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End the Veto: The Only Way to End the Slaughter of Innocent People in Occupied Palestine and Worldwide
A world body like the United Nations should have the power to enforce its resolutions and impose sanctions on the offending countries regardless of how powerful they are. No country should be allowed to continue committing crimes against humanity with…
Israel Kills 130 Palestinians in 48 Hours Across Gaza
Gaza (Quds News Network)- Israeli warplanes continue to bomb different parts of Gaza, violating the ceasefire agreement. In the past 48 hours, Israeli attacks have killed 130 Palestinians. Israeli airstrikes targeted homes and farmland in Gaza City. A strike hit…
The Last Chapter of the Genocide
This is the last chapter of the genocide. It is the final, blood-soaked push to drive the Palestinians from Gaza. No food. No medicine. No shelter. No clean water. No electricity. Israel is swiftly turning Gaza into a Dantesque cauldron of human…
Columbia University Capitulates to Outrageous and Unprecedented Fascist Demands
On March 13, the Trump fascists issued an outrageous and unprecedented list of demands that Columbia University must comply with in order to even negotiate with the government for federal funds. This comes five days after the Gestapo-like abduction of…
A Dance Party to Take Tesla Down as Protests Grow
Every weekend activists are protesting outside Tesla showrooms as part of the nationwide #TakeDownTesla movement to send Elon Musk the only kind of message he understands: Financial. Since heading up Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in working on dismantling…
The Way of Doubt
1 What is greater a brother or a sister of the flesh or of the soul? 2 Put out a fire with another fire 3 Strength is the deepest knowledge 4 Evil is contradiction 5 Goodness is increase; evil diminution…
Lohia’s Concept of Equality: A Critical Analysis
March 23 marks the 115th birth anniversary (1910-1967) of socialist thinker Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia. Despite his significant contributions—uniting the opposition, fighting for civil liberties, and laying the foundation for social justice politics—Lohia was treated almost as an outcast by…
National Federation of Indian Women Condemns Allahabad High Court Judgment
The National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) expresses its deep shock and strongly condemns the recent judgment of the Allahabad High Court, dated March 19, delivered by Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra, which stated that "grabbing the breast of a…
UN Must Provide Compensation For Wayanad Disaster
To: Dr Ibrahim Cheikh DiongExecutive DirectorUNFCCC Loss and Damage Fund Mr Simon StiellExecutive SecretaryUNFCCC Secretariat Chief Secretary|Govt of Kerala Dear Dr Ibrahim Diong, The outset please accept my congratulations on your appointment as the ED of the Fund. I am an ecologist…
BeChiraag Village Will Be Begumpura as Dalits Light Chiraags on Controversial Land in Punjab
Thousands of Dalits gathered on a (farm)land in three villages of Punjab’s Sangrur district on Friday, 28th February, to light chiraags and claim their right over the land. The protest took place under the leadership of the Zameen Prapti Sangharsh…
India
BeChiraag Village Will Be Begumpura as Dalits Light Chiraags on Controversial Land in Punjab
Thousands of Dalits gathered on a (farm)land in three villages of Punjab’s Sangrur district on Friday, 28th February, to light chiraags and claim their right over the land. The protest…
Improving Livelihoods based on Better Care of Goats
Goats are generally at the margin of rural development efforts, but thanks to a well-planned initiative in Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh, efforts related to better care of goats and…
Striving to Promote Democracy: Values of Constitution
The V Dem observations about India as reported in The Hindu points out “Noting that almost all components of democracy were getting worse in more countries than they were getting…
UP: The Stepping Stone To The Lahore Resolution
Introduction Chaudhary Khaliquzzaman in his Pathway To Pakistan (1961) has quoted Maulana Azad to assert the role of Muslim elites of UP. He quotes Azad who says- “students of Indian…
The Rise of Collective Punishment: A Threat to the Rule of Law and Democracy
The present article is neither to oppose punishing criminals and lawbreakers nor to hold sympathy for any gang or organization engaged in criminal activities. In fact, dismantling criminal syndicates through…
What is Uniform about UCC?
