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An ideal primer on the Equality debate

Oct 29, 2024 | governancenow.com | G. N. Devy

Who Is Equal?: The Equality Code of the Constitution Saurabh Kirpal Penguin/Vintage, 304 pages, Rs 699The idea of equality holds a place of its own in the history of humankind. There is a deep-rooted psychological need, noticed even in infants, to be treated on a par with comparable cases. Not being treated thus can affect one’s personality and worldview. Yet, even parents are known not to treat all children equally. As the proverb in many Indian languages goes, not all fingers are equal.
Launched: TATA Aircraft Complex to manufacture C-295 aircraft

Oct 27, 2024 | governancenow.com | G. N. Devy

Prime minister Narendra Modi and his Spanish counterpart, Pedro Sanchez, jointly inaugurated the TATA Aircraft Complex for manufacturing C-295 aircraft at TATA Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) Campus in Vadodara, Gujarat on Monday. Both the PMs also took a walkthrough of the exhibition showcased on the occasion. Addressing the gathering, Modi remarked that it was Pedro Sanchez’s first visit to India and the partnership between the two countries was finding a new direction today.
Why everybody is talking about Sally Rooney’s ‘Intermezzo’

Oct 26, 2024 | governancenow.com | G. N. Devy

The popular, critically acclaimed Irish author’s new novel is more ambitious than her previous works Sally Rooney published her first novel, ‘Conversations with Friends’ (2017), when she was in her mid-twenties. It won both critical and popular acclaim. Within a year, she was back with another novel, ‘Normal People’. It too was a best-seller, and critics thought it was even better than the previous work.
Cabinet approves Rs. 1,000 crore VC Fund for space sector

Oct 24, 2024 | governancenow.com | G. N. Devy

The Union Cabinet, chaired by prime minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the setting up of a Rs. 1,000 crore Venture Capital Fund dedicated to space sector, under aegis of IN-SPACe.The deployment period of the proposed VC fund is planned to be up to five years from the actual date of start of the fund operations. The average deployment amount could be Rs.150-250 crore per year, depending on the investment opportunities and fund requirements.
Changing Dynamics of Film Business

Oct 22, 2024 | governancenow.com | G. N. Devy

The vast Indian film industry is among the oldest in the world and is a leading producer of films, churning out the largest number of movies annually. Renowned for its grandeur and widespread appeal, Indian cinema reflects societal themes. The Hindi film sector, popularly known as Bollywood, enjoys international acclaim. As per the FICCI-EY 2024 report, the Indian M&E sector grew over 8% in 2023, earning revenues over Rs 2.3 trillion. The film segment grew 14%, earning revenues of Rs. 197 billion.
On the fear of decline of our languages - major and minor

Oct 22, 2024 | governancenow.com | G. N. Devy

India: A Linguistic Civilization By G. N. Devy Aleph Book Company, 200 pages, Rs 599India’s spectacular linguistic diversity is one of its most defining characteristics as a civilization. The complex trajectory of our languages is intertwined with the evolution of the Indian identity, imagination, and intellectual history. Our languages are a repository of human ideas and experiences across millennia and remain at the core of intense deliberations on what constitutes the ‘idea of India’.
New additions to classical languages list: Yet another divide-and-rule strategy

Oct 6, 2024 | indianexpress.com | G. N. Devy

“Classical” is not, as is often thought, a linguistic feature of a given language; it is an ex-post-facto historical description. Linguists and historians dealing with the ancient world mainly count Chinese, Sanskrit, Arabic, Greek and Latin as “classical”.
Indian Voters Deliver a Stunning Rebuke to Modi - 3 Articles

Jun 16, 2024 | janataweekly.org | G. N. Devy |Saba Naqvi |Sushant Singh

❈ ❈ ❈ Salaam, Indian Voters!G.N. DevySo much has already been said about the political outcome of Election 2024 in TV studios, newspaper columns, and stock markets and in conversations at homes, offices, and public spaces that it may seem that there is little to add. Yet, this election was so different from all previous elections, except the post-Emergency election of March 1977, that analysts, commentators, and historians will continue to discuss it for a long time to come.
SUM AND SUBSTANCE | The road ahead for India's stock market following the formation of a new coalition government under Narendra Modi

Jun 10, 2024 | frontline.thehindu.com | Mitali Mukherjee |K. Nitya Kalyani |G. N. Devy |Smita Gupta

India’s stock market crashed on June 4 as it became clear that the BJP would not make it past the halfway mark alone and that this was going to be an NDA-led coalition with much more say for regional partners on the one hand, and a much stronger opposition on the other. Indian stocks saw their worst intraday fall in four years: foreign investors dumped close to $1.5 billion worth of Indian shares and domestic investors also sold over Rs.3,300 crore.
Modi’s Neighborhood Challenge: Balancing Regional Interests in a Shifting Geopolitical Landscape

Jun 9, 2024 | frontline.thehindu.com | Vivek Katju |K. Nitya Kalyani |Mitali Mukherjee |G. N. Devy

On May 14, a day after the 2004 Lok Sabha election result, Afghanistan’s then President, Hamid Karzai, called me to his office in the Arg Palace, in Kabul. As I entered the chamber he asked: “Ambassador, what happened?” Karzai, a student of political science, including a postgraduate degree in Shimla, has an interest in Indian politics. He had followed the election on his satellite television and, as one of his aides told me later, was riveted as the results came in.