Jorg Haider. Image Courtesy: Wikimedia Commons Jorg Haider, a far-right Austrian politician who died in 2008, is largely forgotten. It is also forgotten that merely two decades ago, he was considered a very dangerous man in Europe, whose ascent to power had prompted rare European Union unity aimed to thwart his ambitions. Twice elected as … Continue reading Jorg Haider to Geert Wilders : Far-right Normalised in Europe →
The following statement was issued by the CAMPAIGN AGAINST STATE REPRESSION (CASR) yesterday, 14 December 2023 It has come to light that the police have slapped the draconian UAPA on Neelam Verma, Sagar Sharma, Manoranjan D, Amol Shinde, and Vishal Sharma, the five persons held for releasing gas canisters in both the outside premises and … Continue reading CAMPAIGN AGAINST STATE REPRESSION (CASR) DEMANDS
Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar, Ex Union Minister, author and eminent political personality will be delivering the 27th lecture in the Democracy Dialogues Series,organised by New Socialist Initiative (NSI) Theme : The Leaching of Constitutional Democracy Speaker : Mani Shankar Aiyar Former Union Minister, author of books, a Social Commentator, Time : 6 PM ( IST) … Continue reading The Leaching of Constitutional Democracy : Mani Shankar Aiyar →
Professor Mridula Mukherjee, Professor of Modern Indian History ( Retd), Centre for Historical Studies, JNU, will be delivering the 26 th Democracy Dialogues Series lecture on Sunday, 19 th November 2023 at 6 PM (IST).
This post is based on a presentation at a panel discussion on “Israeli war against Palestinian people in Gaza” organised by Janhastakshep in Delhi on October 20, 2023. Palestine solidarity protest in Bangalore But do you condemn… We are expected to begin every discussion on the latest phase of the ferocious 75 year old war … Continue reading Palestine lives! (But do you condemn Hamas?) →
Democracy Dialogues Lecture Series (Online )Organised by New Socialist Initiative 25th Lecture ( Sunday, 15 th October 2023) Theme: India’s Democratic Longevity and its Hugely Troubled Trajectory Speaker: Professor Ashutosh Varshney ( Sol Goldman Professor of International Studies and the Social Sciences at Brown University ) Theme :India’s Democratic Longevity and its Hugely Troubled Trajectory Summary India celebrated 75 years of … Continue reading IND
( Photo : Courtesy – countercurrents.org) Writers, scholars, artists have always worried the powers that be. There was a time when the Parisian police had been given the onerous task of keeping the greatest writers of late 18 th Century who were living in Paris at that time under their watch. Poor fellows, one can … Continue reading Vishwa Guru’s Sleuths →
Introduction A team of Janhastakshep toured areas of Palwal, Sohna and Gurugram, as also spoke with other people from Nuh district on 3rd August 2023 to do a fact finding regarding the incidents of communal violence that hit Nuh town and subsequently areas of adjoining Palwal and Gurugram districts.
How India is Slowly Emerging as a ‘World Teacher’ albeit of a different kind ( Illustration : coutesy CJP, Citizens for Justice and Peace) France has moved towards normalcy some time back. The anger and anguish of the still marginalised in the society, which spilled over into the streets, over the killing of a 17 … Continue reading Vishwa Guru of Hate? →
Background :A close friend of decades prodding you to read / listen to something and ask for your views is such a great moral incentive which nobody would refuse.The following note is an end product of similar undertaking which this pen pusher rather reluctantly took initially when one received a YouTube link of a conversation … Continue reading Debating Hindutva →
