Mainstream Weekly

Analysing Anarchy: Aroma of AAP in Indian Politics

Kamalakanta Roul — 2014-08-31T15:57:57Z

This article was written quite sometime ago but could not be used earlier due to unavoidable reasons.
The sensational debut of the AAP in the Delhi Assembly elections and the subsequent developments which forced the party to form the government in the national Capital heralding an era of transforming power from the elite to the common, from the rulers to the ruled, from the oligarchs of democracy to the objects of democracy, has also provided an alternative political space for the aam (…)

- 2014

Semiotics of Pornographic Violence

Kamalakanta Roul — 2013-12-29T11:56:05Z

The serial child rape cases in Delhi as well as in other parts of India have raised a serious debate over the role of pornography in generating violence. The accused of Gandhi Nagar and Badarpur child rape cases disclosed that they had watched pornographic film before they sexually assaulted the girl. It evoked intellectuals to argue that pornography incites rape and violence against women in India.
In Western society pornography is a subject of implicit controversy. A section of feminists (…)

- 2013

Interrogating State and Civil Society on Malkangiri Abduction

Kamalakanta Roul — 2011-09-28T20:18:52Z

Introduction
Corporate socialism and stashed black money are two tentacles of the neo-liberal mascot of the Indian state. It has owed little responsibility in regard to ensuring development for all, especially the poor and marginalised sections. The emergence of the global competitive market economy widens the huge gap between the urban-rural, poor-rich and state-society relations. It escalates the militant menace in the corporate corridors of the mineral-rich Adivasi courtyard. The (…)

- 2011

Exploring Afpak Policy: An Indian Perspective

Kamalakanta Roul — 2010-03-27T10:44:21Z

Introduction
Terrorism is a categorical means of intimidation as manifested from economic volatility, political pendulum, poverty, unemployment, religious extremism, sectarianism, ethnic and cultural conflicts. It is deeply rooted in South Asia, especially in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and has assumed a global character. In its global form terrorism has become a serious concern for the world community. After the unprecedented WTO attack on September 11, 2001, the Bush Administration started (…)

- 2010