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Sandip Chakraborty
West Bengal’s Shabar Tribe Bears Criminal Stigma of British Rule
12 Nov 2021
The community was declared a criminal tribe by the British and continue to be ostracised and stigmatised.
V Vamsi Viraj
The Politics of Editing History: Name-Changing in the Recent Past – I
20 Jan 2021
India’s self-image as a nation has been moulded out of opposition to the British through a largely inclusive freedom struggle.
Prabir Purkayastha
Tipu Sultan and BJP’s War on History
31 Oct 2019
Once more, with feeling: history is not mythology.
PTI
Boris Johnson Faces Bruising Brexit Defeats, Fails to Push Snap Polls
05 Sep 2019
"The offer of an election is like an offer of an apple to Snow White by the wicked queen with the poison of a no-deal,” said Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
Moon of Albama
Priti Patel Resigns - Israel Lobby Mourns The Loss Of A Valuable British Asset
10 Nov 2017
A British Minister of Hindu heritage was fired after it emerged that she secretly met Israeli officials in Israel and elsewhere without informing the Foreign Office.
Subin Dennis
Did You Know that the US National Anthem Justifies Slavery?
05 Jul 2017
The United States celebrated the Fourth of July, its “Independence Day”, as usual, with fireworks, parades and competitive hot dog eating.
Susan Ram
British General Election Fall-Out
17 Jun 2017
It will rank among the most calamitous of political blunders. The decision of British Prime Minister Theresa May to call a snap election to buttress her ‘hard’ bargaining stance in upcoming Brexit…
Fintan O'Toole Courtesy: irishtimes.com
Scottish referendum: Musings of a reluctant nationalist
18 Sep 2014
The electorate has already sent a message: the current political settlement of strong oligarchies and weak democracies cannot stand. I never thought I’d find myself defending nationalism. As a…
Courtesy: Brian Ashley
Amandla tribute to Mandela
07 Dec 2013
Nelson Mandela "Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them". William Shakespeare
Newsclick
Nelson Mandela Lives on in the Hearts of People
06 Dec 2013
Nelson Mandela, the legendary freedom fighter of South Africa, passed away on December 5, 2013. He was 95. Mandela, a symbol of inspiration not only to the people of South Africa but to the people of…