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Body, Nation and Resistance in the times of COVID-19

Body, Nation and Resistance in the ...

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Expert IPCC Reviewer Speaks Out

Expert IPCC Reviewer Speaks Out

Roger Hallam, co-founder of Extinction Rebellion/XR...

An Invitation to Seeking Truth in a Country of Lies

An Invitation to Seeking Truth in a...

  In lieu of writing reviews of their own books...

China is razing the Uyghurs’ diverse Islamic traditions

China is razing the Uyghurs’ dive...

With 16,000 mosques damaged in recent years,...

Environment

  • Development Vs Dispossession: Dhinkia Rejects IOCL Pipeline
    Lekshmi Sujatha | November 23, 2020
  • Spotlight on Diwali: Environment or Entertainment?
    Bishaldeep Kakati | November 11, 2020
  • Serious Threat to Food and Farming – GM Lobby Plans New Offensive With Gene Edited Crops
    Bharat Dogra | November 3, 2020

Featured Stories

  • Support The Country-wide General Strike of November 26, 2020

    Support The Country-wide General Strike of November 26, 2020

    by Press Release — November 25, 2020

      The UCCRI(ML) supports the call given by various Central Trade Unions for a country-wide General Strike on November 26, 2020 against the anti-people policies of the NDA Government. The Trade Unions have listed the demands of workers and toilers, thrown into a crisis by the Covid-19 pandemic, withdrawal of the anti-farmer laws and anti-worker labour codes introduced by the[Read More…]

  • State & Big Capital As Buddy-Buddy: The Case Of Tata Steel

    State & Big Capital As Buddy-Buddy: The Case Of Tata Steel

    by Vidyarthy Chatterjee — November 24, 2020

    Writing in the March 26, 2012 issue of Outlook, Arundhati Roy talks of how since the middle of the first decade of this century, wherever Tisco has gone in search of an easy kill, whether in Chhattisgarh or in Orissa, violence against tribals whose lands the corporate giant sought to take over, has been the order of the day. Roy[Read More…]

  • Health experts warn PM Modi against rushing COVID-19 vaccine

    Health experts warn PM Modi against rushing COVID-19 vaccine

    by Rosamma Thomas — November 24, 2020

    A group of public health experts in India including Dr Narendra Gupta, based in Chittorgarh, Rajasthan and Dr Gopal Dabade in Karnataka have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to consider fully the as-yet-unknown consequences of large scale vaccination of the whole population against the SARS-COV-2 disease. This is not a “sound, rational, scientific or intelligent” approach for India, the experts[Read More…]

  • On the fond memories of Tarun Gogoi

    On the fond memories of Tarun Gogoi

    by Shofiul A Pathan — November 24, 2020

                            I have never tried to write something solely based on my own feelings till now. Neither did I ever felt like writing one; nor am I a public figure with huge number of followers. But, last evening when I heard of the demise of Mr. Tarun Gogoi I[Read More…]

  • Skewed Responsibility: Australian War Crimes in Afghanistan

    Skewed Responsibility: Australian War Crimes in Afghanistan

    by Dr Binoy Kampmark — November 24, 2020

    The Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force Afghanistan Inquiry was always going to make for a gruesome read – and that was only the redacted version.  The findings of the four-year investigation, led by New South Wales Court of Appeal Justice and Army Reserve Major-General Paul Brereton, point to “credible evidence” that 39 Afghan non-combatants and prisoners were allegedly killed[Read More…]

  • Toward Global Sharing

    Toward Global Sharing

    by Adam Parsons — November 24, 2020

    Since the onset of the global pandemic, the idea of a universal basic income has rightly received high-level political attention—not only within individual countries (such as here in the UK where it was at least debated by Parliament back in March), but also on the international level as endorsed by the United Nations. Never has there been such a need[Read More…]

  • COVID-19: Impacting mental health of several vulnerable groups

    COVID-19: Impacting mental health of several vulnerable groups

    by Disha Malik — November 24, 2020

    Co-Written by Disha Malik,  Shubhangi Kandwal & Upasna Gaba In December 2019, several cases of pneumonia were reported with unknown aetiology in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China.  Since then the disease has spread in other parts of China and the world causing a global pandemic. (Hagert & Williams,2020). The sudden outbreak of COVID-19 led to an obligation to quarantine and increased[Read More…]

