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The Unbearable Ugliness of West Bengal Politics
The Unbearable Ugliness of West Bengal Politics Sandeshkhali – the name has become synonymous with the chilling story of political goondas belonging to TMC, allegedly arm-twisting local people for land-grabbing and raping women in the name of party politics. It fills us with resentment to hear women narrate how the goondas called them at midnight
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Kolam Adivasis Run Pillar to Post for Ration Shop
Belgaon is a small hamlet of Kolam Adivasis under the Nandappa Group Gram Panchayat. There was a time when this hamlet had its own fair price shop which served a total of around 100-110 card holders. This shop was closed down and ration cards were linked first to the shop at Pittiguda and more recently
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Proper Perspective (A Short Story)
Proper Perspective Sitting on a wooden stool outside the roadside shop, I sip a cold drink and watch overloaded trucks go by. This is Mul, a nondescript taluka in central India which has the look of a small rural town struggling to catch up with urbanity. The afternoon is getting hotter by the moment and
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Judgment at Nuremberg (Film Review)
Judgment at Nuremberg Why did Judges Capitulate to Hitler? Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) written by Abby Mann and directed by Stanley Kramer is a black and white movie that communicates the truth in black and white. The film shows the trial of four Nazi Judges and one Nazi prosecutor and the predicament of Judge
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Book Review: ‘What is Saved: Batori Hui Khushiyan’ by Aamer Hussein
If the first read of the New Year portends what lies ahead, then 2024 should lead to finding a trove of palm-sized, luminous gems, for this is what my first book of the year, Aamer Hussein’s ‘What is Saved: Batori Hui Khushiyan’ (Red River, 2023), was. Aamer Hussein is a Pakistani-British author who feels a
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Kolams in Ghatraiguda – a Precarious Existence
Kolams in Ghatraiguda – a Precarious Existence Growing cotton, jawari, ambadi and some lentils is the basic livelihood of the Adivasis in Jivti. If they are driven out of their land, their community life is destroyed and they migrate from place to place looking for wage labour. Today the condition of Adivasis in Jivti is
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Christmas Without Christ
Christmas without Christ A Christmas message. वह बिनाकहे मर गया’ यह अधिक गौरवशाली है , यह कहे जाने से ,कि वह मरने के पहले ,कुछ कह रहा था जिसे किसी ने सुना नहीं। Well, every year, millions of people around the world celebrate Christmas. It is a widely celebrated holiday by Christians and non-Christians alike.
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Book Review: Fire Bird by Perumal Murugan
Perumal Murugan’s Firebird : A Farmer’s Search for Permanence Name of Book: Fire Bird Author: Perumal Murugan Translator: Janani Kannan Publisher: Penguin Year: 2023 Fire Bird is a story about a farming family and therefore necessarily revolves around land and labour. Muthu, the youngest son inherits the smallest piece of infertile piece after
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Much-needed Structure for Chandrapur District Court finally Sanctioned
Much-needed Structure for Chandrapur District Court finally Sanctioned The Government of Maharashtra has recently sanctioned 16 new buildings across the State, each one costing more than Rs. 15 Crores. This includes the construction of new building for the Chandrapur District and Sessions Court. A meeting of a High-Level Committee was called recently to sanction
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दिंडोरा प्रकल्प: बाधित लोकं का लढत आहे?
दिंडोदा बॅरेज उर्फ धरण बाधित लोक का लढत आह? ग्लॅक्सो,हिंदुस्थान लिव्हर, क्राॅम्प्टन ग्रीव्हज, रिचर्डसन,फिलिप्स इंडिया, ब्रूक बाॅन्ड या सारख्या मल्टीनॅशनल कंपन्या पूर्वीही होत्या. ह्या कंपन्या आताही आहे.सोबतच देशी भांडवलदार ही आहेच. मल्टीनॅशनल कंपनी पैकी एक निप्पोन डेन्रो इस्पात आता तिची ओळख जेएसडब्लू इस्पात स्टील अशी आहे. १९९१ मध्ये राजीव गांधींच्या निर्घृण हत्येनंतर आलेल्या सरकारचे नेतृत्व
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