The Growing Phenomenon of Demonising Muslims
by Partha S. GhoshEver since the Al-Qaeda terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001 (9/11), Muslims all over the world are ‘under siege'. That's how the...
View ArticleModi: Fascinated by Manu
The following is one chapter of Subhash Gatade‘s recently published book, Modinama: Issues That Did Not Matter (LeftWord Books, June 2019). We are reproducing the following chapter from the book with...
View ArticleFinance Minisiter's Economic Packages
COMMENTARYFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced several economic packages to boost the sagging economy. What is noteworthy about them is that each of them is aimed at benefitting the...
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Persisting Query, Elusive Answer
EDITORIALThe ripple-effect of PM Narendra Modi's speech before a 50,000-crowd of mostly Indian-Americans in Houston is still being experienced in this country. There have been several thought-provoking...
View ArticleThe Loss of Humanity
I recently attended the Peoples' Tribunal on the ‘Contested Citizenship in Assam', in Delhi. At the outset, I am grateful for a few brave and courageous citizens who are bringing the voices of the...
View ArticleDark Days are Ahead for India
by Markandey KatjuSomething has happened in India which reminds me of what happened in Germany during the Nazi era.After Hitler took power in January 1933 almost the whole of Germany went mad, people...
View ArticleOn the Lines of Mahatma Gandhi's Model Temple
by Satya Narayana SahuWith all humility and with a prayerful disposition to Lord Jagannath of Puri temple, the Odisha Government, headed by Shri Naveen Patnaik, has taken measures to clear commercial...
View ArticleGandhian Way of Changing Corporate Politics
by Prem Singh1with the announcement of the results of the Lok Sabha elections of 2019, deep concerns were voiced by numerous comrades expressing anguish as to what would Narendra Modi's victory portend...
View ArticleMahatma Gandhi — The Great Communicator
From N.C.'s WritingsThe following is the text of the Gandhi Peace Foundation Lecture 1995 delivered by Nikhil Chakravartty in New Delhi on January 30, 1995. It first appeared in Mainstream (October 3,...
View ArticleMahatma Gandhi and World Peace
by Jayanta Kumar DabAs we have entered the new age, we have become more stronger towards ourselves. If we examine our life-style, we will find our new phase of life different from our past. No doubt...
View ArticleGandhi's Economic Thought: Contemporary Relevance
October 2, 2019 being the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, we are publishing here several articles on different facets of Gandhiji's contribution to national life.IntroductionIn today's...
View ArticleHubris and Nemesis: Brexit and the Breakdown of British Politics
by Purusottam BhattacharyaThe ContextBritain finds itself in the midst of the biggest crisis—political, constitutional, economic, diplomatic and, above all, its identity in the contemporary world—since...
View ArticleOne Nation, One Language—an Untenable Proposition
by D.K. GiriA needless controversy was created by the Home Minister with a tweet that Hindi should be made the single national language to unite the country. The television channels and social media...
View ArticleDear Modiji, if Everything is Normal in Kashmir, why are Kashmiris Caged?
by Sabzar Ahmad Bhat and Suhail Ahmad LoneDear Modiji,As you know that on August 5, 2019, your government unilaterally abrogated the Articles 370 and 35A, which guaranteed the special status of Jammu...
View ArticleRepeal of Article 370 is Misleading
Dear Compatriots,Hoping that by this time, the fever of the so-called victory over the alleged abrogation of Article 370, created by the Government of India, has subsided at least by some degrees, I...
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RSS-BJP's Devious Attempts Will Ultimately Fail
EDITORIALToday is October 3, 2019. The 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi was observed yesterday. In a brilliant article published five days ago in The Telegraph (Kolkata) on September 28, 2019,...
View ArticleA Gandhian Critique of the Indian State
The recent online edition of Mainstream (October 5, 2019) has carried a number of insightful articles on Gandhi, and human rights. The pertinent question that crops up in our mind is: how would Gandhi...
View ArticleGandhi 150
Beloved Bapu, you abideIn my heart as a rayIn a dark interior,Or a syllable of daringIn a breast-full of fear.But empty eulogies no longerRing true. The cruel fact isThat you have been set aside,Like a...
View ArticleGandhian Values More Relevant Now
Two central values that Mahatma Gandhi espoused were truth and non-violence. He used them successfully in his method of Satyagraha in an attempt to change the heart of his adversary.There are...
View ArticleLast Phase in the Life of Mahatma Gandhi
Commemorating the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, it may be strange to focus on the days before his martyrdom. To me that was the most glorious phase of his life, when he was bold enough and...
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