Lessons of Dandi March When on its 91st Anniversary, Celebration of 75th Anniversary of India’s Independence has Commenced
A reflection on the deeper dimensions of Dandi March, the significance of which endures beyond time and space.
Long Wait for Rehabilitation May Push Thousands Back into Manual Scavenging
Government departments’ apathy and lack of reliable data on manual scavengers is a hurdle to rehabilitation efforts, say stakeholders.
2020: Change – Interrupted
The year 2020 triggered off several movements which continue in 2021. But all are resistance movements. Perhaps they also need to put forward a vision of a better, anti-capitalist, future.
Digital Colonialism: The Evolution of American Empire
American “Big Tech” corporations are gaining massive profits through their control over business, labor, social media and entertainment in the Global South.
Parleying with the Infinite: India in Beethoven’s Imagination
There are many surprising ways in which Western classical music, and more particularly the music of Beethoven, has relations with India. The name of Beethoven is also inextricably linked up with the name of someone who is inescapably present in nearly every conversation—Gandhi.
NEP in Action: The Dismantling of Democracy in Gujarat University
The BJP has mounted a sustained attempt to dismantle all democratic institutions within the University so that democratic resistance to the saffronisation and auctioning off of higher education is broken.
Resistance Is Not Futile: A Brief History of Lebanon’s Hezbollah
Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has inspired fear within the Empire through both its struggle on the ground and its success in electoral politics as well as in providing welfare services to the people.
Remembering Sardar Ajit Singh on His 140th Birth Anniversary
Sardar Ajit Singh, uncle of the more famous Indian hero Bhagat Singh, and who was honoured by Tilak as king of peasantry for his contributions to the farmers movement in Punjab, was born on 23 February 1881.
Understanding the Complicated Politics and Geopolitics of the Coup Myanmar
Washington has been trying to push out China from Myanmar; however, both the military and NLD are committed to the strategic link with China. But it does not help that this “new cold war” has deepened the instability that marks Myanmar’s history since 1962.
The Fight for Belarus: An Interview with Nadezhda Sablina
In August 2020, following the Belarusian presidential election, the opposition has organised protests, calling for the resignation of President Alexander Lukashenko. Nadezhda, a Belarusian journalist, provides an anti-imperialist overview for what is taking place.