The Spirit of ‘Quit India' Movement: Lohia's Perception
by Prem SinghAugust 9, 2019 is the 77th anniversary of the ‘Quit India' Movement, famously known as the August Revolution and an important milestone in the history of India's freedom movement. The 75th...
View ArticleInterrogating the Captive Mind: Addiction of Thinking
by Murzban JalIntroductionThe question of ‘crisis' is fundamental in modern capitalist societies. While some would claim that the crisis is fundamentally economic in nature, and while others would...
View ArticlePolarisation plus Anti-incumbency: A Full-scale View of BJP's Rise in Bengal
by Ayan GuhaWith the rise of the BJP the politics of West Bengal is experiencing a paradigm shift. The BJP has made spectacular inroads into West Bengal by winning 18 seats and doubling its vote-share...
View ArticleTriple Talaaq and Shah Bano Case
by Fasihur RahmanWith the ongoing debat in Parliament and the media on the “Triple Talaaq”, the Shah Bano case has resurfaced. Recently, while giving an interview on the The Wire (July 27, 2019), a...
View ArticleTrump plays foul with ‘friend' Modi
by Madan Mohan KhajooiaDuring his recent visit to the USA Prime Minister Imran Khan was accompanied by the most powerful man in Pakistan, Chief of Pak Army General Staff Gen. Bajwa. This is of great...
View ArticleBedis in Kashmir
MUSINGSThough the situation in Kashmir seems deteriorating but till date there is no clear indication of this Right-wing government's policy towards Kashmir. Yes, no signs of discussions and dialogues...
View ArticleWhither Secularism: Democratic Society and Minority Rights
by Ram PuniyaniWe are living in times where the social norms, the values of the Constitution have been violated times and over again. The increasing atrocities on Dalits, the lynchings of minorities in...
View ArticleJaipal Reddy — A True Liberal
TRIBUTE“There is only one portfolio I am certain I have the right person for,” I.K. Gujral had remarked to a friend, hours before he took over as the Prime Minister in mid-1997. “It is the Information...
View ArticleThe Socrates
Dear mentor, these days I thinkNo end of your time in Athens.We have the same little men todayWhose little brief authority spinsSelf-evident truths into “treacherous” acts,Letting loose the minions of...
View ArticleCountering BJP
by D.K. GiriThe ruling BJP won a massive victory, beyond expectation of the Opposition as well as the BJP. The latter did not expect such a bumper number of seats. A good many people, mainly in the...
View ArticleCall to Build Unity to Resist Fascist Onslaught
The CPI-ML (Liberation) recently observed the 50th anniversary of its foundation and the birth centenary of the party's founder, Charu Mazumdar, in Kolkata. A mass convention was held at the Netaji...
View ArticleReport of Indian Muslims for Democracy Meeting
by Irfan EngineerA meeting of prominent citizens, professionals and intellectuals from the Muslim community along with some non-Muslim intellectuals under the platform of “Indian Muslims for Democracy”...
View ArticleThreat from Nuclear Weapons is Increasing
HIROSHIMA DAY (AUGUST 6) SPECIAL ARTICLENuclear weapons have been with us for 74 years. The potential of nuclear weapons to cause catastrophic damage and pose an existential threat to all forms of life...
View ArticleStab in the Back: Kashmir Valley Finale
by Mustafa KhanPM Narendra Modi and his group were willing to wound but afraid to strike. That period has ultimately transpired. They have gored into the life-blood that was circulating in Kashmir and...
View ArticleBattle-lines Drawn: Save the Country
EDITORIALThe battle-lines have clearly being drawn by now. Since the BJP leadership's surreptitious manner of changing the Constitution—by revoking Articles 370 and 35A—with the country's President...
View ArticleOde to the Moon
They are again at you, zooming through the space,to probe you, unclothe you,explore your facade of rocks and dust,to find out if life is there.You smile at their folly to dismantle your image:a...
View ArticlePost-2014 Right-wing Populism and Future of Democracy in India
BOOK REVIEWby Zulafqar AhmedIndia after Modi: Populism and the Right by Ajay Gudavarthy; Delhi: Bloomsbury India; 2019; page 236; Rs 599.This book gives a comprehensive and insightful understanding...
View ArticleJaipal Reddy — A Tribute
by Suhas BorkerS. Jaipal Reddy, veteran parliamentarian and former Union Minister, passed away on July 28, 2019 at Hyderabad. He was 77. This is a tribute to him from a friend, close associate and...
View ArticleOn Local Language
At the time of the conquest of Goa by the Portuguese, in the early sixteenth century, Konkani and Marathi were the languages prevailing here. Authors differ in their opinion as to whether both...
View ArticleTensions Heighten in Japan-South Korea Relations
by Rajaram PandaAfter winning the elections in the Upper House held on July 21, 2019, though he missed the two-thirds majority or super-majority as it is called in Japan, Prime Minister Abe Shinzo...
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