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When Jailor Becomes the Judge : Muslim Women Getting Empowered
That tiny decorated hall at the far end of the city, was overflowing with people; women in particular. I got a chair due to the kindness of a woman. It was a difficult kind of kindness, for sure. All the…
School children, senior citizens speak out against Maharashtra government’s neglect of BEST bus network
It was an inspiring, learning, encouraging experience last evening. People from different communities, languages, income groups, different corners of Mumbai spoke the truth to authorities. About the harrowing experience they were having with the BEST bus service.It was once a…
House Demolitions in Kashmir will be counterproductive
A spate of wanton house demolitions of alleged militants is extremely illogical, illegal, unfair, and could even be counter productive. The youth that join the militancy never do it under the directions or guidance of their families. In fact, most…
Top UN Official Warns Gaza on Brink of “Full-Scale Famine” Amid Ongoing Israeli Blockade
Gaza (Quds News Network)- Jonathan Whittall, head of the UN’s humanitarian agency (OCHA) in Gaza, has warned that the Palestinian enclave is on the brink of “full-scale famine conditions” as Israel’s blockade nears the end of its second month, bringing…
The Other Catastrophe: Genocide and Famine in Sudan
Two years have passed since the war broke out in Sudan between the two sides of the military regime that the country inherited from the infamous Omar al-Bashir. While the situation in Sudan does not get even a tenth of…
Yale, Ben-Gvir and Banning Palestinian Groups
Universities are in a bind. As institutions of learning and teaching, knowledge learnt and taught should, or at the very least could, be put into practice. How unfortunate for rich ideas to linger in cold storage or exist as the…
World Bank, IMF, Gaza and Immigration Protesters
Attendees at the Spring meetings of the WB (World Bank) and IMF (International Monetary Fund) on Tuesday this week while waiting to pass through security before entering the WB headquarters building were greeted by a small group of protesters calling…
About Blocking Trump’s Deportation Command
On March 25th, Trump issued an order that he would end the legal status for over 500,000 Cubans, Nicaraguans, Haitians and Venezuelans - voiding their work permits and opening them to ICE led deportations while giving them 30 days to…
Will there be a big change in the world’s balance of power, can this happen without a big war?
In historical terms when the situation is moving towards a significant change in the balance of power, possibilities of war can increase, although by no means war is inevitable in such circumstances. The present times and the near future have…
Identity, Networks, and the Quiet Whitewashing of Misdeeds in India
In India’s intricate social fabric, identity has always been a source of strength—binding communities, offering support, and preserving culture. Yet, this same force, when intertwined with loyalty networks, can also serve a far more troubling role: the quiet whitewashing of…
India
School children, senior citizens speak out against Maharashtra government’s neglect of BEST bus network
It was an inspiring, learning, encouraging experience last evening. People from different communities, languages, income groups, different corners of Mumbai spoke the truth to authorities. About the harrowing experience they…
House Demolitions in Kashmir will be counterproductive
A spate of wanton house demolitions of alleged militants is extremely illogical, illegal, unfair, and could even be counter productive. The youth that join the militancy never do it under…
Identity, Networks, and the Quiet Whitewashing of Misdeeds in India
In India’s intricate social fabric, identity has always been a source of strength—binding communities, offering support, and preserving culture. Yet, this same force, when intertwined with loyalty networks, can also…
Complaint Filed Against BJP MP Nishikant Dubey for Hate Speech Violating Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Provisions
New Delhi, 24 April 2025 – A formal complaint has been filed against BJP Member of Parliament Nishikant Dubey (Godda, Jharkhand) for making communal and inflammatory remarks on social media…
The Ambedkarite Odyssey: A Journey to a New India
This article explores how Ambekar’s thoughts and experiments with social engineering can provide a foundation for a transformed India India is at crossroads. The country is beleaguered by rising inequality,…
A Time for Consolidating Harmonious Integration of Kashmir with the Rest of India in a Framework of Peace, Justice, Democracy and Inter-faith Unity
On April 22 there was a most horrible attack on entirely innocent tourists from various parts of India in Kashmir in which 26 persons were killed. Pakistan’s instigation of this…
World
The Other Catastrophe: Genocide and Famine in Sudan
Two years have passed since the war broke out in Sudan between the two sides of the military regime that the country inherited from the infamous Omar al-Bashir. While the…
Yale, Ben-Gvir and Banning Palestinian Groups
Universities are in a bind. As institutions of learning and teaching, knowledge learnt and taught should, or at the very least could, be put into practice. How unfortunate for rich…
World Bank, IMF, Gaza and Immigration Protesters
Attendees at the Spring meetings of the WB (World Bank) and IMF (International Monetary Fund) on Tuesday this week while waiting to pass through security before entering the WB headquarters…
About Blocking Trump’s Deportation Command
On March 25th, Trump issued an order that he would end the legal status for over 500,000 Cubans, Nicaraguans, Haitians and Venezuelans - voiding their work permits and opening them…
Will there be a big change in the world’s balance of power, can this happen without a big war?
