Time Magazine Calls Shaheen Bagh’s Bilkis Dadi Global Icon, But for the Indian State, She is a Conspirator – Two Articles
The hundred days of light and hope that was Shaheen Bagh cannot be extinguished by official slander and police chargesheets.
On PM Modi’s Birthday, ‘National Unemployment Day’ Trends on Social Media
On the occasion of Narendra Modi’s 70th birthday, Twitter users took upon themselves to remind the prime minister of the growing joblessness and acute economic crisis that the country is facing.
Highlights of National Protest Day Called by Farmers’ Organisations on September 25
Protests were organised by farmers across the country in at least 5,000 places on September 25 against the three farm Bills. Farmers organisations have now given a call for Delhi Gherao on Nov. 26-27. Meanwhile, state governments of Kerala, Punjab, Rajasthan and Maharashtra have decided not to implement these farm bills in their states.
Hindutva Politics and the Indian Economy
“Hindu Rashtra” is not a Hindu State, in the sense of promoting the interests of the Hindus. It is an authoritarian-fascist State which promotes the interests of a corporate-financial oligarchy.
Swami Agnivesh – The Man Who Sought to Retrieve the Colour Bhagwa from Opportunists: Three Obituaries
He devoted his life to India’s most marginalised and to the cause of secularism.
Covid-19 has Disrupted India’s Routine Health Services; and Led to Shutdown of Anganwadis – Two Articles
Curtailment of health services has caused a fall in immunisations, maternal health interventions and treatments of conditions such as kidney failure and cancer; while shutdown of anganwadis is adversely affecting malnourished children, pregnant women and nursing mothers.
The Centre’s Bizarre Stand on GST Compensation; Kerala’s Stand on this; and Two Articles on its Impact on Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh
The Centre denying states their promised dues, not only violates an Act of Parliament but also defies economic logic. Kerala is taking the lead in mobilising states to oppose the Centre’s proposal, which is going to severely impact the finances of states.
“The Fourteen Characteristics of Fascism” and We
Lawrence Britt has identified fourteen signs of fascism by analyzing the regimes of Hitler, Mussolini, Suharto and Pinochet. Do the speeches and actions of PM Modi not remind us of Britt’s characterisation of fascism?
One Year On, Modi’s Kashmir ‘Master Stroke’ Has Proven to Be a Massive Flop
Protest has been contained simply because the state has become a large jail. Locking up everyone can be a strategy to fight crime, but with everyone in, on whose behalf are you fighting crime, anyway?
How the Indian State Persecutes Dissent – Three Articles
The Delhi police is manufacturing evidence to frame critics of the BJP government as responsible for the February riots in Delhi and has charge-sheeted and arrested thousands.