Print Journalism
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Opinion/Commentary
TOP 5
1. Amartya Sen: sense or nonsense
2. When will Kerala's reform guerillas learn?
3. Where is Kerala Reform Express headed?
4. Keralites running scared of the market
5. Opposing privatisation: how to, how not to
Apr '04: Keralites running scared of the market - The New Indian Express
The state of the State has its roots, not in irrelevant intellectuals strutting from stage to stage...
Dec '03: Where are we headed? - The Hindu
In 2003, Kerala witnessed three trends: the rise of a selling society, a crisis of ideas, and reconfiguration of the public sphere...
May '03: The significance of Antony and his 'new politics' - The New Indian Express
Kerala does not need a third front. It needs a second front...
Jan '03: Kerala society, pushed to the brink, has taken a turn for the better - The New Indian Express
Amidst change, Kerala's intellectuals are riding towards irrelevance...
Oct '02: Kerala's new champions of democracy - The New Indian Express
How far can violent public action really help us? It may be effective in the short run -- forcing the Government to succumb and the capitalist to yield. But...
Jul '02: Noodles and nonsense in engineering colleges - The New Indian Express
The government's role as a reformer is to help the education 'market' work well, rather than bridge the demand-supply gap directly...
Apr '02: When will Kerala's reform guerillas learn? - The New Indian Express
The reform group in Kerala has been pursuing guerilla warfare. Its tactics have included taking shelter behind ministerial responsibility, dropping...
Jan '02: Where is Kerala Reform Express headed? - The New Indian Express
In reform, economics is important, but politics is more important. Conservative handling of reform is evident from the traditional style of administration ...
Nov '01: Textbooks matter - The Indian Express
A lesson from recurring debates over history-writing is that in classroom discussions, there is a need to supplement school history textbooks of the past...
Oct '01: Opposing privatisation: how to, how not to - The New Indian Express
Kerala's traditional style of opposing privatisation fails to recognise finer points. To protect the poor and ensure better quality services, we must...
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