Voter Deletion is Voter Selection
The recent uproar over mass voter deletions in Bengaluru and the nationwide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls exposed the hollowness of the hallowed Indian democracy. These exercises have...
Communal Violence in Coastal Karnataka: A Region on the Edge
Coastal Karnataka, portrayed with vibrant histories and culture, particularly Dakshina Kannada, Mangalore, and Udupi, now finds itself mired in a deepening crisis of communal violence. The recent spate of killings,...
Murder Mines of Tamil Nadu
On January 17th, 2025, K. Jagabar Ali was brutally run over in a planned killing. Ali, an environmental activist was, among many others, a whistleblower who had repeatedly petitioned against...
Eviction, Exploitation, and Resistance: The Struggle of the Jenu Kurubas in Nagarhole Forest
On May 10, 2025, members of the All India Students’ Association (AISA) and Adivasi Sangharsh Morcha (ASM) visited a forest area in Nagarhole, Karnataka, to express solidarity with around 52...
Crisis in Government Hostels in Karnataka
Despite being the hub of abundant international investments, and lavish privatisation of the education sector, there is a severe crisis in the government-run hostels for students, all across Karnataka. Ironically,...
Development vs. Destruction: People’s Battle in Honnavar
The coastal town of Honnavar, Karnataka, has recently become a battleground between the local fisherfolk and a state-backed private port company called Honnavar Ports Private Limited (HPPL). On February 24th,...
Mahakumbh 2025: Stampedes, Propaganda, and Neglect
Throughout the 45-day chaos at Mahakumbh Mela, repeated stampedes have killed around 100 people. Despite a massive Rs.7,500 crore budget, the stampede on January 29th, left 38-79 (according to various...
Crisis in Karnataka’s Education: The Shrinking Public School System
According to the Performance Grading Index (PGI) survey report on school education, Karnataka is among the poor performers in school education. This report also highlights the poor infrastructure and shortage...
UGC’s War on Higher Education
The University Grants Commission’s (UGC) Draft Guidelines 2025 are a direct assault on academic freedom, inclusivity, and social justice in Indian higher education. Marketed as reforms aligned with the National...
Development vs Destruction: The Reality of Western Ghats
66 million years. That is how old the Western Ghats are. 170 years. That is how many years since the Western Ghats started degrading. 46. That is how many landslides,...