Freevoice

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.

Noted climate expert Prof Saleemul Huq has passed away

He was an expert in climate change, environment and development. He worked extensively in the inter-linkages between climate change mitigation, adaptation and sustainable development from the perspective of developing countries, particularly in the least developed countries (LDCs). 

A Boy

It attests to the joy a banjara boy finds while filling in an ant's hole with the sand he collects from his sides

Adivasi Must Dance

Adivasi will dance. They will dance for a coin. They will dance for a meal. They will dance for the entertainment of the civilized

At Esplanade

Last night, I saw, at our Town Square,a beggar,fully naked, sitting on haunches,and madly scratching his head and sides… Tonight at Esplanadetwo beggars lyingin the most unimaginable way,heads resting on amputated hands, mouths kissing dirtamid hurrying feet,sickly legs propped ona…

Gaza Genocide

It is a genocide. It is an ethnic cleansing. It is a terrorist attack. Isn't killing innocent children, caregivers, women is not terrorism?

Railway Hawker Eviction Drive

Drive the poor out of the land and offer the same to the multinationals for profit. The road map of the "development" is the same. Act for the companies and against the law-abiding poor hawkers, slum-dwellers, marginal peasants, and daily factory workers.

Human Animals

When a war breaks out, our life-long lesson goes astray, our sense of sanity derails. We degenerate into human animals.