Some Years after #MeToo
We are aware of how the #MeToo movement began in 2017, in the United States of America, and spread to other parts of the world. I will not go into…
Anamika Das
Remembering Kondapalli Koteswaramma through Her Memories
Several events were narrated to me about ‘the left political spectrum’ before I became a member, and worked with a couple of political organisations within this spectrum in Kolkata. Before…
The Sharp Knife of Memory – A Review
Originally written and published in 2012 in the Telugu language, Nirjana Vaaradhi, is a memoir by Kondapalli Koteswaramma. Sowmya V.B. translated this book in English, and ‘The Sharp Knife of…
The Many Layers of Lies Regarding the Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh Regions
A lot has changed in the region that formed the erstwhile Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir since the first week of August last year. The heart wrenching part is,…
Rape Culture: Where Do We Stand?
The Caravan Magazine in August 2020, reported an incident from the month of June this year from Pokhari Village, Uttar Pradesh. Several upper-caste men hailing from the Thakur community (the…
Disenchanting India: Organized Rationalism and criticism of Religion in India – A Neglected Ethnography
Despite its publication and release in 2012, both the book entitled, Disenchanting India: Organized Rationalism and criticism of Religion in India, and the theme it attempts to capture stand understated…
Why is Bengal still Caste-less?
In early September, circles from the Bengali academia and Left political spectrum, strongly vocalized their seemingly disgruntled voices against the trolling of Professor Maroona Murmu, Assistant Professor from the Department…
Remembering Komaram Bheem Today
It was the first of September, 1940, when the policemen working under Tahsildar Abdul Sattar of the Nizam of Hyderabad, opened fire in Jodeghat on the warriors being led by…
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