  • The Undead Republican Party Seeks to Overthrow Democracy in America

    The Undead Republican Party Seeks to Overthrow Democracy in America

    by John Stanton — November 24, 2020

      “With hindsight, it is clear that the United States failed the difficult test set by history. In the three decades that followed their triumph [over the Soviet Union] and their coronation, they proved unable to establish a new world order, to build a role as a parental power or indeed sustain their moral credibility, which is probably lower today[Read More…]

  • Photo by George M. Groutas

    An Appeal To Farmers’ Movement –Kindly Give A More Central Role to Ecologically Protective Farming

    by Bharat Dogra — November 24, 2020

    The farmers’ movement in India has a historically very important role in protecting the small ( and medium ) farmer base of agriculture in the country. In recent times the movement has done well to oppose the corporatization trends as these ultimately present a threat to small farmers, as has been evident from the historical experience of many countries. This[Read More…]

  • Subordination by faith

    Subordination by faith

    by T Navin — November 24, 2020

    The RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat in a recent interview to Vivek a hindi Magazine said that most Muslims are very contended in India. A space has been created for them. And that anyone staying in India has to accept Hindu superiority. The theory of Hindu superiority, demand for other religious groups to subordinate oneself to the dominance of Hindu religion[Read More…]

World

Skewed Responsibility: Australian War Crimes in Afghanistan

Skewed Responsibility: Australian War Crimes in Afghanistan

November 24, 2020 — Dr Binoy Kampmark

The Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force Afghanistan Inquiry was always going to make for a gruesome read – and that was only the redacted version.  The findings of the four-year investigation, led by New South Wales Court of Appeal Justice and Army Reserve Major-General Paul Brereton, point to “credible evidence” that 39 Afghan non-combatants and prisoners were allegedly killed[Read More…]

  • The Undead Republican Party Seeks to Overthrow Democracy in America

    The Undead Republican Party Seeks to Overthrow Democracy in America

    November 24, 2020 — John Stanton
  • 2020 Election: The Trojan Horse Vs. The Horse’s …..

    2020 Election: The Trojan Horse Vs. The Horse’s …..

    November 23, 2020 — Philip A Farruggio
  • Keep it Hot and Don’t Move On

    Keep it Hot and Don’t Move On

    November 22, 2020 — Romi Mahajan
  • Foreign policy challenges for Biden!

    Foreign policy challenges for Biden!

    November 22, 2020 — Nadeem Khan

India

Support The Country-wide General Strike of November 26, 2020

Support The Country-wide General Strike of November 26, 2020

November 25, 2020 — Press Release

  The UCCRI(ML) supports the call given by various Central Trade Unions for a country-wide General Strike on November 26, 2020 against the anti-people policies of the NDA Government. The Trade Unions have listed the demands of workers and toilers, thrown into a crisis by the Covid-19 pandemic, withdrawal of the anti-farmer laws and anti-worker labour codes introduced by the[Read More…]

  • State & Big Capital As Buddy-Buddy: The Case Of Tata Steel

    State & Big Capital As Buddy-Buddy: The Case Of Tata Steel

    November 24, 2020 — Vidyarthy Chatterjee
  • Health experts warn PM Modi against rushing COVID-19 vaccine

    Health experts warn PM Modi against rushing COVID-19 vaccine

    November 24, 2020 — Rosamma Thomas
  • Subordination by faith

    Subordination by faith

    November 24, 2020 — T Navin
  • Law against ‘Love Jihad’ or controlling our ‘individuality’

    Law against ‘Love Jihad’ or controlling our ‘individuality’

    November 24, 2020 — Vidya Bhushan Rawat

Globalisation

Globalization and health: A glimpse into the developing nations

Globalization and health: A glimpse into the developing nations

October 27, 2020 — Dr Krati Shrivastava

Co-Written by Dr. Krati Shrivastava, Dr. Parul Malik & Dr. Arathi P Rao Globalization with its worldwide economic, political and cultural integration has made the world a small village with the borders being dissolved between countries. It has had a positive aspect and has successfully brought the world closer, but simultaneously, it has also resulted in various important public health[Read More…]

  • Image by Eric Westbrook

    Globalization in health: An upside or a roadblock?