With due respect to importance being accorded to the Uniform Civil Code Act, 2024 having been formally implemented in Uttarakhand and apparently considered so politically in states with Bharatiya Janata…
World
Columbia University Capitulates to Outrageous and Unprecedented Fascist Demands
On March 13, the Trump fascists issued an outrageous and unprecedented list of demands that Columbia University must comply with in order to even negotiate with the government for federal…
A Dance Party to Take Tesla Down as Protests Grow
Every weekend activists are protesting outside Tesla showrooms as part of the nationwide #TakeDownTesla movement to send Elon Musk the only kind of message he understands: Financial. Since heading up…
Today’s Social Media Are No Longer Safe for Journalism
Hannah Arendt, the German-American political theorist who studied totalitarian regimes, noted in 1974 that “The moment we no longer have a free press, anything can happen. What makes it possible for a…
Putin made Trump wait, then strung him along – it’s clear his war aims in Ukraine have not changed
US President Donald Trump’s phone call with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, didn’t take a tangible step towards ending the hostilities in Ukraine, let alone finding an enduring peace. Rather,…
Trump’s Policy toward Latin America: Even Anti-Communist Zealots in Miami Don’t Like It
During his first term, President Donald Trump exerted a “maximum pressure” campaign against perceived U.S. adversaries in Latin America and elsewhere. Among other hardline policies, he levelled crippling sanctions against…
War, Power, and Hegemony: The U.S. Strategy in Ukraine
The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict has resulted in nearly $300 billion in expenditures, over 150,000 lives lost, and the displacement of more than 10 million people, as reported by The Washington…
Globalisation
The Globalized Elite Are Perpetuating Local Neo-Colonial Plunder
In the decades since the formal end of colonialism, nations across the Global South have proudly waved the banner of independence, self-reliance, decolonization, and now—deglobalization. The rhetoric of national empowerment,…
80 years is enough: Fight for food, land, and climate justice! Shut down the IMF-World Bank!
Rural peoples’ movements and communities demand the shutdown of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank. Over the past 80 years, imperialist governments and their transnational corporations (TNCs) have…
Comparing How the West and China Offer Loans to Developing Countries
Established Western economic institutions are facing a formidable challenge from Chinese newcomers, each side offering distinct and competitive lending strategies with far-reaching consequences for global infrastructure and development. In October…
It’s Not Capitalism… It’s MONEYISM!!
Here it is from an old college buddy and confidante of mine, J D. This former progressive talk radio host and socialist thinker nailed it with his commentary on things…
Why Garment Workers in Bangladesh are on Strike
Bangladesh is a major producer of garments supplying to world’s top brands such as H & M, Lewis, Gucci, Zara and many others. Nearly 4.0 million workers, mostly women toil…
Tossing Neoliberalism into the Dumpster
It’s official, according to a speech by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, the United States is jumping off the neoliberal globalization bandwagon (a root cause of domestic extremism) and it…
Human Rights
Constitution-suspended Bastar : Where Raghu midiyami’s democratic rights have ended!
