Crisis in Congo
Overview of the Current Crisis In the wake of Democratic Republic of Congo’s elections in December 2023, widely accused of malpractice, the ushering in of president Felix Tshisekedi saw the...
India and Religion- Part I
Any analysis of our country's politics, culture and history is inseparable from the domain of the religious. It is one of the key ways in which people categorise or identify...
Waqf Disputes Land Karnataka Congress in Hot Waters
Recently, the Congress state government has been embroiled in a controversy pertaining to the issue of land ownership in Karnataka with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) conducting protests in different...
Indian Education System in the Age of Liberalization, Privatization, Globalization
The world economy today is largely governed by neoliberal socio-economic policies of Liberalization, Privatization, and Globalization (LPG). India surrendered to the World Bank-IMF led cartel of global financial institutions in...
The Killing of Vikram Gowda : A Call for Justice and Accountability
“Every human being has the inherent right to life. This right shall be protected by law. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his life.” - (Article 6 of the...
The Right to Education: Luxury or Necessity?
Education in Karnataka has been getting increasingly inaccessible, with reduced government investments, high dropout rates, teacher shortages, and inadequate infrastructure being recurrent issues. Students from elementary schools to degree colleges...
Letters to My Ailing Mother
The Lady of Justice has shed her blindfold, I hear. Could she finally see the sound of our voices, trapped beneath her feet? Could she see the foetid stains of...
I Have Blood on My Hands
These stains run all across my skin for every single truth I let fall apart I have blood on my hands I confess for all the weight of silence I...
What is Dialectics?
In fact dialectics is nothing more than the science of the general laws of motion and development of nature, human society and thought. -Friedrich Engels (Anti-Duhring) To observe and study...
Solidarity and Resistance Against Global Project of Islamophobia and Dehumanisation of Muslims: From Palestine to India
Indian Muslims's expressions of solidarity towards their counterparts worldwide who face oppression and violence often trigger Hindu nationalists in India. The solidarity exhibited by muslims across national boundaries today is...