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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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At the Stop the War protest at Whitehall in London. (Photo: Garry Knight – Flickr / cropped from original / CC0 1.0) By Tariq Ali (Posted Dec 18, 2024) Originally published: Counterfire on December 13, 2024 by Michael Lavalette (more by Counterfire) | Empire, Imperialism, Inequality, MovementsBritain, EuropeNewswire, Review Tariq Ali has been intimately involved in, and written about, progressive, left politics in Britain…
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Contrary to the perception created by the ongoing controversy that it is only for Muslims, MEC-7 is open for any interested person, irrespective of religion or gender, members of the club told TNM. Written by: Haritha Manav Edited by: Maria Teresa Raju Published on: 18 Dec 2024, 8:57 pm At the centre of an ongoing…
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Seema Chishti 12 hours ago 5 min read “Nehru’s shadow still stands tall in 2024, 60 years after his death,” Mukherjee says. Historian Aditya Mukherjee writes about the architect of modern India, in his latest book, Nehru’s India, Past Present and Future, and how his shadow still stands tall in 2024, 60 years after his death. He…
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The Turkish Left have engaged in a dangerous love affair with Assad. Bulent Kilic/AFP via Getty Images AssadErdoganPoliticsrestofworldSyriaTurkey Kaya Genç December 18, 2024 5 mins Bashar al-Assad, who ruled Syria with an iron fist for 24 years before getting his comeuppance, received silent support from one of the unlikeliest places during his dictatorial rule. Numerous groups…
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Hello Thiruvengadam, I’ve known Sudipto Mondal, the host of What’s Your Ism, for 12 years. From covering crime for The Hindu to writing deep, reflective pieces for Hindustan Times and Al Jazeera, Sudipto’s career trajectory has been anything but ordinary. And peculiar too. Why do I say that? Because his journey, I believe, has been shaped by the world around him—particularly by…
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