UGC Regulations 2026 and the Indic Pasmanda: Towards an Inclusive Framework for Higher Education
Introduction: A Paradigm Shift in Indian Academics The notification of the “UGC (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026” on January 13, 2026, is being hailed as a transformative milestone in the history of Indian higher education. For decades, the Indian campus has been a site of both aspiration and deep-seated systemic exclusion. […]
Politics Power, Policy & the People.
UGC Regulations 2026 and the Indic Pasmanda: Towards an Inclusive Framework for Higher Education
Introduction: A Paradigm Shift in Indian Academics The notification of the “UGC (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026” on January 13, 2026, is being hailed as a transformative milestone in the history of Indian higher education. For decades, the Indian campus has been a site of both aspiration and deep-seated systemic exclusion. […]
Elections India Votes.
West Bengal Assembly Elections: Tug of war in Bengal
Intro – By providing various schemes for women, Mamata Banerjee has kept them on her side so far. This is why she has consistently achieved success in elections. It would not be surprising if, keeping her core vote base in mind, Mamata announces some more attractive schemes for women in the new year. BJP’s strength […]
Opinions Voices. Views. Perspectives.
Shattered Dreams, Unbroken Resolve: A Tribal Woman’s Struggle for Dignity in Higher Education
On 3 February 2026, I received an email from the University of Hyderabad informing me that my Ph.D. admission had been cancelled. With a single administrative communication, ten years of perseverance, intellectual labor, and emotional endurance were brought to an abrupt halt. The message did not merely terminate my enrollment; it fractured my sense of […]
Interviews Conversations That Matter.
Explainers Politics, Decoded.
The reasons for the confusion and distrust regarding equity, equality, social justice and fairness
The rules which were made for the rights, interests and social security of SC, ST, OBC classes for the sake of ‘promotion of equality’ in higher education institutions, due to which the violence, abuse and caste discrimination that is happening in higher education institutions are being forced to endure in academic institutions – both private […]
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