In Maharashtra's sugarcane fields, the struggle for survival has taken a devastating toll on women's bodies. Faced with exploitative labour conditions, wage losses during menstruation and mounting debt, hundreds of women have undergone hysterectomies to continue working. Examining the recent...
Indigenous communities in Arunachal Pradesh are intensifying their resistance to the proposed 11,500 MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project, citing threats to their ancestral lands, river systems, livelihoods and cultural heritage. Amid allegations of police brutality, arrests and restrictions on peaceful...
Why do progressive political movements lose their connection with the people they claim to represent? Examining the experiences of Kerala and Brazil under Lula, Jos Chathukulam and A. M. Jose argue that the crisis of the Left extends beyond electoral...
India's economic growth has not eliminated hunger and malnutrition. Ranked 100th among 122 countries in the Global Hunger Index 2026, India continues to face serious challenges, particularly child wasting, inadequate nutrition, and food insecurity among marginalised communities. Vikas Parasram Meshram...
In this critical essay, Pranjali Bandhu examines Black women’s writing through the intersecting realities of race, class, and gender. Engaging with the works of Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, Ann Petry, Zora Neale Hurston, and other influential writers, the article explores...
The People’s Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) report Reddening the Green: Costs, Contexts and Consequences of the War in Bastar, 2024–2026 documents 27 months of Operation Kagaar through reported killings, arrests and surrenders, while locating the military campaign within a...
This article is a summary of the SIR Investigation Report prepared by the Anti-SIR Alliance and Citizens’ Vote Protection Committee, documenting the implementation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka. Based on voter-roll data, field investigations,...
The climate crisis is no longer a distant warning but a reality unfolding through record temperatures, rising seas, melting glaciers, extreme weather events, wildfires, floods and growing food insecurity. But ecological catastrophes do not affect everyone equally. The destruction of...
What does it mean to live in abundance? This excerpt from Seeds and Herbs – Walking in the Land, with the People explores a very different understanding of abundance, one rooted not in accumulation and individual prosperity, but in community,...
Gail Omvedt was not only a scholar of Indian society but also a committed activist who placed her knowledge at the service of grassroots struggles. From her pioneering work on the Phule movement and caste to her engagement with farmers,...
