An Abiding Need: Ten Reasons Why Gandhi Still Matters
Thoughts on the Mahatma’s 75th death anniversary.
The Price of Stone: Children at Risk of Silicosis in Rajasthan’s Quarries
Children are pushed into working at stone quarries when their parents contract silicosis, an incurable disease, caused by silica dust in the mines.
The Tamil People: Unsung Victims
The Tamils of the island of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) belong to that category of victims of major human rights violations who only few in the world want to acknowledge as victims.
The Fine-Grained Struggle for Indian Independence
Review of P. Sainath’s book, “The Last Heroes, Foot Soldiers of Indian Freedom”
Zapatistas Versus the Neoliberal War Against Humanity
The Zapatista revolution has survived in Chiapas, southern Mexico, since 1994, and that is a miracle. Zapatistas endured the assaults of government paramilitaries, the betrayals of Mexican presidents and crushing poverty.
Walk, Walk
A short poem.
From the Will of the People to the Whim of the Machines
Over the last few years, there is ample material in public domain questioning the sanctity of India’s electoral process mainly due to the severe flaws in EVM voting and VVPAT counting. The EC has ignored most.
A Name and the Conspiracy of Naming
A statement by the first tribal President of India, ‘Droupadi was not my original name’, brings back painful historical memories to Adivasi communities, the earliest inhabitants of this country. The anguish she expressed has been shared by many Adivasis, as expressed in this poem.
EWS Quota a Stupefying Inversion of the Idea of Equality
The SC ruling has sanctioned a forward-caste only quota, endorsing the reactionary idea that reservations to SCs/STs and OBCs have resulted in injustice to forward castes who may not be equally well off. This is a stupefying inversion of our Constitution’s idea of equality.
Tribute to Narendra Dabholkar: Duty to Develop Scientific Temper
A tribute to Dabholkar’s legacy. The author writes about what he understands by ‘scientific temper’, and how it can be developed by all.