Day May 20, 2016
Bhubhneshwar, May 20- The students are on strike from the 9th of this month. On 7th May, Subhadra Murmu, a fourth year nursing intern was allegedly dragged by her hair and beaten up by the School Principal, Kajal Sinha,… Continue Reading →
Written by Julio Ribeiro | Karkare belonged incidentally to the topmost tier of the pecking order in the hierarchy of castes. Hemant Karkare laid down his life for his friends. Every man and woman in the land was his friend. He did… Continue Reading →
by Kavita Bhanot Over the last few weeks, a growing number of writers and activist groups have been protesting the sponsorship of the upcoming London Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) by the notorious metals and mining company Vedanta. An open letter,… Continue Reading →
Mining At Any Cost: The Odisha Government’s Continued Dismissal of Adivasi Rights BY CHITRANGADA CHOUDHURY The Odisha government’s move in the Supreme Court against Niyamgiri’s gram sabha resolutions may have been dismissed, but its revived bid to mine the mountain for… Continue Reading →
On 14th May we released an open letter calling for the renowned authors and artists participating in the Jaipur Literature Festival at Southbank, London, to pull out of the event in view of its sponsorship by Vedanta Resources – dubbed ‘the world’s… Continue Reading →
by Ram Puniyani Towards the end of 2015 many writers and eminent citizens returned their national honours protesting against the growing atmosphere of intolerance. The list was long and this acted as a process where some introspection took place in… Continue Reading →
| Mohammed Iqbal The “Haji Ali Sab Ke Liye” group, agitating for women’s entry into the sanctum sanctorum of the Haji Ali dargah in Mumbai, received unstinted support from social groups and women’s organisation in Rajasthan after its visit to… Continue Reading →
Renowned writers, activists and people directly affected by the activities of British mining company Vedanta Resources have signed a letter calling for the participating authors to boycott of the Jaipur Literary Festival at… Continue Reading →