Who was Mary Wollstonecraft?
On the life and times of this radical figure.
Henri Louis Vivian Derozio and the Rise of Rationalism in Bengal
Henri Louis Vivian Derozio (1809-31) came in the Bengal’s intellectual horizon for a very brief period like a volcano and made a tremendous impact among the Bengali youth. However, today, Bengalis have forgotten Derozio.
Air India: Family Silver Sold for a Song
The Tatas’ acquisition of Air India threatens to create an oligopoly in the Indian aviation market. The sale is being ostensibly justified by Air India’s bleeding losses that were, in fact, caused by deliberate and egregious neglect of India’s oldest airline under liberalisation.
Reimagining India on Gandhian Lines
In the context of the challenges India is facing in different facets of human life including political, economic, social and religious, Gandhian ideas and principles could serve as a frame of reference when we are reimagining the vision of a better India.
Caste | Fascism | Online Blog
Why Do I Lend My Support to Voices Protesting World Class Renovation of Gandhi Ashram?
One would not expect an activist working on Dalit rights to join such a protest. My reasons for doing so are many. Personally for me, Gandhi’s personal struggle against untouchability within his Ashram has been inspirational …
Caste | Culture | Gender Issues | India | Online Blog
“The Moment I Set Foot Outside My House, Caste Chases After Me Like a Dog”
Sukirtharani (b. 1973) is a poet and social activist known for her sharp critique of the caste system and the oppression of women. Last month, the Oversight Committee of the Delhi University removed two of Sukirtharani’s poems from the English Honours syllabus.
The Original Sin and Continuous Crimes of America’s Involvement in Afghanistan
A 40-year chapter of American involvement has come to an end. But we need to understand how we got here, or else we will simply be waiting for the next monstrous, long-running atrocity to arise, with the same rationalizations of Liberty and Freedom that our leaders have used to cover up their deliberate policies of mass murder, war profiteering and corruption.
Afghanistan Redux: Malala Yousafzai, White Feminism and Saving Afghan Women
Malala’s “voice” has been turned into its opposite in the capitalist neocolonial economic model that extracts what is of use to it and puts it to a different purpose to serve its own agendas. She is now serving at the behest of her “handlers”—the white feminists who are poised to “save brown women from brown men.”
The Prisoner’s Wife in a Jailed Republic
Chronicle of a woman’s life after her husband was arrested by Delhi Police.
Mangboilal Lhouvum and AFSPA: Are We Asking the Right Questions?
The recent death of Mangboilal Lhouvum, a daily wager, in Manipur, has yet again raised outcry against the AFSPA. It is therefore pertinent to re-visit the circumstances under which AFSPA is invoked and used, and the role and responsibility of state and central govts and the Armed Forces.