When Everything Turns Communal
IMPRESSIONSCome to think of it, everything in our country has a religious dimension to it—food, clothing, universities, hospitals, civil service, the professions like law and journalism, and even this...
View ArticleWhen was CPI founded? Some historical questions
There is some confusion and controversy around the question as to when the Communist Party of India (CPI) was founded. There are basically two versions: according to one, it was founded in 1920, and to...
View ArticleMarch Succeeds in reaching Srinagar from Jammu in spite of Hurdles
by Sandeep Pandey and Rajendran NarayananA ‘Restoration of Democracy' march, part on feet and part on vehicles, was planned from Jammu to Srinagar between November 26 and December 1, 2019 for...
View ArticleUnited Kingdom: Collapse of Corbynism
by Sankar RayThe shattering defeat of Jeremy Corbyn—‘Brexitquake, not Youthquake'—was more unexpected for the fellow-travellers the world over, not of Labour Party of the UK alone. They anticipated a...
View ArticleBlock Development Council Elections-2019 in Jammu and Kashmir
by Farooq Ahmad WazaIn its bid to restart the wheels of democracy in the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir1 the State Administrative Council (SAC),2 headed by former Governor Satya Pal Malik,...
View ArticleTranscending Pluralism: A Threat to Democracy
by Suranjita RayA pluralist society is characterised by heterogeneity, diversity and multiplicity in caste, culture, customary practices/traditions, religious belief/faith, language, thought, opinion...
View ArticleRomesh Chandra: An Extraordinary Builder of Peace
by Archishman RajuBackground to the Peace movementWhen a people's history of the 20th century is written, Romesh Chandra will shine in it as a world historic figure, and one of the most, if not the...
View ArticleCITIZENS AMENDMENT BILL : ‘A BLACK SPOT ON INDIAN DEMOCRACY — MUST BE...
Statement issued by CFD on CABThe following is a statement on the Citizens Amendment Bill (passed in Parliament) by S.R. Hiremath, President, Citzens For Democracy, N.D. Pancholi, General Secretary and...
View ArticleCAB: A Serious Threat to Every Idea of South Asia
by Partha S. GhoshLet us not beat about the bush. The essence of the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) can be limited to just one sentence: it is meant to reduce India's Muslims to second-class...
View ArticleFour Months of Suffocation: A Glimpse of Sufferings and Survival from Kashmir
by Aijaz Ahmad TurreyOn August 5, 2019 the Indian Government unilaterally issued a constitutional order of revoking Kashmir's special status, Article 370, and bifurcation of the State into two Union...
View ArticleA Temple to Rise from Rubble
by L.K. SharmaA 25th century historian finds in the archives two books by foreign travellers who visited a place in Ayodhya. One describes a mosque there but the other has the photo of an exquisite...
View ArticleIran: Fuel Price Rise Spells Trouble
by Harish ChandolaFuel price rise in Iran, that has created a turmoil in the country since it was announced November 15, has led to the death of over 100 people and dislocation of its day-to-day life....
View ArticleUnnao: Documenting Rape and Violence against Women
by Arup SenThe Unnao district in Uttar Pradesh (UP) has earned notoriety for two spectacular cases of rape and violence against women in recent times. It should be mentioned in this connection that...
View ArticleThe most apt quote when CAB was passed
by Aurobindo GhoseMartin Neimoller's confessional poem of how he, a Protestant pastor, did not care or ignored the rise of Hitler and Nazism in Germany , and how they arrested or persecuted the...
View ArticleCitizenship Amendment Bill: A Warning Bell for the Republic
This article was written before the passage of the CAB in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.Just to recall, the Assam Accord of 1985 stipulated that all those individuals, irrespective of religious...
View Article. . . On the Prowl . . .
“I don't want to die”—your agonising last words.You fought for justice,then fought for life,but no victory was in sight.A hapless daughter,you lost your battle.No deterrence,no fear of retribution—the...
View ArticleAmit Shah's Defence of CAB-2019 Shames even Goebbels
by Shamsul IslamThe Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 (CAD) that promises to open the door for Indian nationality to Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Christians and Parsis who got into India (on or before...
View ArticleToday's Imperative
From N.C.'s WritingsThe time has come when we can no longer afford to indulge in mutual recrimination. The time has come for us to hang our heads in shame.What has happened at Moradabad is a blot on...
View ArticleFacing the Challenge
EDITORIALWith this Annual Number Mainstream enters the fiftyeighth year of its modest existence having completed fiftyseven eventful years. At this juncture alongside the country as a whole it too is...
View ArticleAblutions
A tough old race of ancient men,Kin to the dynasaur,Now return to recharge the earthWith ablutions of gore.Not a tree that does not bendTo the whisper of their tread;Not a bird of free discourseWho is...
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