For Those Delegitimising Tippoo Saëb, an Important Lesson from His Emissaries’ Trip to 1788 France
Tipu was once seen as one of the few Indian statesmen who could potentially restore a healthy balance of power in Indian and European politics.
We Also Made History
Originally published in Marathi in 1989, Meenakshi Moon and Urmila Pawar’s ‘We Also Made History’ details the history of women’s participation in the Dalit movement led by B.R. Ambedkar.
Revisiting the Kevadia Colony Struggle That Challenged the ‘Gujarat Model’
While the nation is becoming more aware of the ills of what has now been infamously dubbed as the ‘Gujarat Model’, the Adivasis of Kevadia village in Gujarat have seen it all and have successfully built a resistance movement.
Farm Laws: Thousands of Farmers Return to Protest Sites After Harvesting Season Ends
Farmer unions put onus on government, say protest will continue till government takes the laws back, but no big action on cards in view of surging pandemic.
Analysing Mamata Banerjee’s Decisive Victory in Bengal – Four Articles
‘No to BJP, But Yes to What?’: Why Bengal’s Decisive Mandate Reflects Courage; Battle for West Bengal: Mamata Lost but TMC Won, Modi-Shah Duo Humiliated, Left-Congress Washed Out; Key Economic Lessons Learnt from the West Bengal, Kerala Electoral Results
The Global Spread of Fascism Is as Real as the Spread of COVID-19
The beast is struggling against its chains in Germany. It has bared its fangs in Washington, D.C. It has shed blood in the Philippines and India. Let us not repeat the mistake of the democracies of the early 20th century of hesitating to call that beast by its name.
Kolhapur’s Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj and His Battle for Dalit-Bahujan Communities
The beloved ruler is supposed to be the first king to introduce affirmative action policies in education and employment for the benefit of Dalit communities.
Why Satyajit Ray’s ‘Sadgati’ Gets the Hindutvawadi’s Goat
Even though a full 40 years have passed since its release, this wiry little film continues to hit the religious fanatic hard between the eyes today.
Farmers’ Movement Completes 5 Months Amid COVID Surge and Govt Apathy
Protest sites at Delhi’s borders are witnessing crowds again as farmers have started returning after the harvesting season.
Nowhere But in the Struggle: Solidarity with India’s Agricultural Women Workers
In the tradition of proletarian internationalism, working women and farmers from Tanzania express their solidarity with the women farmers of India who have been engaged in struggle for the last several months against pro-corporate farming bills of the Modi-led government.