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Nov

Literature, Women

Vidarbha Gazette

Sajida: The Conqueror of Darkness

(19 Feb. 1968 – 22 Sept. 2019) It is impossible not to be impressed by Tamollanghan (Conquering Darkness) – the autobiography of a strong and sensitive person told in a straightforward, thoughtful manner. Sajida Sheikh-Meshram born in a middle-class Muslim family of Hyderabad becomes blind in a childhood accident. With her father’s support she travels to Mumbai
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24

Nov

Politics

Vidarbha Gazette

‘Ek Rahen Eer, Ek Rahen Beer, Ek Rahen Phatte …’

The Antilla Bomb Scare Case has all the twists and turns of a first class Bollywood potboiler. Some gelatin sticks are found outside the house of the richest industrialist of the country and then a man turns up dead. Sachin Waze, the police officer in-charge of the investigation of the explosives ends up as the
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21

Nov

Politics

Vidarbha Gazette

Learning from The Modi Stepdown

The Modi Stepdown: Lessons for Future Andolans The year-long agitation spearheaded by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha against the three farm laws came to a conclusion on 19th November. A movement that sacrificed 700 lives and in which peaceful demonstrators were brutally mowed down by a minister’s son won the sympathy of the entire nation and
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19

Nov

Politics

Vidarbha Gazette

खा. शरद पवार आणि रिकाम्या खुर्चाचे वाटेकरी

काल राष्ट्रवादीचे सर्वेसर्वा, पदविभूषण खासदार शरद पवार यांची मूल येथे सभा संपन्न झाली. शरद पवार यांचे विदर्भ दौर्यानिमीत्त शेतकरी, कामगार मेळावा घेण्यात आला. नावांत जरी शेतकरी आणि कामगार असले तरी, भाषण मात्र राजकीयच होते. अपवादानेच एखादा शब्द शेतकर्यांचा आला, कामगार शब्द तर साहेबांच्या तोंडीही निघाला नाही. मागील काही दिवसापासून या दौर्यांची राष्ट्रवादीकडून जयत तयारी
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18

Nov

Literature

Vidarbha Gazette

Gadchiroli (A Poem)

Gadchiroli An ancient tale reverberates Of epic battle, blood and gore A Dharmayuddha that brothers fought Slitting throats for land and throne. Widows wailed amidst pyres lit Who could say which side had won? Men lay dead all around Here a father, there a son. Eons passed, the battle persists The same fury, the same bloodlust
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16

Nov

Politics

Vidarbha Gazette

Countering the ‘Azadi was Bheek’ Propaganda Remembering the Revolutionaries of Chimur

Countering the ‘Azadi was Bheek‘ Propaganda Remembering the Revolutionaries of Chimur The bestowing of a Padmashree, the fourth highest civilian award conferred by the Republic of India, means that the statements issued by Kangana Ranaut can no longer be dismissed as the ravings of a lunatic. In fact it is a matter of concern that her latest averments
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14

Nov

Literature

Vidarbha Gazette

In Defense of Salman Khurshid

I was quite shocked at the flippant manner in which the author of ‘Dubious Gyan…’ has treated the sensitive subject of brutal violence fuelled by a section of political Hindutva in the country. The author is right that the political Hindutva has won their decisive majority in the Parliament through democratic elections. This is indeed
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12

Nov

Literature

Vidarbha Gazette

Dubious Gyaan from Mr. Salman Khurshid

Dubious Gyaan from Mr. Salman Khurshid One can always depend on an old Congress neta to shoot off some nonsense from atop his high-horse of privilege. This time it is none other than Salman Khurshid who has compared political Hindutva with Boko Haram and the Islamic State in his new book Sunrise over Ayodhya. Boko Haram shot into fame in
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11

Nov

Literature

Vidarbha Gazette

दक्षिण छत्तीसगड:एक अनुभव

नारायणपूर येथे जाण्यासाठी दोन मार्ग आहे.एक गडचिरोली – मानपूर – भानूप्रतापपूर – नारायणपूर; दुसरा मार्ग नागपूर -भंडारा-देवरी -राजनांदगाव-अंतागढ -नारायणपूर. पूर्ण चौकशीनंतर आम्ही राजनांदगाव मार्ग निश्चित केला. गडचिरोली मानपूर पावसाळ्यात खूपच खराब झाल्याचे कळले होते.आमच्या टीम मध्ये गोसेखुर्द धरण विस्थापितांसाठी संघर्षरत कार्यकर्ते विलास भोंगाडे, मी,जननी श्रीधर, समीक्षा गणवीर, हिंगणघाटचे पुंडलिक तिजारे,मारेगाव तालुक्यातील सावंगी येथील सरपंच अभिजीत मांडेकर हे होते.आमच्यापैकी
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10

Nov

Literature

Vidarbha Gazette

First Posting: Nathu La

2/Lt. P. Goswami with a friendly pup, ankle-deep snow, Nathu La, 1964 In early 1964 Second Lieutenant (2/Lt. to be brief) Prangopal Goswami, a freshly minted subaltern from Officers’ Training School, Pune was posted to Nathu La – the highest mountain pass in the world. It was his first posting and he felt exhilarated, strong
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