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Devdan Chaudhuri in Eyezine or http://www.eyeartcollective.com Does money have morality? Of course it does; like the morality of a weapon depends upon the intention that raises it – one can use it to save a life or to rob… Continue Reading →
On May 21, writers, academics and others plan to gather at Southbank London, to protest the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) London, for receiving sponsorship from Vedanta Resources, the controversial British mining company with operations in India, Zambia and Australia. According… 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 →
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 →
January 30, 2013 tags: Ashis Nandy, caste, censorship, corruption, Jaipur Literary Festival by Shuddhabrata Sengupta, kafila.org For the past few days I have been preoccupied in one part of my mind in dealing with two reasons for anguish. The first reason has to do with the… Continue Reading →
No room for nuance in this fragile republic HARSH SETHI, The Hindu The HinduMISREADING THE CONVERSATION: The days when such an event would have been dismissed as irrelevant, if not comic, are now over. Instead, we want instant retributory… Continue Reading →
Published: Friday, Jan 25, 2013, 9:00 IST By DNA Correspondent | Place: Jaipur | Agency: DNA “ ‘O to Live Again!’ – at my age, this desire is almost a mischievous one; look at all the damage I’ve done being around longer… Continue Reading →
g conglomerate Vedanta today said the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Odisha, has directed it to temporarily close five units of its power plants which may marginally have an impact on the cost of production of aluminium. The SPCB has… Continue Reading →