Darkness of Hunger amid the Glitter of Development
We proudly say that India is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. At the same…
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Claims of Victory, Reality of Defeat: The True Picture of the America-Iran War
Trump had expected Iran to buckle under the shock. The opposite happened. Iran launched fierce counter-strikes on American bases across the Gulf region, shut down the Strait of Hormuz, and dragged the global economy into the conflict.
Public Schools Across the Country Face a Deepening Crisis
Despite rhetorical commitments to education, almost all political parties—across ruling and opposition—have supported privatization through policy and legislation. Even non-parliamentary political forces have failed to mount effective resistance. The destruction of education appears to enjoy silent consensus.
Santoshpur Eviction: A Tragic Story of Ruthless Oppression
At present, the evicted families are living in a precarious condition along the eastern and western edges of the eviction site, without any humanitarian assistance. Among them are the sick, elderly, pregnant women, and children.
Brain Polio: An Act of Caste Discrimination
Despite all this, Brahmanical ideologies continue working to weaken the constitutional safeguards granted to Dalits. Social humiliation is just the visible face of caste-based oppression. There is a systematic attempt to prevent Dalits from achieving social, economic, educational, and political progress.
No Country for Working People
It is time to understand and reject all aspects of capitalism that are not conducive to human happiness and freedom. Based on their experiences, working people can unite to build a society grounded in peace, prosperity, and solidarity. It is possible to create a society free from all forms of exploitation and inequality.
Where there are more firearms than people—why curbing gun violence is not succeeding in the USA
Of course the industry which feeds on the sales of such huge numbers of guns and bullets on a continuing basis is also likely to acquire a strong interest in such continuing sales and these powerful economic interests may also be fueling popular gun culture and keeping the demand and supply of civilian firearms at a very high level.
Youth in Crisis Dividend or Disaster?
Parents who took loans to fund degrees are watching their children return home qualified but jobless. People in their thirties and forties, once confident professionals, now find themselves unsure of what skills to learn next or how to position themselves in a world that rewards visibility more than depth.
Is there a home in Bengal for a Mehbub Sheikh?
Being a Bangla-speaking Indian citizen tends to be bad. To be a Bangla-speaking Muslim Indian citizen is worse. And to be a Bangla-speaking Muslim Indian citizen hailing from Murshidabad is the worst. A crime indeed!
Musing on Gibran’s ‘A Poet’s Death is His Life’ and ‘Peter on the Neighbour’ in Trying Times
In a time of extreme hostility and trust-deficit among our neighbours, a neighbour with all her toxicity, so to say, should be loved as our other self, and the people should not punish a poet for not walking on the path of violence.