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Apr
13
2026

Employment Guarantee: Repeal in lieu of repair

By Reetika Khera

India’s National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was the outcome of a sustained deliberative process that gave it some mettle. Within a few years, the act became a lifeline for the rural poor with wide-ranging benefits. Later on, however, interlinked problems of erratic payments, centralisation, technocracy and corruption undermined the programme. The Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, rushed through Parliament last December to replace MGNREGA, defuses the employment guarantee without addressing any of these implementation issues.

Mar
28
2026

PhD Admissions 2026

By Samar Husain

The enclosed pdf lists the entrance process for PhD admissions at HSS IIT Delhi.

Reading List

Below is a list of Readings for Philosophy PhD Admissions Entrance Exam in May 2026 Section-I

  1. Fodor, J. A. (1983). “Central Systems.” Chapter IV in The Modularity of Mind: An Essay on Faculty Psychology. MIT Press.
  2. Dennett, D. C. (1987). “True Believers: The Intentional Strategy and Why it Works”. Chapter 2 in The Intentional Stance. MIT Press.

Section-II

Feb
26
2026

Shainal Verma's paper gets honourable mention in 2026 Bluestone Rising Scholar Competition

By Reetika Khera

Shainal's paper "Daat Faadu Mahilaye”: Dalit Women’s Laughter and Disruption of Casteist Structures" has been awarded an honourable mention "for its scholarship, fresh contribution, and policy implications" - one of four - in the 2026 Bluestone Rising Scholar Competition and will be published in the April 2026 J-Caste issue.

Jan
15
2026

Revri Ya Haq : Samajik Suraksha Par Ek Nazaria

By Reetika Khera

पिछले बीस सालों में रीतिका खेरा और उनकी टीम ने देश के ग्रामीण क्षेत्रों में सामाजिक नीतियों के ज़मीनी हालात पर कई प्राथमिक सर्वेक्षण किये हैं, इस पुस्तक का आधार वही सर्वेक्षण हैं। सामाजिक नीतियों का दायरा तय करना आसान नहीं है, लेकिन इनके दायरे में स्कूली शिक्षा, सरकारी स्वास्थ्य सुविधाएँ, आँगनवाड़ियाँ, स्कूलों में मध्याह्न भोजन, राष्ट्रीय ग्रामीण रोज़गार गारंटी योजना (नरेगा), जन-वितरण प्रणाली, वृद्धावस्था, विधवा और विकलांगता पेंशन एवं मातृत्व लाभ ज़रूर आते हैं। इस किताब में जन्म से मृत्यु तक हमारे सहारे के लिए बनी इन सामाजिक नीतियों का आकलन किया गया है। चर्चा के मुख्य बिन्दुओं में इन योजनाओं

Jan
16
2026

Celebrating 25 Years Of Durban: Indian Contributions to Combatting Caste and Racism

Conference
Date and Time: 
Fri, 16/01/2026 - 9:30am to Sun, 18/01/2026 - 6:30pm

The CPCR3 conference marks and celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Dalit contributions through Durban WCAR 2001. Ushering the new year of the year 2026, this event offers an opportunity to not only commemorate the event but to honour the still ongoing process of Durban to develop new research and ethical discourse against all kinds of descent-based discriminations in all parts of the world.

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