Hypocrisy of Hindutva (Part 1): Origin and Resurgence
A newly introduced chapter in class 8 textbook of Kannada language uses fiction to glorify Savarkar as a "Veer" nationalist icon. This is part of the Sangh brigade’s efforts to...
Babasaheb Ambedkar on the Land Question
As the 132nd birthday of Dr. Ambedkar is approaching and the capital has witnessed historic resistance from the farmers recently, the agrarian crisis, land question, and related rights have resurfaced...
Messengers of Hate: The Dangerous Similarities between Indian Media and Radio Rwanda
“If you’re not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” - Malcolm X In February,...
Space Age: The Soviet Experience- Part IV”
"And if I am still determined to make this flight, it is because I am a Communist, because I am following the example of the dauntless heroism of my compatriots—the...
Justice Denied to the family of Hathras Rape and Murder Victim in Yogi’s Uttar Pradesh
On 14th September 2020, four upper caste men gang-raped a Dalit woman in Hathras, Yogi’s Uttar Pradesh. About two and half years later, three out of four of the (Ramu,...
Jenu Kuruba: A Story of Resistance against Colonial Conservation Models and a Vision of Radical Community Ownership of Forests
Jenu Kurubas (literally "honey gatherers”) are an indigenous tribe living in the forests of southern India, primarily in the states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala. Over the past several...
Chittagong 1930: A Glorious Chapter in Freedom Struggle
“Never forget the 18th April, 1930, the day of Eastern Rebellion in Chittagong. Keep ever fresh in your memory the fights of Jallalabad, Julia, Chandernagar and Dhalghat. Write in red...
Women Hold up Half the Sky
It has been more than a hundred years since thousands of women workers held strikes across the USA under the leadership of the Socialist Party (28th February, 1909). The women...
Budget 2023: A Veritable Hodgepodge
The Union budget 2023 was presented in a situation of rising unemployment and decreasing income for the majority of Indians. It was expected that the central government would attempt to...
May Day: The Day of the Chicago Martyrs
May Day was born out of the 8-hour work-day movement in 19th-century Chicago, a demand of major political significance for the working class. In the 19th century, as the capitalist...