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Socialism and the Indian Constitution (part of a series of short volumes that Neera Chandoke and I are editing for the Centre for Equity Studies
Rooted in anti-colonial struggle, Indian socialism, despite its limitations, helped progress towards an egalitarian society. Can that pathway be reclaimed? India’s immensely respected economist and public intellectual Prabhat Patnaik masterfully assembles in the pages of a short monograph the sweep of India’s post-colonial economic history. This is in his forthcoming Socialism and the Indian Constitution (part of
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An excerpt from ‘A Demon in Dandi’, by Lavanya Karthik. Lavanya Karthik Mar 12, 2025 · 01:30 pm Read in App Far ahead of him were the other seven members of his team – the Arun Tukdi or Sunrise Army. Like Dinu, they were volunteers from the Gujarat Vidyapith in Amdavad, abandoning life as college…
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The Festival of Colour Sam Dalrymple and Harleen Singh Mar 08, 2025 This week marks the arrival of Holi, India’s most colourful festival. It signals the arrival of spring celebrates the victory of good over evil and is probably Indias most famous festival abroad. But it is also one of India’s most ancient festivals, and evidence of…
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August 1937 [This essay on philosophy was written by Comrade Mao Tse-tung after his essay “On Practice” and with the same object of overcoming the serious error of dogmatist thinking to be found in the Party at the time. Originally delivered as lectures at the Anti-Japanese Military and Political College in Yenan, it was revised…
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Women Resist the Unholy Union of Patriarchy and Capitalism in South Asia: The Fourth Asia Newsletter
Women across South Asia continue to resist the oppressive alliance of capitalism and patriarchy. This newsletter explores economic and socio-cultural challenges women face, the violence they endure, and the powerful movements rising to demand dignity, justice, and systemic change. 12 March 2025 As we celebrated another International Working Women’s Day, an assessment of the status…
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Vipanchika Sahasri Bhagyanagar 11/Mar/2025 5 min read Aravinda and B. Anuradha’s edited volume, Viyyukka, The Morning Star: Stories by Women Revolutionaries, is an English translation of short stories written by underground Maoist women in Telugu. Representative image. Photo: Miguel Bruna/Unsplash Support Free & Independent Journalism Good morning, we need your help! Since 2015, The Wire has fearlessly…
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