Let's start the talking with an old report of 'Indian Express'. According to this report of December 2014 : In 65 months between January 2009 and May 2014, only 139…
The World Must Rally Around Algeria’s Hunger Artist
PARIS – In an age when freedom of expression is increasingly under threat, exemplary voices such as Boualem Sansal are needed more than ever. The 75-year-old Algerian novelist and essayist,…
Chhattisgarh: Government of the ‘Largest Democracy’ jails 23-year-old Adivasi Leader Under Draconian UAPA
In yet another mockery of democracy, the RSS-led BJP central government, using the National Investigation Agency (NIA), has arrested Raghu Midiyami, an Adivasi rights activist from the mineral-rich region of…
Kalpana’s Story Resonates with Other Domestic Workers’ Harrowing Tales
[Left] When Kalpana was rescued in October 2024. [Right] Kalpana is set to be released from the hospital in 2025. Photos: Collected Very often, it is hard to go through…
PUCL Condemns Handcuffed Deportation of Indians from USA
PUCL demands that The Indian Government must · Apologise to the migrants for the complicity of the Indian government in this inhumane treatment; and · Compensate the migrants for their…
IMSD condemns the assassination of the world’s first openly gay Imam
“No God, gods, goddesses, prophets or saints may be invoked to justify the killing and/or terrorising of fellow human beings”. Indian Muslims for Secular Democracy (IMSD) strongly condemns the assassination…
Imperialism
The US-EU-NATO War on Russia, Using Ukraine as an instrument to balkanise Russia has failed
We are witnessing the very end of the so-called Ruled Based Order, or rather the end of the Non-Rules Based Disorder. The Empire of Chaos and Wars is now facing…
A New Military Strategy of French Neocolonialism in Africa: Reorganizing Under the Cover Retreat
Left parties of West Africa warn that announcements of withdrawal of troops by France-backed regimes in its former African colonies are an attempt to deceive the anti-imperialist movement by hiding…
Ten Thoughts on Curbing the Worst Excesses of U.S. Militarism
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take America back (again!) to greatness, there’s been much talk of Elon Musk’s new DOGE, or Department of Government Efficiency, and whether it will dare…
The World’s Four Legacy Empires Going Down
Some 2,000 years ago, an itinerant preacher, Saul of Tarsus, was writing to a wayward congregation in Corinth, Greece. Curiously enough, his words still capture the epochal change that may…
Imperialism in its Late, Recent Stage has been Extremely SAD—Stupid, Arrogant and Dangerous
The most defining feature of the 21st century is that this is an extremely sensitive time of human history when the greatest caution is urgently needed to guide the world…
My Internal Exile
“Let me have war, say I; it exceeds peace as far as day does night: it’s spritely waking, audible, and full of vent. Peace is a very apoplexy, lethargy; mull’d,…
Communal Harmony
Sambhal: A repetition of Ayodhya?
In Ayodhya the God descended and departed. A temple was built at his birth place. It is claimed that this temple was demolished to build a mosque. The mosque was…
A Mosque, A Movement, A Legacy: The Story of Ludhiana Jama Masjid
The Ludhiana Jama Masjid, a historic mosque in Punjab, India, holds a special place in the country's freedom struggle. Built in 1670 by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb's governor, Nawab Bahadur Khan,…
India’s Path to Peace: A Scriptural Perspective
India, often referred to as the land of spirituality and diversity, has been a cradle of civilizations, religions, and philosophies for millennia. Its rich tapestry of cultures, languages, and faiths…
Mystical Music: A Balm for India’s Fractured Soul
As I stood on the shores of Calicut Beach, surrounded by a sea of faces, I felt the weight of a nation's divisions slowly lifting. The music program, 'Charyar', was…
Khudai Khidmatgar–Taking the Message of Inter-faith Harmony to More and More People
Khudai Khidmatgar, an organization founded in memory of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan in India in 2011, has been organizing several meetings for inter-faith harmony in various parts of the country…
Transcending Differences: The Potential of Meta-Religion for Interfaith Harmony
The concept of meta-religion refers to a higher level of understanding and interpretation of religious traditions, which transcends their individual differences and limitations. Meta-religion seeks to identify the commonalities and…
Climate Change
UN Must Provide Compensation For Wayanad Disaster
To: Dr Ibrahim Cheikh DiongExecutive DirectorUNFCCC Loss and Damage Fund Mr Simon StiellExecutive SecretaryUNFCCC Secretariat Chief Secretary|Govt of Kerala Dear Dr Ibrahim Diong, The outset please accept my congratulations on your appointment…
Discovery of Immense Methane Leaks in Antarctica
A new discovery of methane leaks in Antarctica could be a game-changer and potential near-term threat that’s difficult to characterize without sounding overly negative. Of course, situations like this that…
