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Excerpt from the speech by activist Ramlal Kariyam The ongoing struggle in the Hasdeo forest of Chhattisgarh, India, is a 12-year resistance led by Adivasi communities fighting against large-scale deforestation...

Struggles and Movements

“Let me ask you instead, what can you do for Bastar?”

AcquilinOctober 21, 2024November 21, 2024

Soni Sori, activist and champion of Adivasi rights from Bastar, Chhattisgarh, was the second speaker at the Voices from the Margins event, in a discussion moderated by Ramneek Singh. Soni...

Struggles and Movements

Coexistence, not Dissonance: Adivasi Struggle Against a Distorted Vision of Environmental Conservation

ShraddhaOctober 21, 2024November 21, 2024

A sense of solidarity ran across the room as Shivu raised his voice and echoed the slogan- Nargarholeya kaadu namm ajjaya na beedu. Kaadena makkalu naveney, Kaadina raajaru naaveney (Nagarhole...

Palestine

Why is the Karnataka Government Afraid of Palestinian Flags?

ArindamOctober 7, 2024January 21, 2025

On the 23rd of September, amid the intensification and extension of Israel’s genocidal-war to Lebanon, the shameless administration of ‘Institute of eminence’ Indian Institute of Science (IISc), was hosting an...

Environment Imperialism Struggles and Movements

Resist Militarisation and Corporatisation!

adminOctober 7, 2024June 17, 2025

“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...

Caste Fascism Struggles and Movements

Manjolai: A History of Violence and Exploitation

HarishSeptember 9, 2024October 10, 2024

Manjolai, a picturesque hill station in the Ambasamudram Taluk of Tirunelveli District, is renowned for its world-class aromatic organic tea and cardamom production. However, beneath its beauty and aroma lies...

Caste Fascism

The Dravidian Panther’s Tryst for Socialism

HarishSeptember 9, 2024October 10, 2024

"Our vision is to implement Socialism and Communism in this country. To achieve this, emotions like faith and the concept of God must be eradicated from people's minds. If we...

Fascism

Remembering Gauri Lankesh

adminSeptember 9, 2024October 10, 2024

(29th January, 1962-5th September, 2017) Gauri Lankesh, a prominent journalist and activist, was known for her uncompromising stance on social justice and against Hindutva ideology. Her career began in the...

Caste Fascism Struggles and Movements

Sub-categorization of Scheduled Castes: A Step towards Hindu Rashtra

SushantSeptember 9, 2024October 10, 2024

The Supreme Court's recent verdict on August 1, 2024, allowing the sub-categorization of Scheduled Castes for reservation purposes raises concerns about the future of Dalit unity, social justice, and the...

Marxism 101

What is Materialism ?

SushantSeptember 9, 2024August 3, 2025

“The great fundamental question in philosophy, especially of recent philosophy, is regarding the question of relation between being and consciousness.” - Engels (Ludwig Feuerbach and the End of Classical German...

When Will the Siege on Democracy End?

The People Will Sing!

Fertile Lands for a Sterile Project: Report on Bidadi AI City

Climate, Catastrophes, and the Corporates!

Then They Came for Me

The ABCs Under Fascism

Stand in Solidarity with Azim Premji University Students

Political Ecology of Nagarhole: A Tale of Exploitation and Resistance

30 Questions and a Solution to Start Off Your Year

Bengaluru’s Tunnel Project: A Corporate Scam Pushed as ‘Development’

Farmers of Anekal vs. State of Karnataka

The Himalaya in Labour

Devanahalli Farmers Create History

Defuse the Ticking Bomb of Climate Crisis: The Path to Climate Justice is Red

Promises Made and Evaded by the Congress in Karnataka

D. D. Kosambi: Understanding the Role of Science from a Marxist Lens

Understanding 13th July: An Erstwhile J&K State Holiday

Paradise Under Suspicion: Kashmir’s Unhealed Wounds

Adivasi Resistance Against Adani in Hasdeo