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Kerala CM on Sanatan Dharma and the Battle to Protect the Tradition of Religious Reform Movements

However, as part of their strategy to enter Kerala and in preparation for elections, the RSS is attempting to bring the Ezhava community closer, while targeting those who follow progressive social reformers.

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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.

‘The Task of the Translator’ (1923) by Walter Benjamin