Stop the War on Adivasis
Let us declare that the state of war does exist and shall exist so long as the Indian toiling masses and the natural resources are being exploited by a handful...
Operation Kagar: A Precursor to Nationwide Violence
Professor G Hargopal, a human rights activist who has been advocating for the Adivasis of Bastar for many years, was the second speaker at the public discussion on Operation Kagar....
The Steep Rise in Atrocities in Bastar
Soni Sori, activist and champion of Adivasi rights from Bastar, Chattisgarh, was the first speaker at the ‘Stop The War on Adivasis’ public discussion held on 23rd August. Her speech...
The Human Cost of Liberalization, Privatization, and Globalization (LPG) in the Agriculture Sector
Farmer suicides slip in and out of our collective consciousness. Every once in a while, news of farmer suicides cause minor outrages among the urban middle class. These become election...
Socialist Industrialisation: Stalin and Construction of the Soviet Economy
The conversion of our country from an agrarian into an industrial country able to produce the equipment it needs by its own efforts - that is the essence, the basis...
From HRA to HSRA: Socialism in India’s Freedom Struggle
Revolution means the complete overthrow of the existing social order and its replacement with the socialist order. For that purpose our immediate aim is the achievement of power. As a...
Voter Deletion is Voter Selection
The recent uproar over mass voter deletions in Bengaluru and the nationwide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls exposed the hollowness of the hallowed Indian democracy. These exercises have...
Centralising Bengaluru: The Greater Bengaluru Authority and the Erosion of Local Self-Governance
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) was officially dissolved in September 2025, being replaced by the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) as per the Greater Bengaluru Governance Act (GBG Act) passed by...
This Month in History
September 2, 1945 : Ho Chi Minh proclaimed the independence of Vietnam and the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. September 9, 1976 : Chairman Mao Zedong - a...
UPDATES ON STUDENT MOVEMENTS
Medical Student’s Suicide Sparks Protest in Jharkhand Students at Manipal Tata Medical college in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, protested administrative negligence after MBBS student Divyanshu Pandey died by suicide on August 22....