India Cries for Freedom!
India cries for Freedom: Thanks to the relentless struggles and sacrifices of our freedom fighters, on 15 August 1947, India made her tryst with destiny! After years of colonial rule,…
India Independence
Modi’s Looking Away
Citing Kepios.com, which "makes sense of what people are really do online" and helps people "identify changes in digital behaviour", Datareportal.com indicates that internet users in India remained unchanged between…
Destroying A Legacy to Save it ?
It was perhaps mid sixties or early seventies when US had resorted to continuous bombing to break the morale of the Vietnamese people. When questioned by a reporter about this…
Deconstructive Praxis and the Politics of Independence
On August 15, 2023, India will celebrate its 77th Independence Day. However, back in 1947, Tamil Nadu saw this day marked by black flags and black shirts. For Periyar, political…
Jalianwala Bag: Heritage re-made
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi calls it an 'insult to the nation.CPI(M) general secretary describes it as "an attempt to erase all traces of British atrocities in India".It is both and…
On The Question Of Political Independence –Part 2
Introduction As India celebrates the Amrut Mahotsav (75 years) of its independence, the questions still remain why India still lags behind, why imperialists still have a say in running…
Has India Really Achieved Independence?
Today the nation celebrates independence with proto-fascism at a crescendo which disguises itself as a neo-liberal democracy. At no point in history have the forces of capital been so strong…
Indian Diaspora in Europe presents EU-India People’s Roadmap
The Indian Diaspora led by Foundation London Story, a diaspora-led organization based in the Netherlands, released the first EU-India People's Roadmap on August 15, 2021. The Roadmap, is a common agenda…
On The Question Of Political Independence –Part 1
As India celebrates the Amrut Mahotsav (75 years) of its independence, the question still remains why India still lags behind, why imperialists still have a say in running the country.…
India Will Progress Best by Remaining True to Ideals of Freedom Movement
India achieved independence in exceptionally difficult circumstances, but India also inherited a very rich legacy of the freedom movement to guide its path of progress after independence. It was a…
Jan Azadi: Year-long nation-wide campaign to recapture our freedom
National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM) has initiated a nation-wide, one-year long campaign called Jan Azadi 75: On the Path to Freedom, from 9th Aug 2021 to 15th Aug, 2022,…
We Must Act NOW to Defend Democracy!
The institutional murder of 84-year-old Jesuit priest Fr Stan Swamy, who died on 5 July 2021 while still in judicial custody, has shaken the very foundations of democracy in India.…
Independent India: Dreams Unfulfilled
Musings on 75th year of our Independence With India getting freedom from colonial rule, the first Prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru summed up the aspirations and dreams of the leaders and…
Azadi : The Resurrection of a slogan
In August we celebrate the 74th anniversary of our independence. At the time, the communists had raised the slogan then famous or rather infamous - “ yeh azadi jhoohi hai”…
IN THE COURTRTOOM Second case of SEDITION (Treason) against Lokmanya Tilak 1908
Facilitator: - The decision of Lord Curzon to partition Bengal on 16 October 1905 provoked a great deal of public discontent and in 1908, it generated wave of public outrage.…
Revolutionary Freedom Fighters and Their Message for Youth
One of the most persistent messages being conveyed to youth is to contribute in meaningful and useful ways to the larger welfare and progress of the nation and society. However…
Modi’s Agricultural Laws Even Denigrate The Bardoli Struggle Led By Sardar Patel
The Indian Farm Reforms Laws of 2020 were rushed through the Parliament of India on 27 September 2020. The RSS-BJP government seemed to be in hurry to impose these laws…
The Tricolour
A 40 kg silver brick overrides the threat of the grim Saffron coronal rim that explodes in the stomach of a fever-ravaged populace Hunger floods the Green challenging it…
Secular India needs to adopt Buddha’s Idea of Egalitarianism rather than the Ram Rajya on the occasion of 74th Independence Day
The secular and democratic India has now completed 74 years of its political journey. It is now important to deliberate and reflects on what went wrong in the experiment of…
Shaping India’s Future on her 74th Independence Day
India is one of the first nations on the earth to practice Pluralism, i.e., respecting others' otherness. While the Hindu ethos considers the world as one family, also known as…
India’s Tryst With Independence
15th August is the most cherished date in the Indian calendar. it was on this momentous day that we were born an independent and free country. Mahatma Gandhi’s luminous leadership…
A Country Of Poor People But Not For Poor People
We are celebrating the 70th Independence Day today and let’s have a look at the condition of the poor in our country. “We are a country of poor people but…
The Bourgeoisie And The Bourgeois Democratic Revolution
The following is an extract from chapter one of 1NDIA MORTGAGED by Tarimela Nagi Reddy ,pages 2-8, 1971. It narrates how transfer of power took place and it was not…
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