Communist orthodoxy sees the working class as the main source of surplus value, but it is unpaid labour, drawn from plundered, expropriated, and enslaved subaltern communities, that truly creates it. Subalterns like women, Adivasis, Dalits, and traditional farmers retain autonomy...
China shares major rivers with India and other countries, with water being central to its industrial plans. As China faces a growing water crisis, it may increasingly depend on the Brahmaputra, raising tensions with India and risking conflict. Diplomatic focus...
Some voices in India have applauded the government's move to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, framing it as a patriotic act. However, such applause often overlooks the dangerous precedent of turning water, an essential and shared resource, into...
Kanji Patel is a Gujarati poet and fiction writer. His poetry and fiction center around Adivasi and Denotified Tribes and Communities. These poems are translated by him.
Thorns - they define a boundary, limit the access, and create a separation. They are often a detested lot. However, Sandilya Theuerkauf is an exception, and for all the years of his long run as an artist, he has engaged...
Felix Padel writes, An Adivasi economy, in its traditional or pre-globalization form at least, was based in many ways on ecological principles. In the words of a Kond elder in Kandhamal district, Odisha, “Where are the saints in your society?...
N. K. Jose (February 2, 1929 – March 5, 2024) was an Indian historian and former President of the Kerala History Congress, renowned for his extensive studies on Dalit and Christian history in Kerala. The author of over 140 books...
Bastar, a district in Chhattisgarh, designated by the government not long ago as a Red Corridor Hotspot of India, is often in the news for the ongoing conflicts between the Maoist groups and the police forces. Despite the rich tapestry...
The mainstream society’s attitude towards tribals remains harsh and demeaning. It’s a reflection of their elitism. That’s why I’ve written that while they wait for us to “become civilized,” we are waiting for them to become human. Despite our differences,...
Ashoka Kumar V Writes- The film critiques both European colonial and Indian caste-based oppression through historical experiences rooted in regional realities. On one side, rural caste supremacy seizes Dalit lands, rendering them landless and reducing them to agricultural servitude. On...
