बिहार और यूपी का एक बड़ा हिस्सा लू की चपेट में है। स्थानीय अखबारों में लू से मरने वालों की संख्या तो होती है मगर उसी के साथ एक लाइन यह भी होती है कि प्रशासन ने कहा है कि लू से नहीं मरे हैं। लू से लोग झुलस कर मर रहे हैं और मरने… Read More यूपी-बिहार में लू से सैंकड़ों मौतें | Hundreds die due to loo in UP-Bihar
At present, there is an unprecedented social conflict raging in Manipur. The violence has affected all communities in the state. Over 100 people have been killed, 50,000 people are currently in more than 300 refugee camps and lacs have been displaced. Religious places, granaries, and homes belonging to the common people, especially those from the minority… Read More On the turmoil in Manipur: what we need to know and what we need to do. North East Forum for International Solidarity
The belief that racism is ineradicable has inevitably shaped the character of antiracism today by Kenan Malik ‘‘Black people are the magical faces at the bottom of society’s well. Even the poorest whites, those who must live their lives only a few levels above, gain their self-esteem by gazing down on us. Surely, they must know… Read More The paralysing pessimism of Critical Race Theory
New writing by Czech Roma authors: different takes on the story-telling tradition; memories of growing up as a Roma after ’89; mainstreaming Roma writing and the decline of the Romani language. A2 devotes an issue to writing by Czech Roma authors, featuring samples from their works, reviews and interviews. Saša Uhlová provides a short history of… Read More New Roma writing
The destruction of truth is so advanced in capitalist culture that it should come as no surprise that even in the halls of Critical Theory, imagined sanctum sanctorum of independent consciousness and conscience, truth is now openly profaned and condescended to by some among those who, historically, have been charged with sheltering its sacred flame… Read More John Sanbonmatsu: Postmodernism and the corruption of the academic intelligentsia (2006)
DR विकास दिव्यकीर्ति ने R.S.S. क्यों छोड़ी। ********************************** Gandhi’s Assassin. By Dhirendra K Jha How Savarkar Escaped Conviction for Gandhi’s Assassination What the Veneration of Gandhi’s Killer Says About India. By Yasmeen Serhan Rabindranath Tagore’s essay on the cult of the nation The Sacred Ecology of Ahimsa The call for banning the Bajrang Dal shows rare electoral courage The Lady… Read More DR विकास दिव्यकीर्ति ने R.S.S. क्यों छोड़ी।
Modi’s Silence : प्रधानमंत्री आजकल चुप क्यों है ?
Party accused of ‘exacerbating’ age-old ethnic tensions between communities for political gain Over 550 citizens’ groups, academics and lawyers on Friday attributed the violence in Manipur to “divisive politics” by the BJP, a party they accused of “exacerbating” age-old ethnic tensions between communities for political gain. The groups and individual signatories issued a joint statement… Read More Narendra Modi urged to ‘speak up and take accountability’ for Manipur violence
NB: The reason is simple, this government knows how to instigate communal hatred, not to calm it. It is their only key to power – or so they think. Our rulers are not only ruthless and lacking in moral fibre, they are also stupid. They will lead the whole country towards disintegration. DS THREE-TIME former… Read More ‘Is Manipur a part of India? If yes, why is PM silent’: asks all-party team
Modern-day Brits have honoured historian Ramachandra Guha for a rather unusual book that is mainly about white Brits who were severely punished for going against the British establishment of their day to give their all for Indian independence. On Monday, Guha was in London to collect a £5,000 cheque for winning the highly regarded Elizabeth… Read More Ramachandra Guha’s book wins Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography 2023
After the truth-shower 