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The Revolution has begun….!

The Revolution has begun… On the afternoon of July 25, the Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan finally submitted his resignation. It was a key demand of the Cockroach Janata Party...

In Odisha’s Residential Schools For Tribal Girls, Education Comes At A Cost

Momita Batra (left) and Karma Mandali, both aged 14,...

Assamese Gamosa gets international recognition, granted GI Tag

The traditional Assamese scarf known as ‘Gamosa’ has been granted a Geographical Indications (GI) tag.

JNU admin moves Delhi HC against students, JNUSU and police

As protest enter its 24th day, other universities extend their support in the fight against fee-hike

Swimming against the fascist tide: What writers, artists and intellectuals can do

With the unleashing of the reign of terror by the RSS/BJP rulers against working-class, peasant organizations, women organizations, student movements, intellectuals, writers, poets and progressive social/political activists, India also witnessed a series of resistance programmes organized by the pro-people cultural organizations in different parts of the country. My address in some of these programmes is reproduced here.

Will Taj Mahal meet the same fate as Babri Masjid?

One of the greatest wonders of the World and the only one in India, Taj Mahal, has become the newest target of the Hindutva killer/demolition squad. It was ordered to be built by Mughal king Shahab-ud-din Muhammad Khurram known as Shahjahan (1592-1666) in the memory of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. It is interesting to note that it was named as Taj Mahal (Crown of the Palace) despite being a mausoleum which took 20 years to be built.

Police brutality in the wake of peaceful JNU protests

Students sustain multiple injuries as police resorts to lathi charge

JNU students protested imposition of edu-preneurs on varsity: RTE Forum

 Condemning the arrest of over 100 Jawaharlal Nehru University...

Thousands of teachers to cease work in West Bengal colleges today

Not all is easy on the eastern front. Eighteen...

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