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Who Has Pocketed Telangana's Wealth?

  T. Chiranjeevulu Retired IAS and Chairman, BC Intellectuals Forum   Telangana was forged through the sweat, blood, and sacrifices of its Bahujan people. Yet today, dominant castes are openly looting and controlling the very state these communities fought to create. This is not governance—this is daylight robbery! This is not development—it is institutionalized plunder! In a manner unprecedented in history, Telangana is being systematically looted, sold off, mortgaged, and divided. Singareni's Naini coal mine in Odisha stands as direct evidence of this exploitation. Until recently, we believed the looters were limited to leaders, contractors, and officials. Today, however, media owners have also joined this mafia of plunder! Media owners are slinging mud at each other—not in pursuit of truth, but to secure their share of the spoils! During the special Assembly sessions, the corruption in the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation project was exposed. ₹35,000 crores have ...
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The Aristocrat in the Dungeon: The Defiant Life and Disappeared Body of Pakistan’s First Martyr

  1. Introduction: A Tale of Two Worlds The history of South Asian political struggle is haunted by the image of Hassan Nasir, a man whose life was a study in absolute contradictions. On one side was the world of the "right hand of the realm"—Nasir was the maternal grandson of Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk, a foundational architect of the All India Muslim League and the Aligarh Movement. On the other was the windowless "chamber of horrors" in the dungeons of the Lahore Fort. Born on August 2, 1928, into the highest echelons of Hyderabad’s Muslim aristocracy, Nasir was destined for a life of ease, affluence, and bureaucratic power. Instead, he ended his life at the age of 32 as the most feared revolutionary in Pakistan. His journey from a palace to Cell 13 represents the birth of a modern martyr, a man who possessed the pedigree of a state-builder but chose the path of a state-breaker. Why would a scion of the elite choose a life that led to a dark cell? To understand N...

Comparison of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Regulations – 2012 vs. 2026

  Comparison of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Regulations – 2012 vs. 2026 Aspect UGC Regulations   2012 UGC Regulations   2026 (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Purpose / Scope First formal framework to curb caste‑based discrimination in higher‑education institutions. Focused mainly on preventing discrimination against Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Other Backward Classes (OBC). Broad “equity” agenda that expands protection to SC, ST, OBC, Economically Weaker Sections (EWS), women, persons with disabilities and gender‑minority groups. Framed as part of the National Education Policy   2020 ’ s “ full equity and inclusion ” goal. Definition of Discrimination Defined “discrimination” in a generic way; caste‑based discrimination was treated as a subset but not separately enumerated. Introduces separate definitions for “discri...

What is Ideological interpellation and how Indian State Employ it?

  Ideological interpellation   is a concept rooted in Marxist and Gramscian theory that describes how the state—and the broader network of institutions it controls—“calls” individuals into particular social identities and ways of thinking that serve the interests of the ruling class. By shaping the very categories through which people understand themselves and the world, the state can secure consent for existing power relations without relying solely on overt coercion. State power promotes ruling-class interests by shaping how individuals perceive reality through ideological interpellation. The state and its apparatuses tell individuals: • What exists: Defining their identity and their knowledge (or ignorance) of exploitation. • What is possible: Structuring their levels of ambition, self-confidence, and aspiration. • What is right: Establishing the norms of legitimacy and the ethics of work and interpersonal relations.   1. What exists – Defining identity an...