Mainstream WeeklyThe arbitrary arrest of Disha Ravi, young lady and an Environmental activist from her residence in Bengaluru on February 14 on trumped up charge and in utter violation of procedure prescribed under the Code of Criminal Procedure and the mandate of Article 22 of the Constitution marks the sharp descent of Indian democracy into authoritarian regime. The democratic credential of Modi Government was always in short-supply, but arrest of 22 years young lady for extending support to on-going (…)
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Disha Ravi‘s Arrest: Foreboding of Authoritarian Tide | Vijay Kumar
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Remembering Frontier Gandhi / Disaster in Uttarakhand
20 February 2021, by Humra QuraishiMUSINGS
February 10, 2021
February 6 was Khan Abdul Ghaffar’s Khan birth anniversary; he was born on 6 February 1890, in Utmanzai, Pakistan. Also, known as the Frontier Gandhi, he played a very, very significant role in the Independence struggle. Needless to add that today, with the changing political climate, he and his struggles get bypassed, if not side tracked.
Few years back, Delhi based activist, Faisal Khan, had formed the ‘Khudai Khidmatgars’ (Servants of God), in memory of (…) -
A meeting with farmers that changed Nehru | Naved Ashrafi
20 February 2021by Naved Ashrafi
More than two years back exactly from these days when farmers have now inched their way towards the national capital of India vociferously protesting against new farm laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi while campaigning for the upcoming assembly elections in Rajasthan in 2018, said that a Congress leader used to wear a rose on his jacket but had no knowledge of farming. Modi didn’t name Jawaharlal Nehru. He has always been quick at peremptorily hurling political jibes (…) -
Assam’s 2020 Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) Election: a Fractured Verdict | Nurul Hassan
20 February 2021by Nurul Hassan *
The high voltage 2020 Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) election has witnessed a triangular contest among the candidates of Bodoland People’s Front (BPF), United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). It was an opportunity for most of the political parties in Assam to substantiate their existential strength on the eve of next Assembly election. The verdict was neither directly based on identity politics nor promulgating ideologies but has changed (…) -
India’s forever wars and forever warriors | MK Bhadrakumar
20 February 2021, by M K BhadrakumarFebruary 19, 2021
The Washington-based Quincy Institute, arguably the most intellectually stimulating American think tank nowadays, in its compulsively readable publication Responsible Statecraft featured on Tuesday an investigative report titled Weapons biz bankrolls experts pushing to extend Afghan War, authored by Eli Clifton, noted expert and journalist on US foreign policy.
It was an expose of the interest groups that dominate the narratives on America’s ‘forever wars’. Clifton made (…) -
You can speak up . . .
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Thickness of Skin! | A K Das
20 February 2021[This poem is composed in the backdrop of interviews given by victims of casual molestation and reported in an article ’How men get away with groping, and women never quite get over it’ published in The Times of India (January 31, 2021)]
Groping without disrobing
is not an assault carnal.
It’s not a big deal!
The voice from the Altar decrees.
Walking, cycling, standing,
or sitting next in the bus,
train, aircraft are prices
to be paid, while growing up
in all avenues of life. (…) -
Against Proposed Privatisation Of Banks | Press Release by All India Bank Employees’ Association
20 February 2021All India Bank Employees’ Association Central Office: “Prabhat Nivas” Regn. No.2037 Singapore Plaza, 164, Linghi Chetty Street, Chennai-600001 Phone: 2535 1522 Fax: 2535 8853 M- 984 00 899 20 Web: www.aibea.in e mail chv.aibea[at]gmail.com 9840089920
Press Release 19-2-2021
By C.H. Venkatachalam, Gen Secretary, All India Bank Employees (…) -
Bhima Koregaon Conspiracy Case Must be Quashed in Light of Explosive Forensic Evidence
20 February 2021Press Release after the webinar: Decoding the Arsenal Report: The Curious Case of Questionable evidence in Bhima Koregaon/Elgar Parishad case (Also see below the FAQ by Prof. Jedidiah Crandall)
The NIA’s ’No Malware Found’ Response to New Forensic Report Points to Ineptitude:
February 16, 2021
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=yT4rnqTxExc On February 10, 2021 the Bhima Koregaon defense team filed a petition in the Bombay High Court seeking the release (…) -
Stop Stifling Democracy! Enter into Dialogue with Youth to Secure India’s Future! | Press Release 20 Feb 2021
20 February 2021Press Release 19th February 2021
Issued by National Alliance of People’s Movements Coalition for Environmental Justice in India People’s Union for Civil Liberties
A group of prominent people, including artists, environmental and social activists, parents, teachers, professionals, adivasis, dalits and farmers, today spoke out against the illegal and disproportionate response of the government in targeting young activists, including Disha Ravi, and the government’s intent to criminalise (…)