Nisar Ahmed (1936-2020): Three Poems that Show His Concern with Politics, Philosophy, Justice
The highly-acclaimed Kannada poet died on Sunday, May 3, at the age of 84.
Everything Will Be Remembered
English translation of the epic poem, Sab Yaad Rakha Jayega.
Rabindranath Tagore: A Universal Bard
Two greats of our era converse on the relevance of Tagore today on the occasion of his 159th birth anniversary.
José Martí and Spirituality
The human being has two dimensions, the material and the spiritual- emphasised the Apostle of Cuba, José Martí.
The Most Beautiful House In the World
Our world will be fine if we apply the Ten Principles of Bandung and heed the lessons from Uncle Ho’s modest house-on-stilts.
Citizenship and the Nation of the Rich in India
Today, the questions of citizenship and alleged ‘infiltration’ are the topic of debate everywhere; the real question is being sidelined: why are a miniscule elite cornering most of the wealth generated by the common people?
Manufacturing Epidemics
India’s Covid-19 crisis is one effect of a decades-long process that has produced impoverishment, hunger, and ill-health, all at once.
LG Polymers Must Be Prosecuted
Call for criminal prosecution of management of LG Polymers as well as officials of regulatory bodies for the criminal negligence that led to toxic gas leak on May 7.
Will Alcohol and Tobacco Use Jeopardize the Response to COVID-19?
Governments lose much more money than what they earn from revenue from tobacco and alcolhol, if we look at the cost of diseases, disabilities and untimely deaths caused by these addictions.
How the Chinese Authorities and the WHO Handled the Coronavirus
The attack on the Chinese government and the World Health Organisation’s work on the novel coronavirus by the Trump administration is unfounded.