The Ballad of Sangolli Rayanna
On the rocks of Nandagad Rayanna stood tall, He stole the sleep of Landlords and the Company. No forts, no flag, No cannons, no crown on his head, The forest...
Sangolli Rayanna and the Peasant Guerilla Uprising of Nandgad
“My last wish is to be born again in this country to fight against the British and drive them away from the sacred soil.” - Sangolli Rayanna (before his execution)...
The Labour Codes for, of, and by the Bourgeoisie
Withdrawing 29 central legislations and replacing them with four Labour Codes (the Code of Wages, the Industrial Relations Code, the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code and the Code...
An Orphan with a House: Abuse, Alienation, and the Indian Middle-Class Child
Not Poor Enough to Protest, Not Free Enough to Breathe The Indian middle-class child is caught in a dialectic of illusion and alienation. Born into homes with brick walls, school...
The Myth of Decolonisation of Education
“One cannot expect positive results from an educational or political action program which fails to respect the particular view of the world held by the people. Such a program constitutes...
BLOs’ Deaths Expose SIR, the Killing Machine
A wave of suicides and sudden deaths among Booth-Level Officers (BLOs) across India was reported without much media attention towards the end of 2025. The deaths clearly point to the...
Bring Back Student Unions!
Let them study; certainly let them study. But let them also acquire knowledge about politics and jump into the fray and devote their lives to it, when the need arises....
POCSO: Prevention of Criminals being Seized for Offences
On November 28th, Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru of Chitradurga Murugha Mutt was acquitted of sexual assault of two minors by a trial court in Chitradurga district. The victims, 2 girls aged...
A Report on Karnataka’s Crumbling Education Sector
Karnataka’s education system, over the past few years, shows the decay of public schools and colleges. Poor results in schools and heavy commercialization of education make clear how the government’s...
Bhima Koregaon case: Delays and Recent Developments
The Bhima Koregaon case represents a collision between civil liberties and state power, where an investigation into caste violence morphed into a complex narrative of conspiracy, digital espionage, and the...