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Nizar Ahmed

Rethinking State and People

The notion of state is internally vague. This vagueness is carried over to political theory which reproduces it. To treat state as an entity that can be talked about is to participate in a mythology which reproduces the myth of state that enmeshes people in a misrecognized relation of power. A statist view is one [...]

S Sanjeev

Buddha is Smiling

The assistant police commissioner of Kozhikode district in north Keralam has been reprimanded by the State for not sticking to the stipulated code language while speaking of the visiting celebrity Rahul Gandhi. The policeman, it seems, quipped over the wireless about the wayward itinerary of the king-in-waiting. Ironically the very day in south Keralam the [...]

Anivar Aravind

10th year of hunger strike: Call for Action in Support of Irom sharmila

[Cross Posted in ManipurFreedom.org] Dear Friends, On 2 November 2009, Manipur poet and activist Irom Sharmila, will enter the 10th year of her hunger strike demanding the repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). Introduced in 1958 the AFSPA grants the Indian military special powers throughout North-East India to: Arrest citizens and enter [...]

Baba Mayaram

Tribal Villages, Wildlife Sanctuaries

Rehabilitation is generally accepted as the solution for displacement, but is not easy to rehabilitate people. The latest instance is people of Dhain, a Korku tribal village, who were displaced for the Bori wildlife sanctuary. Bori wildlife Sanctuary in Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh is India’s first reserve forest. Now Satpura Tiger Reserve has been [...]

S Sanjeev

A Vicious Manifesto

A new spectre has started haunting Keralam overnight – The Dalit extremist killer. Police and talk show hosts are on a frantic chase. The context is puzzling. Following the murder of a young businessman from a prominent family last month, home ministry and police force of the state have been under severe flak. And all [...]

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