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Poetry as a Tool of Dissent in Modern-Day Authoritarian Regimes

15 August 202015 August 2020 Nandini Sen 1 Comment Authoritarian, Poetry, Protest

The recitation of poems and songs at the anti-CAA protests was in keeping with the near-universal practice of deploying poetry to question, challenge, and condemn. Poetry is commonly seen as a tool of dissent in Modern Day Authoritarian Regime in countries like China, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia. Ironically, all over the world, the violent governments that invest millions of dollars in arms and ammunition are precisely the ones hurt most by the weapon of poetry!

Has COVID-19 Taught Us the Humility to Tackle Climate Change?

14 August 202014 August 2020 Neethi V Rao 0 Comments Climate Change, Covid-19

COVID-19 has humbled the world demonstrating the interconnectedness of humankind.. It is only one manifestation of the larger climate crisis afflicting our planet today. The long-term response to both COVID-19 and the looming climate crisis will require a comprehensive, multi-sectoral response that considers the economic, sociological, and political dimensions.
Can we learn lessons from COVID-19 and apply them to solving arguably the greatest challenge in front of humanity – climate change?

Editor's Pick Education

New Education Policy 2020 – Implementation Challenges in Higher Education

12 August 202013 August 2020 Ashok Kumar 1 Comment education, NEP2020, New Education Policy

The changes proposed by the government through NEP are being acclaimed. But the more important question is its implementation. Only time will tell whether we took the right decisions at the right moment.

The Iran–China 25-years Deal: Where does it leave India?

9 August 202013 August 2020 Nagapushpa Devendra 0 Comments China, India, International Politics, Iran, strategic affairs, World

The most challenging factor for India would be that if China manages to establish a base at Chabahar, then New Delhi would have to bid adieu to the key element of its grand Indo-Pacific strategy.

Culture Editor's Pick Environment

Time to educate about nature!

8 August 202013 August 2020 Kunal Sharma 1 Comment education, environment, nature

Its time to educate about nature. A child trained in a conservation-oriented philosophy will seek to respect nature in the world he will grow up in and take steps to pass on the heritage to his/her forthcoming generations.
The reverence provided to elements of nature has decreased drastically because of the reduction of dependency and a perceived decrease of benefits to us, the humans.

Dealing with COVID-19’s fury on the overweight-obese in India

1 August 20201 August 2020 Shweta Khandelwal , Barkha Sachdeva 0 Comments Covid-19, health, lockdown, obesity, overweight

COVID-19 pandemic has inadvertently, though fortunately, brought the conversations around health, immunity, and nutrition centre-stage. Often the importance of a

Economy Editor's Pick

Post-Corona Recovery through Employment Generation in Forestry

18 July 202029 July 2020 Kunal Sharma 2 Comments corona, economy, India

Linking employment generation schemes in the corona era to meeting our forestry targets could prove to be a game-changer for the nation’s poor in these trying times as well as provide a lifeline to our beleaguered forests.

Editor's Pick Education

Do cent percent marks evince cent percent learning? – A Vantage point

14 July 202017 July 2020 Onkar Singh 3 Comments education

It dates back to a century earlier when some examiner commented on the academic performance of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India, that the examinee is better than the examiner. A more or less similar situation is evinced again in the results through 100 % marks obtained in the recent results announced by the examining boards at the secondary level. However, the award of cent percent marks is seen for the last few years. It is not to cast aspersions on the individual children scoring cent percent marks, but the scenario of examinees scoring full marks requires introspection. The moot point is “Does cent percent marks evince cent percent learning?”

The marks obtained should always allude to the scope of further improvement by the students.

High Cost of Electioneering Fosters Corruption

Does High Cost of Electioneering Foster Corruption?

30 June 202020 July 2020 TheRise.co.in 2 Comments cost of electioneering, Democracy, election, India

The largest democracy of the world is a successfully functional democracy. The political parties based on different ideologies emerged as the key players of democracy. Interestingly, the number of political parties has risen from 53 in 1952 to 671 in the 2019 General Elections. This twelve-fold increase in the number of political parties exhibits the innate interest of the citizens for a strong democracy. The successful change of guard is another positive sign of the country’s firm belief in the constitutional provisions. But, there also exist certain instances where unethical practices woo the voters. It seems that the high cost of electioneering fosters corruption. The money should not play any role in influencing the voters. A nationwide debate to have major reforms in the electoral process is inevitable.

Editor's Pick Education

Ensuring Education to Poor in Post-Pandemic Era

24 June 202029 July 2020 TheRise.co.in 5 Comments children, COVID19, education, lockdown, poor

The outbreak of COVID-19 has brought miseries to humanity across the world. Like every affected country, India also undertook measures to contain the spread of the pandemic. The lockdown was enforced in the country to terminate the chain of contagion, but it had certain consequences. The economic activities became standstill for quite a long period. Among various happenings, the most concerning was the psychological impact and absence of work that drove the majority of the workforce back to their native places. With the increasing unemployment and reduced earnings, ensuring education in the post-pandemic era will be a big challenge.

Strengthening democracy through scientific temper

18 June 202029 July 2020 TheRise.co.in 7 Comments Democracy, Scientific Temper

The all-important is to initiate public discourses through well-conceived opportunities to stimulate the scientific temper in all segments of the population across the country. For efficient deliveries in the democracy of around 1.33 billion population, there should not be any room for irrational thinking, else the country will lag in the present and an ensuing era of technology.

Beginning of a new Cold War

10 June 202020 July 2020 Prateek Yadav 2 Comments Cold War, International Politics, World

As we reach the midway of 2020, the year is giving no respite from its wrathful events. Apart from the pandemic, the year 2020 will also be remembered as the year of the beginning of a new Cold War. The COVID-19 pandemic has become the flashpoint as both countries blame each other for the devastation caused by the virus across the world. To avoid falling into Tacitus Trap, both the countries are playing the nationalist card to regain their lost legitimacy.

Editor's Pick Education

Don’t Compromise on Quality Education While Formulating Contingency Plans

1 June 202017 July 2020 Onkar Singh 7 Comments Covid-19, education

“Inclusive, good-quality education is a foundation for dynamic and equitable societies.” – Desmond Tutu
Very few higher education institutions (HEIs) of India, like the IITs, IISc and few other good Indian universities, find a place in the world rankings. The education processes got disrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic since the last week of March this year. So, it has become important to maintain the standards of excellence in education as we ‘Unlock’ as per the COVID-19 Recovery Plan.
The uncertainty in the decision-making process at the end of the institutions has been due to lockdowns. As a result, academic governance has been unable to comprehend a congenial contingency plan. Owing to it, the higher education regulators of the country have come out with broader outlines to handle this disruption. The disruption embedded with uncertainty raises concerns with the proposed guidelines too.