Nagorno-Karabakh: Starting the Second Month of War
27 September 2020 marked the start of a renewed armed conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh among the forces of Azerbaijan, the Armenian-populated Republic of Artsakh, and Armenia. The conflict has provoked…
October 2020
Charlie Hebdo Cartoons and Blasphemy Laws in Contemporary Times
The murder of French school teacher Samuel Paty by an 18 year old Muslim boy of Russian origin has opened the Pandora’s Box all over. Few days’ later three people…
The Qatar World Cup: Dreaming of Bridging the Gulf Rift
With the 2022 World Cup in Qatar only two years away, and a resolution of the three-year-old Gulf rift nowhere in sight, government officials, soccer governance executives, and pundits…
Factionalising Antisemitism: The British Labour Party Suspends Jeremy Corbyn
Whatever stance taken by followers of the British Labour Party on the subject of antisemitism within its ranks, the suspension of Jeremy Corbyn must be seen as an exercise of…
The Road Not Taken
A new freely downloadable book I would like to announce the publication of a new book. It discusses the role of what might be called decision trees in science, in…
What Does Israel Have against Palestinian Singer, Mohammed Assaf?
Why does Israel hate Palestinian singer, Mohammed Assaf? On October 16, Avi Dichter, Israeli Member of Parliament from the right-wing Likud Party, announced that Assaf’s special permit to enter the…
Anti-France protests draw tens of thousands across Muslim world
A rift between the Muslim world and France is widening, as leaders and the public in Muslim countries respond to the October 2 speech of President Emmanuel Macron saying Islam…
“Cinema is a Sycophant to literature” – Part – II
My feeling that a poet, who called cinema a sycophant of literature would have approved Aravindan, a director who explored the medium's possibilities, lends courage to me. This is uncannily…
Gandhi – an enduring universal vision – and those spectacles
He’s regarded as ‘The Father of the Nation’ and the man who brought down the mightiest global empire without firing a single bullet, yet Gandhi’s ideals and vision go beyond…
Ginnu Never Returned from Bidar, Karnataka: Nov 1984’s Violence Spirals
36 years after the anti-Sikh pogroms, murders-- immediate and subsequent-- remain unsolved, unacknowledged, unreported. This November marks 36 years since the anti-Sikh pogroms in India. Hearing the voices of survivors…
Bihar Elections: Welfare And Vikas in speeches, But No Safe Drinking Water To Millions
Bihar Legislative Assembly elections are to be completed by Nov.7. Caste alliances and communal politics dominate the debate, but there is nothing on such a basic issue like ensuring safe…
Dumping Fukushima’s Water into the Ocean… Seriously?
For nearly a decade the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant has been streaming radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean. As it happens, TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Co.) struggles to…
Terrorism and French Values- Sowing and Reaping?
There have been some horrendous, despicable killings by Muslim extremists in France. Such killings must be condemned. French president Emmanuel Macron played the victim card, saying that France “will not…
Ill-Considered Candidates, Inept Campaign Strategies
The 2020 presidential race has shaped itself similar to the 2016 race ─ neither candidate has shown ability or credentials that satisfy a majority of the electorate. Their choice is…
Panjab University Chandigarh-Would it lose its democratic structure from 1st November 2020?
Panjab University Chandigarh is in turmoil these days. The four-year term of its highest governing body The Senate is coming to an end on 31st October 2020. The last Senate…
Why will Yogi government celebrate Valmiki Jayanti?