The Spark of Rising Temperatures: Impact on Food Security, Health, and Lifestyle
Even before the end of March, several parts of India are experiencing a heatwave. On March 16, Odisha recorded a temperature of 43°C, while Jharsuguda touched 42°C. In more than…
A Defining Moment for Energy Security and Economic Prosperity
SAINT JOHN’S – Last week, heads of state, ministers of finance and energy, investors, civil-society groups, and energy-industry leaders convened in Barbados for the Sustainable Energy for All (SEforAll) Forum.…
The Biofuel Sham Could Worsen Global Hunger and Inequality
WATERLOO/BRUSSELS – Another major source of greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions is poised to use biofuels to “decarbonize.” The shipping industry has now joined the auto and aviation industries in viewing this “cleaner”…
When the Earth Heats Up: Zunaira Baloch and the Human Cost of Climate Change in Balochistan
They say only bad news from Balochistan makes the headlines___Pakistan's largest and most impoverished province marred in a decades long insurgency. The local newspapers are flooded with the news of…
Environmental Protection
These villages show the extent to which water conservation can improve life within a relatively short time
Till just about five years ago, in Nadna village of Shivpuri district (Madhya Pradesh) in Central India, the situation for most households was quite distressing. As several women of this…
Jal Sahelis–Water Conservation based on Community Strength and Women Volunteers
At a time when several environmental problems have become so serious as to threaten the basic life-nurturing conditions of our planet, thoughtful and concerned people all over the world are…
Urgency of Checking Spread of GM and Gene Editing Technologies as well Control of Multinational Companies on Farming and Seeds
As consciousness regarding the many-sided adverse impacts and high hazards and risks of GM crops have grown, some promoters allied to the same big business interests and multinational companies directly…
Protection of Indigenous Cows and Bullocks Needs Much Higher Emphasis
Often we pay a high price for neglecting our heritage. In the context of indigenous breeds of cattle a recent report in The Indian Express (7 March 2025) with…
Do not kill the River Rushikulya
On 16 th March Padayatra began from Pipalapanka and will end at Ganjam in Odisha on 25 th March to create public opinion and call for the State Government to…
The wilding of Rivaldo, An elephant learns to “forget”
My hosts asked if they could fix a drink for me adding that there may be visitors dropping by later. Seated in the verandah facing the natural expanse of trees…
Counter Solutions
What if we could uncancel the future?
Rob Hopkins, a pioneer in sustainability and community-driven change, believes that the future isn’t something we stumble upon—it’s something we actively create or fail at. At the heart of his…
Living Like a Fungus
Since its creation I have supported Rupert Read’s Climate Majority Project as the answer to achieving the climate action we need. Read observes that the majority of people are concerned…
Local, Vernacular, and Alive
Local landscapes were once powerful forces in their own right, shaping how people lived, farmed, traded, and made sense of the world. The land created people, and as people worked,…
Ghoomar Brings New Hope by Strengthening Livelihoods Based on Forest Produce
One of the most important means of improving the livelihood base of tribal communities is to increase the income they can derive on sustainable basis from non-timber forest produce, also…
Hall of Mirrors
The shock being experienced in Washington D.C. since January 20 is exposing gaping holes in the fantasies we told ourselves were rock-solid truths—lasting for whole (gasp) generations!. It is also…
Tribal Community’s Family Farm Shows the Way Forward with Highly Creative Natural Farming
Maali Ram’s small home and farm may appear to be very ordinary to outsiders, but local people who know better are increasingly attracted by what this bheel (tribal community) farmer…
Resource Crisis
The Project of Capital and the Project of the Proletariat in a time of World Crisis
ABSTRACT This is a response to the two sets of articles written by Sajai Jose on the Fourth Industrial Revolution and on the world’s and India’s hunger crisis. It is…
Sustaining the Unsustainable: Why Renewable Energy Companies Are Not Climate Warriors
In the fight to address climate change, renewable energy companies are often assumed to be Jedi Knights. Valiantly struggling to save the planet, wind and solar interests are thought to…
The Gritty Reality of Solar Power
by Priti Gulati Cox and Stan Cox Time is fast running out. The world’s affluent nations, with their abundant greenhouse emissions, have to finally drag themselves across the starting line…
Solidarity with Resistance to Extraction
by Don Fitz and the Green Party of St. Louis People the world over are opposing fossil fuel extraction in an incalculable number of ways. It is now clear that…
Will There Be Resource Wars in a Renewable Future?
