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• Shireen | Sagari Chhabra

  13 September 2025, by Sagari Chhabra

  While I sat by the shores of the sea
  a delicious feeling overcame me;
  a shoal of fish began nibbling my toes
  imagining they were worms undertow.
  I sat still without a murmur
  savouring the swell of waves,
  the fish and the sea,
  in harmony with all of god

• In the Margins of Word: Categorizing Speech and the Crisis of Democratic Discourse in India? | Ayush Mazumdar

  13 September 2025

  Though the philosophical lineage of Socrates is often traced through his pupil Plato, I wonder whether the

• Rightwing-Rightwing Bhai Bhai : Who fears Javed Akhtar ? |

  13 September 2025, by Subhash Gatade

  A ’unity of purpose’ has been witnessed between Hindu and Muslim supremacists, who consider themselves the sole spokespersons of ’their community’.
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  "The devout man considers me an infidel, and the infidel thinks, (I’m) Muslim /
  the non-believer thinks I’m saint, and the saint considers me non-believer/
  After hearing both sides, I am amazed/
  I’m that subject which is difficult to understand/
  If someone is inclined to understand, then I am easy."
  — (…)

• International Year of Cooperatives: Exploring the Potential of Cooperatives in Making Strong and Sustainable Kerala | D Sajith Babu, Vijayakumar S, Jos Chathukulam

  13 September 2025, by Jos Chathukulam

  Introduction
  In recognition of the critical role that cooperatives play in promoting inclusive growth, social equity, and sustainable development, the United Nations has designated 2025 as the International Year of Cooperatives (IYC 2025), under the theme

• Structural Roots of Student Violence | Bhabani Shankar Nayak

  13 September 2025

  Students are among the most idealistic members of society. Their youthful pursuit of ideals, fuelled by passion, innocence and creativity, represents limitless potential that society can harness for its progressive transformation. Throughout history, students have not only participated in but also shaped progressive movements. What defines them is their selfless sacrifice for the greater good of society. Through their everyday experiences, students learn, reflect, and analyse, offering (…)

• When Towers Fell, the World Order Crumbled: 9/11 at 25 | Santosh Mathew

  13 September 2025

  It has been twenty-five years since the morning when the world changed forever. September 11, 2001, is no longer just a date; it is a marker that divides modern history into a

• Report on the Worker’s Assembly Movement in Spain (1976-78) | Miguel Amoros

  13 September 2025

  [ The text below was first published in French as the Appendix

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  CPI Expresses Concern over the Situation in Nepal | Sept 10, 2025

  13 September 2025

  Communist Party of India
  Central Office
  New Delhi
  PRESS RELEASE: New Delhi,
  September 10, 2025
  CPI Expresses Concern over the Situation in Nepal,
  Calls for Unity of Progressive Forces and Defence of Democracy
  The National (…)

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  On Turmoil in Nepal - Statement by Communist Party Of India (Marxist) | Sept 10, 2025

  13 September 2025

  The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement:
  On Nepal Turmoil
  The Communist Party of India (Marxist) expresses its deep anguish over the loss of 20 precious young lives during the GenZ protests in Nepal. These protests reflect the widespread anger stemming from the growing grievances of the people, particularly the youth, against the repeated failures of successive governments to resolve their genuine problems and meet their aspirations. (…)

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  Manipur: What PM cannot achieve, Meitei and Kuki-Zo groups can achieve by talking to each other | Socialist Party of India

  13 September 2025

  Socialist Party (India)
  Website: spi.org.in
  Press Release
  Kuki National Organisation and United Peoples Front, both Kuki-Zo organisations, reached a renegotiated agreement on 4 September 2025, with the Government of India to extend the Suspension of Operations, which was first signed in 2008. As part of this agreement, Kuki militants are required to stay in designated camps and their arms are kept under lock. In return, they get a stipend from the government. The Coordinating Committee (…)