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Love thy neighbour, yes, but also love animals and the environment you live in
By Asif Khan Every day on my morning walk (in the suburbs of Chicago, the USA) I see the same people. There are times when I see some new people walking their…
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Insights from Claudia Goldin’s research on women’s labour market outcomes
By Apoorva Ramachandra Claudia Goldin won the Nobel Prize in Economics Sciences for “advancing our understanding of women’s labour market outcomes“. Jakob Svensson, Chair of the Committee for the Prize of Economic…
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The Nizam and Swaraj: Osman Ali Khan’s ‘Indianness’ was never in doubt
By Mohammed Ayub Khan Toronto (Canada): The characterization of Hyderabad’s integration into the Indian Union as ‘liberation’ is a problematic proposition. It is based on a selective and simplistic understanding of history…
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Let’s create youngsters who object to and refuse slapping their classmate
By Asma Anjum Khan #Classroom #Education #Slap #Thappad #Aurangzeb #TipuSultanThat child getting slapped turning into a pulp woke me up again. I know, wake up to sleep again. But while I was…
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Dismantling the myth of Muslim population boom in India
By Mohan Rajagopal While at first glance, statistics are considered to be unbiased measures of truth, it remains possible to warp data narratives to suit one’s interests. The politicisation of data is…
- Hyderabad
Operation Polo 1948: How Hyderabad’s last Nizam agreed to give up his land for reform
By Pankaj Sethi Land ownership in British India had remained mired in its feudal past. The East India Company, and later the British Crown, took over from the conquered rulers the task…
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Akhilesh’s INDIA signals direction to 2024 Elections
By S Simhadri The historic victory with largest vote share to the winning SP/INDIA Alliance in Ghosi by-election provides direction to the national hope for 2024 elections. The INDIA Alliance headed by…
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We must rethink calling Hyderabad’s Integration into India ‘Liberation’
By Tanvi Rupakula A week before India and Pakistan became independent dominions, the Nizam declared, along with a few other princes, that he would not be joining either nation. This was indeed…
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Mandela’ of India who gave voice to the Marginalised persons
By Sandeep Yadav Nelson Mandela and B P Mandal were born in the same year in 1918. Mandela fought against apartheid, a system of racial segregation in South Africa, while B P…
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Caste-based census in India will show real condition of different groups of people
S Simhadri The tribal Kuki women getting paraded naked, raping and killing by right wing mobs in Manipur shocked India. The police of the state colluding with communal forces and the BJP…
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Addressing India’s Lok Sabha seat allocation challenge
By Y Laxmi Samhita Over the past few decades, there has been an increasing gap in the population growth rate of the states in Northern and Southern India. This disparity has raised…
- Hyderabad
The malevolent demolition of Osmania General Hospital
Sarah Mathews The imposing Assembly Hall in which our politicians discuss and debate matters of the state was built in 1913 and served as a Town Hall initially. As one gets caught…
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Supporting the elderly: Strategies for ageing population
By Chhaya Jindal The world is witnessing a significant increase in the number of elderly adults, leading to what is known as the “ageing population” phenomenon. This demographic shift poses several challenges…
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Influence of a youthful population on economic growth in India
By Tanmay Satish As the world’s population approaches 9 billion, the concept of the demographic dividend takes center stage as a potential catalyst for economic growth in developing countries. The United Nations…
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Labour dynamics in India: Impact of population changes
By Mrinmayee Kulkarni India’s population explosion since its independence over 70 years ago has tripled. While this has led to a young and potentially abundant labour force, India’s urbanisation progress has not…
