CAA: Understanding the “Unaltered” Voices in Barak Valley Through the Bhasha Andolan
In the Bengali-majority region of southern Assam, the CAA found widespread acceptance. Behind this, is a continuous struggle to locate a stable identity.
Shaheen Bagh Protests Part of a Global ‘Fourth Wave’ Feminist Movement
The women-led protests against a communal citizenship law in India are part of a resurgent wave of global feminist social justice movement.
Over 200 Poets, Academics, Activists Condemn FIRs Against & Online Trolling of Miyah Poets
Public statement against recent criminal charges filed against Bengal-origin Muslim poets of Assam, and the online harassment that they are being subjected to.
Anti-Fascisting
“None of us, under capitalism, can claim to be wholly free of fascism.” An interview with Natasha Lennard.
Black Riot
The difference between riots and protests has more to do with who and where than what.
A Long March of the Dispossessed to Delhi
Imagine a democratic protest where a million Indian farmers, labourers and others march to the capital and compel discussion of the exploding crisis of the countryside in a special three-week session of Parliament.
‘The Shahidul Alam I Know Is Gentle’
Urvashi Butalia writes about the times she met and worked with the Bangladeshi photojournalist, who was granted bail by the High Court in Dhaka after 102 days of detention.
Rethinking Antifa: Can Violence Counter Violence?
Violent resistance is often cathartic and seductive. But, it can have drastic consequences.
How Local Conditions and Politics Stalled the Growth of Maoists in India’s Northeast
For years, the Maoist insurgents of India have tried to make in roads into the northeast, but in vain.