It’s This Way
A poem.
Fascinating Fifty Five Faces of the Indian Freedom Struggle
This article was written by Anand Kumar as an introduction to Qurban Ali’s book, ‘Founders of the Socialist Movement in India’: “This volume brings us face-to-face with fifty five fascinating faces of the founders of the Congress Socialist Party and their contributions.”
No ‘International Conspiracy’ Against Vishwaguru
Neither is India a superpower economically or militarily nor is it on the road to becoming one against whom ‘conspiracies’ are hatched to destabilise it.
Displacement in Delhi: In the Capital, This Is How Farmers are Treated
The vegetable fields of farmers living next to the Yamuna river, who ploughed the floodplains adjoining the Yamuna in Delhi for generations, are only the latest casualties in the effort to make Delhi a ‘world class’ city where the riverfront is real estate up for grabs.
Hindutva Development Model vs Dravidian Rights-Based Welfare: Looking Beyond the ‘Freebies’ Debate
Hindutva has reduced citizens to passive political subjects where people devote themselves to the leader’s ascribed duties towards the nation’s development.
How the ICHR Is ‘Inventing History’ Under the Modi Government
In an exhibition purporting to showcase the dynasties of medieval India, organised by the Indian Council of Historical Research last month, no Muslim ruler found mention. Experts have raised questions on the intentions of the Council.
An Ordinary Man in an Extraordinary Situation: Defying Hitler by Sebastian Haffner
Kamayani review’s Sebastian Haffner’s “Defying Hitler”, a memoir of a non Jew German in the Third Reich. While doing so, she makes a case for reading and learning from this book in relation to the present Indian context.
Dismantling the Cult of Churchill
Review of book, ‘Winston Churchill: His Times, His Crimes’, by Tariq Ali: There is a great disconnect between Churchill’s popular image and the larger context of his life and times. Ali’s book very much illuminates the former with the latter.
Inside Latin America’s New Currency Plan, with Ecuadorian Economist Andrés Arauz
A discussion with Ecuadorian economist Andrés Arauz, on Latin America’s attempt to create a new currency and regional financial architecture, to challenge what he described as the “hegemonic, neo-colonial” U.S. dollar-dominated system.
Nicaragua is Run by Women with a Revolutionary Feminism
Jill Clark-Gollub recently returned from a delegation to Nicaragua that focused on conditions for women. She describes the country as “run by women” who connect their feminism to the struggles against capitalism, colonialism and patriarchy.