2024

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Munnar to Marina: The Journey
By W I Davaram
Notion Press, 2O24
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reviewed by K. S. Subramanian
This is a brilliant book by W I Davaram, IPS Retd., former Director General of Police, Tamilnadu. The book is in English (with a separate translation in Tamil). Along with a large number of photographs the book is fascinating and an enjoyable read. The book with 408 pages lacks an Index. The author

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The Marcusean Mind
Edited by Eduardo Altheman C. Santos, Jina Fast, Nicole K. Mayberry and Sid Simpson
Routledge, London
2025. 602 pp.
ISBN 9781032462998
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Reviewed by Charles Reitz
We are living in world-historical, conflict-ridden times. Many of us have spent our whole professional lives as teachers in the multicultural education reform movement. We have worked with excellent colleagues, but we have faced strong (…)

* Supreme Court Prohibits Bulldozer Injustice | Narender Nagarwal
* Those who protect the poor also need protection | Bharat Dogra
* The Crisis in Manipur: A Call for Accountability | Pallab Sengupta
* Durga Puja & R G Kar Agitation In West Bengal | Sujit Kumar Paul & Souradeep Sarkar
* A Veritable Revolution in Sri Lanka

Arrest warrants [1] from the International Criminal Court (ICC) on November 21 for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu & former defence minister Yoav Gallant are of great significance for international justice. The court that came into force in 2002 has an impeccable reputation for following rigorous investigative standards on crimes of Genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. Its attempts to book top officials from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Darfur, Sudan, (…)

November 24, 2024
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November 24, 2024
The much-awaited results of the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections and the less publicised by-polls are out. They need an interpretation.
Maharastra :
The BJP-Shiv Sena combine, known as the Mahayuti, has created a historic record by winning a landslide victory in Maharashtra, with the BJP on its own winning in132 of the 149 constituencies it contested, amounting to 88.6 percent victory. The Shiv Sena (popularly known as Shinde Sena) contested in 80 (…)

Nov 20, 2024
Indian roads are among the deadliest in the world

While reporting the death of G N Saibaba on October 12, 2024, The Hindu noted (October 13, 2024):

Introduction
In a landmark ruling, In Re: Directions in the matter of Demolition of Structures v. and Ors. Writ Petition (Civil) No. 295 of 2022, The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India has effectively dismantled the practice known as "bulldozer justice"

The poorest and most vulnerable sections of the population living in remote villages frequently face injustice and sometimes even violence. Those responsible for this injustice and violence use their resources and influence to try to turn the scales of justice against the victims. In such circumstances the role of those social activists who sincerely try their best to help these victims, to make available legal help to them and to ensure that truth prevails and justice is done becomes very (…)