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
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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
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
An Open Letter to Shahrukh Khan
Sumati Mehrishi, a journalist with The Pioneer, has written an open letter to Sharukh Khan, a noted actor and owner of an IPL team. The letter has been published in today’s edition of… Read More
सिनेमा में गीत-संगीत के कॉपीराईट पर संसद में जावेद अख्तर
सिनेमा में गीत-संगीत के कॉपीराईट पर संसद में मशहूर सिने-लेखक और गीतकार जावेद अख्तर ने 17 मई 2012 को राज्य सभा में बतौर सांसद ने यह महत्वपूर्ण भाषण दिया. यह सदन में उनका पहला… Read More
Jai Bhim Comrade: Songs of justice that threaten the State
Something is terribly wrong when a government feels threatened by protest songs and jails singers, says Satyen K Bordoloi as he profiles the now underground group Kabir Kala Manch through Anand Patwardhan’s searing… Read More
Salman Rushdie On Censorship
Bargad dedicates this post in solidarity with the struggle of Filmmaker Ashvin Kumar, Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi and Writer Gaurav Solanki who are fighting against various kinds of censorship in India the Arthur Miller… Read More
अभिव्यकि की स्वतंत्रता और सभ्यता की राजनीति वाया गणपति बाईपास
संदीप सिंह जवाहरलाल नेहरु विश्वविद्यालय छात्र संघ के पूर्व अध्यक्ष हैं और वामपंथी छात्र संगठन आइसा के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष हैं. इनसे sandeep.aisa@gmail.com पर संपर्क किया जा सकता है. एक मई को लाल बैंड… Read More
