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Interim Report from Visit of Fact Finding Team to ‘Riot’ Affected Areas of Murshidabad-Malda
The districts of Murshidabad and Malda in Bengal have been tense for the past two weeks. Internet services are suspended. Religious polarization is increasing on TV and social media. Rumors …
VOICES
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Chhattisgarh: Release slain bodies immediately to ensure right to dignity in death, statement by CCP
Even more alarming are the emerging allegations that the bodies have not been preserved in cold storage and have been left exposed to decay—despite the clear legal and ethical obligation to preserve mortal remains with dignity. Such treatment amounts to a gross violation of medico-legal protocols, dehumanisation of the deceased, and the infliction of further psychological trauma upon grieving families.
EDITOR’S CHOICE
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Birsa’s Forlorn Children
The 150th birth anniversary this year of the tribal martyred hero, Bhagwan Birsa Munda (1874-1900) has begun to be observed with deserved enthusiasm in Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal and other parts of the country. Many Indians, especially those of tribal stock, would perhaps agree that this is an appropriate time to dwell on the abysmal conditions in which Birsa’s children are forced to live and die.
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How Capitalism Became a Threat to Democracy
What has happened is that capitalism has been changed drastically by technology. Milton Friedman’s vision of Capitalism and Freedom now seems out of touch with economic reality. Yet because many still cling to it, the policy reforms we need are being blocked. Without greater public mobilization to support them, the threat to democracy will continue to grow, in America and around the globe.
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Chhattisgarh: Release slain bodies immediately to ensure right to dignity in death, statement by CCP
Even more alarming are the emerging allegations that the bodies have not been preserved in cold storage and have been left exposed to decay—despite the clear legal and ethical obligation to preserve mortal remains with dignity. Such treatment amounts to a gross violation of medico-legal protocols, dehumanisation of the deceased, and the infliction of further psychological trauma upon grieving families.