Syud Hossain: A Fascinating Footnote from India’s Freedom Struggle
N.S. Vinodh’s ‘A Forgotten Ambassador in Cairo: The Life and Times of Syud Hossain’ is about a man who played an important – if supporting – role in the independence struggle.
Why Rawat’s ‘Ripped Jeans’ Remark Shouldn’t be Seen in Isolation
A host of BJP leaders in office have made misogynist and sexist remarks. All in keeping with the Sangh Parivar’s world view on women.
West Papua: Rape The Women To Rape The Land
In West Papua, four out of ten women have been subjected to Indonesian state violence. And, since no kind of violence exists alone, it’s no accident that rape violence occurs in regions with “strategic” extractive industries like mining, oil palm plantations, aloe wood, and fishing.
Mass Protests in Paraguay Demand the Resignation of President Benítez
Thousands of protesters gathered outside the Plaza de Armas in the capital of Paraguay to demand the resignation of far-right president Mario Abdo Benítez over his poor handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the deepening economic crisis.
The Politics of Science Fiction
The author analyses the utility of the genre for both reactionary and progressive politics.
How Protesting Women Farmers Mirror ‘The Five Women’ in Mahasweta Devi’s Story
A foreshadowing in fiction of the role chosen by women in the farmers’ protest.
India Is No Longer a Democracy but an ‘Electoral Autocracy’: Swedish Institute
The V Dem Institute’s report notes that much of the decline in democratic freedoms occurred after the BJP and Narendra Modi’s victory in 2014.
Why BJP’s Hindutva Runs into the Tamil Wall
While the BJP has succeeded in gaining an entry into every state in the country, it has failed to do so in Tamil Nadu. A substantial reason for the failure of BJP’s Hindutva in the state lies in the integration of Muslims during the making of the composite Tamil identity.
Ancient Men were Hunters and Women were Gatherers. Right? Wrong
Archaeological evidence from Peru disproves an old belief.
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.