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Varsha Torgalkar
Maharashtra: Families of Prison Inmates with Co-morbidities and Age Issues Worried, Only Those Without Serious Offences Released
16 Sep 2020
Activists have been demanding the release of prisoners on health grounds. So far, six inmates have died of COVID-19 in prisons across state and 1,772 prisoners have tested positive out of total 11,…
Shoili Kanungo
What We Can Learn from Varavara Rao's Prison Diary
22 Aug 2020
When all relations are defined by oppression and subjugation, and human relationships vanish, the oppressor fears the future.
N Venugopal Rao
The Making of Varavara Rao: Part One
21 Aug 2020
Varavara Rao's life as a man of letters started at a very early age.
Newsclick Team
Is Law Equal for Everyone?
01 Aug 2020
Every child is taught that all people are equal before law, despite their connections or position.
Indian Cultural Forum
“We Need to Reclaim the Physical Spaces to Protest”
28 Jul 2020
DANIYA IN CONVERSATION WITH ORIJIT SEN
Romila Thapar
Where are the Humane People Among Those in Authority Today?
28 Jul 2020
Varavara Rao, 80 years old, became seriously ill. His illness was aggravated by the terrible living conditions in Indian prisons, not to mention the rank over-crowding in jails.
SURABHI AGARWAL, SANDEEP PANDEY
Political Vendetta Sole Explanation for Varavara Rao’s Incarceration
18 Jul 2020
Varavara Rao is no stranger to harassment and imprisonment by the state.
ICF Team
Words: Young Poets Recite Varavara Rao’s Poem
18 Jul 2020
Condemning the State’s blatant and callous disregard for the health of Varavara Rao, they demand immediate release of the poet.
Parth MN
‘We Found Him Lying on Urine-Soaked Bed,’ Says Varavara Rao’s Family
16 Jul 2020
The 80-year-old poet-activist, whose health has been deteriorating since May-end in Taloja jail, has tested positive for COVID-19
Newsclick Report
Telugu Poet and Activist Varavara Rao Tests Positive for COVID-19
16 Jul 2020
Rao, lodged in the Taloja jail in neighbouring Navi Mumbai, was shifted to the government-run hospital in south Mumbai on Monday night, after he complained of giddiness.