Remembering Faiz: A Pinnacle of Progressive Thought
Bol, ke lab azaad hai tere: Bol, zabaan ab tak teri hai, Tera sutwan jism hai tera – Bol, ke jaan ab tak teri hai. This poem has always deeply…
Life/Philosophy
The New Grand Tour
Six million years of human evidence offers a powerful universal education to address humanity’s most significant challenges and opportunities. All of humanity can now take the Grand Tour: a travel…
On Hinduism: Clarifying Some Confusions
Introduction There is quite a lot of political debate going on about Hinduism. Laymen and young cadres are quite confused about it. This article attempts to remove some fog from…
Did Birsa Munda die in vain?
Birsa Munda, born on November 15, 1875 in Ulihatu village (present Jharkhand) in British times, died mysteriously – reportedly of cholera, but likely poisoned – as an undertrial in Ranchi…
Remembering Jean Genet: The United States and Palestine
" ... because I don't love the oppressed. I love those whom I love, who are always beautiful and sometimes oppressed, but who always rise up in revolt."Jean Genet -…
Deepfakes: The New Frontier in the Fight Against Fake News
As Bollywood stars Sara Tendulkar and Katrina Kaif become victims of the emerging threat known as "Deepfakes," the issue of fake news resurfaces as a substantial global menace. It is…
To The Fresh Graduate: From one who was one, 40 odd years ago
We didn't know so many things that are now known. And so much there was to see, we could not see or didn't want to see. Economic Growth -…
What Mumbai can learn from Delhi
Mumbai, the pioneer in the country in public transport, is now in a crisis mode, lagging behind Delhi in some respects. Our administrators should learn from this. During a visit…
Gujarati poet who inspired the civil rights movement in the U.S.
Shridharani is a prominent art gallery in Delhi which I visited last week but few know that Krishanlal Shridharani was an outstanding Gujarati poet and author who lived for many…
An Ambedkarite’s ‘Abhiyan’ to educate the aspiring youngsters
Mr Shashikant Humane is a veteran Ambedkarite, humanist based in Nagpur. Born in February 1939, Shashikant ji belonged to the generation of Ambedkarites who had seen Baba Saheb Ambedkar. In…
Increasing concern about health and social impacts of loneliness and isolation
Although concern regarding loneliness has been increasing for some time, still some recently published statistics on the likely adverse impacts of loneliness and isolation have shocked many people. According to…
Why Capitalism Cannot Finally Repress Socialism
Socialism is capitalism’s critical shadow. When lights shift, a shadow may seem to disappear, but sooner or later, with further shifts of light, it comes back. Capitalism’s ideologues have long…
Paash: The Poet of Dreams, Hope, and Revolution
by Vansh Yadav & Adrija Choudhary INTRODUCTION Avtar Singh Sandhu - with the pen name ‘Paash’ - is commonly celebrated as one of India's highly prominent revolutionary poets in contemporary…
Dr Yashodhar Mathpal And His Museum
Bumping into him for the first time did give me the feel of standing face to face with a 19th century rustic, straight from the pages of some musty volume…
World Campaign on Accidents Can Save 1.6 Million Lives, Prevent 200 Million Injuries A Year
We all know that homicides and suicides are a huge cause of human distress, so it may surprise know that in an average year the number of deaths caused…
The Growing Movement to Bring Back Community Grief and Ritual
A free and open community grief-tending event in Berkeley, California, set an example for coming to terms with loss—of people we love and of nature. White tarp tents lined one…
Fast-Food Graveyard – Sickened for Profit
The modern food system is responsible for making swathes of humanity ill, causing unnecessary suffering and sending many people to an early grave. It is part of a grotesque food-pharma…
Why this Dalit Activist’s Campaign Against Corruption Should Get Wider Support
Vijay Bahadur is a widely respected activist as well as a former village pradhan from Banda district of Uttar Pradesh. During his tenure as village pradhan he had played a…
Satyagraha, Sarvodaya & Swachhagraha for Sustainable Living
Commemorating 154th Gandhi Jayanti & 16thUN International Day of Nonviolence Goal 16 of Agenda 2030 of Sustainable Development Goals—Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions was seen as truly transformative, formally…
Rights of Older Persons must be fulfilled!
