THE AIDWA in Maharashtra successfully organised a three-day state study camp from December 9-11, 2022 at Godutai Parulekar Bidi Housing Complex, Solapur. A total of 103 selected activists from 19 districts, namely Thane, Palghar, Solapur, Mumbai, Pune, Raigad, Sangli, Satara, Kolhapur, Wardha, Nagpur, Amravati, Chandrapur, Nashik, Jalna, Aurangabad, Nanded, Parbhani and Ahmednagar attended the camp.

WHILE neoliberalism has made people’s lives miserable, far-right ideologies are flourishing. Prakash Karat, Polit Bureau member and former general secretary of CPI(M) called for intensifying the struggle for livelihood along with the promotion of Left political ideological struggle against the far-right Hindutva forces. If the BJP regime, India's biggest threat after independence, is to be removed from power, these two battles must be fought together.

“I FIRST heard of Safdar Hashmi around 1970, when I joined the National School of Drama in New Delhi. All I wanted was fame and popularity, and I couldn’t understand how an artist as accomplished as Safdar would not care for that. It took me a long time to realise that Safdar’s passion was social change. For him, his principles were more valuable than his life. I was deeply distressed when I heard of his killing.

THE fight against oppressive social structures needs a strong resolve and a united movement against the so-called laws of Manu or Manusmriti, a highly repressive text providing legitimacy to brahmanism and the caste system. B R Ambedkar burned the copies of the book almost a hundred years ago to give this particular message. This was the central point of ‘Manusmriti burning day’ organised by the Dalit Shoshan Mukti Manch (DSMM) Delhi state committee on December 25.Before burning the copies of the Manusmriti, the large gathering was addressed by Prof.

IN the Rajya Sabha, John Brittas spoke on the Appropriation No.4 and No.5 Bills. He said, “I am very glad that we are debating two bills, and not certain divisive issues like temples or mosques or even a movie or a movie star's costume. I am glad that we are deciding and discussing pertinent matters which are of concern to the people of this country. I am glad that the Supreme Court after an inordinate delay of six years has taken up pleas on demonetisation to adjudicate. And the government is now scurrying for cover and has taken the alibi that this is only a matter of academic interest.