[Before you read this post, you might want to read KR Meera’s brilliant portrait of the average Malayali middle-class Sangh supporter, in her story Sanghiannan, which I translated as ‘My Brother Sanghi’, published by Juggernaut at : https://www.juggernaut.in/books/088d472b19d745d29492560654250e15 .
In Malayalam, the usual way of referring to virulence that feeds on negative experience is paashaanathil krmi — or the maggot that is fattened by poison, instead of getting killed by it. Over the past few days, many of us have lived completely on the edge, bereft of sleep or ease, tossing about in a … Continue reading Beware of Poisoning-Eating Maggots in Flood-Hit Kerala
This dance – the Palestinian Dabka – was performed amidst firing by Israeli Zionazis on the 30th of June 2018. Remember the cowards stepped up their attack on Gaza as the holy month of Ramzan began. This video has all the ambient noises – of the firing of bullets and other war sounds and is … Continue reading Great Dance of Return in Gaza – Performing Palestinian Dabke in the Midst of Zionazi Attacks
Guest post by VIDHYA A Image courtesy Subcontinental wind In a statement issued on April 16th 2018, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) claimed that the ‘National Policy and Action Plan’ to combat Left Wing Extremism (LWE) is ‘a multi-pronged strategy involving security and development related measures’[1]. This new policy, apparently in place since the … Continue reading Disinheriting Adivasis – The Gadchiroli Game Plan: Vidhya A
Guest post by BOBBY KUNHU On 22nd May 2018, in what cannot be imagined even in a dictatorial regime, the police in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu – a South Indian state opened fire to kill, on a group of peaceful protesters marching towards the district administration office demanding denial of permission for expansion and closure of … Continue reading Thoothukudi Massacre – When State becomes Predator: Bobby Kunhu
Guest post by ARUNDHATI GHOSH I have been working for the past 16 years with a small organisation called India Foundation for the Arts (IFA) that attempts to support arts and culture projects across the country. In these years I have been fortunate enough to travel across the country to big cities and small ones, … Continue reading A Theatre Olympics that Isn’t: Arundhati Ghosh
English transcript of interview published in Malayalam in Mathrubhumi Weekly, October 17 2017. CSV Kochi is a curious choice as a site for an international art event like Biennale, isn’t it?
Violence is sweeping Myanmar and in a short span of two weeks lakhs of ethnic Rohingya refugees have fled to Bangladesh and thousands have lost their lives. Satellite data shows, large parts of the Rakhine state, home to most of the Burmese Rohingya population have been set on fire, and murders, rape, arson, loot and … Continue reading Statement Against Genocide and Deportation of Rohingya Muslims
SHRIPAD DHARMADHIKARY and NANDINI OZA write a stinging response to Swaminathan Anklesaria Iyer’s unsupported claims in Times of India about how much tribals love being ousted for big dams. The newspaper did not care to publish this rebuttal so the authors posted this on Dharmadhikary’s blog and also in the comments section to Iyer’s article. We … Continue reading Why tribals do mind being ousted by dams: Shripad Dharmadhikary and Nandini Oza
