Socialist India

A disturbing, systemic scheme of widespread sexual atrocities has come to light in Sandeshkhali, a village nestled in the southeastern part of West Bengal, close to the Bangladesh border. The perpetrators are local strongmen belonging to the party ruling the

Following the completely undemocratic suspension of 141 MP’s and the ramming through of the BNS, BNSS, BSA and Telecommunications Act, the BJP has mounted its crown jewel of communalism in the most lavish and expensive display of chest beating so

The New Delhi border looks like an international conflict zone with multiple layers of barricades, concrete blocks, barbed wire and iron nail spikes on the road. More than 50,000 paramilitary troops, equipped with sonic weapons, drones, tear gas and even

Following the completely undemocratic suspension of 141 MP’s and the ramming through of the BNS, BNSS, BSA and Telecommunications Act, the BJP has mounted its crown jewel of communalism in the most lavish and expensive display of chest beating so

The vile communalist and totalitarian BJP government has once again escalated repression against political opposition in an unprecedented suspension of 141 Members of Parliament. Though just one of many violations of democratic rights, this move qualitatively changes the nature of

Ever since Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels developed their philosophy and theory on communism, the task of how to actually develop a communist society in the real world has been one that has challenged intellectuals and political leaders alike –

The assassination of Khalistan leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar once again ripped open the festering wound of India’s long-admired yet paradoxically underserved Sikh community, and brought the issues of this community, in particular of the Sikh diaspora in Canada, to the

The latest catastrophe to hit the mountainous state of Uttarakhand is the collapse of the under-construction Silkyars tunnel in Uttarkashi, in which 41 workers have been trapped since 12th November. The mainly Bihari migrant laborers of SC/ST background, forced by

In the recent monsoon session of parliament, the sitting central government of India has passed several bills into law on the floor of the house often in the absence of the opposition to debate or deliberate the actions and consequences

Closing in on the 50th anniversary of Periyar’s death, the affliction of caste is a disease which, in resisting total annihilation, is resurging in new and insidious forms. The organizations of dominant OBC’s fly caste flags, posters and banners, even