Guest Post by Maruti Suzuki Workers’ Union [This is a statement and an appeal by the Maruti Suzuki Workers Union condemning the unjust handing down of a life sentence to 13 workers of the Maruti Suzuki Manesar Factory for a ‘murder’ (of an HR Manager) that the prosecution could not prove that they had … Continue reading Free the Maruti Workers: Maruti Suzuki Workers Union
Video by Media Collective, Article by Arun Ferreira and Vernon Fernandes Fifty Years of Unreasonable Restrictions Arun Ferreira & Vernon Gonsalves Soon after its adoption, the Constitution of India was amended in 1951. At the time several progressive judgements[i] by the Judiciary held that laws which curb fundamental rights are essentially unconstitutional and fundamental freedoms … Continue reading UAPA – A Video Dossier: Media Collective, Arun Ferreira &Vernon Gonsalves
[ This is a letter addressed to Raman Singh, the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh by several concerned individuals and organizations regarding the impunity with which medical guidelines are put aside by professionals who enjoy the patronage and protection of the state government.] We, the 138 undersigned individuals and organizations working across the country on health … Continue reading Sterilization Death Camps in Bilaspur: An Open Letter
Guest post by BAIDIK BHATTACHARYA [While the media worked overtime to present the developments in Ramjas College and Delhi University as a clash between two student organizations and two political formations, Baidik Bhattacharya here reflects on the new kinds of politics, rooted in the everyday and in love, that found expression in the University.- AN] … Continue reading “Karenge politics, karenge pyar” – New slogan and new politics: Baidik Bhattacharya
[Videos of song by Shehla Rashid and of speeches by Nivedita Menon, Kavita Krishnan, Umar Khalid and Jignesh Mevani, courtesy, Samim Asgor Ali] February gives way to March and spring returns to Delhi. And what a spring it is. The right wing thugs of the ABVP choose the wrong time to attack, once again. They must … Continue reading A Tale of Two and a Half Marches – Two for Azadi and a Half for Ghulami.
This is a GUEST POST by Prasanta Chakravarty “Slime is the agony of water.” ~ Jean Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness The Birth of Revulsion – Pranabendu Dasgupta No certainty where each would go — Suddenly the descent of a cloudburst, rain. We stood, each where we were, And stared at one another. It is not … Continue reading Rain and Revulsion: Prasanta Chakravarty
Guest Post by CONCERNED STUDENTS OF TATA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, MUMBAI We, the concerned students of Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai condemn the continuing state repression of adivasis and recent attack on human rights activist Bela Bhatia in Bastar, Chhattisgarh.
This October, a colleague and I tracked a group of young Dalits fighting caste atrocities in Uttar Pradesh. The documentary posted above is one part of an extended multimedia project.
Guest post by SAMHITA BAROOAH During a visit to the Kishori Mandal at Apne Aap Women Worldwide’s Uttari Rampur Centre in Forbesganj I met some lovely girls. They stayed in the community near the red light area. They were eager to learn new things. They asked me my story of life, “Didi aapki kahani sunao? […]
Guest post by PRAVEEN VERMA Dangal literally means the Indian style wrestling competition for male pahalwans (wrestlers). Dangal has been an important form of entertainment for ages, especially in rural (north and west) India. Dangals act in many ways. It works to settle the personal score between different Akharas and pahalwans. It’s a place where […]
