Tag: democratic protest

Amit Bhaduri: The Farmers’ Protest Exposed the Limitations of Class Analysis

The farmers’ historic struggle and victory has upset not merely political arrogance but conventional wisdom in more than one way. It has shown the limitations of class analysis, and has thrown up new ideas for organizing peaceful protests in a democracy. The fact that relatively better-off farmers from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh often led the… Read More Amit Bhaduri: The Farmers’ Protest Exposed the Limitations of Class Analysis

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BBC News हिन्दी: ‘पेट पर लात मत मारिए, पेट की लात बहुत ख़राब होती है’ / रेलवे भर्ती में खामियों को लेकर छात्रों का बिहार बंद / Bihar Bandh Highlights

‘पेट पर लात मत मारिए, पेट की लात बहुत ख़राब होती है’ https://fb.watch/aOxsjVna-g/ रेलवे भर्ती में खामियों को लेकर छात्रों का बिहार बंद Bihar Bandh Highlights ‘जो छात्र घर बार छोड़कर तैयारी कर रहे हैं, उनके साथ सरकार ने दोगला व्यवहार काशी विश्वनाथ मंदिर के महंत ने मोदी, योगी पर लगाया बड़ा आरोप, सुनकर रह… Read More BBC News हिन्दी: ‘पेट पर लात मत मारिए, पेट की लात बहुत ख़राब होती है’ / रेलवे भर्ती में खामियों को लेकर छात्रों का बिहार बंद / Bihar Bandh Highlights

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Lawyer Sudha Bharadwaj, Out On Bail After 3 Years In Jail: ‘I Am Ready To Put On My Black Coat’

 After three years and three months in prison, Bhima-Koregaon accused and undertrial Sudha Bharadwaj was granted bail in December 2021 by the Bombay High Court on a technical ground. The human rights lawyer and law professor talked to us about her time in prison, the state of legal aid for forgotten undertrials, the need for… Read More Lawyer Sudha Bharadwaj, Out On Bail After 3 Years In Jail: ‘I Am Ready To Put On My Black Coat’

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Fourth day of Fast against Hate and Violence / नफ़रत और हिंसा के खिलाफ उपवास का चौथा दिन

जनवरी 16, नफ़रत  और हिंसा के खिलाफ उपवास का चौथा दिन  13 जनवरी 1948 के दिन महात्मा गांधी ने अपने जीवन का  अंतिम उपवास किया जो उस वक़्त की हिंसा और नफरत के माहौल के खिलाफ शांति बहाल करने की पुकार थी. उनके उपवास के दौरान सर्वधर्म प्रार्थना सभा में गीता, कुरान और गुरु ग्रन्थ… Read More Fourth day of Fast against Hate and Violence / नफ़रत और हिंसा के खिलाफ उपवास का चौथा दिन

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Praneet Pathak: Modi in a Traffic Jam, and the Decaying of Our Democracy

Today the nation feels threatened, our collective security and democracy compromised – or so the media would have you believe, with the prime minister’s cavalcade having to turn back due to protests and the allegations of ‘poor security management’ it has given rise to. But in reality, this incident reveals to us the many facets… Read More Praneet Pathak: Modi in a Traffic Jam, and the Decaying of Our Democracy

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Gabriel Boric’s triumph puts wind in the sails of Latin America’s resurgent left

At the age of 14, Gabriel Boric – the great-grandson of a Croatian migrant and an avid reader of Marx and Hegel – formed a city-wide student union in the Chilean city of Punta Arenas. At 21, and by then a law student, he led a campus sit-in for 44 days in Santiago, Chile’s capital, to oust… Read More Gabriel Boric’s triumph puts wind in the sails of Latin America’s resurgent left

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Former student leader Gabriel Boric to become Chile’s youngest president after beating far-right rival

NB: This is a truly historic moment for the Chilean people; and for all of us who are old enough to recall the terrible history of the 1973 coup. I am very happy the wheel has turned full circle after 50 years. I still recall the horror we all felt at the CIA-instigated Chilean coup of 1973; and… Read More Former student leader Gabriel Boric to become Chile’s youngest president after beating far-right rival

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With cheers and songs, farmers call off year-long agitation (Photos) / At Singhu border: ‘fight will continue… don’t feel like going back’

Farmer leaders said that they will again meet on January 15 to see if the government has fulfilled their demands. At the meeting, a call on resuming protests will be taken, said SKM member Gurnam Singh Chaduni. (Express photo by Tashi Tobgyal) https://indianexpress.com/photos/india-news/farmers-agitation-suspended-protestors-victory-marches-7664183/ It’s a Wrap: States ready jalebis, dhols as farmers prepare to head… Read More With cheers and songs, farmers call off year-long agitation (Photos) / At Singhu border: ‘fight will continue… don’t feel like going back’

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क्या यूपी की राजनीतिक हवा बदल रही है? – UP POLITICS / Why did the Modi government run away from debating the farm laws? / Kisan mahapanchayat in Mumbai calls for BJP's defeat in polls

 क्या यूपी की राजनीतिक हवा बदल रही है?। UP POLITICS । UP ELECTIONS /  क्या यूपी की राजनीतिक हवा बदल रही है?। लगातार आ रहे सर्वे और विभिन्न अंचलों से मिल रही प्रतिक्रिया से लग रहा है कि यूपी की हवा बदल रही है .यह बदलाव बीते एक महीने में ज्यादा महसूस किया जा रहा… Read More क्या यूपी की राजनीतिक हवा बदल रही है? – UP POLITICS / Why did the Modi government run away from debating the farm laws? / Kisan mahapanchayat in Mumbai calls for BJP's defeat in polls

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Aryaman Jain, Irina Cheema – Farmers’ Movement in India: A Moment for Collective Introspection / Gallery: One Year of Kisan Andolan

With the Narendra Modi government, the American empire finally has at India’s helm, a reliable handyman unperturbed by factors such as the sufferings of common people. What previous governments since 1991 had failed to deliver… Modi has delivered with decisiveness. Since 2014, the government has dutifully gone about following the diktats of a fraudulent ranking… Read More Aryaman Jain, Irina Cheema – Farmers’ Movement in India: A Moment for Collective Introspection / Gallery: One Year of Kisan Andolan

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