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Claustropolis: 1984
“Claustropolis: 1984” is excerpted from a forthcoming novel. In Bhopal, I could lie low. In Bhopal, there would be instructions for me. Because I had been told not to take the express, I traveled on a local, in an unreserved bogie. The whiskey was Director’s Special, a parting gift from Gupta’s people. I didn’t even…
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By Nick Deiuliis The year 1859 was eventful. Construction on the Suez Canal began, Darwin published The Origin of Species, John Brown raided and was subsequently executed in Harpers Ferry, Colonel Drake drilled the world’s first oil well in Pennsylvania, and Charles Dickens published A Tale of Two Cities. Yet for classic liberals and libertarians, the year marked another…
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Anand’s film, which reveals links between his family history and that of India’s freedom struggle, was screened at the International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala in Thiruvananthapuram. Anand Patwardhan Written by: Cris Edited by: Vidya Sigamany Published on: 05 Aug 2024, 1:47 am As his parents cross a road in their walking shoes…
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With fiery saffron hidden under a recently adopted tricolor, Modi’s rise to power saw a mushrooming of RSS and affiliates like the student wing, ABVP. Pseudo-nationalism invaded every campus. The State-induced suicide of a Dalit PhD scholar, Rohith Vemula triggered broad Dalit-Left unity against the hegemonic designs of ABVP/RSS. But despite initial successes the unity…
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Hindenburg Research NEW FROM US: Whistleblower Documents Reveal SEBI’s Chairperson Had Stake In Obscure Offshore Entities Used In Adani Money Siphoning Scandal hindenburgresearch.com/sebi-chairpers… Whistleblower Documents Reveal SEBI’s Chairperson Had Stake In Obscure Offshore Entities Used In Adani Money Siphoning Scandal Published on August 10, 2024 GET OUR LATEST REPORTS DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX Background: 18 Months Since…
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A new book by German MP Sevim Dağdelen shatters NATO’s biggest myths: why the Alliance has nothing to do with defence, democracy or human rights Thomas Fazi Aug 10, 2024 I’m reading a very interesting book that’s just been published. It’s called NATO: A Reckoning with the Atlantic Alliance, and it’s written by Sevim Dağdelen (@SevimDagdelen),…
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