Sankar: From ‘Great Unknown’ via ‘Chowringhee’ to Literary Colossus at 88
The Sahitya Akademi award winning Bengali novelist’s works have been translated into several languages including English, Hindi, Malayalam, Gujarati, French and Spanish.
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Those Who Violated the Geneva Conventions at Guantánamo are Free, While the Man Who Helped Expose Their Crimes Languishes in Prison
The U.S. government seeks to bring Assange to the U.S. to be tried under the Espionage Act for soliciting, obtaining, and then publishing classified information–in other words, precisely the work of an investigative journalist. It is journalism, therefore, that Assange is being prosecuted for.
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The Soul-Wounds of Massacre, or Why We Should Not Forget the 2002 Gujarat Pogrom
Every second Indian was born and raised in times of aggressive majoritarianism, and also in neoliberal India, with no memory of another country, as it was imagined, and imperfectly lived.
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In Delhi, Anganwadi Workers are Fighting for Higher Pay and Social Security
The workers, who are crucial for keeping critical health and nutrition programmes running, are not adequately compensated and protected against Covid-19.
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How Canadian Recycling Could be Fuelling Pollution in India
Canada has become one of the biggest exporters of recyclable paper to India. An investigation by Radio-Canada’s Enquête shows that much of what is supposed to be paper actually contains tonnes of plastic bags, some of which litter the Indian landscape, and are often burned as a source of fuel.
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How the Architecture of Trolley Towns of the Farmers’ Movement Was a Protest in Itself
By modifying the form and shape of the tractor-trolley, the farmers and their allies created a symbol of the working class with no state control or sponsorship and no commodification by any private player.
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Under Nehru’s Leadership, India’s First Elections Upheld Plurality, Rejected Communalism
Independent India’s first elections were held from October 25, 1951 to February 21, 1952. During that historic event, apart from seeking a vote against communalism, Nehru focused a great deal on the long-term goals, in his election speeches.
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Taking on the Philippine Axis of Evil
Walden Bello is running for vice-president of the Philippines on a ticket with presidential candidate Leodegario “Ka Leody” Quitain de Guzman. An interview with him about his campaign and politics in the Philippines.
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Fukushima Takes a Turn for the Worse
Tokyo Electric Power Company – TEPCO – has been attempting to decommission three nuclear meltdowns in reactors No. 1 No. 2, and No. 3 for 11 years now. Over time, impossible issues grow and glow, putting one assertion after another into the anti-nuke coffers.
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Why Protests Erupted in Mali, With People Demanding France Out
Thousands of demonstrators took to Mali’s streets on January 14. What is the general context in which these demonstrations took place? What are the positions of the actors in the crisis? How did international actors react, including France and Russia?
