Sundarayya’s Abiding Interest in the Agrarian Question

This article has been written on the occasion of the death anniversary of P Sundarayya, on May 19.PUCHALAPALLI Sundarayya was a revolutionary whose efforts for theoretical studies were always linked to practice. Whatever subject he chose for study, be it examining the agrarian relations, or the developments in the fields of literature and culture, they were always linked to immediate needs of practice.Sundarayya gave utmost importance to the study of concrete socio-economic conditions.

Modi Govt. Fixated on Wheat Exports, Flour Prices Rising, Wheat Shortage Looming

WHILE prime minister Modi was, as usual, busy inaugurating projects in poll-bound Gujarat and visiting Europe, retail prices of another essential food item, wheat flour or atta have reached their highest level. According to data collected from across the country by the central government’s department of consumer affairs, average atta prices have increased from Rs 28.80 per kilogram in May 2021 to Rs 32.91 in May 2022.

Casualisation of Bank Jobs Leading to Exploitation

SERVICE conditions of bank employees in the country were first codified in the Sastry Award at the industry level in 1952 and subsequently amended in the Desai Award in 1958. The era of bilateral discussions commenced in 1966. The first bipartite settlement was arrived on October 19, 1966, between the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) and trade unions of bank employees. The latest in the series, the 11th bipartite settlement, was signed on November 11, 2020, with retrospective effect from November 1, 2017.

Miles to Go: For Dignified Treatment of Disabled Travellers

The more things change, the more they remain the same, said French writer and critic Jean-Baptiste Alphonse KarrNOTHING can be more apt in describing the situation arising out of the unfortunate incident of the denial of boarding on an IndiGo flight to a teenager with a disability at the Ranchi airport on May 8, 2022.Ten years back, in February 2012, Jeeja Ghosh, a disability rights activist and frequent traveller, was deboarded from a Spicejet flight. Ironically, she was on her way to speak on disability issues at an international conference in Goa.

Necessity and Limitation of Reservations In Achieving Social Equality

ISSUES related to reservation have been cropping up in various parts of the country. Various groups are agitating in different states for their sectional demands. To further their electoral interests, bourgeois political parties, directly or indirectly, are promoting these sectional agitations and demands. Especially the RSS has been assiduously utilising these issues, not out of any love for the weaker sections, but as a part of their social engineering strategies to penetrate into different castes and communities for its project of strengthening Hindutva ideology.

National Monetisation Pipeline: The Content and its Intent

IN 2021-22 budget speech, union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) for monetising the operating public infrastructural assets in India. These assets were built in the name of public purpose on huge acquired lands by direct State intervention.

Neo-Fascist Gangs on the Rampage Time to Rethink our cities

IN The Origins of Totalitarianism, Hannah Arendt, the famous political philosopher, author and Holocaust survivor, wrote: “Only the mob and the elite can be attracted by the momentum of totalitarianism.

J&K: PM’s Visit a Damp Squib

LAST week, prime minister, Narendra Modi visited the Jammu and Kashmir for the first time since his government demolished the special status of the region and split it into two union territories —Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladhak—in a brazen unconstitutional manner. Modi chose April 24, the Panchayat Raj Day, to visit the battered region in an attempt to send out a message that people in Jammu and Kashmir have been empowered at the grassroots level.

Determined to Fight for the People: 23rd Party Congress at Kannur

WHEN the land of people’s movements and struggles played host to the 23rd Party Congress, it scripted a new history. The 23rd Party Congress of CPI(M) at Kannur was made a huge success by the efficient organisation, spirited coordination and hard work with determination. The energetic support offered by the Party workers, sympathisers, fellow travellers and the common people was crucial in achieving this.Deliberations of the Party Congress have been reported in these columns.

Swarajyam, a Fallen Flower in the Orchard of Red Blossoms

THERE fell another flower in the orchard of red blossoms. Her life was an open book with precious lessons for every woman. She was an institution in herself for women in public life. Com Mallu Swarajyam, a flower in the orchard of the red blossoms, fell today.

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