What Swaraj Meant to Gandhi – and Why the Government Wants to Bury that Vision of Freedom
The ideas of justice and the primacy of the individual form the bedrock of the Gandhian world view.
Bhagat Singh Was a Thinking Individual, Not Just a Raw Nationalist
The image of him as a trigger-happy young man was deliberately publicised by the colonial government, which many of us internalised and continue to romanticise.
The Supreme Court in Decline: Forgotten Freedoms and Eroded Rights
Speaking in the Constituent Assembly, Nehru had said that we needed judges of the “highest integrity”, who can “stand up against the executive government and whoever might come in their way.” Unfortunately, today, the Supreme Court seems to have lost its way.
Governments Continue to be Silent as Climate Change Unfolds – Three Articles
Northern California is currently experiencing three of the four largest fires in the state’s history, burning over 2 million acres; global biodiversity is in steep decline, warns the Living Planet Report 2020; and when it comes to rising sea levels, it’s already too late.
We Will Not Be Silenced: Harsh Mander’s Open Letter and Statement by Prominent Activists Expressing Support
We declare that the government will never succeed in silencing us, and will never succeed in taking away from us the dream we inherited from our freedom struggle, the dream of together building a country which is just, and equal, and kind.
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Record Contraction in India’s GDP in Q1 FY ‘21: An Act of God, or Incompetence of Leadership – Two Articles
India is the global leader in the new daily cases of COVID-19; it is also the worst performer among all major economies during the pandemic. The reason: not through ‘acts of god’, but incompetence of our Central leadership.
When the Powers That Be Are in Contempt of the People
In the past year, we have seen such blatant disregard of freedom of expression, and such bias in the application of law, that it is difficult not to wonder if the right to dissent is restricted to a select few.
With 50,000 COVID-19 Deaths and Highest New Daily Cases in World, India’s Outlook is Grim
The spread of the coronavirus epidemic in India looks almost unstoppable.
‘There Is No God in that Temple, Said the Hermit’
A translation of Tagore’s poem ‘Deeno Daan’ (’Destitute Donation’), that he wrote in 1900.
‘Optimism of the Will’: Palestinian Freedom is Possible Now
While logical analysis of a situation may lead the intellect to despair, the potential for social and political revolutions and transformations must keep us all motivated to keep the struggle going, no matter the odds.