Author: pinaki

The seminar is being organised in the context of grave atrocities being committed on distress driven migrant labour from some of the most backward districts of the country in Odisha, working in brick kilns located in Medak and Rangareddy districts of Telangana state. The labour is predominantly drawn from scheduled castes and scheduled tribe communities. […]

On February 22, 2014, five activists of VIBGYOR International Film Festival were picked up by the police in Trichur and they were brutally beaten up inside the vehicle as well as inside the police station. Young woman cinematographer Neethu was attacked physically by male police and was subjected to sexual verbal abuse as well as […]

Association for Protection of Democratic Rights 1. Topic: “Bharatiya rajnitir bibartan o ganatantrik adhikar raksha” 2. Speaker: Dr. Partha Chatterji 3. Date: The 6th March, 2014 4. Venue: Student’ Hall 5. Time: 5 PM 6. Entry: No bar. Dr.Partha Chatterji is honorary professor of Political Science and the Director of the Centre for Studies in […]

Chokwe Lumumba: Remembering “America’s Most Revolutionary Mayor” Obituary for Mr. Lumumba, Mayor of Jackson Mississippi by Mike Ely Chokwe Lumumba has died. The news just reached me, and has generated great feelings of sadness and loss. We do not yet know the causes, but will watch and listen… for that news. Chokwe Lumumba was a […]

Peoples Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) Press Release :: February 25, 2014 On the 24 February, 2014, the LG of Delhi put off the demolition of the Kathputli colony till the 1st April. But demolished it will be. Nearly fifty year old Kathputli Colony, home to 3274 households comprising between 15000-17000 people will be bulldozed […]

by Mrittika Desai This is about a section of the people who have built this city with their sweat and blood, those who slog to maintain Mumbai, and in return receive  the most severe brutality from the present system. The  report is about of sixty families who were evicted from their home, so that the […]

National Convention for Democracy and Secularism 27th February 2014, Hindi Bhavan, Vishnu Digambar Marg (NearITO & Gandhi Peace Foundation), New Delhi The spectre of communal politics is once again haunting the country. The recent violence in western Uttar Pradesh should be taken as a warning. Added to this is the attraction among sections of the […]

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/the-young-rebels-of-jhumra-hills/article5711828.ece The young rebels of Jhumra hills Anumeha Yadav In a small clearing in the forest, the village barber gets down to work, shaving the stubble of a man in a brown sweater and olive combats. Three young women in dark green uniform stand at the centre of the clearing, soaking in the late afternoon […]

by Nayan A day after Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, doled out grounds for further cheer for Auto Company bosses in the interim budget, all the workers at auto parts electronics factory, Asti Electronics India Pvt. Ltd. (Plot 399, Sector 8), IMT Manesar, went on a wildcat strike occupying the plant on 18th February 2014, […]

Statement released by Chhattisgarh Bachao Andolan BHILAI STEEL PLANT, STATE AND CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS COLLABORATING ON CRIMINAL, ILLEGAL LOOT IN ROWGHAT – ANOTHER SCAM IN THE MAKING Chhattisgarh today is witnessing a massive, illegal loot of forest, agricultural, and mineral resources across the State. The state ranks second in the nation in terms of total forest […]