WSS Delhi A team of members from Women Against Sexual Violence and State Repression went on a fact finding visit to the village of Dingerheri in Nuh district of the Mewat region of Haryana (bordering Rajasthan) on the… Continue Reading →
We walk in fear of one another. It has happened before. Written by Madhu Trehan | MNS chief Raj Thackeray. (Express photo By Deepak joshi)Would it be inappropriate to ask, “Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last,… Continue Reading →
Prabhakar was among the 28 alleged Maoists who were killed in the recent ‘encounter’ at Andhra-Odisha border. Nitin B.| A poster of Prabhakar that reads “People’s Leader – Comrade Prabhakar Amar Rahe” × There is a lull in Kinda Basti… Continue Reading →
We, the undersigned teachers of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), are deeply concerned about the continued absence of Najeeb Ahmad, a student of MSc Biotechnology, who was last reported as seen on JNU campus on 15 October 2016. We express our deepest sympathy and… Continue Reading →
by JOHN PILGER Photo by Diego Torres Silvestre | CC BY 2.0 The American journalist, Edward Bernays, is often described as the man who invented modern propaganda. The nephew of Sigmund Freud, the pioneer of psycho-analysis, it was Bernays… Continue Reading →
Kehinde Andrews The Panthers were known for their high-profile trials and confrontations, but that’s not where their true revolutionary work was done ‘Fifty years on, the legacy of the Panthers is particularly important.’ Black Panther supporters protest in 1970 while… Continue Reading →
Joe CirincionePresident, Ploughshares Fund; Author, ‘Nuclear Nightmares: Securing the World Before It Is Too Late’ ZOONAR RF VIA GETTY IMAGES Fluttering flag of United Nations on the wind History was made at the United Nations today. For the first time… Continue Reading →
Our neighbour’s literary superstar does not like it when critics call him the modern-day Manto. SUKANT DEEPAK He says his sister was killed by her husband three days ago. The couple had four children. It was a supposedly happy marriage…. Continue Reading →
Vetrimaaran’s film is not merely an artistic achievement, but a document of the imperfections of our society. ENAKSHI SHARMA Tamil filmmmaker Vetrimaaran’s critically-acclaimed outing Visaaranai has been chosen as India’s official entry to the Oscars. This, in itself, is no reason to… Continue Reading →
NIHAR GOKHALE The Indian Institute of Technology Goa, which was opened this year, faces an uncertain future as the village where it planned to have its permanent campus has resolved to not allow it there. VOICES OF PROTEST The campus… Continue Reading →
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