On 1 October, the world will once again observe the ‘International Day of Older Persons’. It is the 33rd commemoration of this United Nations Day. Such days are often relegated…
Commemoration of Swaminathan Calls for a Revisit of Green Revolution
In commemoration of Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, who is acclaimed as the “Father of Indian Green Revolution”, the standard mainstream explanation is that at a time when India had been passing…
Solitude: A Source of Empowerment
Today was a quiet Sunday morning, I sat by the window sipping masala chai looking at the dew on the jasmine leaves spread across the backyard window, I noticed an…
Dr.K.S.Sharma Turns 90
Dr.K.S. Sharma’s 90th Birthday is being organized jointly by Dr.K.S. Sharma 90th Birthday Committee, Sanjeevini Ayurvedic Medical College and Sharma Educational Institutions on 30th September 2023 at 11-30 a.m.…
Artificial Intelligence: Profit Versus Freedom
Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a profit opportunity for capitalists, but it presents a crucial choice for the working class. Because the working class is the majority, that crucial choice confronts…
How Can We Understand the Passage of Time?
by Deborah Barsky and Jan Ritch-Frel Recent developments in the study of human prehistory hold clues about our times, our world, and ourselves. We can all agree that most people want to…
Stumbling Towards Old Age And Looking for Someone to Lean On
For twelve years starting in 1982, my partner and I in San Francisco joined with two friends in Seattle to produce Lesbian Contradiction: A Journal of Irreverent Feminism, or LesCon for short. We started…
N.D.Mahanor, The Poet Who Taught Us to See Culture in Agriculture
Celebrated Marathi poet N.D. Mahanor, who passed away last month, lived all his life as a farmer in a small village Palaskheda, five km from the famous Ajanta caves in…
Active Aging and Digital Inclusion
Abstract: Digital technologies can unlock the full potential of older persons by providing access to digital information products and services in accessible formats. The increasing elderly population and widespread…
Ancient Roots: A Promising New Project to Organize Humanity’s Universal Heritage
An international group of researchers and data scientists are creating a comprehensive database of the world’s archaeological knowledge—and changing our understanding of humans’ prehistoric heritage. Archaeology isn’t what it was…
Chance Encounters as the Walls Close In
“Apple Blossom – Blue Sky” by amandabhslater “A treasure stumbled upon, suddenly; not gradually accumulated, by adding one to one. The accumulation of learning, ‘adding to the sum-total of human knowledge’;…
Capitalism, The Prison Without Walls
There are no walls in this prison It is built on a foundation of fear, intimidation, and threats. Keep the history book closed Keep the historian in prison The prison…
International Year of Millets
Millets, as we know, belong to the category of drought-tolerant, nutrient-rich grains primarily grown in arid and semi-arid regions of India and other countries. Due to their high protein, vitamin,…
Mumbai lost intellectual vitality of old days
Dr Ganesh Devy, linguist and scholar, is perhaps too optimistic about Mumbai playing a big role in making an intellectual contribution to the idea of civilisation. He made the plea…
Trade Unions, Power and Politics in Kenya – No Politics, No Power!
Capitalism destroys every attempt by working class to end the exploitation and oppression created by capitalism itself. That is the only way capitalism has survived over generations. Workers have organised…
Phenomenology of Mass Psychosis
Currently the events of Lynching, communal- religious confrontations, and the rapidly spreading Political fire of hatred in India WITH Yell & Screaming in the name of Hindu Patriotism are bound…
Social Responsibility of Teachers and their Importance
Every year on September 5, Teachers' Day is celebrated in the country. Dr. Radhakrishnan's birthday is celebrated as Teachers' Day. He was born on September 5, 1888, in Tiruvallur, Tamil…
Why Study Socialism?
