Viduthalai 2: A Spark Review
Viduthalai, which translates to liberation, is a film that in its most raw and visceral form, embodies the essence of emancipation. From the very first frame, where a hammer is...
Updates on Student Movements
Students of Anna University protest against sexual harassment of student on campus premises A student of Anna University, Chennai has been reported to have been sexually harassed on the campus...
UPDATES ON PEOPLE’S MOVEMENTS
Civil society condemns targeted attacks against Nadeem Khan Civil society in Bengaluru has condemned the FIR against human rights activist Nadeem Khan. Activists, lawyers, and politicians expressed solidarity, criticizing the...
This Month in History
January 1, 1959- Cuban revolution was completed after intense guerilla warfare under the leadership of Comandante Che Guevara and Fidel Castro who drove out US-backed dictator Fulgencio Batista. January 1,...
The Struggle for Half the Sky- Part I
The question of the emancipation of oppressed genders or abolishing patriarchy has been one of the prime questions in the communist movement since its inception. In this series, we will...
What is Dialectical Materialism?
“Our philosophy is called dialectical materialism because its approach to the phenomena of nature, its method of studying and apprehending them, is dialectical, while its interpretation of the phenomena of...
Rohith Vemula: An Episode of Institutional Casteism
Rohit Vemula was a Dalit PhD scholar at Hyderabad Central University who was a vocal member of Ambedkar Students' Association (ASA) that fights against caste issues. ASA had friction with...
India and Religion Part – 2
“Brahmanism and Capitalism, these two are the real enemies of the workers” -B.R Ambedkar The colonial legacy of religion continues to influence the state and its institutions because the confusion...
Rule of the Communal BJP-RSS in India
India's (GER) Gross Enrollment Ratio is 27% whereas the census shows the literacy rate is 74% which does not make sense. In India only 4% of the GDP is allocated...
A Facade of Student Democracy
Azim Premji University saw its first ever Student Council elections in September of last year. The elections were to elect student representatives into 8 committees, namely committees for the Residences,...