A Tale of a Tulsi Plant
The tulsil plant at the edge of the yard looked dry. Its leaves became brown again. After the arrival of the police, nobody watered it. Nobody recollected the teary eyes of the woman of the house.
Freevoice
I write because there is some lie that I want to expose, some fact to which I want to draw attention, said George Orwell. As a writer, I never kowtow to the whims and dictates of the sacred godmen or godwomen, the political bigots and hypocrites, dealers of laymen, the dishonest and self-serving intellectuals, traders of religions, the betrayers of ‘other’ Indians who eke out a living by their sweat, who are living in fear for being lynched for this and that.
Amiya Kumar Bagchi: The Red Giant Departs
In his death, Marxism has lost a knight. In his death, Indian academia has lost a gem.
Confusion in finding Marx in Bangladesh
Marx influences many cultural activities/creations in Bangladesh. It ranges from songs, dances and dramas to drawings, pictures, sculptures and motifs. Posters, leaflets, banners and graffiti, and slogans in processions in Bangladesh fail to escape Marx.
What does Trump 2.0 mean for the world?
Trump is making a lot of people within and outside the United States nervous. Most believe that Trump is bad news all round.
Dr. GN Saibaba’s untimely demise a loss to the academic and Human Rights Community
The loss of Saibaba to the Human rights and academic community is immense, An activist, from being a part of OBC reservation movements to working with farmers movements, to protesting against crimes against Dalits and Adivasis along with challenging the brute repression by segments of the Indian state in Tribal areas of India.
Looting of the Sudan National Museum – more is at stake than priceless ancient treasures
The restored materials in the National Museum serve as touchstones of Sudanese identity and symbolise resilience. Future generations will no longer have access to the reminders of their ancestry that express the complexity of their identity.
Climate change: why should the Global South pay for the profligacy of the likes of Taylor Swift, Elon Musk?
The question is why should the global south pay for the profligacy of the likes of Taylor Swift, Elon Musk and the like?
Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire – Book Review
It encompasses about two hundred years of British imperial history, leaving out the depredations of the empire in North America . It is a sordid tale of violence shellacked over with propaganda, hubris, racism, a willingly compliant press, and an ignorant domestic audience.
Street vendors, gig and platform workers in heat wave conditions
2024 witnessed extreme heatwave conditions. As per analysis of Heat Watch, there were about 600 deaths due to heat waves.
Jute mills in Bengal estimate 30 per cent decline in demand for jute bags in 2024-25
Lack of demand led to a demand and supply crisis. It forced some jute mills to lower the number of shifts or cut down the shift hours.