-
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
-
Memories of the Quit India Movement at Dhekiajuli
Memories of the Quit India Movement at Dhekiajuli Some places of India’s freedom struggle dwell in our consciousness – Jallianwala Bagh for instance or Gowalia Tank Maidan, Jhansi and Meerat and Chauri Chaura. But there are many other places scattered across the country marked by Shaheed Minars and Hutatma Smaraks which remain unknown to the
-
‘My Pursuit for No Caste, No Religion’
‘MY PURSUIT FOR NO CASTE, NO RELIGION’ Being born to a Baniya Hindu family, It was both a privilege as well as a disability for me. From the cradle itself, this society has taught me about the superiority of my Caste as well as my Religion, which was forced upon me owing to my birth
-
श्रमिक एल्गार आणि गांधी विचार
श्रमिक एल्गार आणि गांधी विचार ‘बापू तेरे देश में, दारू खुली बजार में’, ‘गांधी तेरे राज में, दारू खुली बजार में’ अशा घोषणा देत, मूल शहरात 2 आॅक्टोबर 2001 ला मूल पोलिस स्टेशनवर दारूबंदीच्या मागणीसाठी श्रमिक एल्गारचा मोर्चा धडकला. मोर्चातील हजारोंची गर्दी पाहून मूल वासीयांच्या तोंडात आश्चर्याने बोटे टाकली होती. हातात गांधीच्या शेकडो तसबीरी, दोन—दोनच्या
-
Dhammachakra Anupravartan Din – The Unique Utsav
Dhammachakra Anupravartan Din – The Unique Utsav It is well-known that Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar converted with hundreds of thousands of his followers to Buddhism on 14 October 1956 at Nagpur. The day after that Babasaheb travelled to Chandrapur, and here too his followers converted to Buddhism on 16th October 1956. Every year, masses of Dr.
-
The Setti Celebration of Naikpodu Adivasis
We walked away from Kamalbai’s mud hut on the thin path that wended its way through wide cotton fields, with the streaming blobs of white cotton bursting out of pods waiting to be plucked. ‘Would it be the second pluck?’ I asked, following Kamalbai. We must have made a funny pair – she, sixty-seven according
-
The Remarkable Life of Madankunwar Parakh aka Masa’ab (1919 – 2018)
The Remarkable Life of Madankunwar Parakh aka Masa’ab (1919 – 2018) (Part – 1) Introduction Between 1915 and 1947, religion and spirituality along with nationalism played important roles in developing women’s leadership. Under Mahatma Gandhi spirituality and morality became core values and the bases for Satyagraha and Sarvodaya. This phase saw the formation of many women-only organizations that were involved in
The Vidarbha Gazette
Voice of Law, Society & Culture
