Why Modi is to blame for India’s economic slowdown; Kolkata’s Durga Pujas are keeping urban folk culture alive; and more 

[View this email in your browser]( Top Story [Arun Jaitley May Be the Fall Guy, But Modi Is Truly to Blame for India’s Economic Slowdown]( Swati Chaturvedi [Demonetisation was a body blow to the economy and a Modi-made disaster. In one fell swoop, Modi destroyed both the autonomy that the RBI had zealously guarded for 70 years, and its global reputation. This came after the globally-renowned economist, Raghuram Rajan, was forced to exit as RBI governor in the wake of daily attacks on him from BJP MP Subramanian Swamy, who even said Rajan was “not mentally fully Indian”.]( [As India’s Economy Simmers, What Will the RBI Do?]( T.K. Jayaraman [With the government planning a fiscal push, it is likely that the central bank will be concerned with price stability and not rate cuts in its October policy meeting.]( [How Long Must BHU Wait Before It Finds Progressive Leadership and Liberal Thought?]( Urmilesh [The tragedy with Banaras Hindu University is the result of the decades-long ideological stagnation of the socio-political atmosphere outside it.]( [Meet the Tribal Woman in Coimbatore Who Is Standing Up to Isha Foundation]( Subhashini Ali [With friends in powerful places, the Jaggi Vasudev-led Isha Foundation has been able to get away with allegations of land grab and illegal construction.]( [Spare the Rod… and Spare the Child: Ending Violence in Childhood]( K. Srinath Reddy and A.K. Shiva Kumar [Violence in childhood is often deeply embedded in social norms, including patriarchal ideas that perpetuate gender inequality and underpin interpersonal violence against women and children.]( [Kolkata’s Durga Pujas Are Keeping Urban Folk Culture Alive]( Jawhar Sircar [Artists without professional training are exhibiting their talents across the city – from the imaginative pandals to the lively performances.]( [Will There be Light on December 31, 2018?]( Sreekumar N. and Shantanu Dixit [The current challenge in rural electrification is not just giving connections, but providing sufficient, affordable, quality supply.]( [Decoding the German Elections: Is This a Populist Sweep?]( Garima Mohan [While the rapid rise of the far-right Alternative for Germany party is alarming, the tide of populism visible elsewhere in the world has not quite swept over Germany.]( Copyright © 2017 The Wire, All rights reserved. You're getting this email because you recently subscribed to receive email digests from The Wire via our website. Our mailing address is: The Wire 13, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Marg Gole MarketNew Delhi 110001 India [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](