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Editor: Dr. G.G. Parikh | Associate Editor: Neeraj Jain | Managing Editor: Guddi
He and his fellow soldiers will be always remembered for their courage and sacrifice in refusing to fire on peaceful protesters offering non-violent resistance. Thereby a new and glorious chapter was added and a new dimension was given to the history of non-violent struggles against injustice.
No prison wall can be so high as to suppress the soaring free voice. Those who seek to shackle the freedom of expression want to turn the entire country into a giant jail.
The international context of why the Indian government and corporate houses are pushing to seize control of farmers’ lands.
Reporters visited all five border “war zones” and found vibrant synergy between farmers and local residents.
What exactly is moving so many around the world to take a stand on a fight over the future of agriculture in faraway India?
The response to tweets by Rihanna and Greta Thunberg reveals a deep national insecurity and anxiety about India’s place in the world.
I find it hard to believe so I rub my eyes. So many frontline leaders of my profession (journalism) have been implicated in serious charges and cases …
The multiple dimensions of Kamal Morarka’s persona — from parliamentarian and minister, through industrialist and philanthropist, to activist and concerned citizen — made for an unusual life in our times.
While the Modi regime and the likes of Ambanis and Adanis are being rightly targeted by farmers unions, it is time they also went after their international backers, who are the paymasters behind the ‘business friendly’ legislation.
On 30 January, we would like to remember a Gandhiji which the current establishment would rather forget, namely someone who was deeply committed to the ideal of ‘political freedom’ which was not just ‘freedom from the British’ but a commitment to fundamental values and principles.
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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