Thanks to its very name — renewable energy — we can picture a time in the not-too-distant future when our need for non-renewable fuels like oil, natural gas, and coal…
The Growth Of Fascism Or The Fascism Of Growth?
Bear with me, scrupulous historians, as I try to run through some questions and parallels between centuries that I hope will enrich the essential debate on how to confront the…
Patriarchy
National Federation of Indian Women Condemns Allahabad High Court Judgment
The National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) expresses its deep shock and strongly condemns the recent judgment of the Allahabad High Court, dated March 19, delivered by Justice Ram Manohar…
March 8- A Mirage for Women?
How much have women around the world really gained by March 8 being marked as International Women’s Day in most parts? Or it would be perhaps be better to say…
No, Equality Doesn’t Mean Separate Roles for Men and Women
The emergence of feminist politics has led to a patriarchal counter-revolution that pays lip-service to “equality” while insisting that women and men should occupy different, separate places in society. In…
“Khamosh Cheek”: A Women’s Day Call to Protect and Empower the Girl Child
In an era dominated by structured schedules, digital screens, and urban expansion, we need to preserve the idea of street play—in public spaces more enthusiastically—as nowadays it has become a…
Women Must Get Equal Rights
International Women's Day is celebrated on 8 March across the world as a day for women's rights. In many countries, a public holiday is given on this day and women…
Freedom for women!
International Women's Day is celebrated today. But have women really been liberated? I myself am from the great Maharashtra of Jyotiba Phule and Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar. I was born…
Palestine
End the Veto: The Only Way to End the Slaughter of Innocent People in Occupied Palestine and Worldwide
A world body like the United Nations should have the power to enforce its resolutions and impose sanctions on the offending countries regardless of how powerful they are. No country…
Israel Kills 130 Palestinians in 48 Hours Across Gaza
Gaza (Quds News Network)- Israeli warplanes continue to bomb different parts of Gaza, violating the ceasefire agreement. In the past 48 hours, Israeli attacks have killed 130 Palestinians. Israeli airstrikes…
The Last Chapter of the Genocide
This is the last chapter of the genocide. It is the final, blood-soaked push to drive the Palestinians from Gaza. No food. No medicine. No shelter. No clean water. No electricity. Israel…
Questions and free films
Our people are being slaughtered and I get desperate calls from fewer and fewer surviving friends in Gaza. I am sleepless thinking whether I should share videos and images (they…
Israel Destroys Gaza’s Only Cancer Hospital in Ongoing Genocide
Gaza (Quds News Network)- The Israeli military targeted the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital in Gaza on Friday. The facility was the only hospital in the besieged strip dedicated to treating cancer…
Amid global inaction, Israel intensifies its forced displacement campaign in the Gaza Strip
Palestinian Territory – The consequences of Israel’s latest forced displacement campaign,masked as “evacuation orders”, in the Gaza Strip—along with its renewed ground assaults and ongoing intense aerial bombardments—are already catastrophic. This situation will undoubtedly compel hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to flee once more, forcing them to face homelessness yet again if the…
South Asia
Border Killings: The Lingering Pain and Diplomatic Efforts in India-Bangladesh Relations
On February 17, senior officials from Bangladesh's Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and India's Border Security Force (BSF) convened a four-day crucial border conference in New Delhi. The meeting aimed to…
Imran Khan’s Pakistan: ‘Democracy Now,’ Democracy Deferred
To an outsider, Pakistan’s ruling class appears schizophrenic, perpetually swinging between Washington and Beijing, using each as leverage against the other. While Pakistan’s geostrategic importance allows this game for now,…
Sri Lanka’s New Government Struggles to Increase Public Investment Amid IMF Constraints
The maiden budget by Sri Lanka’s new government reflects the limitations of austerity and the need to reinstill confidence in ideas of investment-led growth and industrialisation. On 17 February 2025,…
“I Leave Bangladesh to PM Modi”: Trump’s Gesture May Authorize India to Intervene in Bangladesh’s Domestic Affairs
On February 13, U.S. President Donald Trump, during a joint press conference with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, publicly denied the involvement of the U.S. deep state in last year's…
Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina’s govt committed “crimes against humanity”, says UN Report on Human Rights
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government was behind possible “crimes against humanity” as it strived to hold on to power last year, says the United Nations Human Rights office in a…
“Blowing In The Wind” – India-Bangladesh Border
Indo-Bangladesh border-lands in West Bengal (2017 km in length), fraught with strife, has borne witness to a harrowing pattern of extra-judicial killings perpetrated by the Border Security Force (BSF). The…
Annihilate Caste
What is the Strength and Weakness of Dalit Politics and its Future?
