The Boy Who Dared to Drink
Moved by the death of Indra Kumar Meghwal at the hands of his teacher, a poet wields his pen and lashes at the age-old caste system that keeps many at the receiving end of injustice
Sunak’s ‘Arrival’ Revives Memories of Indentured Indian Labour During 19th Century
There is much celebration of Rishi Sunak, the new UK Prime Minister, who was born to parents who had emigrated from undivided India. A brief history of another type of emigrant Indians — the over 12 lakh Indians who were sent as indentured labour to various parts of the British Empire.
‘When I Share A Seed, It Reinstates A Dying Culture’
Ecologist Debal Deb speaks about farmers’ autonomy, the importance of native seeds to material and food culture, and the government’s approach to sustainable agriculture.
The Partition of Punjab and Bengal
India suffered not one partition but many. On the one hand India was partitioned into two nation states. But along with the country, two major regions – Punjab and Bengal, evolved through many centuries, were also partitioned – this partition of the regions was probably much more serious with extremely tragic consequences.
Concerns Around Abortion in India Differ from Those in the West
The Supreme Court order reaffirming safe and legal termination of pregnancy is welcome. The question is, whether the new judicial interpretation will ensure abortion rights by making it obligatory on the state to address the structural barriers in abortion-care services.
Baji Rout, the Light of India’s Liberty
On the role and contribution of India’s youngest martyr Baji Rout who was just twelve years old when he laid down his life for the freedom of our country.
The Library that Shaped Bhagat Singh and the Indian Revolutionary Movement
Named after the Arya Samaj educationist Dwarka Das, a colleague and friend of Lala Lajpat Rai, this Lahore library churned out revolutionaries quite liberally.
Breaking the Influence of International Capital in Africa – an Interview with Japhace Poncian
Japhace talks about the crippling influence of international capital on the continent, resource nationalism, and the need for Africa to break its dependence from foreign direct investment and technology and to harness its own resources.
Everybody Wants to Hop on the BRICS Express
Eurasia is about to get a whole lot larger as countries line up to join the Chinese and Russian-led BRICS and SCO, to the detriment of the West.
Whatever Happened to Liz Truss?
The most intriguing question with regard to Liz Truss’ resignation as the prime minister of Britain after a mere 44 days in office is this: what is it about her economic programme that the “market” (read “finance capital”) found unpalatable?