    October 15, 2020 — Dr Sudhamshi Beeram
  • Globalization: a multifaceted exchange platform of healthcare

    Globalization: a multifaceted exchange platform of healthcare

    September 21, 2020 — Dr Chandrima Chatterjee
  • Odds are against us, but we are not alone

    Odds are against us, but we are not alone

    September 19, 2020 — Chandan
  • Globalisation of Capitalist Crises

    Globalisation of Capitalist Crises

    July 29, 2020 — Bhabani Shankar Nayak

Human Rights

China is razing the Uyghurs’ diverse Islamic traditions

China is razing the Uyghurs’ diverse Islamic traditions

November 20, 2020 — Zeenat Khan

With 16,000 mosques damaged in recent years, the autonomous region of Xinjiang now has the lowest number of Muslim houses of worship since the 1960s Cultural Revolution (AFP) To persecute the Uyghur Muslims, the demolition of mosques across China in recent times has drawn an international outcry. It started with the detention of the Muslims in internment camps in Xinjiang[Read More…]

  • Anand Teltumbde declared as Person of the Year 2020

    Anand Teltumbde declared as Person of the Year 2020

    November 19, 2020 — Press Release
  •   Image for representative purpose

    Maoist Encounters: Trampling Human Rights in Kerala Forests

    November 14, 2020 — Lekshmi Sujatha
  • Mahesh Raut Needs To Be Free

    Mahesh Raut Needs To Be Free

    November 5, 2020 — Sandeep Pandey
  • CDRO strongly condemns the raid by the NIA at Delhi,  Kashmir and Bangalore

    CDRO strongly condemns the raid by the NIA at Delhi,  Kashmir and Bangalore

    November 1, 2020 — Coordination of Democratic Rights Organisation (CDRO)

Imperialism

      Baz Ratner/Reuters US troops in Afghanistan, June 2011

What If They Called an Election and Nothing Changed in the War State?

November 23, 2020 — Danny Sjursen

In this mystifying moment, the post-electoral sentiments of most Americans can be summed up either as “Ding dong! The witch is dead!” or “We got robbed!” Both are problematic, not because the two candidates were intellectually indistinguishable or ethically equivalent, but because each jingle is laden with a dubious assumption: that President Donald Trump’s demise would provide either decisive deliverance[Read More…]

  •  A Washington Echo Chamber for a New Cold War

     A Washington Echo Chamber for a New Cold War

    November 20, 2020 — Cassandra Stimpson
  • The Ramblings of a Self-confessed Liar, Cheater, and Thief

    The Ramblings of a Self-confessed Liar, Cheater, and Thief

    November 13, 2020 — Kim Petersen
  • White Supremacy Sanctions Internal And External Colonialism

    White Supremacy Sanctions Internal And External Colonialism

    November 9, 2020 — David Gamble
  • Britannic Impunity: The UK Overseas Operations Bill

    Britannic Impunity: The UK Overseas Operations Bill

    October 18, 2020 — Dr Binoy Kampmark

Communal Harmony

Faisal Khan’s commitment to peace and harmony, and his unfortunate arrest

Faisal Khan’s commitment to peace and harmony, and his unfortunate arrest

November 18, 2020 — Sandeep Pandey

Co-Written by Sandeep Pandey,Bobby Ramakantand & Kushagra Kumar 48 years old Faisal Khan has invested his entire life to strengthen communal harmony. With the intent to maintain and promote peace and harmony between people and communities he took out countless marches not just within India but also between India and Pakistan. He can recite verses from Ramcharitmanas and from the[Read More…]

  • Faisal Khan’s commitment to communal harmony and peace is exemplary: His arrest is sad

    Faisal Khan’s commitment to communal harmony and peace is exemplary: His arrest is sad

    November 3, 2020 — Press Release
  • Free Faisal Khan: Take back the malicious and ill motivated FIR!

    Free Faisal Khan: Take back the malicious and ill motivated FIR!

    November 3, 2020 — National Alliance of People’s Movements
  • Film Screening On Kandhamal And Webinar

    Film Screening On Kandhamal And Webinar

    September 24, 2020 — Press Release
  • Grooming Chimps and Grovelling Minorities- Is this the Dead-End?

