‘Netaji Wanted Free India to Be Secular State’: A Note From His Daughter; Also: ‘Netaji’s Secular Outlook’
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‘Netaji Wanted Free India to Be Secular State’: A Note From His Daughter; Also: ‘Netaji’s Secular Outlook’

Press statement on the occasion of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s 126th birth anniversary by his daughter. Also: Her statement critiquing RSS’s planned celebrations of her father’s birthday. Also: “Netaji’s Secular Outlook, and Why He was Disappointed With Jinnah, Savarkar” by S.N. Sahu.

A Hard-Edged Rock: Waging Economic Warfare on Humanity
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A Hard-Edged Rock: Waging Economic Warfare on Humanity

Why is much modern food of inferior quality? Why is health suffering and smallholder farmers being forced out of agriculture? Mainly because of the likes of Larry Fink of BlackRock – the world’s biggest asset management firm – and the economic system they profit from and promote.

Resist the Intimidation and Repression on People of Mali Parbat Opposing Hindalco Mining
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Resist the Intimidation and Repression on People of Mali Parbat Opposing Hindalco Mining

The civil rights group has issued a solidarity statement with the struggle of the people of Mali Parbat opposing Hindalco mining. It says in the statement that the hill, “rich with bauxite, sacred to local tribes in Koraput district of Odisha, is facing threat of destruction” from the mining giant.

Veer Narayan Singh – Freedom Fighter – was Also a Food Rights Activist
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Veer Narayan Singh – Freedom Fighter – was Also a Food Rights Activist

Veer Narayan Singh (1795-1857) is remembered today as a great freedom fighter of Chattisgarh and India who sacrificed his life fighting colonial rulers. However there is more to his valiant life that we need to remember, in particular his combination of great courage and concern for his people.