Long Live the Heroes of the International Brigades!
Dolores Ibárruri’s (‘La Pasionaria’) famous Farewell Address to the International Brigades, delivered in Barcelona on 28th October 1938.
Beyond Har Ghar Tiranga: Why Indians Must Plant Tagore’s Vision of Nationalism in Every Home
The philosopher-poet wanted a multi-cultural country rooted in egalitarianism, secularism and the right to dissent.
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Gaza Slaughter; Without Palestine, There Is No Arab Unity – Two Articles
Over the past three days, relentless Israeli airstrikes killed at least 45 Palestinians, including 16 children, and caused extensive devastation; Also: Events continue to demonstrate that Palestine cannot be made a marginal issue, however much Israel and the USA try.
Sahir Ludhianvi’s Song for a ‘New India’: Circa 2022
Sahir’s lyrics for the Hindi film ‘Didi’ (1959) continue to have great contemporary relevance.
Book Review: In ‘Rule of Commoner’, a Distortion-Free Retelling of the Dravidian Movement
The book serves as a useful resource to understand the rising interest in the self-respect movement and its egalitarian politics, which are seen as an alternative to the centralising tendencies of the Narendra Modi-led BJP.
‘Despite the Darkness, There Remain Pegs of Hope’: An Open Letter to Zakia Jafri
‘For a common Indian like me, you are the embodiment of courage and strength. You give me hope because your pursuance of justice, despite the odds, has been exemplary.’; Also – ‘The Hard Hearted State’ by Sankara Narayanan.
Sowing Hunger, Reaping Profits
What is crucially being overlooked by most diagnoses of the current food crisis is how the problem does not lie in a lack of supply, or lack of market integration, but instead in how the food system is structured around power.
Colombia Votes in Its First Left Government – 2 Articles
The triumph of Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez, candidates of the Historic Pact, for President and Vice President, in the second round of the Colombian presidential elections is an extraordinary victory, with not only national but also continental projections.
Beyond Gun Control, We Need Hatred Control
Gun control isn’t enough. We also need hatred control. The lone wolves out there, the lost souls, who have chosen to play real war in response to their own demons, might seek another course of action if they had fewer political and corporate role models.
Mahatma Gandhi’s Efforts to Stop the Hanging of Bhagat Singh and His Compatriots
The IT cell of a communal organization has been carrying out false propaganda about the role of Mahatma Gandhi regarding the hanging of the Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev. The fact is, Gandhi made immense efforts to get their death sentence cancelled, but he was not successful.