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May Day Dramatised

When Safdar Hashmi wrote a play on the centenary of May Day, 1986.

Prevention of torture Bill – the forgotten law

Questions about a law to tackle the menace of custodial deaths have been raised five times over three sessions in the Parliament this year; and questions about prison reforms, on the same lines have been asked many more times. The question of assigning punishment for custodial deaths has become all the more pertinent now, in the wake of the shocking encounter of the 4 accused in the Hyderabad vet’s rape and murder case.

This government has all but actually declared a war on its own people: Teesta Setalvad

Its been a challenging  five years. Between 2017-2019 (between...

From Lodi to Modi, Kabir will continue to be more powerful

June 24 marks the birth anniversary of a revolutionary poet and saint whose rebellious rhymes will always remain relevant

Was the entire Assam NRC process in vain?

Complaint against former NRC Coordinator alleges manipulation at the family tree verification stage

Has Centre admitted that stripping Article 370, bifurcating J&K was a mistake?

PM Narendra Modi, led a 3-hour meeting with leaders of Jammu and Kashmir, however removing "Dilli ki Doori as well as Dil Ki Doori" seems a long way off

Protect people’s health and life: JSA to gov’ts

Public health campaigner demands healthcare, vaccination for all

A simmering revolution, stories untold, a military crackdown: Myanmar

Young journalists are staking their lives to report from the underground, hounded doctors are setting up secret clinics, urban guerillas have emerged in cities, and youngsters are moving into border areas to join armed guerilla armies – so why is India and the world so silent on Myanmar under a brutish and nasty Junta?

Yogi, Pandemic & UP Elections 2022

Image Courtesy:republicworld.comIn terms of ‘cultural’ and exclusionary politics of...

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May Day Dramatised

When Safdar Hashmi wrote a play on the centenary of May Day, 1986.

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