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Discussion on the New Education Policy 2020 with Dr Vikas Gupta, Dr Sandeep Pandey and Simantini Dhuru
Reflection NEP-2020. Saturday, August 15, 3:30 PM IST. Join the livestream on youtube.
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Commemorations of the Bhima Koregaon Battle Are a Reminder that Colonialism in India Predates the Arrival of the British
Surabhi Agarwal | By failing to acknowledge the rebellions, dissensions and everyday forms of resistance mounted by Dalit, Bahujan and Adivasi people against a system which refuses to grant them the dignity and respect they deserve, our media and education system only strengthen casteism.
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Open Statement From Four Hyderabadi Women: Set up Babri Memorial Institute of Excellence for Women on Allotted Land
We the undersigned Hyderabadi women have passed a resolution that the five acres allotted for masjid as per Supreme Court order of 9 November 2019 be utilized for women’s education for all Indian girls and women irrespective of religion, caste, region or ethnicity who are from the Below Poverty Line class.
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Decoding the Agenda of the New National Education Policy
Anil Sadgopal | The cynical assault by the Central government on the federal structure, sanctified by the Constitution, is now an integral feature of the NEP. The greed of edu-tech companies for the huge market that online examinations would open fits with the Central government’s alignment with neoliberal capital, not the people of India.
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New Education Policy: A Rehash of Old Ideas
Sandeep Pandey and Praveen Srivastava | The Bhartiya Janata Party government did what it is best at in announcing the New Education Policy – high on publicity, low in content, with the country’s Environment Minister taking the centre stage and Human Resources Minister, now rechristened as Education Minister, playing second fiddle.
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Such A Temple Would Not Have Been Acceptable to Ram And Should Not Be Acceptable To The Common Hindu
Arundhati Dhuru and Sandeep Pandey | It is not clear how a temple at Ayodhya, except for benefitting the BJP politically, will further the welfare of general people, which should be the government’s top priority. The resources going to be spent on this grand temple could have been better utilised in the interest of common…
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Letter to Commissioner, Police, Ahmedabad: Request to Withdraw Notice Issued to Mohmadkaleem Tofiq Ahmed Siddiqui
The only reason for issuing this notice to him seems to be his participation in the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens protests in Rakhiyal in December 2019, which was his Constitutional and democratic right.