According to a newspaper report, the Yogi government will celebrate Valmiki Jayanti on a large scale in Uttar Pradesh this time. The order issued to all the district magistrates from…
Soil and carbon sequestration
Soil has the capacity to bind large quantities of carbon in the long term. An international team of researchers, including from the University of Bonn, is now advocating effective use…
La Niña weather system is back, serious problems ahead
According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), La Niña, linked to cooler sea temperatures, is back in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, after nearly a decade’s absence. This…
Social Media, Political Rallies and Helicopters in Bihar Election 2020
Everyday political parties are changing their political strategies to counter their opponents either what medium to use for election campaigning or issues that can harness as much political support…
Begging Outrage: British Journalists for Assange
Even that title strikes an odd note. It should not. The Fourth Estate, historically reputed as the chamber of journalists and publishers keeping an eye on elected officials, received a…
Nuclear Terrorism: US & Israeli Lackey Australia To Violate Treaty On Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
The 24 October ratification by a 50th state, Honduras, of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) means that it will take effect from 22 January 2021,…
Donald Trump’s Failed State: America’s Daunting New World and the Coming Election
These past few months, it’s grown ever harder to recognize life in America. Thanks to Covid-19, basic day-to-day existence has changed in complicated, often confusing ways. Just putting food on…
The New Kings of Jihadist Terrorism: Azerbaijan and Turkey
The vicious war against the Armenian Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabagh) and Armenia by Azerbaijan, Turkey, and thousands of their jihadist terrorists has passed the one month mark. The jihadis’ presence,…
Widowhood revisited in a television drama
During recent Durga Puja celebrations, RTV drama special titled Shada Megher Mon (A silver lining in the cloud), revisited the widowhood of a young woman in the context of Bangladesh…
Bihar Election in the Pandemic Can Neither Be ‘Free’ Nor ‘Fair’
Co-Written by Mohd Shahwaiz & Shayenaz Introduction The coronavirus pandemic has unequivocally made impacts on each country and every people, in one way or another, have experienced effects in…
The death of Bhagwat Devangan tells the discrimination with OBC students in Indian Campuses
A few weeks back, Bhagwat Devangan an OBC student died by suicide at Shubhas Chandra Bose Medical College, Madhya Pradesh. Like, other unimportant news, this news also disappeared from the…
Of national visions and international status of Bangladesh
National vision, which usually reflects long-term goals of progression, is crucial for planned development of any country including Bangladesh. A well-developed national vision provides overall development targets to be achieved…
Land Rights And Ending Hunger
In Conversation with Michael Taylor, Director, Global Secretariat, International Land Coalition, Rome Michael Taylor is the Director of the global secretariat of the International Land Coalition (ILC). ILC is hosted…
Comrade Juno’s struggle
Comrade Haider Anwar Khan Juno’s life is full of struggles. Now, he lives in his work and memories of his comrades and friends. Haider Anwar Khan Juno (b. December 29,…
Is present the golden age of Dalit politics?
In a recent interview, Chandrashekhar Azad alias Ravana has said that the present is the golden age of Dalit politics. By the way, if we look at the tenor and…
Curfew in Philadelphia following two nights of protests, looting, 172 arrests
After two nights of protests and looting following the fatal police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr. in West Philadelphia, a curfew has been imposed in the city. The curfew went…
The Battle for the Soul of Islam
Jordanian ruler Abdullah I bin Al-Hussein gloated in 1924 when Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the visionary who carved modern Turkey out of the ruins of the Ottoman empire, abolished the Caliphate.…
Time for a serious discussion on interfaith relationship issues
A young aspiring Nikita Tomar was murdered by Tauseef, who happened to be stalking her since here college days as both studied in the same institution in Faridabad. Nikita, it…
Retired Couple Persecuted For Their Faith In Christianity
Sanjay Macgee a soldier fighting for the Persecuted guided Nirmal E. Browne and his wife, an old retired couple, to Persecution Relief, regarding the persecution they are facing from the…
Mangal Turbine –Neglected Innovation of Great Potential
Why An Innovation That Can Reduce Vast Amounts of Farmers' Costs, Foreign Exchange and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Still Continue to Suffer From Official Neglect and Apathy After Repeated Official Confirmation…
Google meets the Sherman Act
“Ambition is the subtlest Beast of the Intellectual and Moral Field,” wrote John Adams to his son, John Quincy Adams, in January, 1794. “It is wonderfully adroit in concealing itself…
Resurgence of Socialism in Bolivia
In Bolivia, the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) – a major leftist political force – has returned to power following a thumping victory in the 2020 elections. The MAS presidential candidate…
