A common explanation of the student uprising that has just shaken the country focuses on the anger of the Gen Z at the pervasive unemployment that prevails, and the rampant corruption that leads to question paper leaks, and damages its prospects of getting even such employment as is available. This of course is correct; but it is insufficient. When a 15 year-old girl confesses that she came to Jantar Mantar after telling a lie to her mother,...
THE Cockroach Janata Party may have started as a satirical takeoff on Chief Justice of India Surya Kant’s unfortunate remarks of May 15th this year on unemployed youth. But in a few months, it has transformed the national political space in a way that we could never have imagined a few months back. A witty response from Dipke to the Chief Justice’s remarks the next day, "What if all cockroaches come together?" drew a huge...
THE outpouring of students and youth in the recent protest at Jantar Mantar that subsequently spread across many metro cities in India reflects the deep anxiety, frustration and anger of the youth against the government. The agitation began with a spontaneous social media campaign that attracted huge support in a short time. The original concern was about entrance exam paper leaks becoming a regular feature taking a huge toll on applicants who prepare for these exams....
HISTORY stands as witness: whenever waves of struggle have swept across the nation, Kolkata has never backed down. Whether it was the historic Rashid Ali Day of 1946 or the fierce street solidarity with Vietnam's liberation struggle in the 1960s, the boulevards of Kolkata have repeatedly erupted into an ocean of surging youth. The radical legacy Kolkata carries in its veins proved no different this time.
IN ancient times, when Gargi questioned Yajnavalkya, he warned her that if she continued asking questions, he would curse her and her head would be severed from her body. Even then, those in authority were afraid of questions. When Buddhist monks were attacked and the ancient university of Nalanda, one of the world's oldest centres of learning, was destroyed, the same fear was at work. The forces...
DURING the BJP government’s rule of over two decades, the crisis in fertilisers and seeds has become a chronic issue. Clearly, this exploitation of farmers would not be possible without collusion between black marketeers and bureaucracy under the BJP government’s political patronage. Farmers are facing a double whammy this time: on the one hand, a delayed...
ON July 22, the United States and Saudi Arabia signed what Washington calls a ‘peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement’. The agreement has been presented as a commercial arrangement that will help Saudi Arabia diversify its energy system while creating a vast new market for US-based nuclear companies. But its significance goes far beyond the construction of power stations. By permitting the possibility that Saudi Arabia might...
IN the dead of night on July 20, some ‘unknown miscreants’ made away with a full-size statue of Rahul Sankrityayan which had been standing at a major crossing of Ranigunj, an industrial city in West Bengal. In the morning, nothing was left of it but some scattered bricks and stones. Shocked residents immediately reported the matter to the adjacent police station, but since then the police have not been able to identify even a single culprit. You may take it as a...
THE Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) congratulates the students and youth of the country for fighting for accountability over paper leaks that led to the unfortunate suicides of 22 students. This victory would not have been possible but for the steadfast resolve displayed and sacrifices made by the student and youth of the country supported by various sections of the people and organisations, who refused to relent even in the face...
Law and order in Tripura has deteriorated drastically during the BJP government's eight-and-a-half years in office, CPI(M) State Secretary Jitendra Chaudhury said. Democratic and constitutional rights were being systematically violated, he said, citing several recent incidents, including police preventing CPI(M) leaders from paying floral tributes to slain party leader Badal Shil at Chottakhola in Belonia...
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