Stalingrad – 80 Years on
Eighty years ago, on February 2, 1943, the Soviet Union’s sustained defense of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) ended with the surrender of 91,000 soldiers of the German 6th Army under General von Paulus.
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Bertolt Brecht (and Me)
For me, Bertolt Brecht and Thomas Mann were the two greatest German authors of the 20th century, and Brecht, a believer in socialism – and a fighter for it – is admittedly closer to my heart than Mann.
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Hindenburg Report and Adani Crisis – Two Articles
“With Hindenburg, Adani Faces His Stiffest Challenge Yet”; and: “The Adani Crisis – Is Modi’s House of Cards at Risk?”. Adani personifies the oligarchic linkages and rentier profits generated by licensing system for infrastructure on which Modi’s growth model has heavily relied.
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Calling the Constitution of India Present-Day Manusmriti Is an Unconscionable Vulgarisation
The Constitution is a radical and transformative document. At its heart lie the values of liberty, justice, equality and fraternity. The same cannot be said of the Manusmriti.
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Ladakh Crisis: How Sonam Wangchuk Exposed Cracks in BJP’s Strategy for the UT
With no legislature, land and jobs even after three years of being a UT, many Ladakhis feel cheated and betrayed.
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The Price of Stone: Children at Risk of Silicosis in Rajasthan’s Quarries
Children are pushed into working at stone quarries when their parents contract silicosis, an incurable disease, caused by silica dust in the mines.
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Muslim Women Counterpublics: Pessimism of the Intellect, Optimism of the Will
Muslim women respond to political trauma by exercising their citizenship and care work beyond the family. Their activism is not driven by patriarchal indoctrination, but by a belief that one cannot lose hope in the possibility of justice.
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The Masterly Use of Universalism: Revisiting Satyajit Ray’s Cinema in 2023
His films are about the human condition and the ‘dailiness’ or undramatic aspects of life with no simple winners or losers.
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Meet the Extraordinary Intellectual Tho Pa, Who Awakened Tamils to the Richness of Their Culture
An introduction to Tho Paramasivan, the author of ‘Ariyappadaatha Tamizhagam’, translated into English as ‘The Sweet Salt of Tamil’.
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Online Blog | Russia | Ukraine | USA
Alexander Mercouris: “Something Big Is on the Way”
The war in Ukraine is not going to end in a negotiated settlement. The Russians have already made it clear that they don’t trust the United States. The Russians are going to obliterate the Ukrainian Army, and force the political leadership to comply with their security demands
