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On the Anniversary of His Death, Theodore W. Allen’s Analysis Still Resonates
“White supremacy” wrote Allen, is “both the keystone and the Achilles heel of U.S. bourgeois democracy.”
The Unraveling of a Script in Two Parts
The script of collaboration is in two parts. The first part was when V.D. Savarkar collaborated with the British as promised by him in his mercy petitions from jail; the second part is more recent – BJP’s collaboration with big business.
The Trials and Tribulations of Being a Muslim in Today’s India
The author writes: This article is not about any religion, organisation, political party or government as they are all ephemeral. It is about our people who are enduring. I lament that the venom of hatred has become the lifeblood coursing through the veins of our body politic.
Fr. Stan Swamy Shares a Poem from Jail
Jesuit Priest Father Stan Swamy (83) writes he’s pained to see so many young inmates in Taloja Jail, shares a Christmas message of compassion.
Why are People Going Hungry if India has Surplus Foodgrain Stocks?
A country that ranks 94 among 107 countries in the Global Hunger Index can’t be said to be self-sufficient in foodgrains. The surplus stocks are due to shortage of purchasing power in peoples’ hands.
Minority Places of Worship Were Attacked in India and Pakistan. Guess Which Country Took Action?
The comparison highlights just how far India has moved away from its ideals of secularism.
2020 Witnessed the Deliberate Destruction of Democratic Rights Organisations in India
The year 2020 has also been marked by the destruction of the democratic rights organizations of India, as part of a vicious plan of the BJP government to irreparably shrink the democratic space for a future that we can only tremble to think about.
Why the BJP’s Attempt to Appropriate Rabindranath Tagore Goes Against the Nobel Winner’s Own Beliefs
In works like ‘Home and the World’, ‘Gora’ and ‘Where the mind is without fear’, the Nobel Laureate demonstrated his opposition to aggressive nationalism.
Police Raid on Delhi Lawyer Violates Constitution, Ends Rule of Law
There have been sensational cases in the past in which similar attempts by the police to lodge cases against lawyers for their communications with accused people have been thrown out by the courts.
Our Father, Sanjiv Bhatt, Is Paying the Price for Being Honest, Upright, Courageous
On the former IPS officer’s 57th birthday, his children Aakashi and Shantanu Bhatt ask that people of India rise and be “the citizens, the nation that our father believes exists”. They then write an emotional personal letter addressed to their father.