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Deprivation. Unemployment. Corruption.
In this issue
17-05-2024
36 STORIES
India is haunted by an unprecedented economic deprivation
The situation, marked by widespread unemployment and inequality, calls for policy that improves the lives of the working people while taxing the rich.
Prabhat Patnaik
India’s employment crisis: Jobless growth, threat of automation, and impact of climate change on productivity
Employment growth has stagnated at 2 per cent for two decades. Without reaching 4-5 per cent, absorbing surplus labour will be impossible.
Sujoy Chakravarty
Kashmir’s famed saffron fields are under siege
The fields are weathering everything from a prolonged dry spell to rodents, and cement dust to the influx of Iranian imports.
Auqib Javeed
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No one like Appa: A Tamil story in translation
Translated from Tamil by Prabha Sridevan. An eccentric father mentors his family, ignoring societal norms.
S. Ramakrishnan
Editor’s Note: Will India vote for what really matters?
As Prime Minister Modi stokes divisive fears, can the opposition offer a compelling alternative focused on lives, livelihoods and liberties?
Vaishna Roy
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