    Grooming Chimps and Grovelling Minorities- Is this the Dead-End?

    August 30, 2020 — Umer O Thasneem

Climate Change

Expert IPCC Reviewer Speaks Out

Expert IPCC Reviewer Speaks Out

November 21, 2020 — Robert Hunziker

Roger Hallam, co-founder of Extinction Rebellion/XR recently interviewed Peter Carter, M.D., who has the distinguished title – Expert IPCC Reviewer for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The interview was conducted to get to the bottom of what science says about the state of affairs, specifically the health of the planet. The following is a video link to that brilliant[Read More…]

  • Caribou graze on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. (Photo: USFWS/Flickr cc)

    Trump Administration Rushes to Auction Off Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Drilling Rights Before Biden Inauguration

    November 17, 2020 — Brett Wilkins
  •  A Convergence of Calamities

     A Convergence of Calamities

    November 13, 2020 — Nick Turse
  •  Science Says Stop Gas Exploitation But Climate Criminal US, Australia & Canada Back Increasing Gas Use

     Science Says Stop Gas Exploitation But Climate Criminal US, Australia & Canada Back Increasing Gas Use

    November 10, 2020 — Dr Gideon Polya
  • Climate change and food demand could shrink species’ habitats by almost a quarter by 2100

    Climate change and food demand could shrink species’ habitats by almost a quarter by 2100

    November 9, 2020 — Countercurrents Collective

Environmental Protection

Development Vs Dispossession: Dhinkia Rejects IOCL Pipeline

Development Vs Dispossession: Dhinkia Rejects IOCL Pipeline

November 23, 2020 — Lekshmi Sujatha

Just as it takes grit and perseverance to break the mighty mountains, standing up to the oppressor demands conviction, solidarity and sustained agitations. Dhinkia, a small village in the costal district Jagatsinghpur of the Odisha state is a living testimony to this. Famous for its sweetest paan (betel vines), the village (also a Gram Panchayat) for decades has seen the[Read More…]

  • Spotlight on Diwali: Environment or Entertainment?

    Spotlight on Diwali: Environment or Entertainment?

    November 11, 2020 — Bishaldeep Kakati
  • Serious Threat to Food and Farming – GM Lobby Plans New Offensive With Gene Edited Crops

    Serious Threat to Food and Farming – GM Lobby Plans New Offensive With Gene Edited Crops

    November 3, 2020 — Bharat Dogra
  • Sawing the Sacred: Felling the Djab Wurrung Directions Tree

    Sawing the Sacred: Felling the Djab Wurrung Directions Tree

    November 2, 2020 — Dr Binoy Kampmark
  • Need to update EIA norms for preserving biodiversity

    Need to update EIA norms for preserving biodiversity

    October 26, 2020 — E A S Sarma

Counter Solutions

Toward Global Sharing

Toward Global Sharing

November 24, 2020 — Adam Parsons

Since the onset of the global pandemic, the idea of a universal basic income has rightly received high-level political attention—not only within individual countries (such as here in the UK where it was at least debated by Parliament back in March), but also on the international level as endorsed by the United Nations. Never has there been such a need[Read More…]

  • Photo by George M. Groutas

    An Appeal To Farmers’ Movement –Kindly Give A More Central Role to Ecologically Protective Farming

    November 24, 2020 — Bharat Dogra
  • Thinking Out of the Box  on Climate Change Needed for Timely Solutions to Emerge

    Thinking Out of the Box  on Climate Change Needed for Timely Solutions to Emerge

    November 22, 2020 — Bharat Dogra
  • India’s Economy Needs A Great Green Stimulus

    India’s Economy Needs A Great Green Stimulus

    November 21, 2020 — Bharat Dogra
  • Changes in Value Systems A Must For Resolving Big Problems

    Changes in Value Systems A Must For Resolving Big Problems

    November 20, 2020 — Bharat Dogra

Resource Crisis

Fossil Fuel Production Is Reaching Limits in a Strange Way

Fossil Fuel Production Is Reaching Limits in a Strange Way

October 16, 2020 — Gail Tverberg

Strangely enough, the limit we seem to be reaching with respect to fossil fuel extraction comes from low prices. At low prices, the extraction of oil, coal, and natural gas becomes unprofitable. Producers go bankrupt, or they voluntarily cut back production in an attempt to force prices higher. As the result of these forces, production tends to fall. This limit comes long[Read More…]

  • Business-as-usual porn – or, We need to talk about collapse

    Business-as-usual porn – or, We need to talk about collapse

    July 19, 2020 — Chris Smaje
  • Malthus Revisited

    Malthus Revisited

    June 28, 2020 — John Scales Avery
  • COVID-19 and oil at $1: Is there a way forward?

