GAZA casualties, live statistics As Hindus the world over observe Janmashtami, and meditate on the significance of the life of Shri Krishna, we must ask ourselves how we feel about the genocide that Israel has been waging against the people of Gaza for ten months, with no end in sight. Sunita Viswanath I have arrived… Read More Janmashtami in Gaza, the World’s Largest Open Air Prison
Sai Mukhesh The disinterestedly wise ought to desire the holding together of all being — Bhagavad Gita, Verse 3.25 Normal men do not know that everything is possible — David Rousset Real generosity towards the future lies in giving all to the present — Albert Camus The liberal democratic apparatus has been imploding, and the… Read More Austerity and Managed Democracy
The brutal rape-murder of a junior doctor at Kolkata’s R G Kar Medical College and Hospital has an inescapable geography Saikat Majumdar The brutality of rape and murder elicits a reaction that is not only ethical and political in nature. It also evokes a response that is deeply aesthetic. By aesthetic I mean that visceral reaction to… Read More Beyond the Kolkata Rape And Murder, a history of medical corruption In West Bengal
Ramin Mirfakhraie On July 24, 2024, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a speech to a joint session of the United States Congress, where nearly half of the House and Senate Democrats were not present. In his address, which was presented in terms of a binary opposition between barbarism (“Iran’s axis of terror”) and civilization (“America, Israel, and… Read More Israel, Gaza, and the ‘Merchants of Death’ / Israeli Film Festival Cancelled in Mumbai After Citizen Campaign
“Instead of maintaining an uneasy alliance with the Trinamul Congress, and remaining silent about her misdeeds, the INDIA block should dump her and come out in open confrontation with her by leading a mass movement against her… My special appeal to my friend, MP Jawahar Sirkar and the women MPs Mohua Moitra and Sagarika Ghosh… Read More Bengal’s Godmother of ruffians and racketeers
Sumanta Banerjee In a repeat of the same political script, the army has stepped in Bangladesh to replace an elected government. The million dollar query is whether the present army chief who has taken over command of the country , General Waker-uz-Zaman will follow in the iron-spiked boot steps of his predecessors Ziaur Rahman, Ershad… Read More Countdown to the next stage in Bangladesh
Victim’s Lawyer in #RGKarCollege case in HC: “10 years from now the accused will be acquitted. WB Police Commissioner was the CID IG when Kamduni rape & murder took place. It was his botching up on the case that Accused were ACQUITTED. He has done same gimmick to cover up this. They wanted 7 days… Read More Shocked & Speechless. Big allegations on Kolkata Police Commissioner. Victim’s Lawyer in R.G. Kar case in HC / Kolkata: The Double Rape: Dr. Kunal Sarkar
The worrying revelation, that students who were identified to have cleared the university examinations in a fraudulent manner, and were thereby not in possession of a valid law degree, are presently serving as judges, has not merited any serious attention whatsoever. Nileena MS FIVE YEARS AFTER Abhay Kumar Gohil, a former judge at the Madhya Pradesh… Read More Five Madhya Pradesh judges named in exam fraud report continue to serve in district courts
Any signal that undermines the political achievements of Bangladeshi youth brought about by sacrificing more than 300 lives, will make them feel let down by their biggest neighbour, once again Bharat Bhushan If India finds itself on the wrong side of history in Bangladesh it has only itself to blame. It has uncritically supported the… Read More India needs a fresh approach to new Bangladesh
The deference of India’s cricketing gods to authority Mukul Kesavan There have been several public protests in Delhi against the State during Narendra Modi’s prime ministership. The Shaheen Bagh sit-in and the long farmers’ protest are the obvious examples. Compared to these mobilisations, the dharna at Jantar Mantar led by Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, Sangeeta Phogat and… Read More Grey silence (2023)
