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Jenu Kurubas (literally "honey gatherers”) are an indigenous tribe living in the forests of southern India, primarily in the states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala. Over the past several...

Struggles and Movements

Chittagong 1930: A Glorious Chapter in Freedom Struggle

SoumenApril 4, 2023June 13, 2024

“Never forget the 18th April, 1930, the day of Eastern Rebellion in Chittagong. Keep ever fresh in your memory the fights of Jallalabad, Julia, Chandernagar and Dhalghat. Write in red...

Gender

Women Hold up Half the Sky

AratrikaMarch 19, 2023May 27, 2024

It has been more than a hundred years since thousands of women workers held strikes across the USA under the leadership of the Socialist Party (28th February, 1909). The women...

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Budget 2023: A Veritable Hodgepodge

AratrikaMarch 19, 2023March 20, 2024

The Union budget 2023 was presented in a situation of rising unemployment and decreasing income for the majority of Indians. It was expected that the central government would attempt to...

Struggles and Movements

May Day: The Day of the Chicago Martyrs

SushantMarch 18, 2023March 20, 2024

May Day was born out of the 8-hour work-day movement in 19th-century Chicago, a demand of major political significance for the working class. In the 19th century, as the capitalist...

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Bhagat Singh : A Cornerstone in India’s Struggle for Freedom

SushantMarch 1, 2023March 20, 2024

Sushant “Revolution is the inalienable right of mankind. Freedom is the imperishable birthright of all.” - Bhagat Singh" Bhagat Singh is the only figure of the Indian independence movement who...

Fascism

BBC Documentary Questions Modi’s India

SharathMarch 1, 2023March 21, 2024

Sharath BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) has produced a new documentary called ‘India : The Modi Question’. The first part of the two part documentary spanning one hour each was aired...

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Remembering Rosa Luxemburg

adminMarch 1, 2023March 21, 2024

Rosa Luxemburg, a prominent Marxist revolutionary leader and theoretician, was martyred on January 15, 1919, in Berlin, Germany. She was only 47 years old. Born on March 5, 1871, in...

Education

Red Salute to Comrades of Azim Premji University

RohitMarch 1, 2023March 28, 2024

Students of Azim Premji University staged a long and hard demonstration against the authoritative APU administration starting from the 13th of February that is continuing for more than 10 days. ...

Struggles and Movements

Yazaki Workers’ Movement and the Role of Foreign Investments

ArindamFebruary 1, 2023June 1, 2024

Illegally terminated workers of Yazaki India Pvt. Ltd plant of Lakkenahalli of Ramnagara district of Karnataka have been staging a protest under the banner of AICCTU outside the factory gate...