This Month in History
3rd November, 1957: Soviets launch Sputnik II with the dog Laika. she became the first living being to orbit the Earth. 5th November - Remembered as Guy Fawkes Day in...
Farmers of Anekal vs. State of Karnataka
In Bengaluru the post-90’s boom has manifested in the expansion of the city limits, at the cost of fertile land owned and tilled by farmers for multiple generations. In this...
UPDATES ON PEOPLE’S MOVEMENTS
Activists Protest Against TCS Mass Layoffs In a devastating move, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) initiated mass layoffs affecting over 12,200 employees. In connection to this, members of the IT and...
The Sharavathi Pumped Storage Project: Development at the Cost of Nature and People
What is the Sharavathi Pumping Storage Project? The Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL) has proposed the Sharavathi Pumped Storage Project (PSP), a 2,000 MW hydropower scheme in the Sharavathi Valley,...
The Himalaya in Labour
The month of September has heralded a popular uprising in the neighbouring country of Nepal that is landlocked on three sides by India. The uprising in Nepal widely dubbed by...
NCERT Textbook Revisions: Learning through a Saffron Lens
History is the raw material for nationalist or ethnic or fundamentalist ideologies, as poppies are the raw material for heroin addiction. The past is an essential element, perhaps the essential...
Devanahalli Farmers Create History
Over three years of persistent struggle by the farmers of Devanahalli gained a momentous victory on the 15th of July, when the Siddaramaiah government was forced to drop the forcible...
Communal Violence in Coastal Karnataka: A Region on the Edge
Coastal Karnataka, portrayed with vibrant histories and culture, particularly Dakshina Kannada, Mangalore, and Udupi, now finds itself mired in a deepening crisis of communal violence. The recent spate of killings,...
Factory Act Amendment, Karnataka: Economic Growth at the Expense of Workers?
The Karnataka BJP government amended the Factories Act in 2023 claiming to boost economic activity and employment, but a closer look reveals a troubling reality, these changes come at the...
Promises Made and Evaded by the Congress in Karnataka
It has been two years since Congress was voted to form the government in Karnataka. The electoral victory was hailed by many. It was expected to be a counter to...