Sitaram Yechury’s work lives on.
Three books will be released on December 6, 5:30 pm in New Delhi.
Jawahar Bhawan, New Delhi.

Banksy’s armoured dove on a shop’s wall in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank (via Al Jazeera)

Ghastly. Suffocating.

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Gaza Diaries: The Tragedy as Experienced By Mental Health Professionals.
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'We die every day, in many ways, until we confused the definition of salvation; is it that you survive shelling and live, or die in martyrdom to be saved from such a life?'

The ill-thought out policy on taxing imports and then the U-turn after many flip-flops. This is what it has ledt to. Record imports.

Mr Modi’s “announcement” [of so-called free rations] was pretty much a restatement of that legal reality. This provides a good llustratrion of his political method. He and his Bharatiya Janata Party (bjp) are brilliant at claiming credit for things, justifiably or otherwise.
- The Economist.

The first excerpts from jailed journalist, author and engineer, Prabir Purkayastha's Keeping Up The Good Fight.
The difference between 'then' (when he was arrested too) and 'now'.

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The MNREGA - the extent of the crisis reflects in people who want to do this (have to do this to stay afloat) versus what government actually sanctions. (via Business Standard)

Bihar Biennale - Buddha in Patna

Cloud over India's Employment Data
"There is a gap between govt’s claims and its own surveys, but what is certain is that manufacturing jobs have stagnated"
"Agriculture workforce share increased from 42.5% to 46.5% in four years from 2018-19, before coming down a bit. That is worrying"

Bihar Caste Survey: The Who’s Who in the Data?
Who are the people referred to by percentages in the survey?
India has not had a caste census since 1931.
Must count and take stock of how level the field is.
Do read part 1 here 👇🏾
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Ethics Committee over Mahua Moitra's Questions on Adani sees 'Vertical Spilt' between BJP & Opposition.

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Going after Mitra like this focusses attention on BJP doing whatever it can to ensure no questioning of Adani.

Michael Holding writing on the late Bishan Singh Bedi.
They bowled a different pace but shared some rare qualities.

Former Finance secretary in the Modi govt, SC Garg, writes on capex, and says it is just 40% of what is claimed. deccanherald.com/opinion/hype... Also, "this capex CGAR growth is lower than the capex growth during the 2014-2019 period."

The world may be heading towards a rice crisis, last seen in 2008.
India's export ban and restrictions may have contributed to prices shooting up “It’s tough when a country that accounts for 40 per cent of global trade slaps a ban on half of what they export, and duties on the other half."