When There is Despair, There Will Be Hate Too. And That’s Not a Bad Thing
Remembering Friedrich Reck, who lived through the Nazi era and wrote, “A man must hate this Germany with all his heart if he really loves it.”
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The Paris Communards: They Showed the Way to Labour Emancipation
Brief story of those workers in Paris who in 1871, to use Marx’s phrase, stormed the heavens. They gave to the world, for the first time, the “political form, at last, discovered under which to work out the economic emancipation of labour.”
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The Paris Commune Is Still a Beacon for Radical Change
On this day in 1871, the working class of Paris seized control of the capital and established the Commune. Though it ruled for just two months, it still stands as a vivid example of the kind of society workers themselves can create, according to their own vision of freedom and equality.
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As Farmers’ Struggle Completes 100 Days: News from Across the Country
Mahapanchayats in Madhya Pradesh; Despite intense repression, Gujarat farmers form new organisation to oppose farm laws; Padyatras, rallies taking place across the country; Farmers and workers come together to oppose privatisation of public sector banks and insurance; and more.
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An American Doctor Went to India Last Year to Care for Protesting Farmers. The Conditions on the Ground Convinced Him to Stay
Dr. Swaiman Singh, a cardiologist from the US, put his career on hold to come to Delhi border and provide free medical services to farmers protesting in India. He came down for a week last December, and has stayed on.
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It is Possible to Ensure Farmers’ Right to Remunerative Prices Through a Legal Recourse
It is possible to arrest the price fall below the Statutory Minimum Purchase Price (SMPP) based on either MSP or cost of cultivation for the main farm commodities – if the government takes the steps proposed in this article. It wouldn’t even cost much.
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Impact of Pandemic Lockdown on People in India – Some Newsclippings
Pandemic pushed 32 million Indians out of middle class; number of poor people went up by 75 million; 375 million children suffering Covid-19’s after-effects; Unemployment in Delhi rose by 17.4 percentage points; School closures impacted 247 million Indian children.
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Beaten, Not Broken: Meet Shiv Kumar and Nodeep Kaur, Young Labour Activists Inspired by Bhagat Singh
Born to Dalit farm labourers, they grew up to be industrial workers. Even police torture hasn’t dented their resolve to fight for workers’ rights.
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Hindutva’s Dead Hand in Destroying India’s Future: A Personal Lament
The resignation of top academics from Ashoka University is reflective of the current atmosphere where centres of education that encourage us to question beliefs and prejudices pose a direct threat to the Hindutva state.
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Why Rawat’s ‘Ripped Jeans’ Remark Shouldn’t be Seen in Isolation
A host of BJP leaders in office have made misogynist and sexist remarks. All in keeping with the Sangh Parivar’s world view on women.
