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Karthika Naïr talks of Shaheen Bagh and of her poem “Ghazal: India’s Season of Dissent”, of the politics of literature, and of how literary texts can “respond” to violence, grief and pain.
Sugathakumari not only produced some of the most iconic works of Malayalam poetry during her illustrious poetic career spanning almost six decades, she was also a leading social activist.
Exploitation begins with the terms on which workers sell their labour power to capital. Marx saw that 140 years ago, and it hasn’t changed since.
The struggle against neoliberal reforms in agriculture would not only make farming sustainable and profitable, it would also lead to the creation of crores of jobs in agriculture. Therefore, the struggle of the farmers is closely connected to the struggle of the youth for adequate means of livelihood.
A month into the protests, farmers are determined not to yield. Alternative media, books, and songs are keeping their spirits high. On January 2, they announced a new plan of action for the month, including a “tractor parade” on Republic Day if their demands are not met.
One of the fascinating fallouts of the protests by farmers on the borders of Delhi has been the emergence of women in the forefront taking charge.
The USA and Europe are seeking to transform the agriculture of developing countries like India in accordance with their needs – in effect, they want a re-creation of the economic scenario of the colonial period. Modi govt’s three farm laws are meant to comply with their wishes.
Standing on the shoulders of foreign firms and depending on foreign markets, while riding roughshod over workers, is not the way to journey to an Atmanirbhar Bharat – the workers’ protest at Wistron’s Bengaluru factory assembling Apple iPhones makes this very clear.
Democracy is not just periodical elections or a brute majority in Parliament, but the existence of robust constitutional values. If only Mr. Kant would take the trouble of stepping out of his bio bubble in Niti Aayog, he would notice their absence in his New India.
In 1804, enslaved Africans seized their freedom on the Caribbean island that became Haiti. It came at an unthinkable cost, but it remains an inspiring example of what popular commitment and organisation can achieve.
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