In historical terms when the situation is moving towards a significant change in the balance of power, possibilities of war can increase, although by no means war is inevitable in…
Will the ascendancy of factionalism and authoritarian rule in America be its final undoing?
“The United States of America!” Doesn’t saying it just make your heart leap for joy? I start hearing the national anthem play in my head, see the rockets red glare…
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
Independent and effective National Human Rights Commission?
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is the only human rights institution among the existing nine National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) in India to apply for membership to the International…
Lost Rights and Overcrowded Prisons…
The primary purpose of building prisons is to reform individuals who, due to circumstances, environment, or emotional turmoil, have stepped into the world of crime. The aim is to provide…
Socialist Party (India) condemns government attempts to block international travel of Neingulo Krome
Neingulo Krome, Secretary General of Naga People’s Movements for Human Rights was prevented from going to Bangkok on 5 February, 2020 from Kolkata airport and now he has been stopped…
Christian Persecution: Police turned from Protectors to Perpetrators
Police assaulted children and priests with lathis, beaten and molested women belonging to Tribal community as they barged into Juba Catholic Church in Gajapati district in Odisha on 22nd March…
PUCL condemns the targeting of comedian Kunal Kamra and the vandalism by Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) at The Habitat, Mumbai!
Political satire is a constitutional right! ****** Punitive and Arbitrary demolitions as a form of punishment are an unconstitutional attempt to strangulate free speech ******* India is not an eggshell…
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…
Imperialism
Ending Militarism in America
I read the news today, oh boy. About a lucky man named Elon Musk. But he lost out on one thing: he didn’t get a top secret briefing on Pentagon war plans…
The Fraud of Endless War
There is not a single war or serious military confrontation since WWII involving the U.S. that needed to be fought. Every conflict where soldiers and civilians suffered death or injury…
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…
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
Climate Action Requires Debt Relief
WASHINGTON, DC – Today’s global economic turmoil is not just about trade. As G20 finance ministers gather in Washington this week during the annual spring meetings of the International Monetary…
Climate Change Kills Capitalism
Capitalism, like Antarctica and like the Amazon rainforest, is under threat of destruction by excessive levels of CO2 emissions which cause radical climate change. Risk of some level of extinction…
Synchronized Global Climate Breakdown
The world has entered a new climate era that threatens the fabric of civilization because it’s the reverse of the climate system that society was built upon. As it happens,…
The EPA’s Rejection of Climate Science Threatens Everyone
MIDDLETOWN – In mid-March, Lee Zeldin, President Donald Trump’s newly confirmed administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency, announced that the EPA was undertaking a formal reconsideration of its “endangerment…
Silent Dehydration: The Hidden Killer
Silent dehydration is a condition in which the body gradually loses water and essential electrolytes without triggering the usual thirst signals. Unlike acute dehydration—which manifests through symptoms like dizziness, dry…
Climate Change and Deforestation: A Dangerous Warning
Currently, India is witnessing an increase in heat and heatwaves, especially in several northern states including Gujarat, Rajasthan, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Odisha. By early April, the rising heatwaves…
Environmental Protection
Breathing Life Back In: The Vitality of Ecosystem Restoration
“The future of humanity and indeed, all life on earth, now depends on us." — David Attenborough (Biologist, broadcaster and writer) On January 6, 2025, a catastrophic incident occurred in…
Himalayan Villages may be Extremely Beautiful, but We Cannot Neglect These Worrying Aspects
Most Himalayan villages are extremely beautiful. However we cannot afford to ignore some deeply worrying ecological and social aspects of these villages, particularly as in some contexts these show an…
Toxic Agribusiness’s Genetically Mutilated Greenwash
In recent years, the global movement toward regenerative and organic agriculture has gained significant momentum. These approaches promise to restore soil health, enhance biodiversity, reduce reliance on synthetic chemicals and…
Is zero waste Kerala’s dream or dilemma?
