Guest post by C.K. RAJU It was B. R. Ambedkar who first publicised the 22 Mahar names inscribed on the pillar commemorating the battle of Bhima-Koregaon. Ambedkar, a Mahar himself, had experienced great indignities, and everyone appreciates his quest for a symbol of dalit achievement. Much has been written since on Bhima-Koregaon, but one question … Continue reading Celebrating Dalit Achievements: C. K. Raju →
A campaign is gathering steam against MIT inviting BJP leader Subramanian Swamy for a conference on February 16 Image Coutesy: Scroll ‘We condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence on many sides — on many sides,” – Donald Trump on Charlottesville violence The year was 2017 when the … Continue reading Will MIT Show Swamy the Door like Harvard Did? →
A conversation with youngsters – who are by nature bubbling with energy , fired with idealism and suffused with innumerable questions – is a thing which everyone with grey hair looks forward to. For someone like me it is an added gift this morning that after exactly a gap of forty years this writer is … Continue reading And Somewhere There are Engineers … →
Images of resistance The three images below teach us how society is transformed – by the courage and determination of the oppressed and marginalized; by tears of rage, and by stony cold resistance in the face of violent retaliation by entrenched power. It is not that these pioneers were fearless, but that they acted despite … Continue reading Law versus faith, female activists versus male devotees and other strange creatures at Sabarimala →
Guest post by BOBBY KUNHU At this important political juncture in Indian polity, anything that seems to give hope of seeing the last of the absurd and nightmarish theatre that has been happening in the name of governance for the last four odd years, would definitely be welcome to any rational person with elementary notions … Continue reading The Misplaced Celebration around Priyanka Gandhi: Bobby Kunhu →
It is rather difficult to begin when you know that within a few days or weeks, one of your close friends could be behind bars under one of the most draconian laws crafted by this Republic. The world knows him as Anand Teltumbde, but for me he has always been Anand. Merely four months ago, … Continue reading My Friend Anand →
Guest Post by AIFTRE AIFRTE condemns threatened arrest of Prof. Anand Teltumbde Professor Anand Teltumbde, an IIM-Ahmedabad alumnus, IIT Professor, Executive Director of BPCL, Ex-MD & CEO of Petronet India, Senior Professor and Chair, Big Data Analytics in GIM, author of 26 books, columnist in EPW, writer of innumerable articles, a noted scholar of caste-class … Continue reading Statement on threatened arrest of Prof. Anand Teltumbde : AIFTRE →
Narendra Modi is the first mainstream Indian politician who has tried to build his image rather assiduously. But the acceptance of an award with dubious connections does not add to the glory of the Prime Minister’s post. Image Coutesy: The Indian Express Narendra Modi, the present incumbent to the Prime Minister’s chair, had a little … Continue reading APCO to Kotler – The Artificial Glossing of Modi’s Image →
This is a guest post by New Socialist Initiative New Socialist Initiative stands in solidarity with the people of Assam, Tripura and the other North Eastern states in their heroic struggle against the communally motivated Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB).
(‘चार्वाक के वारिस : समाज, संस्कृति एवं सियासत पर प्रश्नवाचक ‘ की प्रस्तावना से) कार्ल मार्क्स की दूसरी जन्मशती दुनिया भर में मनायी जा रही है। दिलचस्प है कि विगत लगभग एक सौ पैंतीस सालों में जबसे उनका इन्तक़ाल हुआ, कई कई बार ऐसे मौके आए जब पूंजीवादी मीडिया में यह ऐलान कर दिया कि … Continue reading विचार ही अब द्रोह ! →
