Insight - Page 12
Transformative vision amid enduring trials
7 Oct 2023 2:57 PMIn part one of this two-part article, it is discussed that against a host of challenges continuing from the Tokyo Round, the Uruguay Round set out for...
The grim world of a Dalit boy
30 Sept 2023 3:10 PMThe Hindi translation of Manoranjan Byapari’s semi-autobiographical trilogy of novels, Bhaga Hua Ladka, by Amrita Bera, sheds light on the life in...
Paradoxical progression
30 Sept 2023 3:04 PMThe Multi Fibre Agreement, which operated between the Tokyo and Uruguay Rounds of trade negotiation, was created to protect the textile industry in...
An epic and the genesis of Bharat
23 Sept 2023 3:30 PMIn the book ‘Mahabharata: The Epic and the Nation’, GN Devy puts Ved Vyasa’s timeless masterpiece in the wider context of epic tradition — offering an...
Navigating the turmoil
23 Sept 2023 3:26 PMComing in the wake of exchange rate disturbances, energy crisis, and a precarious economic environment, the prolonged Tokyo Round (1973-79) of trade...
Chronicles of Bharat
16 Sept 2023 2:58 PMThe three books under discussion — Vyas Mishra’s Kaun Taar Se Beeni Chadariya set in the JP-era Bihar; Priyadarshan’s collection of 42 insightful...
Groundbreaking reformations
16 Sept 2023 2:40 PMThe Kennedy Round of trade negotiations achieved an average tariff reduction of 35 per cent on industrial goods—outstripping its predecessors—and...
Literary gems in Hindi
9 Sept 2023 3:27 PMThe third knowledge vertical of Valley of Words is poised to discuss three shortlisted Hindi books — Shubhra Upadhyaya’s translation of Kadambari...
Challenging the perimeters
9 Sept 2023 3:03 PMThe Dillon Round of trade negotiations, held in Geneva, again, marked an increased assertiveness by developing countries who rooted for alternative...
Bound, yet free!
2 Sept 2023 3:15 PMBilingual poet Jayanta Mahapatra, whose poetic prowess was shaped by the deprivations he faced during his childhood as well as by his keen observation...
Sparking crucial queries
2 Sept 2023 3:07 PMFollowing a long hiatus of five years after the Torquay Round, the fourth round returned to Geneva, which came to be acknowledged for a couple of...
Feminist tales from the Himalayas
26 Aug 2023 3:38 PMAt Auroville Literature festival, Namita Gokhale spoke about some of the outstanding masterpieces from her remarkable oeuvre, which not only breathe...
Prada’s Sandal Scandal
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