Table of Contents, Mainstream, Vol 64 No 2-3, Jan 24, Jan 31, 2026 (Republic Day Special) 24 January * More Authoritarianism Ahead | HK * Estimating the GDP in India: How Erroneous is it ? | Arun ...

One could ask a question whether a heinous crime like murder be classified as “political†. A crime is generally distinguished by the motive behind it. The Oxford Dictionary of Law defines ...

Kazi Nazrul Islam, the revered poet of Bengalis around the globe must be sulking in his grave at the disregard and insult meted out to his famous poem " (Mora eki brinte duti kusum), meaning "two ...

Tribals or adivasis, as they are popularly known as a symbol of self-assertion, comprise of around 8.2 per cent of the national population. The tribals are concentrated mostly in the central belt of ...

The meaning of Mumbai’s vote for BJP Land inequalities India’s employment guarantee: scrapping a right to work risks a rural revolt —Editorial, The Guardian Nehru’s Call for a Robust and Independent ...

Nature has always been very vibrant, giving and resilient to a very large extent. We, as Indians, take pride in our strong cultural heritage. Religion protects and nurtures nature. If we take a look ...

Mainstream Weekly is focused on current affairs and carries commentary & analyses on contemporary developments around India and elsewhere. We offer a space for the ...

The pedagogical torture relies on random terror to break the integrity of an entire population and makes it plastic material for the teachings invented by technocrats. The belief that man can do what ...

The SHANTI Act, 2025 overrides the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010 to the extent of inconsistency, thereby becoming the umbrella law governing civil ...

The internet never dies—and neither, it seems, do we. Our social media profiles, photos, and online data continue to breathe online long after we stop doing so, creating a strange kind of immortality ...

Caste census has been a consistent demand of the Socialist parties of different hues and OBC organisations in the country ever since the rise of the Mandal movement. The scholarly debate on caste ...

The New India, like the old one, is a land of miracles. Western visitors admired Indians for walking on water and the rope-trick. Now, they love its Nonbiological Being (NB) who claims in human voice ...