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TREATING DISSENT AS AN OFFENCE: PATTERNS FROM MUMBAI

Freedom of expression is not a charity granted by the State; it is a constitutional value earned through the historic struggles of the people. The responsibility of safeguarding this value lies not only with writers, artists, and intellectuals, but with all democracy-loving citizens.

VOICES

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AN OPEN LETTER TO ODISHA CM BY CONCERNED CITIZENS FORUM TO STOP STATE REPRESSION IN SIJIMALI

To, Sri Mohan Majhi,The Chief Minister of OdishaBhubaneswar, Odisha Subject: Urgent Appeal to Take Immediate Steps To Curb State Violence on Adivasis and Dalits of  Raygada and Kalahandi Dear Sir, …

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.

LOUNGE

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Bihar: Two Decades of Repealing the APMC Act and Farm Woes

The audit reports of the public institutions under the APMC law and the repeal of the three union agricultural laws have set the stage ready for re-introduction of a Bill in the Bihar Legislative Assembly to revive the original Bihar Agriculture Produce Market Act, 1960.

How Capitalism Became a Threat to Democracy

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

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AN OPEN LETTER TO ODISHA CM BY CONCERNED CITIZENS FORUM TO STOP STATE REPRESSION IN SIJIMALI

To, Sri Mohan Majhi,The Chief Minister of OdishaBhubaneswar, Odisha Subject: Urgent Appeal to Take Immediate Steps To Curb State Violence on Adivasis and Dalits of  Raygada and Kalahandi Dear Sir, …