Ashes of Holi-Ka
He lit the pyre, not with grief—but gain, While Holika lay trapped inside the flame. A son who smiled while setting fire to pain, And claimed it all in god...
Can the Mekedatu Project Solve Bengaluru’s Water Crisis?
Bengaluru is facing an acute water crisis. Groundwater levels are rapidly declining, borewells are being drilled deeper with uncertain results, and residents are increasingly dependent on private tankers. The burden...
When Surprise Airstrikes are no Longer ‘Surprise’
It has been 6 months since Trump’s ‘Gaza peace plan’ came into effect as a measure. Yet, not a day passes without a family losing a loved one, or learning...
On International Women’s Day
Comrade VI Lenin, Pravda, March 4, 1920 Capitalism combines formal equality with economic and, consequently, social inequality. This is one of the principal distinguishing features of capitalism, one that is...
Stand in Solidarity with Azim Premji University Students
On 24th of February members of Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student-wing of the RSS, forced their way into Azim Premji University (APU) Sarjapura campus to disrupt a discussion...
Adani’s Green hunt
The world has seen a meteoric rise of the Indian business magnate Gautam Adani since 2014, exemplified by his quantum leap in the Forbes richest list to the 29th position...
Kidnapping Sovereignty: US Imperialism and the Assault on Venezuela
The United States’ kidnapping of Venezuela’s president through an overt military operation against a sovereign state, followed by the public arraignment of a sitting head of government in a US...
Spate of Demolitions across Bengaluru A Case of Arbitrary Eviction and State Neglect
Bengaluru recently saw a spate of three demolitions in almost consecutive months in KG Halli, Kogilu layout, and Thanisandra. In all three places, demolitions were done without due process and...
The Corporate Plunder of Aravallis Digs India’s Grave
The Aravalli range is one of the oldest mountain ranges of the world, dating back nearly 2,000 million years. It spans over 700 km, stretching across Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and...
Socialism and Nature During Stalin: Environmental Conservation in the Soviet Union
We must demand the nationalisation of all the land, i.e., that all the land in the state should become the property of the central state power. This power must fix...