Ever since India gained sovereign independence in 1947, election campaigns have been a regular affair with various political parties putting forward their candidates, policies and programmes to try ...

This paper explores why civilisational states exhibit cooperative values in trade and exchange. It highlights an irony where the decline of liberal states might have been expected to weaken trade ties ...

Latest news 7 September 2022 Announced: Mainstream, VOL 60 No 39-42 September 17 - October 8, 2022 - 4 Week Bumper issue Please take note: A bumper edition of Mainstream is to appear on Sept 17, 2022, ...

Channels commonly labelled as ‘Godi media’ in local parlance have prioritised ratings over responsibility, thus eroding their credibility forever. During this conflict escalations, some of the ...

It is perhaps wrong to call artistes like Parambrata ‘regional’ stars and only give Bollywood performers the label of ‘national’. Although, in the 1960s-70s, Hindi cinema was full of Bengali actors ...

Life resonates even from lifeless objects, hence museums are much more than just collection of “lifeless” objects. We realized this when we visited the Allahabad Museum and saw the pistol kept at the ...

This is not an economy for the people—it is an economy for profit, pomp, and propaganda. In a country where 80 crore people depend on free ration schemes for their daily survival, celebrating global ...

The resignation letter of the first General Secretary of the CPI(M), P. Sundarayya’s ‘My Resignation’ came up for discussion recently in a social media exchange in another context. As it happens, this ...

In this issue: Letter to the Readers, Mainstream [expected by June 10] Indian Sophias: A Distinct Breed | L K Sharma Cracks in Operation Sindur | Radhakanta Barik From Watchdog to Echo Chambers: Media ...

The illusion of freedom, being called the queen of the house, masks the reality that important decisions are still made by men. The problem is not merely that men make decisions; it’s that women are ...