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Emergency regime and the role of RSS
The RSS’ claim that they were the main force of ‘resistance’ during the 15-month period of the Emergency is not borne out by record
Tushar Gandhi lodges police complaint against Sambhaji Bhide over insults to Mahatma Gandhi
I will not take any slander against my ancestors said the great grandson of Gandhi after lodging the complaint; Gandhi was accompanied by senior activists
Derogatory Article on Savitribai Phule: No Arrests So Far
While the opposition staged a walkout in the state assembly, in objection to no action taken against IndicTales for creating derogatory content against Savitribai Phule
Government a threat to Indian legacy, education, jobs: Gandhian institute taken over, residents evicted, bulldozer to follow
On Saturday, over 500 police men entered the campus of Sarva Seva Sangh, Varanasi, forcefully evicted residents, threw books and furniture out in the rain, employees too were left jobless and homeless; civil suit pending in court
Role of Progressives in Telangana Peasant Armed Struggle
After 1934, the political landscape in Telangana started to...
How RSS betrayed the struggle against the Emergency, from its archives
Today, June 25, the 48th anniversary of the Emergency, the author looks deep into the authoritarian veins of the organization and exposes how, despite this, some cadres benefit from a significant state monthly pension for being in jail less than two months
Now, a Goa outfit wants film on ‘Portuguese horror’
In the long list of propaganda films generated by allies of the present regime, the extremist Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS), not to be outdone, now wants a Goa Files, to wipe out “atrocities on Hindus during Portuguese rule”
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.
Bearing Witness to Catastrophe and Collapse: The Indomitable Sheetla Singh
Sheetla Singh and Jan Morcha have, in so many ways, protected us from the all-pervasive scourge of revisionist and targeted hate.
Real History: Gandhi’s Murder, Godse & the RSS
Recently, (April 2023), the NCERT decided to make many...
An Inglorious End: The Summary Execution of Benito Mussolini
78 years ago, on this day, Benito Mussolini of Italy met with an inglorious end. In 2016 Sabrangindia had posted this story. Towards an understanding of history, we are re-posting it today--Editors
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