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Editor: Dr. G.G. Parikh | Associate Editor: Neeraj Jain | Managing Editor: Guddi
Some of the biggest names in Indian poetry have come from Bengal. And yet there are few like Binoy Majumdar. He questions confinement, poetic horizons, the fear of a life without laughter, and ignorance of the minute details of every day that become a part of his poetry – and, also, life as a rebel.
He is one of the leading artists in the post-Impressionist painting movement that has flourished in France since the 1880s. The movement emphasized the representation of human mental, emotional, symbolic, intellectual and spiritual elements in painting.
It is the blatant objectification of women in these tweets that is deeply troublesome, and not merely because women such as I don’t prefer our appearance being compared to poorly prepared Indian food items. The plea, rather, is against the sermon by men on what ‘completes’ a woman’s look.
As the pandemic continues to devastate America’s poorest, coalitions of unhoused people are finding inspiration in the powerful history of homeless organizing.
Women’s work was not only “reproductive”, from the first civilisations it has always been very diverse. However, it was, and it continues to this day to be, moulded by class relations. Exploring the role of women in the ancient world in this fascinating account of life in Mesopotamia.
Henri Louis Vivian Derozio (1809-31) came in the Bengal’s intellectual horizon for a very brief period like a volcano and made a tremendous impact among the Bengali youth. However, today, Bengalis have forgotten Derozio.
Haldane (1892–1964) was a fascinating man. An eminent scientist, prolific writer and speaker, fiery political activist, and all-round colorful character, he has been the subject of several full-length biographies and multiple biographical sketches.
South Africa’s COVID-19 pandemic is one of racial capitalism, entangled with histories of imperial state formation, settler colonialism, and a hierarchical, global-neoliberal public policy architecture.
Internal Facebook documents made public by whistleblower Frances Haugen, a former employee, show that the leadership of Facebook repeatedly prioritised profit over social good. Facebook’s algorithms polarised society, promoted hate and fake news because it drove up “engagement” on its platforms.
Life under capitalist rule is perilous. We can’t survive on our own, and we can’t rely on society to support us. The only way to end social suffering is to fight for a socialist society that supports all its members without exception.
Janata Weekly is India’s oldest independent socialist weekly.
Ever since its founding in 1946, Janata has voiced its principled dissent against all conduct and practice that is detrimental to the cherished values of nationalism, democracy, secularism and socialism, while upholding the integrity and the ethical norms of healthy journalism. For more than seventy years now, week after week, it has continued to analyse the changes taking place in the country and the world from a socialist standpoint, and thus promote the spread of socialist ideology in the country.
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