Email: sabrangind@gmail.com
Brute Violence in Bengal sparks citizens’ urgent warning
A joint statement signed by more than 140 activists, academics, former ministers, artists and scientists has warned of “all out fratricide” in India following violent attacks on opposition leaders in West Bengal.
Why is the BJP calling the Congress Manifesto 2024 to be an “Imprint of the Muslim League”?
The author argues that this panic reaction from PM Modi shows that he and his party are rattled by growing criticism and alienation from the people and especially by the substantive promise of social justice and transparency offered by the Grand Old Party in its manifesto
Section 144, internet suspension imposed ahead of Ladakh’s Pashmina March, march to continue
As the relay fast continues in Ladakh, protestors were preparing to hold a march on April 7th to reiterate their demands. However, prior to the march, Section 144 has been imposed which has placed sanctions on any public gathering without the permission of the District Magistrate. Protesters say, however that the march will take place
On Yaum-Al-Quds 2024, Massive Rallies Renew Call For Al-Aqsa Liberation In Kashmir, Kargil
First time, anti-Israeli and pro-Palestine protest rallies organised in Kashmir
YouTube allows content containing false and incendiary information about India’s elections: report
Access Now and Global Witness conducted an investigative exercise where they submitted 48 advertisements with disinformation to check if it would pass YouTube’s content moderation policies.
With less than two weeks for polling, how concerned are national parties on land and forest rights for Adivasis?
As constituencies in 20 states go to polls on April 19, in Phase 1 of the Lok Sabha elections of 2024, have political parties included forest rights and rights of Adivasi communities in their manifestos and election campaign?
Centre hands over 62% of new Sainik Schools to Sangh Parivar, BJP politicians and allies
Sainik Schools, run under the Defence Ministry’s guidance, send cadets to India’s armed forces. The new initiative however relies on ideologically slanted organisations to train future cadets
Uttarakhand: Will the Ankita Bhandari murder case, arrest of journalist, Negi affect the April 19 poll?
Union Minister for Women & Child Welfare, Smriti Irani was chased by media in Pauri Garhwal where she arrived at the filing of nomination papers of BJP candidate, Anil Baluni; mother of Ankita Bhandari has demanded the arrest of BJP’s general secretary, Anil Kumar even as justice eludes the victim of the family in ghastly case of murder and assault
The case for forest rights in the republic of India: why should the BJP be worried?
As the country moves closer to the date of the Lok Sabha elections, with the first phase beginning on April 19, the pot gets boiling on whether the BJP can save the Adivasi vote.
Congress Radio, the power of revolutionary change: Lessons from ‘Ae Watan Mere Watan’, the film
Usha Mehta, a fiery satyagrahi, mesmerised by Gandhi, is the protagonist of this timely film; she with her two young colleagues, conceived and ran the underground ‘Congress Radio’ from Mumbai to both inform and unite fellow Indians left leaderless after the British crackdown on the Congress leadership following the historic quit India Rally at Gowalia Tank on August 8, 1942; “Karo Ya Maro” (Do or Die) was the powerful cry from the Indian people that day and Congress Radio, epitomises this unique contribution to the freedom struggle; it re-ignited the ‘Quit India Movement’ that challenged the oppressive British regime
Films building up a majoritarian narrative: Swatantraveer Savarkar
Films are a very powerful medium which create a social understanding...
Related VIDEOS
ALL STORIES
ALL STORIES
Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
Appeal by Adivasi-Mulvasi leaders to Jharkhandis: Protect Birsa Munda’s legacy from the RSS
On Birsa Munda’s death anniversary, over 200 renowned Adivasi-Mulvasi leaders, representatives of people’s organisations, traditional self-governance representatives, academics, and activists have issued a joint statement appealing to Adivasis and all Jharkhandis to observe next Tuesday, June 9, the martyrdom day of Dharti Abba Birsa Munda, across every corner of the state by commemorating his Adivasi culture, struggles, and the Ulgulan. Crucially, they have urged them to declare a solemn pledge to protect his legacy from manuvadi organizations such as the RSS, the Janajati Suraksha Manch, and the Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram.
Gender and Sexuality
Varanasi: Transgender Community demands action against communal social media posts, CP denies them entry into premises
The Transgender Community in Varanasi, the Prime Minister’s constituency has demanded penal action against those social media posts that fan intra-community tensions; they submitted a memorandum to the Commissioner of Police today
Minorities
Under heavy police protection, decades-old Mumbai dargah razed
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) authorities demolished the Barkat Ali Shah Baba Dargah in Mumbai under heavy police deployment. The action reportedly followed a notice seeking legal papers and came amid the civic body's anti-encroachment drive. Most ancient places of worship do not have “documents to prove their existence.”
Minorities
Why was a 200-year-old mosque in Varanasi demolished in the middle of the night?
Authorities reportedly carried out a heavily guarded overnight operation in Varanasi riding roughshod over history in a crude bid for clearing land for an ambitious transport hub project linked to Kashi railway station.
Politics
Brute Violence in Bengal sparks citizens’ urgent warning
A joint statement signed by more than 140 activists, academics, former ministers, artists and scientists has warned of “all out fratricide” in India following violent attacks on opposition leaders in West Bengal.
Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
Demolitions of homes of Gujjar Bakerwals in Jammu unconstitutional & violation of FRA 2006: AIUFWP
The All India Union of Forest Working People (AIUFWP) along with the Delhi Solidarity Group (DSG) and Wullar Bachav Front have strongly condemned the reported brutal attack, demolition of the houses, harassment, and attempts to evict members of the Gujjar Bakerwal community in Jammu region a few days ago.
Farm and Forest
Rethinking the ‘Rajput State’: The Neemuchana & Tiladi agrarian movements
The legacy of colonial historiography and further amplified by Hindutva rhetoric has trapped our historical consciousness in the world of kings and dynasties, erasing public memory of our modern agrarian and working-class struggles.
India
Jharkhand’s Biggest Democratic Test Yet: The SIR Challenge
Jharkhand brings together many of the communities most vulnerable to bureaucratic exclusion—migrants, Adivasis, displaced families and informal workers. The Special Intensive Revision will therefore be far more than a routine electoral exercise. The question is not only who gets verified, but whether those already on the margins are asked once again to prove their place in India's democracy