[ad_1] On August 10, as thousands of Jharkhand students marched in the capital, Ranchi, to gherao the State Assembly, Devendra Nath Mahto appeared amid the crowd, held aloft by his supporters, with a framed photograph of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren in one hand and the other raised towards the protesters. Flower petals were … Read more
[ad_1] The police in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district have filed a case against a Muslim cleric for allegedly making derogatory remarks about kanwariyas, PTI reported. The case has been filed against Sajid Rashidi, the president of the All India Imam Association. In an interview with IANS, the cleric had questioned whether those who “sit on … Read more
[ad_1] Evolution is a fact of life. So much so that even the theory of evolution is evolving. Lately, a centuries-old discredited idea has been making a strong comeback. It helps us explain scientific observations that according to standard evolutionary theory should be impossible. I’m referring to Lamarckism, named after theoretical proposals from French biologist … Read more
[ad_1] In a conversation with Scroll, Historians Romila Thapar and writer Namit Arora talk about their book Speaking of History: Conversations about India’s Past and Present. They discuss how historical knowledge is produced and why method matters, the discomfort with ambiguity in public understandings of the past, and the ways in which political and cultural … Read more