I am interested in ‘Marxism’ as a field or a force-field in the sense in which we think of electromagnetic or gravitational fields, where objects and bodies impact on other bodies and objects, and have effects, without necessarily coming into contact. Ever since the 2008 financial crisis and the beginning of the end of the … Continue reading Untimely Explorations in a ‘Field’ Called ‘Marxism’ →
Everything about the 2020 election was surreal and faked. President Trump was cruising to a decisive victory, only to have it snatched away by Democrat and Deep State operatives functioning on an organized level never seen before in the history of the United States. They succeeded in halting President Trump’s efforts to let America be […]
First, we want to present Tucker Carlson’s summary, as he maintains that this report contains “the mother lode” regarding how dishonest Dr Anthony Fauci has been in his efforts to conceal his connection to the creation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the source of the COVID-19 illness. This illness has an estimated 1% mortality rate among […]
It is interesting that though Marxism was born in Europe, it has found its most enduring habitat in the Global South, but this has meant very little in terms of its overall theoretical formation and structure. Thinking about this encounter of ‘Marxism’ and the ‘Global South’ – the continents of Africa, Asia and Latin America … Continue reading Marxism’s Long March in the Global South →
The Relativity Story from Albert Einstein to Penrose and Hawking The 8th lecture (in Hindi) in the Umang Library popular science series will happen this Sunday, November 8, at 5 PM IST. The series is aimed at creating awareness about science in the Hindi belt of India. This coming lecture will be on how the … Continue reading The Big Bang, Black Holes and Gravitational Waves : Dr Ravi Sinha →
( New Socialist Initiative presents the 2nd Lecture* in the Series on Modernity, 18 th October 6 pm IST) *Youtube Link to the first lecture : https://youtu.be/J5m7Z-I8jPg Topic : Postcolonial Critiques of Modernity Abstract : In this lecture we will attempt a summary of and a distillation … Continue reading Postcolonial Critiques of Modernity : Dr Ravi sinha →
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Re-reading Antonio Gramsci lately, in preparation for a webinar organized by the Dean, School of Social Sciences, University of Hyderabad on “Gandhi, Ambedkar, Gramsci”, I was struck by an aspect of his thought that I had not really understood in all its dimensions earlier. This aspect is directly related to the relationship between subalternity … Continue reading Gramsci, the “Puranic” and Shekhar Gupta →
[This the third instalment of a series on ‘Life After Capitalism – A Manifesto of Hope’. Earlier parts can be accessed Part I here and Part II here. Part IV can be accessed here.] Yesterday was V. I. Lenin’s 150th birth anniversary and just the other day I read a report of a … Continue reading Fascism, the Revolt of the ‘Little Man’ and Life After Capitalism – Manifesto of Hope III →
‘It seems we are massively entering a quarantine of consumption where we will learn how to be happy just with a simple dress, rediscovering old favourites we own, reading a forgotten book and cooking up a storm to make life beautiful. The impact of the virus will be cultural and crucial to building an … Continue reading Corona Biopolitics and Life After Capitalism – A Manifesto of Hope I →
