The BJP’s short stint as the primary opposition party against the ruling Trinamool in Bengal seems to be coming to an end
It is said that “man proposes, God disposes”. In West Bengal, it seems God’s role has been swapped by the state Bharatiya…
Opinion
What is Neoliberalism: the Ideology that has Colonised the World
‘With our thoughts we make the world’ – Shakyamuni Buddha For the last few weeks, Gilets Jaunes or the ‘Yellow Vests’ protests…
Comic-Con gaffe on children goody bags: not necessarily pornographic because it has adult content
On Thursday night, I came across a social media post from a distraught parent who had visited the Bangalore Comic Con 2018…
The highly charged, momentous hours before Varavara Rao’s arrest
N Venugopal Rao, poet, literary critic, journalist, public speaker and translator, runs his own alternative magazine, Veekshanam, a monthly journal of political…
Hallowed be thy name
If you can’t be a game-changer, why not be a name-changer?
Is India, under Modi regime, turning into a Colony of a Western Hegemonic Power?
Neo-Colonialism and The Empire The great Uruguayan journalist, writer and novelist Eduardo Galeano exposed the realities of neo-colonialism that Latin America lived…
After 25 failed cases, another case against ‘Literary Naxal’ Varavara Rao
At least 48 years before being branded as ‘Urban Naxal’, he was termed ‘Literary Naxal’ or ‘Naxalite in literature’. Twenty five cases…
Urban Naxals: about time to zero in on the real anti-nationals
It’s time to zero in on the real anti nations of the country who are making concerted efforts to muffle the dissenting voices.
The claims were tall, but the numbers are falling short
Maitreesh Ghatak takes a close look at some of the latest figures and finds that the performance of the Modi government has been underwhelming at…
Pet culture: the homeless, shelters, adoption and “shopping” pets
India has 25 to 30 million stray dogs and countless stray cats.