    COVID-19 and oil at $1: Is there a way forward?

    April 21, 2020 — Gail Tverberg
  • Collapse: The Coronavirus is not a Cause, it is a Trigger

    Collapse: The Coronavirus is not a Cause, it is a Trigger

    April 17, 2020 — Ugo Bardi

Alternative Energy

Solar is now ‘cheapest electricity in history’, confirms IEA

Solar is now ‘cheapest electricity in history’, confirms IEA

November 6, 2020 — Simon Evans

The world’s best solar power schemes now offer the “cheapest…electricity in history” with the technology cheaper than coal and gas in most major countries. That is according to the International Energy Agency’s World Energy Outlook 2020. The 464-page outlook, published today by the IEA, also outlines the “extraordinarily turbulent” impact of coronavirus and the “highly uncertain” future of global energy use[Read More…]

  • SMART? – Solar In Massachusetts

    SMART? – Solar In Massachusetts

    June 22, 2020 — Roy Morrison
  • The Beginning of the End for Oil? Energy in a Post-Pandemic World

    The Beginning of the End for Oil? Energy in a Post-Pandemic World

    April 28, 2020 — Michael T Klare
  • A Future Without Fossil Fuels?

    A Future Without Fossil Fuels?

    March 17, 2019 — Bill McKibben
  • The real Energy Return of Crude Oil: smaller than you would have imagined

    The real Energy Return of Crude Oil: smaller than you would have imagined

    March 9, 2019 — Luciano Celi

Patriarchy

Women huddle over strategy to prevent sexual violence

Women huddle over strategy to prevent sexual violence

November 20, 2020 — Rosamma Thomas

Historian Uma Chakravarti said there was cause for hope, as more young women were getting together and organizing, and the state apparatus appears to be reacting in some panic when a case of sexual violence is reported. She was commenting on the hurried cremation that the Uttar Pradesh police felt forced to give to the victim in Hathras, whose body[Read More…]

  • Patriarchy’s Engines: Toxic Masculinity, Desire, Sexual Violence

    Patriarchy’s Engines: Toxic Masculinity, Desire, Sexual Violence

    November 8, 2020 — Prem Kumar Vijayan
  • Marriage is no child’s play

    Marriage is no child’s play

    November 1, 2020 — Shobha Shukla
  • Widowhood revisited in a television drama

    Widowhood revisited in a television drama

    October 30, 2020 — Zeenat Khan
  • Women Are Vulnerably ‘Locked Down’ Amid The Pandemonium Of Global Pandemic

    Women Are Vulnerably ‘Locked Down’ Amid The Pandemonium Of Global Pandemic

    October 29, 2020 — Suchismita Ghoshal

Palestine

As Israel Destroys EU Projects in Palestine, European Foreign Policy Remains Impotent

As Israel Destroys EU Projects in Palestine, European Foreign Policy Remains Impotent

November 19, 2020 — Dr Ramzy Baroud

Belgium is furious. On November 6, the Belgian government condemned Israel’s destruction of Belgian-funded homes in the Occupied Palestinian West Bank. Understandably, Brussels wants the Israeli government to pay compensation for the unwarranted destruction. The Israeli response was swift: a resounding ‘no’. The diplomatic row is likely to fizzle out soon; neither will Israel cease its illegal demolitions of Palestinian[Read More…]

  • UAE and Israeli settlers find common ground in Jerusalem

    UAE and Israeli settlers find common ground in Jerusalem

    November 15, 2020 — Dr James M Dorsey
  • Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gestures during a meeting of the UN Security Council at UN headquarters in New York, U.S., February 20, 2018. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

    ‘Playing for Time’: The Non-strategy of Mahmoud Abbas 

    November 12, 2020 — Dr Ramzy Baroud
  • ( Photo  Mustafa Hassona - Anadolu Agency )

    Israel’s Crucifixion of Mohammad Al Halabi

    November 9, 2020 — Dr Vacy Vlazna
  • Escalating the Demographic War: The Strategic Goal of Israeli Racism in Palestine 

    Escalating the Demographic War: The Strategic Goal of Israeli Racism in Palestine 

    November 8, 2020 — Dr Ramzy Baroud

South Asia

Is there any alternative to anti-government outburst in Bangladesh?

