June 2026 – Spark *

Education

A Cage in Search of a Bird: Paper Leaks and Crisis of India’s Education System

SushantJune 14, 2026July 14, 2026

NEET-UG 2026 paper leak once again exposed the deep crisis of India’s examination system. Nearly 23 lakh students appeared for the NEET examination, which is the gateway to medical colleges...

Environment

The Nicobar Project: Genocide Disguised as Development

NishanthJune 14, 2026July 14, 2026

The Andaman & Nicobar (A&N) islands are home to multiple indigenous communities that have lived there for centuries. Some communities have particularly small populations and are isolated from the rest...

The Stalin Era

From Hitler, Hearst to Harvard: The Hoax of the Holodomor

HarishJune 13, 2026July 14, 2026

Anti-communists, bourgeois historians, and fascist propagandists have long used various myths and distortions to malign the achievements of the great Soviet people during the period of socialist construction under the...

Fascism

Campus Democracy Returns: Karnataka’s Long-Overdue Reckoning with Student Politics

SaniyaJune 13, 2026July 14, 2026

After 37 years of enforced silence, Karnataka's college campuses may soon hear something unfamiliar: the noise of student elections. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced in the 2026–27 State Budget the plan...

Environment

On Bengaluru Floods, its Cause and Effect

SachinJune 13, 2026July 14, 2026

The recent deaths during the Bengaluru rains once again exposed the brutal reality of urban flooding in India’s ‘Silicon Valley’. In April 2026, heavy rains led to the collapse of...

Fascism

ABVP Strikes Again!

SonuJune 12, 2026July 14, 2026

On May 4th, a group of people belonging to ABVP violently disrupted a final theatre performance at the department of theatre arts GB hall, University of Hyderabad, leaving several students...

Uncategorized

No Pride in Capitalism

AnonymousJune 11, 2026July 14, 2026

That time of the year is here- Pride Month. Spectacles, performances, and marches of ‘remembering’ and ‘strengthening solidarity’ among the queer communities and allies. Once rooted in collective resistance against...

Education

The Three-Language Policy: Multilingualism or Linguistic Hierarchy?

SushantJune 11, 2026July 14, 2026

Language is not only an instrument of communication or even knowledge, but also an instrument of power. - Pierre Bourdieu (Language and Symbolic Power) The CBSE has implemented the three-language...

poetry

Death of Our Nation!

HarishJune 10, 2026July 14, 2026

If there lies a minuscule God hidden in the deepest pits and burrows of my heart, I call upon You, With obligatory alms, lamps, and chants dispersing vibrance that yearns...

Imperialism

Bourgeois Decadence in a Burning World: The Met Gala

AjithaaJune 10, 2026July 14, 2026

The Met Gala is often described as a celebration of fashion. In reality, it has evolved into something far more revealing: an annual spectacle for a vulgar display of wealth...