MICRD works on Media research Media India Centre for Research and Development (MICRD) was founded by Mr. Mr. Vajpeyi died in February 2008 at the age of 85. B.G.
Upendra Vajpeyi with the avowed objective of helping journalists sharpen their skills and involve them in research. Vajpeyi was a freedom fighter – he spent three years in jail for conspiring to bomb the Military accounts office at Meerut where he worked. Soon after leaving jail just before the dawn of independence he became a journalist, following in the footsteps of his father Pandit Ambika Pras
31/08/2020
Gopal Misra's views on India-China relations.
China’s Hidden Agenda A few things must be understood amidst the ongoing pandemic, COVID-19, which is accompanied by belligerence of the contemporary Chinese rulers and the challenges India ...
14/06/2020
Worth the watch.
Death Walk Song | Countercurrents On 24 March 2020, the Prime Minister of India ordered a nationwide lockdown for 21 days, suddenly limiting the movement of 1.3 billion Indians as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 pandemic. Millions of urban migrant workers lost their livelihoods and were trapped thousands of miles away from...
07/04/2020
Raghuram Rajan’s fear: Migrant labour’s return to cities in search of work; here’s why it would be bad Raghuram Rajan said that the states and centre have to come together to figure out a combination of provisions to keep the needy households surviving through the next few months.
26/03/2020
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Ram Mandir, Shaheen Bagh, MP horse trading: In midst of a pandemic, it’s politics as usual for BJP It is essential for India’s ruling party to put aside its petty political games and concentrate completely on the worst crisis the nation has ever faced.
25/03/2020
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View: Modi's unprecedented gamble could change India irrevocably The Indian state will have to step up and be there for its people in ways it never has in history. Modi may have felt he was left no choice, and his instincts are always to go as big as possible. Shutting down 1.3 billion people for 21 days is as big as it gets. Whether the gamble succeeds or doesnt...
Please have the patience to watch the entire video.
27/02/2020
What Happened to India? | by Shashi Tharoor The India the world once celebrated – the world’s fastest-growing free-market liberal democracy – seems to be giving way to a violent, intolerant, illiberal autocracy. It is a turn that was long in the making, reflecting the impact of eight major factors on the country's society and politics.
27/01/2020
A very well-written piece on why ABIDE WITH ME should continue at the Beating Retreat.
What Abide With Me means to India , writes Gopalkrishna Gandhi The authorities must not be impervious to the hymn’s aesthetic, spiritual and human appeal
02/08/2019
A veritable eye-opener.