We, the People of India: The Preamble is a Reminder of the Country We were Meant to Build
On our 79th Independence Day, it is worth reflecting on why these words matter more than ever.
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How My Grandmother Remembered India’s First Independence Day
Ammamma’s muggu on our balcony represented the shared history and spirit of her village, reminding us of our collective struggles, resistance and strength.
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Remembering Hiroshima, 80 Years Later – 3 Articles
‘Remember Hiroshima–Nagasaki, Resist Nuclear Colonialism: Say No to India’s Corporate Nuclear Agenda’; ‘What Do We Forget When We Remember Hiroshima?’; ‘U.S. Atomic Bombings Didn’t Save Lives or End the War’.
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“Sorry, Stan!”
On 9 August, St Xavier’s College Mumbai was scheduled to hold ‘The Annual Stan Swamy Memorial Lecture’. On 4 August, representatives of the ABVP met the college authorities and demanded its cancellation. Very sadly, the Jesuit management and other officials cancelled the lecture. For this, “Sorry, Stan!”
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Gross Domestic Propaganda
India’s growth dream rests more on political spin and statistical sleight-of-hand than on real economic fundamentals.
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A Brief History of India’s Education System, Part 3A: Education Under Neoliberalism: 1990–2014
By the late 1970s, the Nehru model was in crisis. In the early 1980s, the Indian Government decided to approach the IMF for a huge foreign loan, in return for which it offered to voluntarily implement economic reforms and partially liberalise the economy.
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Why Gautam Adani is a Factor in India-US Ties
Why does Narendra Modi feel the need to protect Adani to that extent vis-à-vis the American investigators? We must get back to the genesis of their relationship in Gujarat to respond – partly – to this puzzle.
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Environmental Devastation Behind Disasters in Himalayan States – 2 Articles
‘The People of Uttarakhand and Himachal Want Roads, Not Landslides’: An interview with environmentalist Ravi Chopra. Also: ‘Flash Flood in the Himalayas Reignites Debate on Development’.
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Supreme Court Protects The Wire from Coercive Action by Assam Police – But They Issue Second Sedition Notice; Journalist Organisations Protest
‘“Sedition” Case: Supreme Court Protects The Wire from “Coercive Action” by Assam Police’; ‘Assam Police Invoke Sedition Law in Second Case Against The Wire’; ‘Indian Journalists’ Union Hails Supreme Court’s Interim Protection of The Wire’; ‘Journalists’ Organisations Speak Against Assam Police’s Actions’.
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J&K Home Department Bans 25 Books – 2 Articles
‘Kashmir: Ink, Irony and Insecurity’: As the J&K Home Department bans 25 books by intellectuals, we must understand that it is not just the ink, but the imagination, the inquiry and the unforgetting histories which are under attack. Also: ‘In Kashmir, Bookshop Raids Follow No Laws, Books Seized are Available in Other States and Online’.
