Mukul Kesavan The violence in Manipur exhibits two symptoms – The impunity with which Meitei mobs have been allowed to loot police armouries and the instrumental use of rape to announce the end of Kuki citizenship Meiteis make up more than half the population of Manipur. They see themselves as Manipur’s defining majority and their claim… Read More Tipping point
First posted September 20, 2012 By A.G. NOORANIIf only Savarkar’s bodyguard and his secretary had testified against him in court, he would have been convicted for Gandhi’s murder On July 12 Swapan Dasgupta made an interesting disclosure in the evening on television. L.K. Advani had told him that according to Morarji Desai, V.D. Savarkar was complicit… Read More V.D. Savarkar and Gandhi’s murder
Jonathan Freedland Beware the strongman leader who fears jail. Donald Trump is running for president in part because he sees a return to the White House as a literal get-out-of-jail-free card: reinstalled in the Oval Office, he would be able to pardon himself for the mounting pile of serious federal crimes for which he is indicted. His… Read More Israelis’ defiance of Netanyahu holds a lesson for anyone who cares about democracy
NB: The mind-numbing historical illiteracy and moral vacuity of some of our artists and members of the intelligentsia is embarassing, were it not also predictable. Adolf Hitler is much admired amongst many educated persons, Mein Kampf is freely available even though Rushdie’s Satanic Verses is banned. The ideological icon of India’s current ruling dispensation –… Read More Bollywood film accused of trivialising Holocaust with Auschwitz scenes
Subhash Gatade First posted August 06, 2017 For a section of people – whose number is diminishing fast – it is a moment of nostalgia when idealism was in air and sacrificing oneself for the cause of emancipation of humanity was looked at with respect, whereas for a larger section which is being intoxicated with… Read More RIP Bhiku Daji Bhilare: the man who saved Gandhiji’s life in 1944
Manipur has been in turmoil since May 2023. Clashes between the northeastern Indian state’s Kuki and Meitei communities have resulted in their complete segregation. A viral video from the state emerged on 19 July highlighting the impact of this violence. The BBC’s Anshul Verma and Soutik Biswas spoke to the people of Manipur to understand… Read More Lives interrupted: The cost of violence in Manipur | BBC News India
This documentary about the veteran broadcast journalist Ravish Kumar is less an inspiring tale than a wake-up call for India In the opening moments of Vinay Shukla’s documentary “While We Watched,” its subject, the veteran Indian news anchor Ravish Kumar, stands in a partly demolished building and wonders, “When you find yourself all alone, whom… Read More ‘While We Watched’ Review: A Lament and a Battle Cry
By Joe Hernandez; Daniel Estrin Israeli lawmakers on Monday approved controversial changes to the judiciary, part of a package of proposed actions that’s roiled the country in protests in recent months and sparked opposition from broad swaths of Israeli society. The vote in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, capped a monthslong campaign by Israel’s far-right government to… Read More Israeli lawmakers pass a key law to weaken the judiciary despite public outrage
@ravishkumar.official भारत में किताबों की कितनी ऐसी दुकानें होंगी जिनकी सारी किताबों को अगर आप एक क़तार में लगा दें तो वो तीस किलोमीटर लम्बी हो जाएँगी। न्यू यॉर्क शहर में स्ट्रैंड बुकस्टोर में इतनी सारी किताबें हैं। और पढ़ने वाले भी कम नहीं हैं। हम सोचते हैं कि अमरीका में बर्गर-कोक ही चलता है… Read More हिटलर पर किताबों का ख़ज़ाना | Strand bookstore in NYC
It is crystal clear that it is the March 27 ruling of the Manipur High Court to award ST status to the majority Meitei community (mostly Hindu) that led to mass protests by Zo-Kukis in early May which in turn led to violent attacks by Meitei vigilante groups and then a spiral of violence on… Read More Radical Socialist Statement on Manipur
