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‘Almost on Deathbed’: Bombay HC Orders Jailed Poet Varavara Rao to be Moved to Nanavati Hospital
18 Nov 2020
Telugu poet Varavara Rao will be shifted from Taloja jail to Nanavati hospital for 15 days for a thorough check-up.
PTI
Bombay HC Orders Varavara Rao’s Check-Up by Private Hospital Doctors
12 Nov 2020
The 81-year-old ailing poet-activist’s lawyer Indira Jaising said his health was "fast deteriorating", and there was a legitimate apprehension that he might die in prison.
The Leaflet
Plea Seeks Ailing Poet Varavara Rao’s Transfer to Nanavati Hospital to be Heard Today
12 Nov 2020
The plea also alleges a violation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) to which India is…
The Leaflet
SC Asks Bombay HC to Expedite Hearing Varavara Rao’s Bail Application
30 Oct 2020
The Supreme Court Thursday asked the Bombay High Court to expedite the hearing of the bail application filed by noted poet Dr. Varavara Rao on medical grounds.
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.