Kerala: Another Tale to Tell

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The Relevance of Comrade R B More to the Dalit Movement

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Kerala: BJP Governor against the LDF Govt

“With the Narendra Modi-led government at the centre...some governors are behaving like independent agents, although their role is to be advised by the executive and to discharge fixed duties.”

The Telegraph, October 28

Transforming the Library

WHILE Kerala can be proud of the large number of functioning public libraries in India, Kannur district located in the north of the state has the distinction of ranking first in the state with more than a thousand libraries. Kannur has thus become the logical place of choice for holding this first Indian Library Congress from January 1-3, 2023.

The October Revolution And Tasks before Indian Working Class

THE Great October Socialist Revolution, 105 years ago, and the formation of the Soviet Union a century back, had changed the course of human history.

Significance of October Revolution in Our Times

THE world today seems very far away from those heady revolutionary days when the October Revolution in Russia happened. It is 105 years since this historic revolution took place which resulted in the world’s first socialist State. It is 31 years since the end of the Soviet Union, the period since which was marked by the ascendancy of imperialism.

Morbi Bridge Collapse: The Questions Gujarat Govt Needs to Answer

THE Morbi pedestrian suspension bridge over the Machchhu River collapsed on October 30, leading to the confirmed death of 141 persons and injuries to more than 100. In this column, I will not repeat what is widely known regarding one of the worst bridge disasters in India. The question that needs to be raised is whose responsibility is such a bridge in India and whether the authorities carried out their responsibilities.

Rising Distress Suicides: Inconvenient Truths, Lies and Silence of Convenience

Contextualisation of the Symbol of the Hijab

THE images of women in Iran burning their hijabs has prompted the social media trolls of the BJP in India to taunt women activists who have opposed the Karnataka government’s ban on wearing the hijab to educational institutions. One of them said “show these (the photographs) to shameless Indian women who want to cover girls in hijab”. As usual the trolls have got it wrong.

Prime Minister and a Statue

AS a child, I remember hearing a story about a naughty bird, an ugly, naughty bird that wanted to produce beautiful chicks. This bird would sneak into the nest of a beautiful bird that had just laid some eggs and steal one of them, take it back to its own nest and then proceed to keep it warm until it hatched and the beautiful little chick pushed itself out.

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