The role of social and cultural capital in reproducing caste hierarchies and shaping the capabilities and functioning of different caste groups in percussion arts in Kerala is examined. The macro-sociological framework of Pierre Bourdieu and the individual-centric capabilities approach of Amartya Sen is integrated, for this inquiry. Emphasising the artists’ lived experiences of caste discrimination in the field of performing arts, the interviews elaborate upon the role of caste status in maintaining power and domination of the “upper”-caste artists. This adversely affects the opportunities for performance, recognition in the field, upward economic mobility and even the expression of dissent for the artists from the historically marginalised castes.
Using data from the National Family Health Survey-5 (2019–21), it is found that younger individuals (20–40 years) have made impressive gains in education. The average young Indian has a high school education—much better than their mother’s generation that went to school for only three years.
Using data from the National Family Health Survey-5 (2019–21), it is found that younger individuals (20–40 years) have made impressive gains in education. The average young Indian has a high school education—much better than their mother’s generation that went to school for only three years.
The World in Words: Travel Writing and the Global Imagination in Muslim South Asia by Daniel Joseph Majchrowicz, London: Cambridge University Press, 2023; pp 300, `1,295.
The recommendations put forth for teacher education programmes in the National Education Policy 2020 are probed in this article. It further examines how the National Council for Teacher Education is expeditiously implementing these recommendations through its recently introduced Integrated Teacher Education Programme. It is noted that the ITEP is afflicted with inherent systemic deficiencies pertaining to pedagogical planning and implementation.
The recommendations put forth for teacher education programmes in the National Education Policy 2020 are probed in this article. It further examines how the National Council for Teacher Education is expeditiously implementing these recommendations through its recently introduced Integrated Teacher Education Programme. It is noted that the ITEP is afflicted with inherent systemic deficiencies pertaining to pedagogical planning and implementation.
Situated at the intersection of sociology, economics, philosophy, and ethics, the article illuminates the urgent choices facing society amid stark global challenges such as poverty and misinformation. It contrasts the utopian promise of “innovation for regeneration” with the darker reality of “disruptive innovation,” represented metaphorically by the global arms race. Drawing from a broad range of theories—including sustainable development, existentialist philosophy, and conflict theory—the article explores the complex socio-economic and ethical dimensions of
these choices.
The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 defines “reasonable accommodation” for disability inclusion, but its ambiguity regarding 21 impairments raises concerns. Inclusive education, as shown in two case studies, underscores the importance of precise definitions to support students with specific conditions such as thalassaemia patients and acid attack victims.
Caught in the “Hindu rate of growth,” farmers’ income growth decelerated in recent years. It is possible to break free of this by implementing policy correctives—reducing anti-agriculture bias, promoting livestock and labour-intensive rural manufacturing, liberalising agricultural output markets, and spurring investments.
Caught in the “Hindu rate of growth,” farmers’ income growth decelerated in recent years. It is possible to break free of this by implementing policy correctives—reducing anti-agriculture bias, promoting livestock and labour-intensive rural manufacturing, liberalising agricultural output markets, and spurring investments.
The Bihar Caste-based Survey and the constitutional amendment guaranteeing reservation for women in Parliament bring the question of delimitation to the fore once again. In the absence of immediate delimitation, these two events show that the under-represented communities and sections of society will only continue to remain unrepresented.
