The Orchestrated Environmental Crises in Kerala
Year after year, the people of Kerala await the terror that the monsoons are going to bring to them. Monsoons in Kerala have been marked by recurring landslides and floods...
Minimum Wage, Maximum Exploitation: Who Does Pay for Karnataka’s Growth?
We often hear from those who have spent some time abroad, complaining about how ‘expensive’ life is over there. They talk about having to cook their own food because domestic...
Towards a Thousand Jantar Mantars: Educate, Organise, Agitate
As part of the national Gen-Z rising campaign, AISA and RYA organised a public seminar on ‘Gen-Z on the March: Paper Leak, Accountability and the New Wave of Youth Politics...
UPDATES ON PEOPLE’S MOVEMENTS
Bengaluru citizens protest at Lalbagh demanding withdrawal of the Parks Amendment bill The Amendment passed by the Congress government allows up to 5% of park/garden area to be acquired for...
UPDATES ON STUDENTS’ MOVEMENTS
Ban-NEET protests staged in Chennai Members of the anti-NEET Federation in Tamil Nadu have staged a long protest and hunger strike, demanding a ban on the National Eligibility cum Entrance...
When Will the Siege on Democracy End?
The state is, as a rule, the state of the most powerful, economically dominant class, which, through the medium of the state, becomes also the politically dominant class, and thus...
D. D. Kosambi: Understanding the Role of Science from a Marxist Lens
Its (Marxism’s) importance lies not only in the interpretation of the past, but as a guide to future action. By its correct use, men can make their own history consciously,...
Understanding 13th July: An Erstwhile J&K State Holiday
By the mid 19th century, Jammu and Kashmir was governed by the Dogra dynasty. The people suffered from the feudal Zaildari agrarian system, punitive taxation, and forced labour. Despite Muslims...
Paradise Under Suspicion: Kashmir’s Unhealed Wounds
Kashmir is famous for its beauty: snow covered mountains, calm lakes, valleys full of flowers. But that is only the postcard version. Behind it are graves, prison cells, demolished homes...
Linking Rivers, Unlinking Lives!
Last month, adivasi protests in Madhya Pradesh made headlines. Their demonstrations progressed from Chita, Mitti, Jal and Phansi satyagraha – lying on funeral pyres, smearing mud on their bodies, submerging...