By Priya Ranjan Sahu On May 30, Narendra Modi took oath as Prime Minister. A total of 57 Union ministers took oath along with him. One surprise omission was Jual …
The marginalisation of Jual Oram in the time of BJP’s success in Odisha’s western and tribal pockets Read More
By Priya Ranjan Sahu After the announcement of dates for elections by the Election Commission on March 10, parties in Odisha have shifted to top gear as the state will …
A three-cornered contest between BJD, Congress and BJP is poised to make Odisha elections exciting Read More
By Priya Ranjan Sahu On February 14, a suicide bomber rammed his explosive laden vehicle into a convoy of the Central Reserve Police Force at Pulwama district of Jammu and …
Full-scale war may or may not yield political dividend, but it will take the country to the brink Read More
By Priya Ranjan Sahu In December 2017, a 16-year-old girl from Rourkela was kidnapped and sold to a middle-aged man in Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan. Her father, a retired railway employee, …
Preventing our girls from being trafficked and rooting out the evil of trafficking should be our top priority Read More
By Priya Ranjan Sahu Few hours after the central government announced the list of Padma awadees on the eve of January 26, noted writer Gita Mehta declined the Padma Shri …
By declining Padma Shri, Gita Mehta exposes the politics behind Bharat Ratna and Padma awards Read More
Samikhsya Bureau The fortune of billionaires increased by 12 percent last year – or $2.5 billion a day – while the 3.8 billion people who make up the poorest half …
Oxfam says India’s 1 percent richest grew by 39 percent, poorest 50 percent by 3 percent Read More
By Priya Ranjan Sahu Cinema is a very powerful medium. Like a good book, a good movie forcefully reflects the socio-cultural life of a particular society. It has been the …
Idea, not money, has to be the prime motivation for Odia films to sparkle again Read More
By Priya Ranjan Sahu At the peak of the movement for Ram Temple in Ayodhya around 25 years ago, Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav and Bahujan Samaj Party leader …
Coalition between SP and BSP in UP may change the course of India’s politics Read More
By Priya Ranjan Sahu Since assuming power in 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has never faced a press conference. He has always preferred one-way interactions with people through his ‘Man …
When fans interview the Prime Minister, they seem more like public relation jobs Read More
By Priya Ranjan Sahu The fight against triple talaq was started by several progressive Muslim women who went to the court against the exploitative practice in their community that ensured …
When gender inequality is all pervasive, triple talaq debate smacks of divisive politics Read More