Rethinking Lenin
According to Lenin, imperialism is not the result of nationalist values, ideas or policies but of concrete economic imperatives. His understanding is the way of understanding international politics today.
Freevoice
He writes about the invisible—their struggles, their resilience, and the quiet fortitude that keeps them going.
The Boys of My Town at Ram Navami Day
RSS and its affiliated outfits have found a welcome entrance into liberal Hindu homes, where photos of Rabindranath Tagore and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose are still hanging on the walls.
What we miss at Basanta Utsav
Basanta Utsav is held each year in March on the Full moon day of Falgun. Spring is welcomed through music and dances. It literally means the ‘celebration of spring’.
The Myth of Damaging Identity Politics
There are two definitions of identity politics. The first is the effort to secure the rights denied to some on the basis of their identity—defensive identity politics. The second is that which seeks domination on the basis of identity—aggressive identity politics. Aggressive identity politics espoused by the majority is thought to be ‘natural and benign’. And identity politics, as practised by the blacks, the Asians, the minorities and the disadvantaged, is thought to be ‘dangerous, indulgent and damaging’.
Labourers beating the heat
It depicts the helplessness of the workers and farmers to beat the heat of the burning days of the Indian summer.
Patanjali is not the only one in promoting unscientific health system
It is saddening that the government is not only apathetic towards irrational ideas on health on the contrary is subtly promoting them. Use of Cow urine, Astrology in the hospitals, the ‘Garbh Vigyan Sanskar’ by Arogya Bharti advising couples to recite Shlokas so as to have customized babies of their choice – the Uttam Santati are few examples.
It’s Not Capitalism… It’s MONEYISM!!
Regardless of how politically or historically astute a person is, if he or she does not have the funds needed to first enter and then conduct a campaign…” Money talks..!” This sad reality trickles down to even local political contests.
Making Muslims invisible
Cultural diversity must be sacrificed to make India a great Hindu Rashtra, as dictated by the Hindutva ideologues.
Review of Khan’s City on Fire: A Boyhood in Aligarh
It explores the everyday Hindu-Muslim strifes in the U.K (Upar Kot, not to be confused with the United Kingdom), a part of the town of Aligarh (130 kms southeast of Delhi) in Uttar Pradesh, since the 1990s.
8 in the Evening at MG Road
It depicts the life of the street people who are cooking for supper just before going to bed, the footpaths.