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‘Bare Life’ of Kashmiris
3 March 2019, by Arup Kumar SenThere are diverse ways of remembering a tragic event. The aftermath of recent deaths of more than 40 CRPF men in terrorist attack in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on February 14, 2019 bears testimony to it. In the wake of the tragedy, (...) -
India Under Narendra Modi
3 March 2019by Sandeep Pandey and Rahul Pandey
Narendra Modi’s ascension to power was accompanied with jubilation and expectation. His supporters were expecting an end to era of corruption and initiation of good governance which was described as Achche Din. (...) -
Taboo or Not Taboo?
3 March 2019by Aishwarya Bhuta
Being a woman and demanding entry into a temple is taboo.
Being landless and demanding land rights is taboo.
Being Adivasi and demanding forest rights is taboo.
Being Dalit and demanding reservations is taboo.
Being a farmer (...) -
Democracy, Freedom and Seventieth Year of the Republic
3 March 2019, by Kobad Ghandy[After a one-and-a-half year gap we are carrying an article by the well-known Marxist-Maoist thinker, Kobad Ghandy. In the past, we have carried several of his articles that he sent us from whichever jail he was lodged in. The last was a (...) -
They
3 March 2019[ February 21 is the International Mother Tongue Day as declared by the United Nations in recognition of the martyrs of the language movement who fell to the Pakistani police’s bullets on that day in 1952 in Dhaka while demanding that their (...) -
Resolve Venezuelan Crisis before it is Too Late
3 March 2019, by Bharat DograThe crisis situation in Venezuela is getting more and more serious. It is clear that while the economic problems of the people of Venezuela in recent times have increased greatly, it is also true that left to itself the Maduro Government could (...) -
Assam Rifles in the Role of the Police
3 March 2019by Gautam Sen
The Government of India has issued a notification on February 21, 2019 empowering the Assam Rifles (AR), presently a Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) and de-facto the oldest para-military force of the country, having the (...) -
Namvar Singh
3 March 2019LITERARY TRIBUTE
by Priyadarshan
With the death of Namvar Singh, 92, an era of Hindi literature has come to an end. It is an understatement that he was a great critic, for his contribution goes much further. He may well be considered as one of (...) -
Common Cause
3 March 2019, by Badri RainaWe die for ours;
Our deaths are propitiated
Like those of star-crossed lovers.
They kill us,
We kill them;
They win some,
We win some.
Thus we shun the cowardice
Of a pusillanimous peace;
Heroes do not fold their arms—
They die in bloodied grace. (...) -
A Centennial Tribute - Subhas Mukhopadhyay
3 March 2019The birth centenary of the eminent Bengali poet, Subhas Mukhopadhyay (February 12, 1919-July 8, 2003), was held recently with a three-day function (February 13-16, 2019) in Kolkata. It was organised by the Bengali periodical, Saptaha; Subhas (...)
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