The Legacy Of Bhikhari Thakur

Kalpana Potawary is a popular Bhojpuri singer, also having notable presence on Bangla and Assamese music landscape. Her latest album on legendary Bhojpuri cultural personality Bhikhari Thakur has been released by one of the… Read More

म्यांमार क्या फिर बर्मा बन सकेगा!

प्रकाश के रे बरगद के संपादक हैं. भारतीय प्रधानमंत्री की बर्मा-यात्रा के बहाने वर्तमान परिदृश्य पर एक टिप्पणी. म्यांमार (बर्मा) में हाल में संपन्न हुए उपचुनावों में ऑंग सान सू की और उनेक… Read More

A US assessment of human rights

Alan Fisher, an award-winning correspondent, has reported from across the world. For more than 30 years, the US has compiled its own report into the state of human rights around the world. Taking… Read More

Chittagong: A Review

Louis Proyect, the author of this piece, is the moderator of the Marxism mailing list, where his various articles first appear. For information on how to subscribe to the list, go here. Active in… Read More

Slowness and Sensibility

S Anand is the co-author of Bhimayana, the graphic biography of B.R. Ambedkar, and publisher of Navayana. This is the detailed and unedited version of his article published on May 24, 2012 in… Read More

Anhey Ghorey Da Daan- A Review

Bhupinder Singh is a writer and blogger. He blogs at a reader’s words. It takes some time for the film to sink in, but when it does, Anhey Ghorey Da Daan (Alms for… Read More

Gangs of Wasseypur: Director’s Note

Famed director Anurag Kashyap on his latest directorial venture ‘Gangs of Wasseypur‘. The film is to be released in June in two parts. When two boys with plastic guns, point their barrels at… Read More

Cartoon Row: The Left Debates

It was entirely correct for the Lok Sabha to have intervened in the textbook row as it represents the people, and their right to an egalitarian society, better than any group of “experts”,… Read More

Is Congress getting dumber, or just more plainspoken?

Lee Drutman is the Senior Fellow at the Sunlight Foundation. He is also an adjunct professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University and the University of California. This post was prepared in… Read More

Obstacles For The Left In Pakistan

  Taimur Rahman is an academic, political activist and the lead musician of Laal Band of Pakistan. He is based in Lahore. For details, visit the band’s site and facebook page. I’ve been… Read More

Why I Like ‘Satyamev Jayate’

Vanya is a student of History and Politics, Graduate of Oxford University and St Stephen’s College, Delhi. Given that Bollywood and StarPlus soap operas leave an indelible mark on many minds, it is… Read More