On March 30, 2025, the International Day of Zero Waste, Kerala declared that 98.47% of local bodies in the state achieved waste-free status. ‘Zero waste’ has been a campaign slogan of the…
Sunita Williams affirms her commitment to protect the earth
Happy to share this message received from astronaut Ms Sunita Williams, who has become a legend, in response to my note of congratulations on her recent feat. I am so…
The necessity for green spaces in cities
Green spaces, including parks, urban forests, gardens, and green rooftops are crucial for cities. This note will discuss the primary reasons for having green spaces in cities at greater length,…
Counter Solutions
How Eco-Localism Differs from Tariff Terrorism
Followers of the Small Is Beautiful school of environmentalism (to which I subscribe) often critique globalization and advocate localism. The controversial new Trump tariffs seem purpose-made to choke off global trade and…
Politics of Truth Needs Constant and Sincere Engagement with People
The increasing and complex problems people face at world level as well as various kinds of corruption and deception responsible for these should be expected to lead to the involvement…
The End of Big Solutions
The world has changed dramatically since the start of the second Trump administration. But how best to describe this shift? Many see it as potentially the end of American democracy,…
Sustainable Development: Implications and Consequences
Amongst the many related categories of development, ‘human development’ ‘political development’, ‘economic development’, ‘social development’ or ‘cultural development’, human development is the most important to all of us. Human…
A Different “Abundance Agenda”: Avoiding Delusions and Diversions
For the next few weeks, the buzzword in US debates on the liberal/left about economics and ecology will be “abundance” after the release of the book with that title by Ezra Klein (New York…
The Evolution of Modernity
The human world of the early 21st century is dominated by science, cities, and high technology. However, both our modern way of life and our way of thinking about the world…
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
Why Men Should Shut Up About the Burdens of Masculinity
Patriarchy has started a new PR campaign – rebranding the male jailors as emotionally wounded inmates. In The Indian Express, for instance, Shraddha Upadhyay declares that while “masculinity poses an…
The Hetero-Patriarchal Panic of India’s Minority Communalists
In 2024, the Supreme Court of India noted that what is primary in the determination of the minority character of an institution is not the “existence of a religious place…
Misogynist and Patriarchal Judgments on Crimes Against Women and Children
A Press Conference was held today by the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) at the Press Club of India, New Delhi on the recent trend of anti-women and anti-children…
Sexual Violence and Government Response in West Bengal under Mamata Banerjee’s Leadership
“Rape cases are on the rise because boys and girls interact more freely now. Earlier, if men and women held hands, they would be caught and reprimanded by parents, but…
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…
Palestine
Top UN Official Warns Gaza on Brink of “Full-Scale Famine” Amid Ongoing Israeli Blockade
Gaza (Quds News Network)- Jonathan Whittall, head of the UN’s humanitarian agency (OCHA) in Gaza, has warned that the Palestinian enclave is on the brink of “full-scale famine conditions” as…
UN Program Out of Food in Gaza as Israel Maintains Blockade
As Israel continues to bomb and impose a total blockade on the Gaza Strip, the United Nations World Food Program announced Friday that "WFP delivered its last remaining food stocks to hot meals kitchens" in the…
The Myth of Conquest: Why Gaza Will Never Be Subdued by Israel
To conquer a place is to fundamentally subdue its population. This must be clearly differentiated from 'occupation', a specific legal term that governs the relationship between a foreign "occupying power"…
Deporting Dissent: The Dangerous Precedent Set by the Persecution of Pro-Palestine Activists
"Rights are granted to those who align with power," Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student, eloquently wrote from his cell. This poignant statement came soon after a judge ruled…
Disguised as ‘voluntary migration’, Israel’s forced displacement campaign unfolds in Gaza amid deafening international silence
Palestinian Territory – The Israeli project in the Gaza Strip has reached its most revealing and dangerous stage yet. Israel is no longer concealing its intention to forcibly displace Palestinians from…
Israeli national security minister pledges to bomb food depots as Gaza blockade reaches 50th day
On Tuesday, Israeli national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir attended a meeting with leading members of Congress at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, where he pledged to bomb…
South Asia
Engage Pakistan in Dialogue, Address the political parties and civil society
We hope the hubris of Bhartiya Janata Party leadership related to Pakistan on Kashmir would be finally broken with the terrorist attack in Pahalgam. Starting from Narendra Modi’s 56 inch…
On the Edge of War: The Pahalgam Attack and the Collapse of Restraint in South Asia
On April 22, 2025, the illusion of calm in Kashmir was shattered. Armed militants attacked a group of Indian and foreign tourists near Pahalgam, killing 26 and wounding many more.…
Both India and Pakistan Should Protect the Indus River System, Common Heritage of South Asia
“Sindhu in might surpasses all the rivers that flow. His roar is lifted up to heaven above the earth, he with his wealth makes fertile both the worlds.”--Rigveda In recent…
Composite Indian Nationalism or ‘Two Nation Theory’
One of the greatest tragedies of South Asia has been the emergence of ‘Two Nation Theory’, which opposed the Anti Colonial Indian National movement. It was a great help to…
The Harijans in Bangladesh: Victims of constitutional neglect and social isolation
Though the term ‘Harijan’ in India has become unparliamentary after much struggle of the Dalit community particularly the Ambedkarites, it continues to be in the mainstream communication and parlance in…
Divided Narratives: The Struggle for Identity and Belonging in Pakistan’s Media Landscape
In Pakistan today, identity is not merely personal—it is political, bureaucratic, and frequently perilous. As the country reels from economic distress, intensifying political contestation, and social unrest, the question of…
Annihilate Caste
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Casteism in India
“Will AI support social justice or is it waiting in the wings to bury social justice once and for all?” Historical biases already ingrained in present system of India will…
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…
Life/Philosophy
When Jailor Becomes the Judge : Muslim Women Getting Empowered
That tiny decorated hall at the far end of the city, was overflowing with people; women in particular. I got a chair due to the kindness of a woman. It…
Was Lohia a Hindu Right-Wing Leader?
