The Naxalite Movement in Central Bihar
The main achievement of the Naxalite movement in central Bihar is that it has empowered the labouring and oppressed classes. The equations of power have changed drastically. Yet, the quality of...
View ArticleCompeting Concerns
There have been many layers of such injustices that have befallen the adivasis, like yet another blow of an axe on a tree. Following a commitment made in the UPA's Common Minimum Programme, the...
View ArticleJehanabad - I: Jailbreak and the Maoist Movement
The Maoist attack on Jehanabad jail was a spectacular action, but what does it say about Naxalite politics in Bihar? The recent emphasis of the Maoist movement has been on targeting the police and...
View ArticleOn Armed Resistance
The Naxalite rebellion has been a significant political movement of our times. However, the growing displacement of open mass activity by militaristic action in recent years has been a loss for the...
View ArticleEmployment Guarantee in Jharkhand: Ground Realities
A recent survey in two districts of Jharkhand found many serious flaws in the implementation of the new National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. Some of them could be explained as teething problems....
View ArticleAn Uncompromising Fight for Human Rights and Values
an uncompromising Fight for Human rights and Values Bela Bhatia to explain everything to his comrades in Telugu. And the extent to which he was loved and respected by his comrades made itself felt to...
View ArticleJustice Denied to Tribals in the Hill Districts of Manipur
How should the district council elections that were held in Manipur in April 2010 be understood? What was the need to rush through the elections on an issue which had waited nearly 40 years for a fair...
View ArticleFrom the Perspective of 'Victims of History'
This is with reference to the letter by Hiren Gohain (EPW, 21 August) in response to my article (“Justice Denied to Tribals in the Hill Districts of Manipur”, 31 July). I am grateful to the author for...
View ArticleJustice for Niyamat Ansari-I
We condemn in the strongest possible terms the recent murder of NREGA activist Niyamat Ansari in Kope Gram Panchayat (Latehar district, Jharkhand), as well as a similar attempt – the same day – on the...
View ArticleJudging the Judgment
The Supreme Court is to be commended for its order banning the Salwa Judum. But the Salwa Judum was already a thing of the past; its worst phase was in 2005-06. The violence now in the amoral war in...
View ArticleOf Human Bondage in Baran, Rajasthan
In the shadow of India’s growing economy, labour bondage continues for many Sahariya labourers in Baran district, Rajasthan. Some of them, however, have rebelled against their masters and attempted to...
View ArticleJustice Not Vengeance
Recent judgments of the Bihar High Court have acquitted the perpetrators of organised massacres of dalits and other oppressed groups. What is public knowledge could not be proved in the court of law....
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