COVER STORY

Membership Verification of Trade Unions: For What Purpose?


Sharit K. Bhowmik

The recent unofficially released results of trade union verification carried out by the Ministry of Labour have thrown up a few, very significant indicators of the labour movement. First, the verification has shown that trade union membership has increased considerably.

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State Response to Artistic Expression of Workers


Tripurari Sharma

‘The soul of the dancer resides in her body’. A state sensitive to its human resources would see merit not only in creating support structures for the rural artist, but also in opening more avenues for exploration and expression by the vast numbers of its work force.

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Labouring Newborn Consciousness: The Adivasis of Jharkhand


Xavier Diaz

In the chamber of Naveen Patnaik, the Chief Minister of Orissa (2006), the world-famous Warli Adivasi art forms a backdrop to where he sits.

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“Adolescent Dreams Shattered in the Lure of Marriage”: Sumangali System: A New Form of Bondage in Ta


Sindhu Menon

Marriage is, usually, every adolescent girl’s dream. Teenage girls in metropolitan cities, with innumerable options and preoccupations in life, may not be drawn to the enticement of such a dream.

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