(Note: This article has been written with the help of Grok Chatbot AI. It is a matter of great satisfaction that it is very close to the truth. It has…
The Untouchable Problem from Bhagat Singh’s View
According to the published documents of Bhagat Singh and his comrades, Bhagat Singh had written an article on the problem of untouchables under the name 'Vidrohi' in 'Kirti' of June…
Dalits should be cautious of the divisive policies of BJP-RSS:All India Peoples Front
• Dalits should be cautious of the divisive policies of BJP-RSS • Supreme Court's decision on SC-ST sub-classification is not based on facts - Prof. Thorat • Unity of Dalits…
Dalits’ Condition Remains Dire Despite Reservation, says Sukhadeo Thorat
Despite decades of reservation policies aimed at addressing historical injustices, the socio-economic condition of Scheduled Castes (SCs) in India remains dire, as highlighted by Sukhadeo Thorat, former Chairman of the…
Bhakti-Kal and Caste Question
An abridged version of talk delivered on 23rd October, 2024 at Calicut University I say this with emphasis that in Indian history two periods, only two periods, came as a…
Dr. Ambedkar’s Dream of Economic Empowerment of Dalits is Incomplete
On 14 October 1956, Dr. Ambedkar converted to Buddhism in Nagpur due to untouchability, caste and class divisions in Hinduism. This day is as important for his followers as 14…
Life/Philosophy
Lohia’s Concept of Equality: A Critical Analysis
March 23 marks the 115th birth anniversary (1910-1967) of socialist thinker Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia. Despite his significant contributions—uniting the opposition, fighting for civil liberties, and laying the foundation for…
Bhagat Singh and today’s challenges
Bhagat Singh was sentenced to death on 23 March 1931 and after his martyrdom he joined the list of the best freedom fighters of our country, who selflessly served the…
Midlife Crisis on Steroid: How Capitalism Fuels Our Burnout
Midlife crisis can manifest itself in different forms. It can manifest as biological, social, emotional, or financial turmoil, depending on an individual's material and non-material conditions. Historically, in collectivist societies…
The Trump Era and Global Politics: A Conversation with Dr Chandra Muzaffar
Dr. Chandra Muzaffar, Malaysia’s foremost public intellectual and a tireless advocate for global justice, has long been at the forefront of discussions on geopolitics, human rights, and civilizational dialogue. As…
A tribute to Dr A K Biswas
Noted scholar and historian Dr Atul Krishna Biswas, popularly known as Dr A K Biswas passed away on February 28th, 2025 at his home in Kolkata. He was 79 years…
Islam, Secularism, and the Dynamic Interplay of Faith and Modernity
This essay explores the complex relationship between Islam and secularism by examining historical precedents, key scholarly perspectives, and the political implications of secular arrangements in Muslim-majority societies. Islam, as a…
Arts/Literature
The Way of Doubt
1 What is greater a brother or a sister of the flesh or of the soul? 2 Put out a fire with another fire 3 Strength is the deepest knowledge…
The Parable of Food
There once was a little fish that swam happily in the sea. One day the little fish met a bigger fish. And the Big Fish said to the Little Fish:…
“Here Comes the Sun”
For glad spring has began,And to the ardent sunThe earth, long time so bleak,Turns a frost bitten cheek. – Celia Thaxter, American poet (1835-94) From Frank Sinatra to the Beatles,…
The Way of Eternity
1 It is speaking to you; ever speaking 2 Dip your hands inside the Waters: it is You. Breath in the Air: it is You. Eat: it is You. Love:…
Understanding Urdu poetry
Urdu poetry often has a literal, direct, superficial meaning, and an indirect, deeper, real meaning, which the poet conveys through metaphors, hints, suggestions, allegories and indications. So often one has…
Anora Film Review: Cinderella’s Flip Flop with No Prince Charming
The film Anora, as it opens, takes viewers for an unbridled voyeurism as a striptease bar is open where topless girls split their legs on silhouettes. Topless girls now are…
Book Review
Careless People, Meta and Restricting the Digital Town Square
