“It has been said with good reason that the Jana Sangh resulted from a combination of a partyless leader, Syama Prasad Mookerjee, and a leaderless party, the RSS”. (The Jana Sangh: A Biography of an Indian Political Party, by Craig Baxter p. 54) 1. In Search of the “Selfless Patriot” An untimely death of a … Continue reading “Selfless Patriot” – In Search of the Real Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
Following is a statement of Jadavpur University alumni on the current controversy around the scrapping of the entrance examination by the university authorities. There is also a Change.org petition that has been put up for those wanting to sign. Over 5075 people have signed the petition at last count.
Kafila had earlier published a letter to Association of Asian Studies (AAS) protesting the exclusion of Pakistani scholars from its conference in Delhi, because the Government of India refused visas to them.
Why Jailing of Gnanasara Did Not Become News in This Part of Asia “Ordered disorder, planned caprice, And dehumanised humanity…” – Bertolt Brecht in The Exception and the Rule (quoted in The Sunday Leader) “I have done my duty towards the country,” Gnanasara told reporters as he boarded the bus taking him to prison. Why should I regret?” Rarely … Continue reading The Monks Who Spew Hate
This is not the story of a man who once sold tea and later ‘sold’ dreams to a people and managed to reach top echelons of power in the biggest democracy in the world. This is not the story of this man and his rise from the margins of a organisation which is called the … Continue reading The Man Who Once Sold Tea Later ‘Sold’ Dreams
Image courtesy Rebel Politik Statement from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) Students, Alumni, Faculty and Staff We, the undersigned students, alumni, faculty, staff and other members of the TISS community stand with Mahesh Raut and the four other activists who have been arrested unfairly and demand their immediate and unconditional release.
Guest Post by New Socialist Initiative New Socialist Initiative Condemns Hindutva Engineered and Inspired Atrocities on Dalits Hardly a day passes without headline news of some or another atrocity on Dalits. On 24 May, a Dalit man in the Ahmedabad district was beaten and his house attacked by a gang of socalled ‘upper’ caste men … Continue reading Statement on Atrocities on Dalits : New Socialist Initiative
There are enough reasons for for the upbeat and celebratory mood in the anti-BJP-RSS camp following the resignation of BS Yeddyurappa even before the floor test. After all, for once, the game plan of the Modi-Shah duo fell flat, thanks in no small measure, to the Supreme Court’s intervention in directing that the floor test … Continue reading The Karnataka Moment and the Search for a ‘Bonapartist’ Figure – Looking at 2019
After the Modi government came to power, citizens of this country have seen gate after gate of Hell — the Narakas — open relentlessly to suck them in mercilessly or condemn them to be helpless spectators to unspeakable acts of injustice and violence. We have by now crossed the Arbudanaraka and the Nirarbudanaraka many times; … Continue reading Against the Yawning Jaws of Hell: Protest Against Hate on 23 April
लोग अब समझने लगे हैं कि अपने संकीर्ण एजेंडे को आगे बढ़ाने के लिए सत्ताधारी जमातें भले डॉ आंबेडकर की मूर्तियां लगवा दें, मगर तहेदिल से वह मनु की ही अनुयायी हैं. एससी/एसटी एक्ट को कमज़ोर करने के ख़िलाफ़ बुलाए गए भारत बंद का दृश्य. (फोटो: पीटीआई) 2 अप्रैल का ऐतिहासिक भारत बंद लंबे … Continue reading ज़ुबां पर आंबेडकर, दिल में मनु
