Maulana Azad Always Stressed on Humanity. It’s a Lesson We Need Now More Than Ever.
Azad spent most of his life propagating and defending an idea of India that was premised on a composite/indivisible nationalism.
The Historic Vaikom Satyagraha
A two part article on the historic Vaikom Satyagraha, how it all began, what happened during the course of the movement, and its fallout.
Withdraw All False and Fabricated Cases Against Anti-POSCO and Anti-Jindal Protesters
Recently, the High Court of Odisha has stayed the process of land alienation for Jindal Steel Works (JSW) in Jagatsinghpur; the National Green Tribunal has also also suspended the ECs obtained by JUSL due to illegalities.
‘They Can Exploit Only Bhagat Singh’s Emotional Quotient, Not the Ideological Quotient’
Professor Jagmohan Singh is one of the prominent conscience-keepers of our times. He is also Shaheed Bhagat Singh’s nephew. Naren Singh Rao spoke to him about Bhagat Singh’s ideological legacy and the current concerns regarding his appropriation by the Hindu Right.
Before G20 Themes was Bhagat Singh’s Idea of ‘Vasudeva Kutumbakam’
‘We will have to campaign for equality and equity. We will have to punish those who oppose the creation of such a world,’ wrote Bhagat Singh.
‘Three Victims’ – Ambedkar’s Editorial on Bhagat Singh’s Martyrdom
On 23 March 1931, Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru were hanged. Explaining why the British government hanged them, Dr Ambedkar wrote an editorial titled ‘Three Victims’ in his newspaper ‘Janata’ on 13 April 1931.
An Elegy for Gandhi’s Un-Gandhian India
Book Review. When you retrace Gandhi’s steps to Dandi you get to understand what ‘vikas’ means and what it does not mean for Gujarat and for all of India today. A most unusual book about a most unusual journey.
The Mammoth ‘Do or Die’ Struggle
Of all the movements launched as part of our freedom struggle, the Quit India movement was easily the most complex, dramatic and multi-faceted.
Fascinating Fifty Five Faces of the Indian Freedom Struggle
This article was written by Anand Kumar as an introduction to Qurban Ali’s book, ‘Founders of the Socialist Movement in India’: “This volume brings us face-to-face with fifty five fascinating faces of the founders of the Congress Socialist Party and their contributions.”
Dismantling the Cult of Churchill
Review of book, ‘Winston Churchill: His Times, His Crimes’, by Tariq Ali: There is a great disconnect between Churchill’s popular image and the larger context of his life and times. Ali’s book very much illuminates the former with the latter.