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Jyotirmaya Tripathy

Jyotirmaya Tripathy is Professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras. Views expressed are personal.

Breaking Free: Decolonising Education Through Indian Knowledge Systems

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Indian scriptures (Photo: Ninad Katyare/Wikimedia Commons)

Mainstreaming Indian Knowledge Systems Marks A Paradigm Shift In Educational Institutions

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2mo Ideas
Indian Knowledge Systems gain prominence in the mainstream academic curriculum.

Making Sense Of Modi’s Temple Investment: Cities Of Gods And A New Idea Of Urban Aesthetics

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Kashi Vishwanath corridor complex (PMO)

Beyond Secular Cities: Temples As An Urban Experience

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Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

'When Bikini Models Are too Hot To Handle': The Future Of The ‘Fourth Estate’.

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Intellectuals, Their Privileges, And Their Imaginary Worlds

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Historian Romila Thapar and Harbans Mukhia with JNU students Union President Kanhaiya Kumar at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Campus on March 6, 2016 in New Delhi, India (Photo by Sushil Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

#MeToo And The Making Of A Liberal Patriarchy

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The spurt in the reporting of harassment incidents has made some of the conventional notions of women’s subordination in India untenable.

Why The ‘Idea Of University’ Needs An Overhaul

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The Jawaharlal Nehru University.

When Victimhood Is The New Honour

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Banaras Hindu University: How The Terms “Banaras” And “Hindu” Define The University

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Banaras Hindu University (Wikimedia Commons)

The Lie Called “Speaking Truth to Power”

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Bollywood actor Shabana Azmi participates in support of the campaign ‘Not In My Name’ against lynching of a Muslim teenager Junaid, at Carter Road, Bandra, on 28 June 2017 in Mumbai, India. (Satish Bate/Hindustan Times via GettyImages)

How Writers Produce New Literary Values And Aestheticise Politics

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Writers at the Bengalore Literature Festival.

When Writers Take Their Social Responsibility Too Seriously

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The role of writers. (Wikimedia Commons)

Swadeshi Indology Conference: Where The Western Claims Fell Silent

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Statue of the famous poet of Thirukkural, Thiruvalluvar, in Kanyakumari

The Hadiya Debate: Why It Is Important To Draw The Right Conclusions

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Hadiya at the Supreme Court after hearing on 27 November in New Delhi. (Vipin Kumar/Hindustan Times via GettyImages)

How To Write About The Subalterns

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An Indian woman prepares food for dinner at the site of a makeshift home in front of the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, India. (Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)

Post-Truth Is An Elite Invention; If Anything It Is People’s Truth

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s oath-taking on TVs (INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP/Getty Images) 

Harbingers Of Hatred: What IIT Madras Beef Festival Did Not Reveal

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The beef festival at IIT Madras

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