The Legend of Bhagat Singh: Gandhi tried his best to save his Life
by Praveen DavarThe following article is being published on the eightyfifth anniversary of Bhagat Singh's martyrdom; he was executed along with Sukhdev and Rajguru in Lahore on March 23, 1931.The 85th...
View ArticleTime to Breach the Wall
From N.C.'s WritingsThe last few months have witnessed the deterioration of Indo-Pak relations to the point of almost eye-ball-to-eyeball confrontation. Tempers have been stoked high and the fiercest...
View ArticleOn ‘One Death: Several Questions'
COMMUNICATIONI would like to offer some comments on the Political Notebook by B.D.G., entitled “One Death: Several Questions”, that appeared in the Mainstream issue of February 13, 2016.One. B.D.G....
View ArticleDamning Urdu
“The National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL), which operates under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, has introduced a form which requires authors of books NCPUL acquires...
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How do Panchayat Women perceive Violence? A Survey Report
WOMEN'S WORLDby Bidyut MohantyIntroductionPersistence of structural violence has been culturally ingrained against women in all stages of their life-cycle and in everyday life both in the family as...
View ArticleThe Idea of India: Whose Idea of Which India?
The Idea of IndiaThe “Idea of India” is itself a relatively new concept epitomised in catch phrases like “Incredible India”, “Shining India”, “Make in India”, etc. It has been marketed so as to convert...
View ArticleMost Indians Would be Considered Anti-National
Lately, a number of people have been described as anti-national by the Hindutva lobby. Most shocking is their definition of anybody who worships ‘demons' from Hindu mythology as also anti-national. The...
View ArticleSupreme Court Owes an Apology
The judiciary in India has a long way to go to retrieve its reputation. One judgment by the Allahabad High Court which said that dissent should be “protected” cannot rub off the stigma it acquired...
View ArticleRecalling Gandhi in Narendra Modi's India
“People must everywhere learn to defend themselves against misbehaving individuals, no matter who they are. The question of non-violence and violence does not arise. No doubt the non-violent is always...
View ArticleWill the Real Nationalists please Stand Up?
The following is the latest article written by Kobad Ghandy, the noted Marxist-Maoist thinker, now lodged in Tihar Jail 3. He first sent it to The Indian Express requesting them for publication at the...
View ArticlePreserve the Legacy
EDITORIALToday is March 23, the eightyfifth anniversary of Bhagat Singh's martyrdom. On this day in 1931 three intrepid revolutionaries—Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru—were hanged in Lahore Central...
View ArticleBengali Work Culture: Continuity in Change
by Arunava Narayan Mukherjee“Work culture has to come from within”, “China and Japan have progressed owing to their work culture, while we cannot progress as we do not possess it to their...
View ArticleUS President in Cuba: Obama gets Mojito, Havana Cigar, but no Fidel
“There is bound to be lingering doubt at the end of the day whether President Barack Obama's trip to Cuba measured up as a ‘historic visit'. What is Cuba's history without Fidel Castro? Except for a...
View ArticleRussia: Economic Crisis — Causes and Consequences
by R.G. GidadhubliRussia is facing a major economic crisis. The magnitude of the economic crisis is evident from the following. In 2015, as per official sources, the GDP declined by 3.7 per cent, while...
View ArticleThe Sinking Sundarbans: But How Will the Government Correct Its Own Folly?
by Sanhita MukherjeeRecently there was a frightening report in a mass circulated vernacular daily of Kolkata. The report indicated that the Ghoramara island of the Sundarbans, situated just three miles...
View ArticlePrime Minister's Predicament
From N.C.'s WritingsRobin Raphel came and went as was expected at the present state of Indo-US relations. The visit of a junior officer of the US State Department was played up by a section of the...
View Article‘Danger to Constitutional Values' - Statement by Retired Civil Servants
DOCUMENTWe, the persons listed below, a group of retired civil servants belonging to different All India and Central Services, who have worked in the Government of India (GoI), State governments and a...
View ArticleUnion Budget 2016-17: Will the Shortage of Funds Persist for Priority Schemes...
While reporting on the lack of proper implemen-tation of important government schemes and programmes for weaker sections, it is not always possible to find out whether this is due to administrative...
View ArticleUnion Budget 2016-17: Growth or Retrogression?
The following is the latest article written by Kobad Ghandy, the noted Marxist-Masist thinker, now lodged in Tihar Jail 3. He sent it to Mainstream for publication. We are accordingly doing so for the...
View ArticleComplaint against Zee News Channel
To,Mr Prasanna Raghav,AVP Strategy & Execution,Zee Media Corporation Ltd.Essel Studio,FC-19, Sector 16-A,Noida - 201301,India.Complaint against telecast by Zee News channel of programme titled...
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