Counterview

By Vikas Meshram  India's reservation system has long remained at the centre of public debate. For decades, reservations for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) have shaped the country's social justice framework. In January 2019, a new chapter was added with the introduction of the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) quota. Through the 103rd Constitutional Amendment, the government reserved 10 percent of seats in educational institutions and public employment for economically disadvantaged families belonging to the general category.

By Dr. P.K. Gupta  The Emergency imposed between June 1975 and March 1977 remains one of the most debated periods in independent India's history. It is often remembered primarily as a dark chapter marked by the suspension of civil liberties, censorship, and the imprisonment of political opponents. Yet a fuller understanding requires examining the political, economic, and social circumstances that preceded it, as well as the complex legacy it left behind.

By A Representative   In a comprehensive representation addressed to the Secretary of Power and senior Union officials, prominent Power and Climate Policy Analyst Shankar Sharma has called for an urgent paradigm shift in India's power sector, warning that a failure to implement a holistic National Energy Policy could lead to unmitigated ecological and social disasters. 

By Sudhansu R. Das   India possesses an extraordinary natural wealth that remains grossly underutilized. Its vast network of rivers, lakes, forests, diverse crops, and traditional skills offers immense opportunities for generating sustainable livelihoods, strengthening local economies, and creating employment on a large scale. Yet, instead of nurturing these assets, successive development policies have often neglected or degraded them. If India is serious about achieving inclusive and sustainable growth, it must place ecological restoration at the heart of its economic strategy.

By Vikas  Meshram   Some people make history not by birth, but through the way they live. Arundhati Roy is one such person — a Booker Prize-winning novelist, a fearless political thinker, the voice of tribal struggles, and a rebellious consciousness that has never bowed before power. Her story is not merely the biography of a writer; it is the tale of a spark of fire that was lit on the banks of the Meenachil River and continues to blaze across the world even today.

By Bharat Dogra   Philanthropy is one of the best pursuits of human life, and several philanthropists have contributed enormously to making the world a more caring place. Unfortunately, this cannot be said for all of them, as some have also used these activities as a cover for dubious and even harmful ends. In these conditions it is helpful to remember one of the greatest philanthropists of all time whose contributions, despite being very significant, are seldom recalled and have been almost forgotten.