Several months ago, a professor at JNU came across my article on Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia. During our brief conversation near Ganga Dhaba, he expressed clear displeasure with Lohia’s personality…
Atonement for my childhood association with the Sangh: Suresh Khairnar
The way BJP has openly come on communal polarization in the current elections, and most of all seeing their leadership people number one Narendra Modi and number two Amit Shah,…
Alternative Pathways Needed as Reckless Pursuit of Dominance and Power causes Crisis after Crisis
In the first 15 weeks of this year 2025 most of the existing crisis situations have not shown any signs of getting resolved while new ones have also appeared. The…
Pope Francis’s Legacy of Love and Peace
He spoke out against war, militarism, and the ravages of climate change. In 2022, Pope Francis created a will expressing his desire that just one word be inscribed on the…
Fallibility, Dirty Wars and Pope Francis I
The very idea of infallibility sets one up for the mighty fall. But the Pope, temporal head of all Catholics, is one such character, the papacy one such institution, arrogantly…
Arts/Literature
A selfless note!
I am not thunder, not a blaze.Not made for crowds or heavy praise.I am the breeze at break of day,Soft-spoken strength that leads the way. I move in silence, soft…
تَوْحِيد Tawhid
1 And how could you live out the Oneness of God without the Body? 2 God the Sea Life the Ship 3 Life is the True Sword of God 4…
Musing on Gibran’s ‘A Poet’s Death is His Life’ and ‘Peter on the Neighbour’ in Trying Times
“Come, oh sweet Death, and deliver me from my neighbours who looked upon me as a stranger because I interpret to them the language of the angels. Hurry, oh peaceful…
Earth Day
Todayis my day of renouncement.Today I renouncethings and thingnessof the It World.And the dehumanizing powerof things touse and rule over me: the carthe cellphonethe computerthe clockthe television artificial intelligenceand the…
Adolescence: The pressure to look perfect online
Aayushi Rana is a postgraduate in History from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), and a Senior Researcher at Digitial Forensics Research Analytics Centre (DFRAC), a Delhi-based fact-checking organization. She is also a…
The Grandeur of Kindness
Alone, down and dull, lost in my thoughts, at a chaotic airport I stood in a queueA raspy voice said, “after you”, my heart warmed, my eyes tearedIn a toxic…
Book Review
Celebrate this year’s world book day by gifting yourself with Ambedkar’s unique biography ‘Iconoclast’
If anyone really wants to know more about the towering Indian scholar and undisputed leader of Dalits, or the so-called untouchables, Iconoclast is a must read. This voluminous book came out in…
Palestine as Pageantry: The Hollow Acts of the American Liberal Class
A drinking game one night. The question came up, “What makes you jealous?” Several people, no longer constrained by inhibition, mentioned the usual things- status, money, power, looks. Others had…
Songs from Social Movements in Several Dialects and Languages
There are several collections available of songs from social movements and some of these are much sought after. However the collection of songs being discussed here is one of its…
At the Lost and Found
The following is the Introduction to my new book, At the Lost and Found (Clarity Press). My dear mother, who had an artistic temperament that tended at times toward the sentimental, liked…
Fascinating Narrative on Mahatma Gandhi’s Travels and Public Meetings
Sunil Bhatt’s recently published book on travels and public meetings of Mahatma Gandhi in Hindi, titled Uttarakhand Mein Gandhi—Yatra aur Vichar’ provides a fascinating narrative on his ability to achieve…
A book on Kutch, its history, culture, desert
Some people seem to have a charmed life. Mariam Dossal is one of them. She is the author of a number of books on history, has had a good academic…
Editor's Picks
Recipes for Revolution, Protein for Power, Meat for Change
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you—then you eat them." —Adapted for the Protein Revolution Introduction India's marginalized communities have been denied not just…
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…
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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