Parliament and Democracy on 75th Independence Anniversary
As India approaches a major milestone in its journey since independence, a look at why the Constituent Assembly and freedom movement’s leaders chose parliamentary democracy.
At 75, Is India Behaving Like a Responsible Elder?
As India gears up to celebrate its 75th year of Independence, an examination of one of our most pressing problems, the sustainability of the natural environment on which all our lives depend.
Communalism | Communalism | Fascism | Human Rights | Indian Economy | Indian Politics | Print Edition | Privatization
Going, Going, Gone: Freedom and India, 2022
Is there to be any healing, any end to hate, and the cycle of deprivation as we begin the march to our century as an Independent Republic? For my children and theirs, for future generations of Indians, I devoutly hope so.
Capitalism | COVID19 | Employment | Indian Economy | Inflation | Poverty | Print Edition
Lies, Despair and a Grotesque Inequality Plagues Indian Economy Today
The government claims that India is on its way to becoming the fastest growing major economy in the world. It has based these claims on manipulative use of data to project a rosy picture. But there are other data sets that run contrary to the government’s claims, ones the govt doesn’t talk about.
Corporate Capture and Plight of the People in Odisha
The government of Odisha is auctioning away thousands of acres of forest lands to corporate houses for mining projects, without the consent of the tribal people living on these lands, in gross violation of FRA and PESA. The tribal people are waging heroic struggles to defend their livelihoods.
The Making of the Modern Public Intellectual
Public intellectuals should be respected because they speak out against injustice wherever it occurs.
Gandhian Politics in Contemporary India
Gandhians are facing an unprecedented challenge today. Their world-view, icons, agenda of nation-building, institutional set-up and campaigns and programs are being challenged from all sides by a Hindu-centric political force.
Science as Solution
For Nehru, science was not limited to industry and development, it was for him a romance. While he wanted to salvage whatever was constructive in India’s tradition and culture, he battled against the hegemony of religious dogma and orthodoxy which were obstructing the country’s development.
Basaveshwara – A Visionary of Total Revolution
Mahatma Gandhi said about Basaveshwara, “Eradication of untouchability and dignity of labour were among his core concepts. One does not find even a faint shade of casteism in him. Had he lived during our times, he would have been a saint worthy of worship.”
We Only Have One Planet—Defending It Will Require Collective Measures
We are living in historic times of deep crisis in the capitalist mode of production. We need to contribute to organizing the working people and fight in defence of our lives, the life of the planet, and the well-being of humanity. Time is short. Without mass struggle, there will be no change.