Bengaluru’s Water Paradox
Along with the rising temperature, this summer, Bengaluru city is facing an acute water shortage. With the depletion of underground water and drought in the Cauvery basin, the city is...
People’s Movements (April, 2024)
Ladakh Hunger Strike: Demand for Statehood Sovereignty In Leh, Ladakh, Sonam Wangchuk, renowned for his work in education, initiated a 21-day hunger strike labeled as a "climate fast" on March...
Pritilata: The Immortal Soldier of the Indian Republican Army, Chittagong
"The Indian Republican Army, Chittagong Branch, hereby solemnly declares its intention to stand against the age-long repression by the British people and their Government which they have followed as a...
Beating the Colonial Powers at Their Game: The Draconian New Criminal Laws- Part II
Publicising accused details: Section 37 of BNSS mandates the “pro-minent display", both physically and digitally, of the name, address and the nature of the offense of an arrested accused, in...
UCC: When the Majority Determines Uniformity
The much touted and much glorified Uttarakhand Bill on Uniform Civil Code (UCC) has been passed in 2024. UCC promises to champion uniform laws governing different aspects of life of...
State-Sponsored Communal Violence Erupts at Haldwani
In the run-up to the 2024 elections, the ruling party has been going the extra mile to create communal tensions. The inauguration of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, built on the...
OP Jindal University’s Clampdown on Student Expression and Free Speech
On February 9th, the administration of OP Jindal Global University took suomoto cognisance of a public discussion titled 'Ram Mandir: A farcical project of Brahmanical Hindutva fascism,' organized by the...
Resolution of the Communards
Realizing that it is our weakness That enables you to pass your laws We resolve in future to abandon meekness And the law hereon will justify our cause Realizing that...
Interim Budget: Rhetoric of Development and Some Contradictions
Sahil Mehra (Economics Faculty at Sai University) The analysis of the interim budget 2024 in particular, and the yearly budgetary exercise in general, needs to focus on the extent to...
Green Revolution- Part I
The first half of the twentieth century saw peasant and workers’ uprisings in different parts of the world. The imperialist powers were determined to counter all obstructions in their path....