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Struggles against Land Mafia and Police Repression in UP
In Ghazipur district of UP, struggles to free land from land mafia and ensure the grant of pattas to landless poor have been ongoing since November 2009. On November 5... (read full text)
Autism and Religious Stereotypes
We all know that the most patriotic Indian Muslim according to the Hindu nationalist pantheon was the kohl-eyed Company Quarter Master Havildar Abdul Hameed. Legend has it that he died... (read full text)
The Legacy of Howard Zinn
There is a constrained jubilation in the right wing intelligentsia at the passing of the legendary historian and activist, playwright and an iconic leftist intellectual Howard Zinn. A perpetual source... (read full text)
When the Wolf Masquerades as the Sheep
“I suffer from multiple handicaps I’m a double ShudraAn allegation against a Shudra needn’t be proved; it’s the Shudra who must prove his innocence” Are those the words of the... (read full text)
On 3rd Cover : Crooks, Conmen, & Counter-insurgents: Padma Awards in the Time of Nuke Deal & Greenhunt
The recipients of the country’s highest civilian honours announced on Republic Day this year included one NRI crook with several criminal cases pending against him, and one leader of a... (read full text)
February 2010
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Constitutional Charter of Rights Being Crushed Underfoot
Every year, Republic Day presents an occasion for the Indian State to showcase the country’s economic progress and military prowess. The 60th Republic Day this year additionally comes in the... (read full text)
Stop Racist Attacks on Indians in Australia
The attacks on Indians in Australia show no signs of abating, and have now claimed two lives. A 21-year old young man Nitin Garg was stabbed on his way to... (read full text)
Nationalise Minerals, Oil, Gas !
[With the court battle between the Ambani brothers over natural gas, the Madhu Koda scam in Jharkhand, the recent crisis in which the Reddy brothers (owners of private mining companies)... (read full text)
AISA to Hold 7th National Conference
For Education, Employment, Democracy! In the past month (December-January), 20 students (in high school and college) committed suicide in Maharashtra; most due to intense fear of poor academic performance. India... (read full text)
‘Maoism’, State and the Communist Movement in India
Part III We promised to share with readers the experience of our encounter with Maoists in different parts of the country in this issue. Due to some unavoidable reasons, we... (read full text)
“Democracy is nothing but a political reflection of the ‘free’ market”
(Civil Society Magazine interviewed CPI(ML) General Secretary Comrade Dipankar for their December 2009 Issue, ‘Beyond Maoism.’ The transcript of the interview is reproduced below. – Ed/-) 1. Your party was... (read full text)
The Legacy of Jyoti Basu
Jyoti Basu, arguably the most familiar face of the CPI(M) in the country and the last surviving member of the party’s founding polit bureau, passed away in Kolkata on 17... (read full text)
Displaced Poor Struggle Against Eviction in Patna
Protest dharnas were held in all thirteen blocks of the Patna Rural district on 12 January 2010 against the forcible eviction by the BJP-JD(U) protected feudal forces. The evicted people... (read full text)
Jharkhand Elections and After
As widely expected, the recent elections in Jharkhand once again threw up a hung Assembly. None of the pre-poll combinations could come anywhere near the majority mark, with the Congress-JVM... (read full text)
TN Women’s Commission Shows Pro-Pricol Bias
Within a span of 6 days, from 24 September to 29 September 2009, Coimbatore police, as part of its systematic campaign to harass Pricol workers in the wake of the... (read full text)
Updates : Protests Against Power Plant
After the November protests against the proposed power plant near Sirkazhi in Nagapattinam district on January 21st, angry agricultural labourers and poor peasants once more held a protest demonstration in... (read full text)
Update : Forest Rights Struggle in TN
Following the Forest Land Rights Convention held on Dec 18, 2009, a demonstration was held on Jan 19 2010 in front of the Collector’s Gate in Girshnagiri district. Around 200... (read full text)
Sanitation Workers’ Struggle in Bhilai
Thanks to the sustained struggle of sanitation workers led by AICCTU in Bhilai (Chhattisgarh), 653 sanitation workers working under the CDC company (to which sanitation services have been contracted out... (read full text)
Update : CPI(ML)-backed candidate wins ward councillor seat in Chhattisgarh
In the recently held Nagar Panchayat elections in Chhattisgarh, a CPI(ML)-backed candidate Seema Banjare, won the seat of ward councilor of Ward No. 14 (Banbarad in Ahiwara Nagar Panchayat -a... (read full text)
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