Sensex and sensibility, by Peter deSouza
The issue of sensibility should be at the top of the new government’s agenda because its attitude to freedom of expression will determine whether it is truly committed to the wonder that is…
Raj Dharma and Buddhi dharma
There seems to be some anxiety among the intellectual class about doing their duty and being critical of the lapses of the ruling dispensation” Author: Peter Ronald deSouza Source: The Hindu / June…
History and Idealism in the Aam Aadmi Party’s 2014 Victories in Panjab: Puninder Singh
The Indian general election of 2014 will firstly be remembered for the signal self-destruction and implosion of independent India’s three-quarters-of-a-century-old ruling dynasty and its political arm, the Congress Party. Whether the unexpected series…
How Assata Shakur Changed My Life: The Importance Of Ethnic Studies Curricula In High School And Beyond
I read Assata by Assata Shakur when I was 14 years old and it changed my life forever. Her autobiography offered me a historical context for my experiences and those of my immigrant…
Aggression of the ascetic, by Shiv Visvanathan
Deconstructing Modi’s semiotic war: Is it the end of Nehruvian India? Open Shiv Visvanathan* considers himself a social science nomad 16 May 2014 I come from a family of scientists who are as…
The Indigenous fight against colonial veganism
As with everything else, culture and context must be taken into account when dealing with Indigenous communities, no matter how important you think your cause is. And while I’ve met my share of…
Kerala – Statement against police’s attempt to criminalise activists under the garb of “fighting terror”
Commitee for the Release of Political Prisoners (CRPP) condemns strongly the insidious efforts of the Kerala Police as part of their continuing terror in Kerala. All this is happening in the name of…
National Consultation – Mine Labour Protection Campaign (MLPC) in India
Mine Labour Protection Campaign Trust is a NGO based in Rajasthan. We work on Sustainable Mining, Occupational Health and Safety, Economic empowerment of Mine workers and on prevention of child labour, to name…
More Videos – UPMS Workshop in Mumbai, India
Amar Kharate (Tata Institute of Social Sciences), Akhil Ranjan Dutta (Gauhati University, Assam) and C R Bijoy (Campaign for Survival and Dignity – National Coalition of Forest Dwellers) share comments about the Popular…
Videos – UPMS Workshop in Mumbai, India
Professor Boaventura de Sousa Santos, ALICE Project´s coordinator, and Sharit Bhowmik, from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, share comments about the Popular University of Social Movements (UPMS) Workshop about “Land and Displacements” held…
