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• 2024 Lok Sabha Elections - Hinduism trips Hindutva: A lesson for Modi | M.R. Narayan Swamy

  8 June 2024, by M R Narayan Swamy

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi may have felt bad when Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin made fun of him for repeatedly visiting his state in the run up to the parliamentary elections. The politician that he of course is, Modi at times appeared in public in Tamil Nadu in a very visible while veshti and with vibuthi smeared on his forehead. Whatever may have been Stailin’s motives in criticizing Modi, the reality is that most Tamils were simply not impressed by the prime minister’s attempts to (…)

• Setback After Lok Sabha Poll Debacle in Karnataka | J P Gadkari

  8 June 2024, by J P Gadkari

  With the resignation of a Cabinet Minister Nagendra for his alleged involvement in Scheduled Tribe Welfare Ministry scam involving siphoning off crores of rupees, the Congress Govt in Karnataka has suffered another setback after its recent poll debacle in L S polls in the State.The Congress High Command has already taken a poor view of the dismal performance of the party in the State and is likely to initiate stringent action against those who worked against the party candidates, would (…)

• 2024 Lok Sabha Election Results: Message for the Future | Prem Singh

  8 June 2024, by Prem Singh

  After the first phase of the 18th Lok Sabha elections, which were conducted in seven phases, it was already indicated that a large part of the country’s population had decided to contest the elections against the present government. A large number of unemployed youth and already agitating farmers played a major role in this act of protest. On one hand, this phenomenon encouraged the opposition in the next phases of elections, while Prime Minister Modi started using the weapon of Hindu (…)

• Death of A Migrant Worker | Bharat Dogra

  8 June 2024, by Bharat Dogra

  On an extremely hot afternoon of May 22 people saw a pathetic scene near Gwalior railway station. A woman with three small children was standing near a rickshaw and weeping loudly. On the rickshaw was spread the body of a very weak man who appeared to be dead.
  A number of persons gathered around her and as it was confirmed that there was no trace of life left in the body on the rickshaw, the woman cried out even louder and seeing her weeping the children also started crying. Inquiries (…)

• Remembering Dabholkar: No Justice is Injustice | Jawaharlal Jasthi

  8 June 2024, by Jawarharlal Jasthi

  NARENDRA ACHYUT DABHOLKAR (1 Nov 1945 — 20 Aug 2013)
  While he was on a morning walk on 20 August 2013, Achyut Dabholkar was shot dead at point blank range by assassins who came and fled away on motor bikes. Dabholkar died on the spot. The body was donated to the medical college according to his wish. After autopsy, it was found that the body was mutilated to an extent that it was declared unfit even for academic purposes and returned to the family. It was cremated in Satara without any (…)

• Tibetan Refugees And Indian Society: Integration And Adaptation | Beena

  8 June 2024

  Abstract: The paper offers a glimpse into the intricate process of Tibetan refugee integration within Indian society. This paper aims to delve deeper into this multifaceted journey, examining the challenges and opportunities faced by Tibetan refugees as they seek to establish themselves in India. Through an analysis of policies, practices, and lived experiences, this study aims to provide insights into the factors shaping the integration process. It will explore the role of government (…)

• Am I Drinking Enough Water? Sneezing’s A Clue | Ronald Bleier

  8 June 2024

  How do I know if I’m drinking enough water? From time to time media reports feature “experts” asserting that we need to drink only when we’re thirsty, and also, not to worry, we get plenty of water from the foods we eat. A similar view seemed to be the point of a couple of New York Times articles in the summer of 2015. In the first the Times pushed back against the familiar 8 glasses of water a day prescription. (“No, You should not have to drink 8 glasses of water a day,” 8.24.15) In the (…)

• Eugen Sandow was the posterboy of physical culture: his 1904 visit to South Africa reinforced racist ideas | Francois Cleophas

  8 June 2024

  Eugen Sandow was an internationally famous strongman. The German-born British showman (1867-1925) toured the world challenging other strongmen and staging displays of strength. He declared himself to be a physical culturist and became the face of the physical culture movement and a pioneer of bodybuilding. Historically, the term “physical culture” is associated with displays of strength, health and fitness.
  On 25 May 1904 – 120 years ago – Sandow began a tour of colonial South Africa. He (…)

• Roman Rosdolsky (1898—1967) | Jairus Banaji

  7 June 2024, by Jairus Banaji

  by Jairus Banaji
  In 1948 the Ukrainian Marxist Rosdolsky wrote a devastating critique of the

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  A Candid Autobiography of a Chief Minister | Joydip Ghosal

  7 June 2024

  [fond noir][blanc]BOOK REVIEWblanc]fond noir]
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  One Among You - Vol 1 The Autobiography of M.K Stalin
  (Translated by A.S Panneerselvan)
  Penguin Viking
  2023 | 152 pages
  ISBN-9780670098361
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  ‘One Among You’, The Autobiography of M.K. Stalin is about the first twenty- three years of his life. In the introduction the author says that it is always a pleasure to reflect on the path one has travelled and recollect the past. Everyone’s face glows when we delve deeper into (…)