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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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George Tsakraklides Apr 09, 2025 Every economy which fails to manage its growth eventually destroys itself. Humanity has embraced continuous expansion, a concept no different than cancer. Pausing or stopping growth altogether is essential for all living organisms, and this is why every species on this planet comes with genes dedicated to managing growth. Degrowth…
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The things we do as permanent persuaders…. Vijay Prashad Apr 15, 2025 Over the past ten years, I have been involved with the building of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. The idea behind the institute is pretty simple. We believe that Marx’s 11th Thesis on Feuerbach is incorrectly understood. Marx wrote: Philosophers have hitherto only interpreted the world…
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Zoya Hasan 19/Apr/2025 The conclusion of the IAC agitation marked, in a sense, the end of the road for the UPA, even though the economy was in much better shape than it ever had been under the previous NDA government. The following is an excerpt from Deconstructing India’s Democracy: Essays in Honour of James Manor, edited…
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A Guest Post by Dr. Spva Sairam Dr. Spva Sairam Apr 13, 2025 Introduction by Anurag Minus Verma: When I was in New York, hanging out near Columbia University with some friends, someone suddenly asked—Where would Babasaheb have spent his leisure time here? Did he visit jazz clubs? What was his favourite place to eat? Did…
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BR Ambedkar not only indigenised the concept of human rights but also reinstated human values in a society long dehumanised by the Varna system. Bodhi Ramteke 14 April, 2025 10:41 am IST Follow Us : Text Size: A-A+ The modern concept of human rights is historically linked to Western schools of thought, particularly the Enlightenment, and…
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