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...
UPDATES ON STUDENT MOVEMENTS
Protest Against Government School Closure Across Karnataka Student organisations, parents, and teachers across Karnataka, protested to save government schools that face closure and possible merger with Karnataka Public Schools, due...
Political Ecology of Nagarhole: A Tale of Exploitation and Resistance
On December 21, the Adivasis of Nagarhole started their historic 13-day Padayathra (December 21 - January 2), organised by Nagarhole Adivasi Jammapale Hakku Sthapana Samiti (NAJHSS), the federation of Gram...
Philosophy of the Bomb: The Question of Violence in the Indian Freedom Struggle
“There is no crime that Britain has not committed in India. Deliberate misrule has reduced us to paupers, has ‘bled us white’. As a race and a people we stand...
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)...
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...