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History Is Calling Us! Unite In Struggle To Defend The Values Of The Freedom Struggle | Manoranjan Mohanty

Manoranjan Mohanty — 2023-05-27T22:53:56Z

Text of presentation by Manoranjan Mohanty, the Chair of the Reception Committee, Bharat Bachao, 11-12 March 2023, HK Surjeet Bhavan, New Delhi
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‘Save Democracy, Save Indian Constitution, Save India'
Unite In Struggle To Defend The Values Of The Freedom Struggle:
Swadhinata, Samata, Sanhati, Swaraj Freedom, Equality, Solidarity, Self-Rule
Have Faith In History, Have Faith In People, Have Faith In Future
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History is calling upon us all to awaken further and come (…)

- 2023

Rabi Dash: A Unique revolutionary | Manoranjan Mohanty

Manoranjan Mohanty — 2021-07-16T08:28:00Z

(Rabi Dash, one of the founding members of the CPI-ML who was active in the militant land struggles in Koraput in the late 1960s and early 1970s and spent the last three decades in Kalahandi organizing a handloom cooperative under Sarvodaya auspices died in Cuttack on 11 May 2021 at the age of 80. This is a tribute by a close friend.)
July 1971, I don't recall the exact date, but at around 10 pm at night, Rabi Dash reached our Model Town house. During that time, he often reached our (…)

- 2021

Thoughts on Bandung Day 2021: The Covid Moment and the Civilisational Crisis | Manoranjan Mohanty

Manoranjan Mohanty — 2021-04-30T22:33:24Z

[ April 24, 2021]
The greatest lesson from the Covid challenge of the past year and more is that the lifestyle that has been promoted worldwide during the colonial epoch and continued in the post-colonial years and accentuated during the neo-liberal era since the 1990s has made the entire humankind vulnerable to much suffering, poorer sections more so, not only in normal times, but also in times of health crises. The Bandung community had not only challenged political (…)

- 2021

Those in Authority Want to Arrest the Growing Consciousness about Human Rights

Manoranjan Mohanty — 2018-09-15T15:10:28Z

PROTESTS IN NEW DELHI AGAINST THE ARRESTS OF ACTIVISTS BY PUNE POLICE
The arrest of five human rights activists on August 28 and the strong condemnation this has invited from a wide spectrum of people all over India may become a landmark in the history of Indian democracy, especially given the judicial proceedings which have been triggered. Some implications of this development have already become clear and more will crystallise as the case unfolds.
The most conspicuous message that has (…)

- 2018

Bandung Spirit and the New Indian Regime

Manoranjan Mohanty — 2015-06-20T14:24:01Z

That India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, decided not to attend the sixtieth anniversary celebrations of the Bandung Conference of Asian and African countries on April 21-24 and instead sent Ms Sushma Swaraj, the Minister for External Affairs, is indicative of the evolving approach of the new regime in India that came to power a year ago in May 2014. Questions are being raised in India today if the Modi Government has opted for a foreign policy line that distances itself from the (…)

- 2015

Dialogue in Democracy: Challenges for Government-Maoist Talks

Manoranjan Mohanty — 2009-12-08T14:46:46Z

Public opinion in India seems to be building up strongly in favour of a dialogue among the government and the Maoists. This is despite the clear indications that the Central Government is going ahead with its preparations for launching the armed offensive in the Naxalite movement areas. Yet there are signs from both the government and the Maoists that they were amenable to the idea of talks.
Central-level Dialogue
One thing is clear: the Central Government has taken the initiative in the (…)

- December 2009

Balagopal's Legacy Will Live Forever

Manoranjan Mohanty — 2009-10-17T07:14:01Z

TRIBUTE
A legendary human rights activist of India, K Balagopal, General Secretary, Human Rights Forum, died of a sudden heart attack in Hyderabd on October 8, 2009. He was 57.
I cannot believe that Balagopal is no more. He came to Delhi last month to address an important meeting launching a Citizen's Peace Initiative calling for stopping the cycle of violence and urging for a dialogue between the government and the Maoists. We had been in constant touch to carry this initiative (…)

- October 2009

Defending Democracy and Peace Process against Terrorism

Manoranjan Mohanty — 2008-12-21T16:42:21Z

The terrorist attacks in Mumbai have hurt every Indian and there is a growing debate on how best we should confront this situation of vulnerability. At this critical juncture the Indian people must evolve a response that is consistent with the values for which they have fought a freedom struggle from colonialism and have been engaged in building a meaningful democratic society for the last sixty years. The Mumbaikars' suffering of November 26 will have to be remem-bered together with (…)

- December 20, 2008 - Annual Number 2008

Letter to the PM on taking Urgent Measures for Peace in Kandhamal

Debiprasanna Pattanayak, Manoranjan Mohanty, Pralay Kanungo — 2008-10-25T01:24:40Z

Dear Sir,
As academics who have studied the socio-economic conditions of modern Orissa and who have been extremely pained by the recent outbreak and persistence of violence in Kandhamal we present the following suggestions which we believe are practical and well within the capacity of the Central Government to undertake. The State Government can be called upon to cooperate in implementing these measures.
I. Immediate Steps for providing Security for Life and Property
1. Adequate CRPF (…)

- October 18, 2008

A Great Force of Peace and Harmony is No More

Manoranjan Mohanty — 2008-05-14T00:50:31Z

The news of the sudden passing away of Nirmala Deshpande, the most prominent Gandhian of contemporary India, is a great shock to all the workers in the peace and social transformation movements of India. Rajya Sabha MP, leader of the Harijan Sewak Sangh, Gandhi Smriti and President of the Peoples of Asia, she was, above all, an ever-smiling, self-effacing social worker always ready to help. With her demise India has lost a devoted social worker who dedicated her whole life to the service (…)

- May 10, 2008