राजनीती
February 6, 2016
On the occasion of the anniversary of the formation of the Left front Government in Tripura in 1978, January 5, this year, in 2016, Teesta Setalvad at Sabrangindia.in had requested chief minister Manik Sarkar of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) for an exclusive interview. Manik Sarkar has been Chief Minister of Tripura since March 1998. He is a Politburo Member of Communist Party...
February 1, 2016
From Byculla to Vidhan Bhavan, Mumbai on 1st February, 2016
Justice for Rohith Vemula - Joint Action Committee (JAC), Mumbai, Maharashtra
The institutional murder of Rohith Vemula, a PhD scholar from Hyderabad Central University (HCU), the latest and most shocking in a long series of such murders, has triggered protest demonstrations and campaigns across the country for the arrest of...
January 31, 2016
Amendments in the Central University law as well as all the statutue(s) under which Central Universities have been established, to ensure that discrimination and harassment are defined crimes punishable under the Indian Penal Code are urgently required, says Prakash Amdedkar, in an interview to Teesta Setalvad.
Prakash Yashwant Ambedkar, grandson of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, formerly a Member...
January 30, 2016
The assassination of Mahatma Gandhi on 30 January 1948 was a declaration of war and a statement of intent. For the forces who conspired in the killing, the act was a declaration of war against the secular, democratic Indian state and all those who stood to affirm these principles, as well as an announcement of a lasting commitment to India as a Hindu Rashtra . It was also an act to signal the...
January 25, 2016
रोहित वेमुला ने आत्महत्या क्यों की? वह कायर था? अवसाद में था? ज़िन्दगी से हार गया था? उसके मित्रों ने उसकी मदद की होती, तो उसे आत्महत्या से बचाया जा सकता था? क्या उसकी आत्महत्या के ये कारण थे? नहीं, बिलकुल नहीं.
रोहित वेमुला की आत्महत्या (Rohith Vemula Suicide) एक निराश युवा की निजी त्रासदी नहीं है. हाँ, निराशा थी उसमें, लेकिन यह निराशा अपनी स्थितियों को लेकर नहीं थी. यह निराशा अपने...
January 18, 2016
Khandadhar Surakhya Sangram Samiti and Lok Shakti Abhiyan organise a Satyagraha to protect the Khandadhar Hills in Odisha from mining companies. On Republic Day, a sit-in Dharna will start, which will end on 28th January with a massive rally at the same location. Mr. Prafulla Samantara, President of Lok Shakti Abhiyan, and the...
January 16, 2016
Noted Historian and Biographer Dr. Ramachandra Guha will deliver the first Vijay Tendulkar Memorial Lecture on 'Eight Threats to Freedom of Expression in India'.
Location: Convocation Hall, University of Mumbai, Fort
Time: 6pm