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 by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a UN Agency in Rome, Italy. Michael is a citizen of Botswana, with a PhD in Social Anthropology. He has worked on[Read More…]
The Zameen Prapt Sangharsh Commitee has played the most defining role ever in determining the destination of the upsurge or emancipation of the dalit community of Punjab from enslavement. The movement it has inaugurated in 2014 has virtually written a new chapter or defined a new epoch in the history of struggle of Dalit agricultural labour. With detailed or incisive[Read More…]
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Kashmir: Romance And Rigours Of Snow 
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Common Myths About Human Progress 
Post-Trump World: Is Democracy Dying in America As Well? 
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Revisiting The Back-Stabbing Of Netaji By Hindutva Gang On His 125th Birth Anniversary 
400 + Days of Unjust Arrest: Free Akhil Gogoi 
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American trust in the mainstream media hits an all-time low 
40th Anniversary of Gang Of Four Trial In China 
How Aakar Patel Under-Read The Character Of Hindu Rashtra? A Review Article 
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Immortal Wins: India Defeats Fortress Australia 
Why politicization is not the bad thing it is made out to be, and the case for politicizing public grievances 
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The fatal consequences of high atmospheric methane levels 
To Working Stiff Trump Supporters 
After earth, is human body a dumping ground to microplastics? 
Do You Remember Cuba’s Dedication to Angola? 
The Future of War, American-Style 
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Reclaiming ‘Truth’ from ‘Lies’ and ‘Bullshit’ in the ‘Post Truth’ Society 
The Kisan Andolan and Union Government: Understanding the Impasse 
The Most Obvious and Important Role of Humanity is Now the Most Neglected and Violated 
COVID-19 Vaccine hesitancy: Understanding the challenges 
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Combining Constructive Work With Struggles—An Important Lesson of Freedom Movement 
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Propaganda Against Farmers’ Movement 
Hindutva way of normalising violence 
Our Sister 
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Camels, Angels and Needle head of Cinema 
Remembering Comrade Saketh Rajan 
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