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• An Ode to Liberal Democracy (No Apologies to Francis Fukuyama) | Murzban Jal

  27 May 2022

  We came out from the brothel,
  Daddy, mummy and me,
  Shouting at the top of our voices
  “Long live the bourgeoisie!”
  Daddy is a celibate,
  I know for certainty,
  When my hands went round and round his buttocks,
  He sang: “God save the bourgeoisie!”
  When organs and circles go round and round
  And round and round...
  And round
  And round
  .............and round.
  To metaphysical silence,
  I am permanently bound,
  And when the fascists appear,
  I go hunting with both hare and hound. (…)

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  Cartoon: Kapil Sibal Resigns from Congress Party | Jayaraj Vellur

  27 May 2022, by Jayaraj Vellur
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  Photo: Jawaharlal Nehru’s study on 27 May 1964, Nehru Memorial Museum, Teen Murti House, New Delhi

  27 May 2022

• The ongoing Ukrainian war: Some reflections | P S Jayaramu

  27 May 2022

  by P. S. Jayaramu
  21st May 2022
  The Russian invasion of Ukraine is an ongoing, yet unfortunate, phenomenon. It is not clear as to how long it will prolong and on whose and what terms it would end, since both Russia and Ukraine, are not showing any interest in finding a diplomatic solution to the problem. At this stage, it is worth reflecting on the war aims of Putin, those of the US and NATO powers and of Ukraine itself. Going by the intensity with which the Biden Administration is (…)

• The Staying Power of A Myth | Emma Goldman

  27 May 2022

  by Emma Goldman
  Spain and the World, Vol. 2, No. 27, January 5, 1938
  The glad tidings from Moscow under date of November 27th about the pact between the Soviet Trade Unions and the International Federation of Trade Unions (Amsterdam International) shows once more the staying power of a myth.
  The Soviet Trade Unions have long ago ceased to exist as a living body, as have indeed all other organisations that have played their part in the Russian Revolution. As long ago as 1920, they had (…)

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  Audio: The Day of the Jackal Audiobook by Frederick Forsyth

  27 May 2022

  Play
  The Day of the Jackal Audiobook by Frederick Forsyth read by George Sewell. Abridged. by Great Books on Tape https://youtu.be/7lXQ53fB3sA

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  Table of Contents, Mainstream, May 21, 2022

  21 May 2022

  * Sri Lankan situation is fraught with danger | M K Bhadrakumar
  * Open letter from the sanitation workers to the residents of Chennai
  * Sino-Indian Border Dispute & Arunachal Pradesh | Pranjit Agarwala
  * Overthrowing Roe V Wade: Crushing Blow To Women’s Rights | Vijay Kumar

• Letter to the Readers, Mainstream, May 21, 2022

  21 May 2022

  Letter to the Readers, Mainstream, May 21, 2022
  Unemployment is on the rise, inflation is on the rise, a heat wave like never before is in the air with no government advisories on safety and protection, electricity cuts are reported from across the country, there is alarm on water levels running short in our rivers, high air pollution levels in our cities, a spike in coal production, new permissions for coal mining zones given contrary to our big commitments to a transition away from (…)

• Secrets In The Taj Mahal’s Rooms? | T J S George

  21 May 2022, by T J S George

  IMPRESSIONS
  The Allahabad High Court has rejected a petition seeking the opening of the Taj Mahal’s closed rooms. The petition was prompted not by archaeological interests but, as more usual these days, by Hindutva interests. They wanted to see if the shuttered chambers were home to Hindu idols and scriptures. There have been enthusiasts who believed that the immortal memorial was originally Tejo Mahal, a Shiva temple, until the Mughals came and violated everything.
  The Sree (…)

• Freedom And The Law | S.G.Vombatkere

  21 May 2022, by S G Vombatkere

  Freedom as ‘mukti’
  “Human freedom, in its widest and deepest sense is fundamental, and needs to be fought for at every step. That is the most central of Vedantic messages” — was a comment made by a learned friend, during a conversation about freedom. This is of course, about “mukti” as a spiritual concept of freedom or final liberation from mortal bonds. But it is equally about striving for freedom of thought, belief and expression in real-life, without which contemplation for “mukti” (…)