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After the Hanging

Vol - L No. 32, August 08, 2015 

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There is no closure; we must ask again why what happened did happen.

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Some Issues of Muslim Religious Schools in India

Vol - L No. 32, August 08, 2015 | Shirin Dalvi 

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“Modernisation” of Madrassas has become a regular catch-phrase for governments, yet there has been negligence in meeting the educational needs of the Muslim minority. It is high time that Muslim institutions and intellectuals come together to work out Madrassa modernization which meets the needs of the community.

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Commentary Bringing Back Social Forestry Irshad A Khan India's social forestry programme promised much in the late-1970s and mid-1980s. It became the programme to be emulated for many developing countries. But the programme was not backed up by adequate research and was jettisoned, in the early... Read more	Commentary A Principled and Knowledgeable Critic Praful Bidwai on Nuclear Weapons and Energy M V Ramana An appreciation of Praful Bidwai's knowledgeable critique of nuclear energy and nuclear power. Praful Bidwai, 66, died in June. Read more
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Notes Economic Survey 2014-15 Growth Policy and Theory Alex M Thomas The Economic Survey is an important economic document published every year by the ... Read more	Discussion Measuring Indian Growth Why the Data Should Be Doubted Less Ashima Goyal The article offers some explanations for the large changes in growth rates in the rebased gross domestic product series, but argues that these do not imply a recovery in the macroeconomic cycle. Changes in estimates of savings and investment also... Read more