There is much talk in this age of heaving tech behemoths about the digital town square, where views can be aired with confidence, impunity and, at stages, disconcerting stupidity. Tech…
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s Life, Politics, and Struggle
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose was one of the most well-known independence fighters in India. He was also an influential figure whose ideas still inspire and guide many people today. Based…
He Who defied Death- A tribute to the life and times of Professor G N Saibaba
‘He Who defied Death- Life and times of Professor G N Saibaba’, comprises a series of tributes to late Professor Saibaba. In this book, the reflections on Saibaba’s martyrdom have…
‘A Sudden Golden Smile’: A Testament to the Enduring Power of Thoughtful Prose
Amit Sengupta's A Sudden Golden Smile, arriving with the season of spring, is a prudent collection of contemporary and old essays, a carefully curated selection drawn from his pen's vast…
The Mother: A Life of Sri Aurobindo’s Spiritual Collaborator
The Mother: A Life of Sri Aurobindo’s Spiritual Collaborator, Peter Heehs. Haryana: Harper Collins, 2025. Pp337. Often we don’t know what we have come here to do. Ultimately it hardly…
Rajnarayan is not a name but history
After reading the 512 page book titled "Rajnarayan is not a name but history" edited by my Lucknow friend Shahnawaz Ahmad Qadri, I am writing this article as a self-confession…
Editor's Picks
The Plot Against America
How a Dangerous Ideology Born From the Libertarian Movement Stands Ready to Seize America As I write this in early 2025, a quiet revolution is unfolding within the U.S. government.…
The Fuhrer Is Here
This an article I wrote on 16 December 2002, just after Modi was re-elected as CM of Gujrat for a second term. For some strange reasons, the article can't be…
Solidarity is the Political Version of Love
The moral of the story, don’t hold on to something as silly as copyright. We are here to change society. Disseminate your articles/videos/photos or whatever content you produce, through as…
Why it is Imperative to Support Independent Journalism
Dear Readers, As a loyal reader of Countercurrents.org (CC) I am writing this letter to you all to espouse support for this website. In today’s world, Independent journalism should be…
Climate Change: Why Should The Global South Pay For The Profligacy Of The Likes Of Taylor Swift, Elon Musk?
Climate change is a threat facing the whole of humanity. The real generators of this crisis are the developed economies of the Global North. They found a way to circumvent…
Deaths in Gaza and Us
Death is normal unless if it happens one of our dear and near ones. 40000+ (as per official figures) people have been killed in Gaza. According to The Lancet almost…
COVID Response Watch
Shadow of Covid lingers over the erstwhile Kingdom of Cooch Behar
The princely state of Cooch Behar merged with the Dominion of India on August 8, 1949 and became a part of the State of West Bengal on January 1, 1950.…
Public life in MP disrupted by heavy rains linked to climate change
Roads are crumbling, bridges are collapsing and railway lines are flooded . The surging waters from the rivers are drowning entire villages all around. It has rained so much that…
Hanging by a thread, Sheffield of the East
Sometimes it was a rise in pig iron prices due to disruption of supply chains due to the Covid pandemic. Now you can find the Ukraine War as a reason…
Malnutrition and death of children decreased in the system, increased in reality
In Maharashtra, the administration has been claiming that there is a steady decline in the number of malnutrition and child deaths in the state. But, in recent figures that have…
When Forest Rights meets Right to Education
With the horrors of the deadly virus still in the air, this would appear to be like a remarkable fairy tale in the post-Covid pandemic scenario, almost like a dream…
Uttarakhand In Need of Climate Resilient Agriculture Practices
In the last few years, we have been witnessing erratic, unpredictable and unexpected changes in climate, which are more perceptible in the Himalayan region of the country. These changes are…
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