भीमा कोरेगांव संघर्ष: एक अन्तहीन लड़ाई ? (उदभावना के आगामी अंक में प्रकाशन हेतु) Image : Courtesy – scroll.in ‘वे कौन लोग थे जो ईस्ट इण्डिया कम्पनी की सेना में भरती हुए और जिन्होंने हिन्दोस्तां जीतने में ब्रिटिशों की मदद की ? मैं जो उत्तर दे सकता हूं और – वह काफी सारे अध्ययन पर … Continue reading नयी पेशवाई, पुरानी पेशवाई →
[This is a GUEST POST by N P CHEKKUTTY] It is rarely that a journalist writes about himself or herself, because they are supposed to be detached observers of history-in-the-making. But this time I cannot help it because one of the things that happened in the Sabarimala-obsessed state of Kerala this week happens to … Continue reading Thejus – The Death of a Daily Newspaper →
Hours after the two women entered Sabarimala, the Hindu terrorists began their handiwork. Mad mobs, including women, began to roam the streets and attack by-passers, in their desperation to foment violence and provoke riots. In Karunagappally, Muslim establishments and shops were singled out for vandalism. The Sangh-backed Sabarimala Action Council called for a hartal today … Continue reading Hindutva Terror and Left Hegemony: After Women’s Entry into Sabarimala →
December 25, 1968, termed as ‘Black Thursday’, saw the first mass crime against Dalits in independent India, who were fighting for respectable wages under the leadership of the Communist Party. Image for representational use only; Image Courtesy : Socialist India P Srinivasan, a veteran village functionary who cremates the dead had, in an interview done … Continue reading 50 Years Later, Shadow of Keezhvenmani Continues to Hover Over our Republic →
..बुलंदशहर की घटनाएं इस बात की ताईद करती हैं कि हिंदुत्व वर्चस्ववाद का यह नज़रिया जिसमें मानवीय जीवन के प्रति गहरी असम्वेदनशीलता और असम्पृक्तता टपकती है और जो एक चतुष्पाद को पूजनीय बनाती है, आज उरूज पर है।.. ( Photo Courtesy : indianculturalforum.in) कभी कभी एक अदद वक्तव्य किसी नेता की एकमात्र निशानी बन कर … Continue reading पवित्र गाय, त्याज्य लोग ! →
പ്രിയ ബീനാ IFFK എന്ന പ്രസ്ഥാനത്തിനോട് വിട പറയാൻ സമയമായിയെന്ന് തോന്നുന്നു. ബീനയ്ക്ക് വേണം ഈ വിടവാങ്ങൽ കത്തെഴുതാനെന്നും തോന്നി. കാരണം ഇതിനെ ഒരു ജനകീയ പ്രസ്ഥാനമാക്കിയത് നിങ്ങളാണ്. ഇന്ന് അത് മറ്റൊന്നായി മാറിയിരിക്കുന്നു. ഇടങ്ങളെല്ലാം മാറിക്കൊണ്ടിരിക്കുന്ന ഈ കാലത്ത് ഇതു പ്രതീക്ഷിതമാണ്, അതുകൊണ്ട് ഇതു വ്യക്തിപരമായ കുറ്റപ്പെടുത്തലല്ല. ഇന്ന് രാവിലെ ഇവിടെ ടാഗോർ തീയറ്ററിൽ 11 30 യ്ക്കു സിനിമ കാണാൻ ഓടികുതിച്ചെത്തിയതാണ്, കൃത്യം രണ്ടു മിനിറ്റ് മുൻപ്.
The Bulandshahr mob killings show that the Hindutva Supremacist world view, which has complete apathy and indifference toward human life and puts a four-legged animal on a pedestal, is on the ascendance. “It is a curious people. With them, all life seems to be sacred except human life.” – Mark Twain on Indians. A single … Continue reading Sacred Cows, Disposable Humans →
Image Courtesy: Vappingo To such a degree has Religion fuelled conflict, complicated politics, retarded social development and impaired human relations across the world, that one is often tempted to propose that Religion is innately an enemy of Humanity, if not indeed of itself a crime against Humanity … it is time that the world adopted … Continue reading Ideas as Crime in a Majoritarian Democracy →
Dear Comrade Last year, around this time, I wrote you an open letter about the plight of Hadiya Asokan who was being hunted down by the Hindutva groups for her choice of faith and partner while the CPM and its cyber force was either actively abetting the violence or watching passively. I wrote in joy, … Continue reading An Open Letter to Brinda Karat about Rehana Fathima: Why are we being hunted in Kerala? →
Inching Towards Majoritarian Democracy ( Madhu Dandavate) 1. These are times when the state of democracy is a cause of worry everywhere. With the emergence of populists, demagogues of various hues as custodians of the future of their countries, growing fascination for illiberal ideologies among masses in different parts of the world, the concern is … Continue reading Under the Shadow of ‘Holy Book!’ →
