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From an octagenarian…still young at heart

This Program of youth from South Asia was organised to Commemorate Adm. Ramdas, Karamat Ali and Tapan Bose who dedicated their lives for promoting peace in South Asia. Sent to Sabrangindia by Lalita Ramdas

Modi government silent as US deports Indians in chains

Shackled and humiliated: The present regime’s silence on US deportation of Indians exposes the 'Vishwaguru’ myth

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh resigns amid political turmoil and ethnic unrest

BJP leader steps down following Supreme Court scrutiny, internal rebellion, and mounting opposition pressure as ethnic tensions continue to grip the state

Public Education is Not a Priority in Union Budget 2025-26

The entire approach of the Union government involves a neglect of public education.

How US Uses, Exploits and Discards Migrant Labour!

The weaponistation of deportation is part of neoliberal policies that create inequality, serve the interest of the ruling elite, force people to migrate in search of work and criminalise them once they arrive.

Beed, Marathwada: A heady and dangerous mix of mafia-political nexus has tainted the social fabric

Part 2: Between the sand and ash mafias and the Maratha- OBC caste war, with Vanjaris right at the centre, the social fabric of Marathwada, a land of deep agrarian crisis and migration sees bitter schisms

Attempts to Undermine Gandhi’s Contribution to Freedom Movement: Musings on Gandhi’s Martyrdom Day

Eric Hobswam famously stated that History is as important...

Honour for killers of Gauri Lankesh and MM Kalburgi in Karnataka, public felicitation and terms like “Hindu tigers” for accused Amit Baddi and Ganesh...

From garlanding accused assassins to honouring convicted rapists and lynchers, the organised glorification of hate criminals by far-right Hindutva groups is eroding India's rule of law and normalising violence

“Beed has become the new caste now!” an in-depth exploration of simmering caste tensions in Marathwada

Part 1: In the wake of the brute December 2024 murder of a beloved Sarpanch of Massajog village of Beed district, Santosh Deshmukh. The author in this ground report from Beed, Marathwada, a land of agrarian hardships, documents the emergence of a dangerous, even venal form of casteism that is seriously tearing away at the social fabric

Why Muslim Nations Should Abandon Blasphemy Laws

The Quran, the primary source of Islamic teachings, does not support the harsh and punitive blasphemy laws enacted in many Muslim nations

The History and Politics of the “One Nation, One Election” Idea (Part 2)

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From an octagenarian…still young at heart

This Program of youth from South Asia was organised to Commemorate Adm. Ramdas, Karamat Ali and Tapan Bose who dedicated their lives for promoting peace in South Asia. Sent to Sabrangindia by Lalita Ramdas

Azad Maidan Rises for Gaza: Citizens, parties, artists unite after Bombay HC greenlight

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Gauhati High Court questions allotment of 3000 Bighas of land to private cement company in Assam

Behind the 3,000-bigha allotment to Mahabal Cement lies a decades-old conflict over customary rights, ecological safeguards, and Sixth Schedule protections

A Satirical Imperative Request (SIR) to the CEC of India

Cyrus Behramji Puranafurniturewala is a fictional veteran of antique wooden craftwork. He toys with teak and rosewood, varnish and paint, and pokes his nose where it does not belong. He writes an imaginary, satirical letter to the CEC of India urging him to simplify the citizen identification exercise and to conduct it nationwide.

All Assam Tribal Sangha calls for boycott of BJP Assam chief over ‘anti-tribal’ remarks

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Protest decision of Union Government to Scrap 11% Import Duty on Raw Cotton: AIKS

The All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) has called upon all farmers to launch an intense agitation against the Modi government

Broken State, Divided People: PUCL releases report of Independent People’s Tribunal on Manipur

A damning account of systemic governance failure, ethnic violence, and the urgent need for justice and reconciliation in Manipur (2023–2025)