The Twin Crises of Education and Unemployment
The discussions on the recent protests have largely focussed on the nature of this generation of youth, their modes of expression, and so on. But we need to shift the...
When Testing Agencies Test Patience: KPSC 2026
When over 4.5 lakh candidates across 800 centres in Karnataka were sitting to take their Police Constable Recruitment Exams on August 2nd, many were faced with confusion. Exams that were...
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...
The Moo Point
For years, the narrative that cow slaughter is the foulest and vilest deed above all has been propagated by the Indian media. Those who consume beef are labelled crude and...
No Pride in Capitalism
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...
Then They Came for Me
The history of post-1947 India can be divided into two, one leading to the events of 25th May, 1967 in the Naxalbari village of North Bengal that sparked the Naxalbari...
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...
The Sanitation Workers of Chennai Defeat Privatisation and Emerge Victorious!
The sanitation workers of Chennai waged a 165-day-long historic struggle against the DMK government’s corporate policies and privatisation drive and have emerged victorious. The struggle began on July 31st with...
UPDATES ON PEOPLE’S MOVEMENTS
Left Parties Protest US Imperialist Attack on Venezuela Left parties protested in Freedom Park on January 8th condemning the US imperialist attack on Venezuela. The protesters condemned the assault and...