Paris Commune : The First Dictatorship of the Proletariat
“Look at the Paris Commune — that was the dictatorship of the proletariat,” -Friedrich Engels (Introduction to Marx’s ‘The Civil War in France’) The story of the Paris Commune begins...
Beating the Colonial Powers at Their Game: The Draconian New Criminal Laws- Part II
Publicising accused details: Section 37 of BNSS mandates the “pro-minent display", both physically and digitally, of the name, address and the nature of the offense of an arrested accused, in...
UCC: When the Majority Determines Uniformity
The much touted and much glorified Uttarakhand Bill on Uniform Civil Code (UCC) has been passed in 2024. UCC promises to champion uniform laws governing different aspects of life of...
State-Sponsored Communal Violence Erupts at Haldwani
In the run-up to the 2024 elections, the ruling party has been going the extra mile to create communal tensions. The inauguration of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, built on the...
OP Jindal University’s Clampdown on Student Expression and Free Speech
On February 9th, the administration of OP Jindal Global University took suomoto cognisance of a public discussion titled 'Ram Mandir: A farcical project of Brahmanical Hindutva fascism,' organized by the...
Resolution of the Communards
Realizing that it is our weakness That enables you to pass your laws We resolve in future to abandon meekness And the law hereon will justify our cause Realizing that...
Origin of Caste: Part III
To understand the essential features of the caste system and its development, it is important to distinguish between jati and varna which together constitute the basis for the caste system....
On International Women’s Day
Com VI Lenin (Pravda, 1920) Capitalism combines formal equality with economic and, consequently, social inequality. This is one of the principal distinguishing features of capitalism, one that is mendaciously screened...
Interim Budget: Rhetoric of Development and Some Contradictions
Sahil Mehra (Economics Faculty at Sai University) The analysis of the interim budget 2024 in particular, and the yearly budgetary exercise in general, needs to focus on the extent to...
Unpacking the 2024-25 Interim Union Budget for Education
Protiva Kundu (Economist) This year Union Budget 2024-25 was a vote on account. A budget of Rs. 47.65 lakh crore has been projected for 2024-25, which constitutes 14.5% of country’s...