Is there any alternative to anti-government outburst in Bangladesh?

November 23, 2020 — Amir Mohammad Sayem

  In the politics of Bangladesh, opposition parties including the Bangladesh Nationalist Party frequently say that massive movement will be carried out to oust the government, whereas the ruling party, the Bangladesh Awami League, repeatedly responds that oppositions’ anti-government movement will be tackled with full strength. Even if no massive anti-government movement was carried out as said and political situation[Read More…]

  • Pandemic, recovery efforts and significance of good governance in Bangladesh

    Pandemic, recovery efforts and significance of good governance in Bangladesh

    November 13, 2020 — Amir Mohammad Sayem
  • Tamils of Sri Lanka: Betrayal after Betrayal

    Tamils of Sri Lanka: Betrayal after Betrayal

    November 11, 2020 — Kumarathasan Rasingam
  •  No end in sight for Rohingya crisis

     No end in sight for Rohingya crisis

    October 27, 2020 — Beenish Ashraf
  • Why does Indian Nationalism Undermine South Asian Solidarity?

    Why does Indian Nationalism Undermine South Asian Solidarity?

    October 25, 2020 — Manjima Misra

Annihilate Caste

Caste and Abnormality

Caste and Abnormality

November 8, 2020 — Nagesh Chaudhari

Absurd Scientific claims: The Brahmins induce below normal thinking by advocating absurdities. Their claims rest on the stories/fables told in their old books, Ramayana, Mahabharata or various Puranas. Some such claims are: a) Aeroplane in the Ramayana period b) Plastic surgery (claim by Ganesh deity which has human neck and head and lower part a elephant body) c) Existence of[Read More…]

  • So You want to ally with the Dalit Rights Movement?

    So You want to ally with the Dalit Rights Movement?

    October 28, 2020 — Shivani Waldekar
  • Dalits V/S Bahujan

    Dalits V/S Bahujan

    October 26, 2020 — SR Darapuri
  • Why did I accept Buddhism?

    Why did I accept Buddhism?

    October 15, 2020 — Saravana Raja
  • No caste for Dalit woman victim? Politics of rhetoric in responses to Hathras gang rape and murder

    No caste for Dalit woman victim? Politics of rhetoric in responses to Hathras gang rape and murder

    October 13, 2020 — Akash Sulochana

Life/Philosophy

On the fond memories of Tarun Gogoi

On the fond memories of Tarun Gogoi

November 24, 2020 — Shofiul A Pathan

                        I have never tried to write something solely based on my own feelings till now. Neither did I ever felt like writing one; nor am I a public figure with huge number of followers. But, last evening when I heard of the demise of Mr. Tarun Gogoi I[Read More…]

  • COVID-19: Impacting mental health of several vulnerable groups

    COVID-19: Impacting mental health of several vulnerable groups

    November 24, 2020 — Disha Malik
  • Feeling blue

    Mental Health in India and Covid-19

    November 24, 2020 — Tehzeeb Anis
  • “Forcible Hindrances”: On the Structural Violence of Capitalism and how People respond to it

    “Forcible Hindrances”: On the Structural Violence of Capitalism and how People respond to it

    November 22, 2020 — Yanis Iqbal
  • Obituary: CreA Ramakrishnan and the art of defining the meaning of a Tamil word

    Obituary: CreA Ramakrishnan and the art of defining the meaning of a Tamil word

    November 21, 2020 — S K Venkatesan

Arts/Literature

Fear–A Parable For Our Times

Fear–A Parable For Our Times

November 23, 2020 — Bharat Dogra

Once upon a time there was a village called Jaampur. This  village was dominated by a few powerful persons, the headman and some moneylenders who took away a big part of the produce of the hard work of people. Whether it was farming or forests or quarries , these few big men were dominant everywhere. However more recently people fed[Read More…]

