D. Raja
The writer is national secretary, CPI, and Rajya Sabha MP.
Wed, Sep 19, 2018
If the RSS chief had cared to read the speeches of Vivekananda, he would have found that the swami had used the word lion in the context of the awakening of consciousness among all human beings.
Wed, Aug 15, 2018
Social empowerment remains a distant dream for millions
Tue, Jul 17, 2018
By undermining Parliament, government is curtailing the role of the Opposition
Sat, May 05, 2018
As capitalism and its exploitation evolves, Karl Marx’s philosophy and intellectual tools continue to have abiding significance
Sat, Apr 14, 2018
Communists and Ambedkarites need to work together to fight the communal forces.
Thu, Feb 01, 2018
Budget 2018: There is no change in the economic paradigm of this government. It continues to cater to corporate and big business interests. The primary source of revenue generation in this Budget remains the selling off of public sector undertakings.
Fri, Jan 26, 2018
India’s institutions face large challenges. We need more democracy, less restrictions.
Tue, Nov 28, 2017
It’s the Constitution that has checked Hindutva forces to a great extent
Tue, Nov 07, 2017
The revolutionary idea of liberation from exploitation continues to inspire.
Fri, May 05, 2017
Two hundred years later, his philosophy has new significance
Fri, Apr 14, 2017
A fitting tribute to him would be forging unity of progressive forces against Hindutva
Thu, Jan 26, 2017
The freedom movement’s ideal of nationalism is embattled today.
Sat, Nov 26, 2016
Government has failed to uphold Ambedkar’s vision of social and economic equality
Tue, Jun 14, 2016
Negating his contribution to the Constitution is part of a political design
Tue, Jan 05, 2016
In his last days, A.B. Bardhan worried about the future of the Indian Left.
Fri, Oct 23, 2015
We have allowed the unholy nexus between the upper castes and the rich to continue for long and keep the backward classes, SCs and STs suppressed.
Tue, May 26, 2015
Parliamentary scrutiny is necessary for maximum governance. Modi government has yet to acknowledge this.
Tue, Apr 14, 2015
He will be relevant as long as concerns of most disempowered are unheard.
Mon, Sep 26, 2011
The government cannot shift its higher education responsibilities to the private sector
Wed, Apr 14, 2010
Every year,on the 14th of April,thinkers and political activists revisit Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar,and each time,return with refreshingly new ideas.
Wed, Mar 24, 2010
In 1915 in a village named Ooruttambalam in Kerala,the great Dalit revolutionary Ayyankali took a Pulaya untouchable girl for admission into a Malayalam school.
Tue, Feb 23, 2010
Why does the FMs budget-making exercise canvass the corporate sector but not Dalits and adivasis?
Thu, Jul 09, 2009
In the run-up to Budget 2009,there was a demand to increase the allocation of funds for Dalits in the country under the Special Component Plan. Whether these demands have reached him or not,the Finance Minister promptly submitted a budget which reduced the SCP allocation for Dalits by 18 per cent.
Tue, Jun 23, 2009
The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government seems to be in a hurry to completely overhaul the education system....
Fri, Jul 09, 2004
If the stock markets show a thumbs down to the Finance Minister’s speech, I urge him not to worry. The markets can be just one of the b...