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Concerns of the Daily Labour
Read more: Concerns of the Daily LabourInterviewee: Anil Singh Date of interview: 12 May, 2020 Anil Singh is a security personnel working in a private security providing organisation around the state of Gujarat. Q1. How has life changed for you during the Lockdown? What is the present situation of your monthly wages? A.S.: For me these are one of the toughest […]
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The Vilification of the Tablighi Jamaat Interview with Dr. Ambreen Agha by Sahil Philip
Read more: The Vilification of the Tablighi Jamaat Interview with Dr. Ambreen Agha by Sahil PhilipQ- In your recent article on The Hindu, you had interestingly written that the Tablighi Jamaat group was “apolitical” in nature. Could you bring more context into this? A.A – I believe that there is nothing apolitical per say. Everything is very, very political. There is a special meaning to the ‘apolitical’, defined by single […]
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Opportunities in space
Read more: Opportunities in spaceSpace has always provoked humankind’s curiosity. It is in the modern times that the boundless mysteries of the universe have also attracted the attention of economists and business people. Theories about space tourism, space capitalisation, asteroid mining, etc have emerged and rigorous attempts are being made to commodify the unknown. Along the same theories about […]
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Prof. Thandika Mkandawire’s legacy: Lessons for higher education and its internationalisation
Read more: Prof. Thandika Mkandawire’s legacy: Lessons for higher education and its internationalisationProfessor Thandika Mkandawire was someone at home in the world: his childhood years were spent in Malawi, Zimbabwe and Zambia; his life’s work spanned Africa, Latin America, Europe and Asia; he was pan-Africanist in his outlook but with a deep affinity for the global south at large. His discomfort with structures sustaining global inequality and […]
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Mukhaute : The Many Faces of JGU
Read more: Mukhaute : The Many Faces of JGUParvaz Lamba is currently in his final year of the five-year law programme at Jindal Global Law School. In this interview, he looks back at life in JGU, his internship experiences in Kashmir, the most important influences in his life, and talks to us about the road ahead for him.