The conversation on caste census must be anchored in a firmer normative ground of crafting a decent nation through substantive democracy, writes Khalid Anis Ansari in The New Indian Express.

“You work to create a positive and lasting social change and you derive satisfaction from the difference you make in the lives of the most disadvantaged people in the country,” Sudheesh Venkatesh said. 

By Sindhu Hariharan

Evidence suggests that dowry deaths are misreported as accidental deaths, thereby underestimating the number of women who die following dowry harassment, writes Kawinkumar B in IndiaSpend.

It compromises current strength in core Mathematics, fails to root itself in Indian heritage, writes R Ramanujam in The Indian Express.

This year’s Millennium Fellows were selected from over 60,000 applicants from over 7,500 campuses across 160 countries. 23 students from Azim Premji University have qualified for the same.

At the heart of education is the teacher and her relationship with her students and technology cannot replace that, writes Anurag Behar in Mint.

A team of 11 experts, including Amit Basole and Arjun Jayadev from Azim Premji University, has designed the questionnaire for the survey. It is scheduled to start from 22 Sept 2025.

Intrusive surveillance will hurt an endeavour that thrives on professional ethics and human bonds, writes Anurag Behar in Mint.

True development does not just build roads, but relationships — between people, land, and the spaces in between. It listens to the land, to the people, to memory, writes Arvind Lakshmisha in Sikkim Express.

Interested authors should submit a proposal with one writing sample along with other details by 30 Nov 2025.