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Swami Vivekananda: An Iconoclastic Saint
31 January 2012, by Ajeet JawedBengal has produced a galaxy of prophets, poets, philosophers and patriots who, by their rare intellect, devotion and dedication for their motherland and compassion for humanity, have made India proud. One amongst them is Narendranath Dutta, (...) -
Is Tradition Reactionary?
31 January 2012, by Ashok CellyTradition and modernity are supposed to be contraries: the former is seen as upholder of the existing order and inimical to all progress; the latter conducive to change thus leading to a more just and humane social order. The former is (...) -
The People are Not Always Right
31 January 2012, by Lalit UniyalThe people are not always right, even though they usually are.
i. Socrates was sentenced to death in a direct democracy by popular vote in a popular jury. He was the greatest man Athens ever produced and was unquestionably one of the noblest (...) -
Restore Indo-Pak Friendship, Fight Global Hegemonism, Support Peoples’ Resistance
31 January 2012DOCUMENT
ALLAHABAD DECLARATION OF EIGHTH JOINT CONVENTION OF PIPFPD
The following is the Declaration adopted at the conclusion of the Eighth Joint Convention of Pakistan-India Peoples’ Forum for Peace and Democracy (PIPFPD) held in Allahabad (...) -
Muslim Demand for Political Empowerment
31 January 2012, by Syed ShahabuddinMy purpose of this article is not to scratch the countless wounds, received since independence, nor to recite old grievances, but basically a fresh endeavour to achieve social justice in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution and to (...) -
Nixon’s Tattered Flag
31 January 2012, by Nikhil ChakravarttyFROM N.C.’S WRITINGS
[More than forty years ago N.C. wrote the following piece just before Bangladesh’s liberation from west Pakistan’s oppressive and exploitative yoke and it was published in Mainstream (December 18, 1971). Immediately after that (...) -
Whither CPI-M?
31 January 2012TRIBUTE On December 28, 2011 passed away in Kolkata veteran Marxist ideologue and noted CPI intellectual Professor Narahari Kaviraj, 95. He was born on February 17, 1917 at Nabadwip in West Bengal’s Nadia district in a family of scholars. He is (...) -
’Jana Gana Mana’ at 100
31 January 2012by JAYAN P.A.
‘Jana Gana Mana’ is the national anthem of India. The national anthem was first sung at the Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress (INC) on December 27, 1911. But at that time it was sung under the title, Bharata Bidhata. (...) -
A Brave Pilot Navigating a Tortuous Journey
31 January 2012, by Sumanta BanerjeeBOOK REVIEW
Yadon Se Rachi Jatra: Bikalp Ki Talash by Puran Chandra Joshi; Rajkamal Prakashan, New Delhi; 2009; pages: 247; Rs 325.
This is a collection of essays by an eminent academic who narrates his political journey from the euphoric days (...) -
Multiculturalism Trumps Feminism: The Case of India
31 January 2012by TAMANNA KHOSLA
Most democratic states in contemporary times are multicultural in nature. Multi-culturalism advocates the need for recognising cultural diversity and accordingly granting rights to cultural minorities. Thus living with (...)
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