The second headline that has recently dominated international news about India is the ban on the entry of women from the ages of 10 – 50 from entering the Sabarimala Hindu Temple in the southern state of Kerala. In September of 2018, a five-judge panel struck down an allegedly centuries-old, custom-based law. This action led to widespread, violent protests by… Read more »
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m no expert on Indian media, art, cultural values, or cultural foundations, beyond knowing that “Indian” is far too general a category for serious analysis. Like many Americans, I’m familiar with what Bollywood is, and occasionally see headlines about the most high-level legal changes in the subcontinent. However, I can recognize general trends… Read more »
In stark contrast to the United States, India has generally had a rather strong labor movement throughout its modern history, beginning prior to its fight for independence from the British Empire. The first instances of revolutionary trade unionism taking action in the subcontinent occurred in 1918 in Bombay, where 120,000 workers went on strike. Just two years later, a strike… Read more »
At this point in time, Suu Kyi has made a statement about the Rohingya crisis that, although vague, has improved her standing in the world because she has at least acknowledged the crisis, even though she has claimed that they don’t know the root cause of the attacks. The root cause is clearly the religious and cultural tensions between the… Read more »