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Manmohan Singh Posthumous Exoneration

There is an old saying that courts pronounce judgments, but history delivers the final verdict. Every now and then, however, history requires the assistance of a court to set...

Understanding role of progressives in Telangana Peasant Armed Struggle is crucial to combatting Hindu majoritarianism

As history continues to be weaponised by despotic rulers who want to create their own version of the past, it becomes imperative that we record, document, understand, analyse and propagate a counter-narrative. In pursuance of such endeavour, this article is Part I of the series on the role played by progressive forces in the state of Telangana in people’s movement- famously known as The Telangana Peasant Armed Struggle against the last Nizam of Hyderabad-Mir Osman Ali Khan from 1946 to 1951.

Protesting wrestlers will immerse their medals in the Ganga, an indefinite hunger strike will follow

The wrestlers chastised both the President and the Prime Minister for their apathy towards their plight and demands

Attempt to Drown out Wrestlers’ Protest with Song and Dance About ‘Temple of Democracy’

According to the police personnel, the detained protesters were sent to multiple locations including Kapashera and Jajjhar.

From deathly silence to violence: The journey of wrestlers struggling for justice

Civil liberties platform condemns arrest of women wrestlers and other activists

Eddelu Karnataka Urges Siddaramaiah Govt to Repeal Unjust Laws, Combat Hate Politics, Address Inflation/Unemployment

On the death anniversary of HS Doreswamy (Harohalli Srinivasaiah Doreswamy April 10, 1918-May 26, 2021) Eddelu Karnataka organized a public gathering to honour him, AK Subiah, and Gauri Lankesh. They pledged to continue the fight for a people-oriented governance. An Open Letter to Siddaramaiah government was also released on the occasion

When Will Society Hold Men Accountable for Patriarchy

The black bands women wrestlers wore signifies a darkness in our society.

Vote Share Percentage, Politics, Propaganda or Mathematics: Karnataka 2023

The authors argue, with the help of examples and figures, that a political party’s overall vote share, a one-dimensional summary of a very high-dimensional and complex electoral system, is far from being flawless; that the Congress vote share in Karnataka has steadily increased since 2008

Indian Civil Services should be neutral not adjuncts of governments in power: Former bureaucrats, CCG

Signals given by the prime minister and other high ups of this regime threaten to redact and diminish the Indian civil services from Sardar Vallabhai Patel’s vision says the Constitutional Conduct Group (CCG) of former bureaucrats

No moral policing, no saffronisation of police department, Karnataka CM & deputy CM send out strong message

At the maiden meeting with top police officials with the state, the newly elected political leaders in Karnataka flags recent partisan conduct and stressed the need for an adherence to constitutional principles, non-partisan governance

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