  • I’m the beggar

    I’m the beggar

    November 20, 2020 — S Maria Reagan
  • I Am Greta isn’t about climate change. It’s about the elusiveness of sanity in an insane world

    I Am Greta isn’t about climate change. It’s about the elusiveness of sanity in an insane world

    November 19, 2020 — Jonathan Cook
  • ‘Rekhankit Maifilee’ And ‘Patchwork Paintings’ By Shripad Shankar Savale

    ‘Rekhankit Maifilee’ And ‘Patchwork Paintings’ By Shripad Shankar Savale

    November 14, 2020 — Anil Pundlik Gokhale
  • Food, Touch and Desire: ‘Aamis’ through my Gastronomical Lens

    Food, Touch and Desire: ‘Aamis’ through my Gastronomical Lens

    November 9, 2020 — Rituparna Choudhury

Book Review

An Invitation to Seeking Truth in a Country of Lies

An Invitation to Seeking Truth in a Country of Lies

November 19, 2020 — Edward Curtin

  In lieu of writing reviews of their own books – with the exception of Walt Whitman, who did that with Leaves of Grass – writers often write introductions or prefaces. The purpose of such introductions is to give the prospective readers a sense of what to expect in the pages that follow, as if the author knew exactly what[Read More…]

  • Objective and Panoramic View of Contemporary Odisha

    Objective and Panoramic View of Contemporary Odisha

    November 18, 2020 — Netajee Abhinandan
  • A History Of The Earth

    A History Of The Earth

    November 12, 2020 — John Scales Avery
  • ‘Resisting Dispossession: The Odisha Story’ by Ranjana Padhi and Nigamananda Sadangi – Report from a panel discussion

    ‘Resisting Dispossession: The Odisha Story’ by Ranjana Padhi and Nigamananda Sadangi – Report from a panel discussion

    November 9, 2020 — Deeksha Sharma
  • Middle Class, Media and Modi

    Middle Class, Media and Modi

    November 8, 2020 — Bhaskar Parichha

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    Vidyarthy Chatterjee | November 24, 2020
  • Health experts warn PM Modi against rushing COVID-19 vaccine
    Rosamma Thomas | November 24, 2020
  • On the fond memories of Tarun Gogoi
    Shofiul A Pathan | November 24, 2020
  • Skewed Responsibility: Australian War Crimes in Afghanistan
    Dr Binoy Kampmark | November 24, 2020
  • Toward Global Sharing
    Adam Parsons | November 24, 2020
  • COVID-19: Impacting mental health of several vulnerable groups
    Disha Malik | November 24, 2020
  • The Undead Republican Party Seeks to Overthrow Democracy in America
    John Stanton | November 24, 2020
  • An Appeal To Farmers’ Movement –Kindly Give A More Central Role to Ecologically Protective Farming
    Bharat Dogra | November 24, 2020
  • Subordination by faith
    T Navin | November 24, 2020
  • Law against ‘Love Jihad’ or controlling our ‘individuality’
    Vidya Bhushan Rawat | November 24, 2020
  • Mental Health in India and Covid-19
    Tehzeeb Anis | November 24, 2020
  • Kerala Government Puts On Hold The Controversial Police Act
    Countercurrents Collective | November 23, 2020
  • Malkangiri Adivasi Sangh: Writing a new epoch in Adivasi liberation
    Harsh Thakor | November 23, 2020
  • Is there any alternative to anti-government outburst in Bangladesh?
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  • Fear–A Parable For Our Times
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  • What If They Called an Election and Nothing Changed in the War State?
    Danny Sjursen | November 23, 2020
  • 2020 Election: The Trojan Horse Vs. The Horse’s …..
    Philip A Farruggio | November 23, 2020
  • AIMIM in Seemanchal: Less Identity Politics, More Local Anti-Incumbency and Leadership Crisis
    Md Rahat Hasan | November 23, 2020
  • Jharkhand: The Curse of Development and Displacement
    MD Tabrez Alam | November 23, 2020
  • Development Vs Dispossession: Dhinkia Rejects IOCL Pipeline
    Lekshmi Sujatha | November 23, 2020
  • New Labour Codes On Wages, Social Security And Occupational Safety And Health
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