Life/Philosophy

Radio and Peace

World Radio Day is a day that is celebrated annually on February 13th to recognize the role that radio plays in bringing people together, fostering communication and promoting a better…

In memory of Barbara Anna Kistler

Barbara Anna Kistler was born in 1955 in Zurich, Switzerland. We just commemorated her 30th death anniversary, with her death in January, 1993. Barbara was a Swiss revolutionary, anti-imperialist, and…

50th death anniversary of Amilcar Cabral

Amílcar Lopes da Costa Cabral was born September 12, 1924 in Bafatá, Guinea-Bissau, one of Portugal’s African colonies. On January 20, 1973–50 years ago Cabral was murdered by fascist Portuguese…

Remembering Shanti Bhushan

Tributes to respected Shanti Bhushan-ji, a tall lawyer, great teacher and humble leader ! Instrumental in dethroning Indira Gandhi, gathering of forces for the post-Emergency Janata Party and bringing AAP…

13th Martyrdom Day of Sunil Pal observed

Commemorating the 13th martyrdom day of revolutionary working class leader Comrade Sunil Pal, a Central Convention was successfully organized jointly by IFTU (Sarwahara) and Proletarian People's Front at Gandhi Peace…

Yogesh Puri, A Committed socialist

My friend of sixty years,founder-member of Delhi Socialist Teachers Forum with Manoranjan Mohanty,brother of brave human rights crusader in Kashmir Balraj Puri, has died after a painful struggle with cancer.His…

Caught in the Draft ’73

One surmises that the volunteer military system devised after the Vietnam debacle erases what had transpired before. Perhaps we all need to revisit that terrible era, when phony US incursions…

Resisting the forces of fear

Turn, turn any corner Hear, you must hear what the people say You know that somethin' is goin' on around here It surely, surely, surely won't stand the light of…

Farewell to Sasi etta, brother K.P. Sasi

Our beloved K.P.Sasi is no more. Filmmaker, cartoonist, writer, mentor, friend and above all tireless activist championing the cause of every underdog, Sasi breathed his last, mid-afternoon this Christmas day…

On Education in India

Every academic year comes to an end with the graduation of students who are ostensibly ready to take up a new set of challenges and goals. Many of them have…

Hierarchy, Dominance and Distress

Human beings are the most capable among the millions of life-forms on earth, but unfortunately their numerous capabilities cannot contribute adequately to reducing distress because of some highly undesirable traits…

Five Characteristics of Neoimperialism

by Cheng Enfu & Lu Baolin Building on Lenin's Theory of Imperialism in the Twenty-First Century Neoimperialism is the specific contemporary phase of historical development that features the economic globalization…

Remembering Eric Hobsbawm

Eric Hobsbawm (1917-2012) was one of the world’s most famous and perceptive communist historians. He pioneered a distinctive shape to method of historical research. exploring areas untouched. Around two months…

International Disability Day

"The persons with disability do not need sympathy they need the dignity and honour that they deserve" It is the 3rd of December, and the day is observed as the…

What does it mean to be human? An Anarchist/Humanist Perspective

          If you feel pain then you are alive. If you feel the pain of others then you are human.                                                                                                                                     Leo Tolstoy Similar profound statements…

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