Yashpal’s ‘The Right to Grief’—Translated by Riya Lohia

Yashpal (1903-1976) was a prolific Hindi writer, who had written short stories, novels, essays, and a play. An active participant of the Indian freedom struggle, he had been jailed by the colonial government for his revolutionary activities. He was a socialist and saw his writing as a means of intervening in a range of social … Continue reading Yashpal’s ‘The Right to Grief’—Translated by Riya Lohia →

Economics and the Ethics of Inequality—Ritabrata Chakraborty

Image Courtesy: Getty Images "Can we turn our backs on equality? No government is legitimate that does not show equal concern for the fate of all those citizens over whom it claims dominion and from whom it claims allegiance. Equal concern is the sovereign virtue of political community-without it, government is only tyranny-and when a … Continue reading Economics and the Ethics of Inequality—Ritabrata Chakraborty →