The November Revolution: Weeks Where Decades Happened
‘October* Socialist revolution started a new era not only in the history of Russia but in the history of the world.’ - Mao Zedong On 7th November 1917, the workers...
Bulldozer Raj Spreads Its Fangs- Part II
False Promises and Discriminatory Policies The demolitions are remarkable given the fact that both the union and state governments in Delhi had promised jahan jhuggi wahan makaan (wherever there is...
Congress: “Corporate” Resistance to Capitalism
The BJP's victory in 2019 had generated a sense of pessimism within the politically conscious masses. But still the government's fascist measures were met with intense resistance, from the Anti-CAA...
Punnapra-Vayalar: A Heroic Uprising
The Punnapra-Vayalar revolt (October 1946) was a historic struggle waged by the workers and peasants under the leadership of the undivided Communist Party of India (CPI). The revolt is a...
Life and Legacy of Gauri Lankesh: A Fearless Journalist and Social Activist
Hulikunte Murthy, translated by Prajwal Two years after I met Gauri Lankesh, my acquaintance with her began. In other words, I had known her since 2006; we became close later....
Che: The Eternal Revolutionary
“In executing the man, they gave birth to the legend.” -Eduardo Galeano “I believe in the armed struggle as the only solution for people who fight to free themselves, and...
Hypocrisy of Hindutva (Part 2): Vajpayee’s Great Indian Sale
In the preceding part [1], we explored how the origin and resurgence of Hindutva and its chief proponent Rastriya Swayam Sevak Sangh (RSS) happened first in the lap of British...
Money, Childhood, Toys, and Happiness
Perhaps many of us have played ghar-ghar (in this game we pretend to be old and act like running a household by playing different roles) in our childhood. I played...
George Reddy: A Trailblazing Revolutionary of His Time
April 15th, 1972. It was early morning. The sun peeped through the clouds while birds started their morning exchanges with everything in sight. As the city was asleep, the streets...
Awaited Independence
Let us declare that the state of war does exist and shall exist so long as the Indian toiling masses and the natural resources are being exploited by a handful...