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TopicCaste in education

Topic: Caste in education

Innocent until proven Dalit—why Jason Arday’s death should make Indian academia look within

Indian academia need not wait for its Jason Arday moment. It has already had several. The question is whether it is willing to see the pattern before another one becomes fatal.

Jotiba Phule’s 1869 satirical poem against Brahmin teachers is relevant even today

In ‘The Third Eye and Other Works’, Rohini Mokashi-Punekar looks back at Jotiba Phule's writings in education and contextualises them for the 21st century.

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Innocent until proven Dalit—why Jason Arday’s death should make Indian academia look within

Indian academia need not wait for its Jason Arday moment. It has already had several. The question is whether it is willing to see the pattern before another one becomes fatal.

Gen Z prefers betting online, so casinos are reinventing the real-world experience

With Gen Z more likely to gamble online than visit casinos, operators are adding sports, spas, street food and social spaces to turn gaming venues into lifestyle destinations.

India, Japan look at joint naval shipbuilding, technology transfer with pact to deepen defence ties

Maritime security agreement opens avenues for joint development of naval ships and design, greater use of Indian shipbuilding and repair facilities by Japan.

Munir’s latest power grab is proof of his paranoia. Dictatorship and delusion go together

At some point Pakistani dictators begin to show paranoia. That’s the strategic reality most relevant to India since the late fifties. Munir’s case is worse, like some sudden acrophobia.