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Karl Marx’s life brought alive in  sparking drama

Karl Marx is presented  with a correct perspective in this sparkling , moving Marathi  theatre production  Marx in Soho. Staged last evening, it ended in a gentle dance in which appear Marx,  his wife Jenny, daughter  Eleanor, lifelong friend and…

Language is for Unity, Not Division

This is an excerpt from a talk given by Prof. G.N. Devy in a webinar organised by Countercurrents.org in memory of KP Sasi on the topic “Politics of Language & Language of Politics”. In the video, G.N. Devy’s talk is…

Who dies and wins in wars?

In an age marked by hyper-imperialism, jingoistic capitalism, and digital feudalism, the death toll from territorial wars, political, religious, and resource-based conflicts, as well as terrorism, continues to rise across the globe. It is estimated that more than 187 million…

India

Pahalgam’s Stolen Season

When seismic events rupture the fabric of politics, culture, or collective memory, they do not merely alter circumstances—they fracture language itself. Words, apparently stable vessels of meaning, are wrenched from…

World

Who dies and wins in wars?

In an age marked by hyper-imperialism, jingoistic capitalism, and digital feudalism, the death toll from territorial wars, political, religious, and resource-based conflicts, as well as terrorism, continues to rise across…

Globalisation

Human Rights

Imperialism

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…

Communal Harmony

Climate Change

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…

Environmental Protection

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

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,…

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 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…

Patriarchy

Palestine

South Asia

Annihilate Caste

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

Language is for Unity, Not Division

This is an excerpt from a talk given by Prof. G.N. Devy in a webinar organised by Countercurrents.org in memory of KP Sasi on the topic “Politics of Language &…

Puncturing The Hyper-Real

One of the most pernicious legacies of postmodernism has been the idea of the 'hyper-real.' Its import,to put it bluntly,is modern man's immersion in the world of the images constantly…

Disengage With Dignity

I saw this picture on the WhatsApp profile of a good friend of mine and was immediately struck by its acute relevance. I found this image to be extremely meaningful…

Fazlul Haq: An Appraisal of The Man

Introduction “I am the living history of Bengal and East Pakistan of the last sixty years. I am the last survivor of that band of unselfish and courageous muslims who…

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…

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…

Book Review

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…

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…

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