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  • “Paradise turned into hell”

    Indian ‘Fact-finding mission’ will not offer solution The leader of the Kashmiri nationalist Hurriyat Conference, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, agreed at the last minute to speak to five members of the delegation. But the real feelings and the demands of the thousands who have been protesting on the streets in the recent period will not…

  • Capitalism’s Systemic Malaise

    Beggars death in Bangalore- The death of over 28 inmates at the Beggar’s Rehabilitation Center (popularly known as Beggar’s Colony) in Bangalore and the subsequent drama that unfolded over the past two months has brought into focus the rotten state of affairs in the Karnataka state’s social welfare department. The inmates of the center were…

  • Poem: Him, and Our Duty

    A brief story- About a journey to glory. Of an humble and unattended birth, Transcends into a model for the entire earth. A fight against poverty, A conflict to depose tyranny, A struggle for the common man, Opposed by the notorious, rich and the powerful clan. The blood demanded food and freedom. The oppressed voiced…

  • 7th September general strike will herald a new wave of radicalisation!

    All India General Strike “It was an unprecedented and inconceivable strike all over the country. It is the unity (of the trade unions) that inspired workers to join the stir and its impact was massive”, said AITUC general secretary and CPI MP Gurudas Dasgupta in New Delhi. As usual, most of the print and electronic…

  • All-India general strike: Eyewitness report from Chennai

    THE ALL-India general strike on 7 September showed the enormous potential for workers’ struggle in India, but also exposed a number of complicating factors. The strike gave a glimpse of the potential power of the working class in India. In Mumbai it was reported that 90,000 auto-rickshaw drivers struck. Nationally hundreds of planes were grounded…

  • KANDHAMAL DAY: SOLIDARITY PROTEST IN BANGALORE

    NO MORE KANDHAMALs – STOP ALL COMMUNAL VIOLENCE KANDHAMAL DAY Protest in solidarity August 25th 5 pm Town Hall Bangalore Peoples’ Solidarity Concerns Exactly two years ago, one of the worst communal genocide attempts on the Christian community took place in one of the poorest districts of India, Kandhamal of Orissa, this gruesome incident has…

  • Justice for Kashmir

    Civilians massacred 15 people lost their lives in the last month alone because they dared to express their opposition against a regime that has denied their basic rights. They were killed because the Indian state could not answer their genuine questions. Kashmir has lost thousands of its children in this struggle for basic rights. Army…

  • OPPOSE AUCTION OF KARNATAKA

    Demand people-friendly and environment-friendly development The chief minister of Karnataka has announced that the two-day global investors meet in Bangalore will bring in Rs 3 lakh crore of investment as well as around 300,000 new jobs. False Promise of Investment and Job Creation As per government data the total FDI approved in Karnataka between 2000- 2010 is…

  • Police assault in Orissa condemned

    State colludes with Multinational The following protest has been sent to Orissa state authorities and to the anti-POSCO campaign. We strongly condemn the bloody Orissa state police attacks taking place against the unarmed and peaceful mass protest in Jagatsingpur district. Since January this year thousands of people have been opposing the massive land grab by…

  • ViBGYOR International Film Festival – 2010 Kerala India

    Siritunga Jayasuriya Addressing the Conference on “Justice, Peace and Democracy in South Asia” The Fifth ViBGYOR International Short and International Film Festival was held at Sangeeta Nataka Academy Campus, Thrissur in Kerala, India from February 16th to 21st, 2010. Approximately 100 short and documentary films were screened at the festival. ViBGYOR promotes films with alternative…

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