The Condition of the Indian Working Class
A broad analysis of the living and working conditions of India’s large and diverse working class.
Why Julian Assange Is at the Vanguard for World Press Freedom
We celebrate World Press Freedom Day in May as a reminder that the role of news organizations is to speak truth to power. It’s an occasion to remember three people who exemplify the need to speak the truth: Daniel Ellsberg of Pentagon Papers fame, Julian Assange of WikiLeaks; and Chelsea Manning.
Budget 2023–24: What Is in it for the People? Part 4: Analysis of Budget Outlay
The Indian economy is in stagflation. Further, the people are facing a colossal unemployment, poverty and hunger crisis. For the economy to have a sustained recovery, it is important that the government greatly increases its expenditure. Has the Budget 2023 done anything towards this?
The Unknown Ambedkar: India’s First Labour Minister
B.R. Ambedkar was not only the most important Dalit icon and a hero for aspirational classes to adore and emulate in post-independence India, but also contributed immensely to the labour movement in the country.
How Maruti Suzuki Tried to Turn Men into Machines at Manesar
On International Workers’ Day, an alternative account of how Maruti Suzuki’s small car revolution was not the unmitigated success it was touted to be – for the workers.
Equal Marriage Rights: A Review of Arguments by Those For and Those Against
The ludicrous opposition by the Union government, BCI and retired judges all reek of homophobia, aimed at upholding the heteronormative hegemony existing in Indian society.
Explainer: Why Is Manipur Burning?
What has led to the violence that has claimed many lives and reportedly displaced over 9,000 people in the North-Eastern state?
First Books, Then People: How a Barbarous Nazi Act Resonates Even Today
Ninety years ago in Germany, Nazis in many cities burned books by writers deemed “un-German”.
Khader Adnan, Who Yearned to Live Free, Dies in Israeli Prison
Khader Adnan died after 86 days of refusing food in protest against his detention by Israel. But if Israel broke and finally destroyed Adnan physically, it did not do so spiritually. “Our freedom is the most precious thing we have,” Adnan explained in an essay published in a book.
On Women Who Refused to Live in Silence and Be Consigned to Oblivion
Excerpt from Eduardo Galeano’s book ‘Children of the Days: A Calendar of Human History’, whose paperback edition has just come out.