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राजेन्द्र यादव का अन्तिम सम्पादकीय : कुछ विचारोत्तेजक अंश “देश की नीतियां बनाने वाले मोंटेकसिंह अहलूवालिया, मनमोहन सिंह और पी. चिदम्बरम जैसे अर्थशास्त्री या तो आंकड़े भौंकते हैं या फिर आश्वासन देते हैं कि पांच साल बाद प्याज की कीमतें दो-तीन रुपया कम हो जाएँगी, दालें एक रुपया सस्ती हो जाएँगी और रुपया नियंत्रण में आ जायेगा, ये सारे शेखचिल्ल्यों वाले दिलासे देते हुए अपने … Continue reading राजेन्द्र यादव का अन्तिम सम्पादकीय
While de-mining an area in south Bastar as a precautionary measure prior to the November poll, forewarned of possible violence, the local police “forced” Madvi Nanda – a farmer from village Burkapal in Sukma district – to dig out a land mine near his village. The land mine exploded while Mr Nanda was defusing it, allegedly without any safety gear, thus severely injuring him. The … Continue reading Tribal ‘forced’ to de-mine in Maoist areas, severely injured – Suvojit Bagchi
A tribal is sentenced to death for the murder of his five daughters. Does he deserve to be hanged? The tribal Barela hamlet stood far outside the main village; just a few mud huts with thatch roofs scattered among teak trees. We drove to village Kanoria in Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh and walked through the woods to reach the small settlement. One of the … Continue reading Guilty of Poverty- Harsh Mander
Hey, Gavin McInnes, I totally like your little theory about how feminism is making ladies miserable by forcing us to “pretend to be men” and join the workforce, so we should prolly just all go back to being housewives like in the past when that was definitely factually a thing, and then all women will achieve maximum nonstop happiness until we die of orgasming too … Continue reading Women Work Because They Have to, Just Like Men – Lindy West
सोनी सोरी पर सरकार ने आठ फर्जी मुकदमे बनाए थे . जिनमे से पांच मामलों में सोनी सोरी को कोर्ट ने निर्दोष घोषित कर दिया है .एक मामले में सोनी सोरी को कोर्ट ने ज़मानत दे दी है . एक मामले को दाखिल दफ्तर किया जा चूका है . अब एक ही मामले में सोनी सोरी और लिंगा कोडोपी जेल में कैद हैं . सरकार … Continue reading इन्साफ मांगने वाले पर ही हमला कर दिया – Himanshu Kumar
Anna Holmes turned Jezebel – created as a ‘girly Gawker’ – into one of the most popular feminist sites. Now she’s edited a book to create a permanent legacy. Anna Holmes Anna Holmes: ‘A blog is always moving. It’s ephemeral.’ Photograph: Anna Wolf Anna Holmes didn’t set out to be the face behind the face of the women’s internet. When the moneymen of online media … Continue reading Jezebel: from blog to book – Jill Filipovic
Amy Fleming Late-night fiddling with devices stimulates your brain and invades what should be a quiet space. Time to turn off Two films I watched at the London Film Festival this month jarred with me in an unexpected way. Drinking Buddies and Afternoon Delight are what might be called mumblecore movies – all improvised dialogue and plots that home in on relatively minor events in … Continue reading Tired? Troubled love life? Try banning gadgets from the bedroom – Amy Fleming
Actor and social activist Rahul Bose launched a campaign by writing a postcard to Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to fulfill the nine-year old promise of tabling The Prevention of Communal and Targeted Violence (Access to Justice and Reparations Bill). Bose launched the send to PM postcard campaign as member of ‘Justice for All’ organization. Speaking at the press conference at Press Club in Mumbai, … Continue reading Postcards to PM for communal violence law
PRESS RELEASE BY WOMEN RIGHTS ORGANISATION, LUCKNOW 29th October 2013, Press Club, Lucknow On the evening of 27th October 2013, the office of Association for Advocacy and Legal Initiative (AALI), women’s rights organisation based in Lucknow, was attacked by Ashish Shukla, BSP leader from Amethi (Uttar Pradesh), along with his family and goons. Around 5.00pm, the BSP leader Ashish Shukla, his wife Uma Shukla, son … Continue reading ATTACK ON AALI OFFICE AND ASSAULT ON AALI STAFF
In a strongly worded letter to the secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, top Gujarat-based environmental body Paryavaran Suraksha Samiti (PSS) has demanded to “stop the construction of Garudeshwar weir” “immediately”. This is being constructed across the Narmada river, about 12 km downstream of the Narmada dam. Citing a letter written by a senior official attached with the Narmada Control Authority (NCA), … Continue reading NGO demands to stop work on weir across Narmada river, begun “without environmental clearance”
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