Ending Regime Change – in Bolivia and the World
Co-Written by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J S Davies Less than a year after the United States and the U.S.-backed Organization of American States (OAS) supported a violent military coup…
Gandhi & Aesthetics
…the nine essays are a fitting tribute to the inventive beauty of Gandhiji and its wide-ranging applicability in present-day society… As India celebrated the sesquicentennial of MK Gandhi last year, Marg had…
Women Are Vulnerably ‘Locked Down’ Amid The Pandemonium Of Global Pandemic
Domestic Violence- the term is definitely not a new thing for any of us. Domestic violence is apparently defined as any form of violence or assault suffered by a person…
Film & Family – Partition & Thereafter
The idea of ‘return’ holds different meanings for different people caught in different circumstances. Calcutta-based Supriyo Sen’s Abar Ashibo Phirey (Way Back Home, Bangla with English sub-titles, video, colour, 120…
Dalit Lives Matter! A Cry to Rage Against the Horrifying Violence of Saffron Terror in India
In Hathras, cops barricade a raped woman’s home, hijack her corpse, set it afire on a murderous night, deaf to her mother’s howling pain. In a land where Dalits cannot…
World on fire 2020: Experts explain the global wildfire crisis
This has been the year of fire. Across continents and climates, uncontrollable and destructive wildfires are becoming an expected part of annual calendars. This year has been a case in…
Notes on US presidential election: Show of a politics [Part II]
Politics of the ruling classes in all lands is fundamentally always violent, full with coercion. It varies in appearance – covert or overt. The variation depends on, to say in…
A Purple Poem
there is a purple poem on my mother’s neck that my father writes for her every full moon night instead, most poets write on paper but my father writes on…
Class Consciousness in the Age of COVID
Prior to the appearance of COVID-related restrictions and lockdowns, neoliberal capitalism had turned to various mechanisms in the face of economic stagnation and massive inequalities: the raiding of public budgets, the…
Debunking the Myths
Book Review - Economyths: 11 Ways Economics Gets it Wrong By David Orrel At the beginning of the year, Bloomberg.com predicted that 2008 would be a year of prosperity, based…
Riot, looting continues for 2nd night in Philadelphia following fatal police shooting, troops mobilized
Media reports from Philadelphia said: Looting and demonstrations continued for a second consecutive night Tuesday in Philadelphia following the fatal police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr. in West Philadelphia. Police…
Caste In Heaven: Can Shudras And Dalits Find Moksha In Brahminism?
I kept watching the funerals of people killed by the brutal coronavirus in the global pandemic of Covid-19 on TV channels and read about them in newspapers. Those dead bodies…
Make Mankind Great Again!
“It has often been said that the only thing that could unite mankind was a threat from space.” I read this in Arthur C Clarke’s novel, 2061, Odyssey Three. The…
Dictatorship And Democracy As Loaded Language: Anti-Communist Cold-War Propaganda
ORIENTATION In my last article I showed how the word “totalitarian” was used as a loaded vice word to attack the Soviet Union after World War II and to red-bait…
“Sugar”
Sweet apocalypse in the blood! Stephen-King nightmare in the brain! Mortar rounds at synapses! Invader of our personal stash! SweetSweet as Delilah’s lips! Cooing with the voice of Mom—…
Menstrual Hygiene – Talk about what’s not comfortable!
“When I first got my periods, I felt I was about to die. I didn’t know what it was,” Says Sonam, a resident of Nalhar village in Mewat district of…
So You want to ally with the Dalit Rights Movement?
On 25th May 2020, George Floyd, an unarmed Black man was murdered in police custody in Minneapolis, USA. A video showing a white police officer kneeling on his neck for…
Crunch Time
A week from now is Election Day. How much longer than that until the election tally is decided? No one knows. How much longer than even that until we know…
How the War Came Home, Big Time – Perspectives From a Military Spouse
It was July 2017, a few weeks before the “Unite the Right” Charlottesville riots, when white men marched through the streets of that Virginia city protesting the planned takedown of…
Notes on US presidential election: Show of a politics
Election politics in the US is a show of the politics the ruling classes in the country pursue. Presidential election politics is at times an apex point of that politics.…
Bhima Koregaon Case: A Critical Appraisal : Our Call – Free them All
Background to Bhima Koregaon Event The 1818 Battle of Koregaon is of importance for Dalits. On 1st January, 1818, 800 troops of the British Army, with large number of Mahars, Dalit…
Ensuring Mental Health For All
Among the many challenges India faces, the most underappreciated is the ongoing mental health crisis. Mental illness is actually India’s ticking bomb. An estimated 56 million Indians suffer from depression,…
The Proletarian Uprising of Punnapra-Vayalar: 74 Years Later
The most romantic and probably the only proletarian insurrection of the subcontinent is also the most tragic and the most damned. The Punnapra-Vayalar revolt of October 1946 was Travancore's ill…
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