In these days of high profile political campaigning and mud slinging in Bihar, it is ironic how no political party, worth its salt, has raised any concern on the blatant and unapologetic confessions made by members of the Ranveer Sena (“Sena”) in the videos released by Cobrapost.
30 Years of Narmada Struggle : Jeevan Adhikar Satyagraha, Badwani, Madhya Pradesh
The Narmada Bachao Andolan has begun an indefinite Jeevan Adhikar Satyagraha amidst thousands of oustees at Rajghat, Badwani against the illegal displacement and destruction by the Sardar Sarovar Dam.
है तमाशा ये क्या ! १ अगस्त : अण्णाभाऊ साठे जयंती
जहाँ आज की मीडिया प्रजातान्त्रिक हुकूमत के सामने रेंगती हुई पाई जाती है, जो किसी के शमशान की यात्रा को या तो अनेक रंगों से सबोरती है या अपना कैमरों में ही कफ़न लगा देती है, वो समय जहाँ सरकार कलाकारों से लेकर हर वो स्वतंत्रता के मंजर पर प्रतिबन्ध लगाने पे तुली हैं, अण्णाभाऊ की लोक तमाशा एक मार्गदर्शक के रूप में नजर आती है
Bodoland : A malaise deeper than ‘communal’ issue
Last year, Assam saw two notorious events that killed more than 100 people. There were no statements from any organisation, but it was widely believed that the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Songbijit faction) was responsible – this belief might have largely been driven by media reports.
Sunil Yadav vs BMC: Degrees of Safai Karamchari-A case of Big Boot
You have become too big for your boots now’ said the builder to me. This was probably the first time in my life that I came to face the harsh realities of the caste system.
FTII: The Liberal-Sanghi farce
The FTII imbroglio is following the same imbecilic trajectory that most meritoriously ignorant liberals of this farce called India adopt. I say adopt, because following such a trajectory is an act of conscious willfulness.
No Mangroves for Rich Men!
Slums are seen to be indispensable to any urban city. They are informal settlements by people who mostly migrate from rural to urban areas in search for jobs and a better source of livelihood.
Mumbai (Mandala) Establishment blues : 55 acres of Land on the way for reclaimation by slum dwellers
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Mumbai : Development Plan & Disability in M-ward
The Development plan (2014-2034) for Mumbai is all set to roll and the government has ensured full participation of every citizen of this state. Recent data shows that 10% of the Mumbai population experiences some form of disability or impairment and their participation in development plan is also a necessary factor to be taken into account.
Cow Bias : This is all drama
Kasaiwada, also known as Qureshi Nagar in Kurla east is home to a large number of Khateek community, most of who work in the slaughterhouses in Mumbai. Since the 2nd of March, with the President’s assent to a 20 year old Bill preventing the slaughter of bulls and bullocks in addition to the already existing ban on cow slaughter, thousands of slaughterhouse workers have been left without any work.
Beef Ban : What to preserve Animal or Work ?
The amendment of Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act , 1976 came in for giving effect to the policy of the State towards securing the principles specified in article 48 of the Constitution of India.
Holy Desi Cow and A2 Milk
A few years back Brazil has become the biggest exporters of Indian breeds of cows, not many could believe that the cows that roam the streets in our country feeding on all kinds of garbage could be the prized possession of farmers far away in Brazil.
Murder of Dalits at Jawakhede (Khalsa)
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Conversion of an Atheist : Somebody’s gonna get hurt
Is it possible to have […]
Landonald: I’m Grabbing it !
This new year the government of India gifted farmers a special
package. After dismantling planning commission this plan will enable farmer to move to Colaba in Mumbai and Race course road in Delhi. They will be able to drink Beer in Shantaram’s famous Leopold cafe in Mumbai, dance in Hardrock cafe in Saket mall of Delhi, party in Brigade road of Bangalore and enjoy wind breeze in Marina beach of Chennai.
26 November 2014- A wednesday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has started “Swachh Bharat Campaign” across India. We welcome the campaign. People who have taken brooms for 15 minutes for first time into their life just for the namesake got full coverage on newspapers, TV and other media platforms. But people who are actually cleaning our country from centuries hardly got any coverage in the mainstream media.
Sulabh Sexalaya: A way inward
The legalisation of prostitution is driven by demand, by the demography of our democracy.
The present powerful Indian government claims to reap from 3 Ds: DEMOCRACY, DEMOGRAPHY and DEMAND. Lets analyse it from angle of the recent debate on the legalisation of prostitution. Is the law a way forward ? Is it for millions involved in this livelihoods ? Is it only a legal problem?
Searching for sugarman- the armstrong of Maharashtra
The sugar scam in Maharshtra […]
KAMATHIPURA: Flesh off the nose
A dilapidated building. Probably a hundred years old. A colonial style wooden staircase leading up to a dark corridor. I had to be very careful while climbing up as the steps made a creaking sound upon walking and it felt that would break any minute. The stairwell led into a small house. In the lobby, there were found three men sitting shirtless. Some four women around them. One of the men was playing with a child who must’ve been about 8 months old. It was around 2:30 in the afternoon, and it seemed like a cocktail party in this brothel of Kamathipura.
RAJEEV AWAAS YOJANA Survey started in Annabhav Sathe Nagar
In 2004, fourty five working colonies in Mumbai were demolished, leading to the formation of GHAR BACHAO GHAR BANAO ANDOLAN under Medha Patkar leadership. I was a homeguard then, and I did not bother to protest until the very next day when my house was demolished.
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