Mainstream WeeklyIntroduction: The Colors of Our Spaces
Pride Month is a vibrant celebration of LGBTQIA+ identities and histories, rooted in the transformative Stonewall Riots of June 1969. It honors activists like Marsha P. Johnson, Sylvia Rivera, and Stormé DeLarverie, whose courage sparked a global movement for queer liberation. This month-long celebration is a powerful reminder of the ongoing struggle for equality and the indomitable spirit of the LGBTQIA+ community. This editorial examines Pride (…)
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Rainbow Reflections: Pride Marches as Heterotopias of Liberation | Disha
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Winds of Change rock the Marginalised Lambani Community in Karnataka | Veerendra Kumar & Thippeswamy N
22 June 2024The Lambani community is known by various names such as Banjara, Gormati, Vanjara, Gor, and Sukali. The British categorised them as gypsies. Within Karnataka, they are recognised by names like Banjara, Lambani, Lambada, Lambadi, Lamani, Sugali, and Sukali. Constituting a semi-nomadic group, the Lambani community has been an integral component of the Indian societal fabric for long. Exhibiting a vibrant and flamboyant way of existence, these individuals possess a profound connection to their (…)
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Truth Made Topsy Turvey | J P Gadkari
22 June 2024, by J P GadkariJune 27, 2024
With the process of swearing-In ceremony of all newly elected Lok Sabha members not yet complete, and the election of Speaker pending for the next day, Prime minister Narendra Modi started addressing the members from a mike specially placed next to the Speaker’s seat. He appeared to be in such a great hurry in reminding his audiance of the "most vicious attack" on our Constitution, by late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on "this day tomorrow" ( 26th June 2024) 50 years ago. (…) -
What I’ve learned from Noam Chomsky | Beena Sarwar
22 June 2024As news of Noam Chomsky’s failing health makes the rounds, a journalist and peace activist from Pakistan shares some of her learnings from interactions with a trailblazing public intellectual whose moral compass has impacted the world
By Beena Sarwar
I once asked Noam Chomsky how he manages to remember so many facts and figures and hold audience attention. He replied that he didn’t convey any new information, that his talks are based on materials already in the public domain, and that he (…) -
Spilling the Spanish beans | George Orwell (1937)
22 June 2024The Spanish war has probably produced a richer crop of lies than any event since the Great War of 1914-18, but I honestly doubt, in spite of all those hecatombs of nuns who have been raped and crucified before the eyes of Daily Mail reporters, whether it is the pro-Fascist newspapers that have done the most harm. It is the left-wing papers, the News Chronicle and the Daily Worker, with their far subtler methods of distortion, that have prevented the British public from grasping the real (…)
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Tribute to Karamat Ali - Statement from Pakistan India Peoples Forum For Peace and Democracy -India Chapter (21 June 2024)
22 June 2024The Pakistan India Peoples’ Forum for Peace and Democracy (PIPFPD, India chapter) extends heartfelt condolences and solidarity to the peace-loving people of South Asia on the passing of Karamat Ali on 20th June 2024
Karamat Ali was renowned as a veteran labour activist, affectionately known to both old and new members of the forum, as Karamat Sa’ab. We remember him fondly as a legend, a crusader for justice, peace, and democracy, and a passionate lover of literature, poetry, and music. He (…) -
CPI(M) Statement on Communal Assault on Muslims in MP, Chhattisgarh & UP (June 27)
22 June 2024Communist Party of India (Marxist)
June 27, 2024
Press Statement
The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement:
Strongly Condemn Vicious Communal Assault on Muslims
The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) condemns the spate of attacks against members of the Muslim community in various parts of the country in the period since the election results were announced.
In Chhattisgarh’s capital Raipur, three Muslim men (…) -
Mere words cannot be criminalized in a democracy | PUDR (June 17, 2024)
22 June 2024Peoples Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR)
Mere words cannot be criminalized in a democracy
Jun 17, 2024
https://www.pudr.org/press-statements/mere-words-cannot-be-criminalized-in-a-democracy/
On June 14, 2024 Delhi’s Lieutenant-Governor (LG) sanctioned prosecution against Arundhati Roy and Sheikh Showkat Hussain under Section 13 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) for their speeches at an event titled ‘Azadi – The Only Way’ organised in Delhi on October 21, 2010 (…) -
Withdraw the prosecution against Arundhati Roy & Dr. Sheikh Showkat Hussain under the UAPA! | PUCL (June 15, 2024)
22 June 2024PEOPLE’S UNION FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES 332, Patpar Ganj, Opp. Anand Lok Apartments, (Gate No. 2), Mayur Vihar-I, Delhi 110 091
Founder: Jayaprakash Narayan; Founding President: V M Tarkunde
President: Ms. Kavita Srivastava (Rajasthan); General Secretary: V Suresh (Tamil Nadu); E.mail: puclnat[at]gmail.com, pucl.natgensec[at]gmail.com Please visit our website: www.pucl.org (…) -
Safai Karmacharis should be protected from extreme heat - Safai Karmachari Andolan (June 20, 2024)
22 June 2024Press Release
Safai Karmachari Andolan
20th June 2024
Safai Karmacharis should be protected from extreme heat
The unrelenting heatwave conditions in many parts of the country have gone on record as being the most severe ever in the country. Temperatures have reached close to 50°C in many parts of North and Nort West India, including the National Capital Region. This has been the longest spell of heatwave in India because it has been experienced for about 35 days in different parts of (…)