There is room for a lot more discussion of ideology in Indian politics and all voters cannot be mobilised the same way, says scholar Francesca R Jensenius.
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There is evidence globally of a growing gender divide on ideological lines. In the past decade, young women are becoming more liberal. What about India?
Could this bubbling feminist consciousness transmute into an autonomous feminist politics that can credibly demand and/or wrench equality from the dominant Indian males?
Across Indian cities, car, house purchase plans take backseat
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Ankita Barthwal,
Satyam Shukla
Most people saved money as cash or cash-like liquid instruments rather than in long-term deposits or investments which offer higher return, the latest YouGov-Mint-CPR Millennial Survey shows
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The ongoing economic crisis has taken a heavy toll on personal finances of Indian citizens. Many have dipped into their past savings to meet monthly expenses, and many haven’t been able to repair household balance sheets, or plan for the long term. The preference for cash and cash-like instruments, such as savings accounts, went up sharply in urban India, while the appetite for long-term investments and big-ticket purchases, such as cars and houses, declined.