced population control in this country. Almost 180 Adivasi women, their children, and other family members were called to a camp in the Bagh Community …

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 Education Beyond Utility

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Kshirod Nag In contemporary India, education is increasingly understood through the language of employability, skill development and economic productivity. Schools and universities are judged by placement records, competitive examination outcomes and their ability to supply labour to the market. While these concerns are important in a modern economy, such a narrow understanding obscures a deeper …

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Work and Free Time: Seeing Leisure Through Women’s Everyday Lives

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Shruti Patil Leisure, as the Cambridge Dictionary defines it, is a time when you are not working or doing other duties. It is often imagined as time set apart for rest, pleasure, free from responsibilities or obligations. This understanding assumes a clear boundary between work and non-work, where once responsibilities end, leisure begins. However, this …