Vandana Shiva on the Dangers of Philanthrocapitalism
Physicist, ecologist and prolific author Vandana Shiva discusses her new book, which identifies a new form of colonialism turning us away from each other and the Earth.
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What Shiva Meant to a Sex Worker, to Savitribai Phule, and to Partition’s Refugees
At a time when Hindu deities and traditions are being weaponised by the intertwined forces of Hindutva and caste oppression, these forms of Shiva offer us an alternative vision of peace and justice for all.
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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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When Does Krishna Justify War?
Gandhi famously argued that Bhagavad Gita needs to be seen as a metaphor of internal war, and has nothing to do with violence. Western scholars argue that the book promotes violence. To understand this contradictory view, we need to examine what is the problem to which Krishna offers a solution.
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Culture | India | Online Blog
‘Santiniketan Taught Us That There Is No Such Thing as Worthless Activity’
An excerpt from ‘Our Santiniketan’ by Mahasweta Devi, the famous writer and activist, translated from Bengali by Radha Chakravarty.
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Culture | India | Online Blog
The Mahabharata Exists in Many Versions and Translations. But How Many People Actually Read It?
An excerpt from ‘Mahabharata: The Epic and the Nation’ by G.N. Devy.
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Celebrating Moliere’s Enduring Legacy, 400 Years on
His plays, such as “Tartuffe” and “Don Juan,” were scandalous and banned. As the world celebrates Moliere’s 400th anniversary, here’s a look at the French playwright’s works.
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Call for Indianisation is a Fallacy, if Not a Fraud on the Constitution
We Indians have never understood the mandate of the Constitution either as one for Indianization or a destruction of legal pluralism and personal laws as long as they are not inconsistent with the composite constitutional value-system. Instead of a call to further constitutionalize, any call to Indianize or decolonize is a fallacy, if not a fraud on the Constitution.
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Capitalism | Culture | Print Edition | USA
Psychopaths in Suits: Industry Executives Kill Americans with Impunity
In America today if you poison and kill your wife to make $150,000 in life insurance money, you’ll probably end up in prison. But if you poison and kill hundreds of thousands of people so you can take home a multi-million-dollar paycheck, you get to buy a new yacht.
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Ghazal: India’s Season of Dissent and Interview with the Poet Karthika Naïr
In 2019, Karthika Naïr would be moved to write on Shaheen Bag: This year, this night, this hour, rise to salute the season of dissent / Sikhs, Hindus, Muslims—Indians, all—seek their nation of dissent …
