Caging Women Is Violence – Not ‘Safety’ or ‘Protection’
Women are people with an inalienable right to live the fullest of lives. Everything that prevents their life from being lived to the fullest extent of freedom, is a form of violence.
Iran’s 1979 Revolution: A Brief History
Iran’s Revolution is generally understood to have begun on January 7, 1978, and continued until the Shah fled the country on January 16, 1979. The revolution was brewing for decades though …
Support the Struggle of the Farmers. It Is Our Struggle Too! – Part 3
The Modi Government is worried that if it is forced to withdraw the farm bills under pressure of the farmers’ movement, it may inspire people’s struggles against other elements of neoliberalism imposed on India by the World Bank – such as cut in education and health subsidies.
War Heroes in New Battles for India’s Farmers
Standing with the sea of farmers at the gates of Delhi are veterans, decorated for their daring in the 1965 and 1971 wars with Pakistan.
No Longer Just a Protest, It’s a Revolution in Progress – Two Articles
If you are depressed, dismayed and have lost all hope then join the farmers’ protests. Also: Interviews with farmers protesting against new farm laws across India.
As ‘Trolley Times’ Captures Imaginations, Punjab Remembers Historic Newspapers of Protest
From 1907 struggle against British land revenue rates, to the ongoing agitation against the new farm laws, at least five newspapers were launched to provide platforms for those fighting for their rights.
Why are Farmers Against Ambani and Adani – Two Articles
Some facts about how Ambani and Adani are already penetrating into Indian agriculture.
India’s Season of Dissent: an Interview with Poet Karthika Naïr
Karthika Naïr talks of Shaheen Bagh and of her poem “Ghazal: India’s Season of Dissent”, of the politics of literature, and of how literary texts can “respond” to violence, grief and pain.
Farmers’ Struggle: A Lesson in Resilience; Farmers Announce Republic Day Parade with Tractors
A month into the protests, farmers are determined not to yield. Alternative media, books, and songs are keeping their spirits high. On January 2, they announced a new plan of action for the month, including a “tractor parade” on Republic Day if their demands are not met.
The Revolutionary Promise of New Year’s Day
In 1804, enslaved Africans seized their freedom on the Caribbean island that became Haiti. It came at an unthinkable cost, but it remains an inspiring example of what popular commitment and organisation can achieve.