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 Eminent scholar of Modern Indian History Prof Aditya Mukherjee, ( Retd.) Centre for Historical Studies, JNU who is also editor of the ‘Sage Series in Modern Indian History’ will deliver the next (18 th) Lecture in the Democracy Dialogues series organised by New Socialist Initiative. He will be speaking on ‘Where Are We : 75 Years After Independence.’ … Continue reading Where Are We – 75 Years after Independence : Prof Aditya Mukherjee →

The internet frenzy over the Civic Chandran case has reached a new zenith over the two highly problematic — deeply elitist, sexist, logically and empirically flawed — anticipatory bail orders issued to the accused by the Sessions Court. There was a strange silence about the first one which was stuffed with elitist statements, and an … Continue reading When ‘With the Survivor ‘ Rings Hollow: Observations on the Rage over the Civic Chandran Case →

II In the 1980s, when the first feminist articulations began to be heard in Kerala, left-leaning feminists often sought to maintain a critical distance from the state, emphasizing its inherently patriarchal nature. This was not surprising as feminists of that generation had radical-Marxist roots or strong connections with it. Radical Marxism in that generation was … Continue reading Carceral Feminism and the Punitive State: Why I am Not With the Mob — 2 →

I have never been a carceral feminist anytime in my life. Right now, there is a massive tide of abuse and misrepresentation of non-carceral feminism in Kerala, so much so that any suggestion of solutions to the problem of sexual harassment outside the framework of the state is immediately dubbed anti-woman and anti-feminist. Carceral feminists … Continue reading Carceral Feminism and the Punitive State: Why I am not with the Mob — 1 →

One can imagine that if the plan to provoke riots before Eid in Ayodhya would have been successful, how it could have easily spilled over to the other parts of the country. It was the early 1970s when Bhisham Sahni, the legendary Hindi writer had penned the novel Tamas. It looks at the Hindu-Muslim riots in India … Continue reading No End to ‘Tamas’ ( Darkness) Around ? →

Guest Post by Shilyn Shekhar The opinion that is shared here will certainly get hate from people who side with the rational side of politics but it must be addressed. There are many mixed opinions about the Russian-Ukrainian conflict with people having many different opinions, it is this war that reveals to us the true … Continue reading Leftists who side with Russia are just not real leftists: Shilyn Shekhar →

Guest Post By Tushar Dhara Tushar Dhara: Is it fair to say that Ukraine’s economic performance, especially GDP per capita, is less today than it was in 1991?

Guest Post by Tushar Dhara Part 1: “The Russian invasion is a unilateral decision of the leadership which reflects the internal dynamics of Russian imperialism”: A Ukrainian political scientist explains the War, Ukrainian nationhood, Maidan, NATO and neo-Nazis.

Guest Post by Salik Ahmad.

Guest Post by Yogesh Pratap Shekhar फरवरी के महीने से विश्वविद्यालय परिसर में विद्यार्थियों का आना-जाना शुरू हो गया है । परिसर गुलज़ार रहता है । कक्षा के बाहर छोटे-छोटे समूहों में उन की आवाजाही और उन के बीच किसी भी विषय की चर्चा मन को एक सुकून देती है । कहीं-कहीं दोस्ती और आकार … Continue reading होली और जय श्रीराम:योगेश प्रताप शेखर →