Crisis in Civilisation – Rabindranath Tagore
Today I complete eighty years of my life. As I look back on the vast stretch of years that lie behind me and see in clear perspective the history of…
Cultural Marxism-Socio Political Theory
Cultural Marxism is a term often used to describe a socio-political theory that emerged from traditional Marxist ideology. It focuses on cultural, rather than solely economic, aspects of society and…
Present caste system less than a century old; cannot blame divide entirely on Varna system: Madras High Court
Justice Anita Sumanth made the observation in her order criticising State minister Udhayanidhi Stalin for his comments on Sanatana Dharma. The origin of the caste system as we know it…
Queer Civil Unions and Marriages – How far and no further?
An analyses of the multiple dimensions of Same-sex Relationships Pradakshina It is the objective of this paper to postulate that when Section 377 was in the Indian Penal Code (IPC)…
CHINA’S INVASION ON INDIAN FESTIVAL ECONOMY
Dr. S. Lingamurthy Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi India has the great cultural diversity and called as the land of festivals, temples, holistic congregations and teerth-yatras (holistic voyage). As per…
Temple – faith and economy: a study of Vemulawada in Telangana
Dr. S. Lingamurthy, Assistant Professor, Central University of Karnataka Ms. Shivanjali Shukla, Doctoral Research Scholar, Central University of Karnataka India is the land of temples to worship the God and…
The Resistance & The Changing Political Dynamics in Deccan
– by Dr. Rahul A. Shastri Without a preliminary knowledge of the Shia-Sunni conflict we cannot understand the history of Deccan. THE SHIA-SUNNI CONFLICT After the prophet died,…
LANDMARK SURVEY! Drishti Stree Adhyayan Prabodhan Kendra’s social survey on legalizing same sex marriages
In a maiden attempt in the country, Pune’s Drishti Stree Adhyayan Prabodhan Kendra conducted a social survey, with the largest sample space recorded for the issue till date, to understand…
Operation Polo ( 1948 ) The Story of Liberation of Hyderabad State
( On the eve of the forthcoming Telangana Liberation Day, the essay is posted as reminding of the events that have passed-Editor) September 17th in the annals of Telangana History…
BARRISTER SRIKISHEN – NATIONALIST & REVOLUTIONARY OF HYDERABAD
Dr. Rahul A. Shastri, President, Samvit Kendra Chaturbhuj Srikishen (c. 1884? -1962 CE) was the son of Rai C. Balmukund, a respected judge of the Hyderabad High Court who retired…