Look back at the history of Africa. That is where the need for socialism comes from. One of the recommended readings on Pan-Africanism in the Kenya Political Study Guide records…
Mother Teresa Epitomised The Complete Teacher
Teachers, and very sadly so, are today in the news, for all the wrong reasons! In Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar, a school teacher made the students of her class come up…
Remembering the Legacy of Renowned Educationalist Prof. Tangeda Navaneetha Rao
It is with a profound sense of gratitude and admiration to pen down this heartfelt tribute to the late Professor Tangeda Navaneetha Rao, a luminary in the field of…
Death, the Crisis of Meaning, and Capitalism
The Moving finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all thy Tears wash out…
Education as a Means for Empowerment
Society is in a state of flux. It is undergoing constant change and reformation. This element of metamorphosis is true for all fields of human endeavour - be…
How to Integrate Education System with the Real Needs of Our Deeply Troubled World
The overwhelming feature of the education system of the greater part of the world is that is that it is completely out of connect with the real needs of our…
Marx and the Present Crises of Capitalism
Capitalism is going through its greatest crisis since the 1930s. The banking system has been saved from meltdown (at least for the time being) only by extensive government intervention in…
Numbed by Numbers on the Way to the Digital Palace
“But yet mathematical certainty is after all, something insufferable. Twice two makes four seems to me simply a piece of insolence. Twice two makes four is a pert coxcomb who…
Mata Dayal—Folk Poet Who Sings for Justice
In Bundelkhand region in many meetings on issues relating to justice and development, people wait eagerly to hear songs sung by Mata Dayal. It is quite possible that Mata Dayal…
Fellowship of Poetry with Jayanta Mahapatra
When a poet passes on, the quiver, the flutter of the soul is felt across by those who have revelled in the words and expressions in the poetry, have been…
Samir Amin (1931-2018) – a Great Imperialism Scholar and Anti-imperialist
12 August marks 5 years since Samir Amin passed away. As the headline says, he was not only a great researcher, but also a tirelessly active anti-imperialist. I want to…
Remembering Dr. C. Thankam
Dr.Thankam Sharma whom we used to call as Amma (mother), had been really a mother to many youngsters other than her four children. Yes, it was her children especially Santhi…
How to Fix Our Food System
No food should be worth the amount of suffering experienced by sentient animals trapped in our food system. The facts are clear and they are shocking: Factory farming is unhealthy for…
Time for a New Peace Movement
The threat of war today looms larger today than it did even during the era of the Cold War [1]. However, the very forces that have brought the world to…
When Christ cries and Anti-Christ laughs
I was born,brought up and got fermented as an apprentice rebel in the Roman Catholic Syro-Malabar Church in Kerala. Me and our village poet Josukuttan were ex communicated at the…
Hari Narke, Phule Ambedkar scholar, died in his prime
He was such a good scholar and more than that such a good fighter for social justice. Politicians in Maharashtra constantly invoke social reformers Mahatma Phule and Dr Ambedkar in…
Bindeshwar Pathak corporatised the Public toilet System in India but rarely used his power to eradicate discrimination faced by Manual scavengers
The founder of Sulabh International Dr Bindeshwar Pathak passed away in a hospital in Delhi a few days back. Dr Pathak was 80 years of age and was known as…
A Paean to the Past
I grew up in a country that thrived with diversity. I grew up in a country where we were taught to accept diversity of cultures, languages, religions as a normal…
Combating Hate Crimes through Artificial Intelligence: A Technological Approach to Enhance Social Harmony
Hate crimes continue to be a persistent and distressing issue in societies around the world. These malicious acts are fueled by prejudice, discrimination, and intolerance, often resulting in physical harm,…
Gaddar’s Songs As Revolutionary Theory
This article was written in 1997 by Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd on the work and contribution of Gaddar, who died on 6 August 2023 in Hyderabad. Gaddar was shot by the…
Vegans and Beef Politics In India
PETA—People for Ethical Treatment of Animals are active in India. They want to interfere in Indian cow politics. They are against the idea of non-vegetarianism. They are against people eating…
Is Urdu Dying? A Fact Check
Of the prevalent languages of the subcontinent, Urdu is leading in articles available on Wikipedia. This study Nullifies the concept that it is dying. In 1977, a well-known journalist and…
Do People Change?
Because there is so much personal anguish, unhappiness, and human mental and physical suffering in the world, many people often wonder how they might personally change to find happiness, contentment,…
International Youth Day: Empowering the Next Generation for a Brighter Tomorrow
Every year, on August 12th, the world comes together to celebrate International Youth Day, a day dedicated to recognizing and promoting the importance of young people in society. Thus developing…
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