- હેમંતકુમાર શાહ  અમરેલીની પોલિસ દ્વારા અપમાનિત યુવતી પાટીદાર છે એટલે હવે પાટીદારો એને ન્યાય અપાવવા કૂદી પડ્યા છે. એ દલિત કે આદિવાસી કે બીજી કોઈ જ્ઞાતિની કે ધર્મની યુવતી હોત તો? અન્ય  જ્ઞાતિઓની વ્યક્તિઓ પર અત્યાચાર થાય તો કશું નહિ બોલવાનું? 

By Harsh Thakor*  December 4th marked the 25th anniversary of Sylvester Clarke's untimely death due to a heart attack at the age of 45, just weeks after the passing of Malcolm Marshall. This year also commemorated what would have been his 70th birthday on December 11.

By Bharat Dogra  The most defining feature of our times, unprecedented in human history, is that due to man-made factors the life-sustaining conditions for all life-forms of our planet are badly threatened and hence they face a  survival crisis. Segments of this man-made crisis appeared and grew steadily during the last 75 years. Today the survival crisis has assumed an extremely serious form.

- પ્રો. હેમંતકુમાર શાહ  એક આખી ટ્રક બેફામ ચલાવીને અમેરિકામાં ન્યૂ ઓર્લિન્સમાં મધરાતે માણસોને ચગદી નાખનાર અમેરિકામાં જ જન્મેલો એક મુસ્લિમ નાગરિક ઇસ્લામિક સ્ટેટ(IS)નો ઝંડો એની ટ્રકમાં લગાડે છે. આવી ઘટનાઓ છેલ્લા કેટલાક સમયમાં બની છે. ટ્રક અને કાર ઇસ્લામિક  આતંકવાદનાં સાધનો બનાવી દેવાયાં છે. 

By Harsh Thakor*  November 2024 marked the 50th anniversary of Gordon Greenidge’s debut in Test cricket at Bangalore in 1974. A cornerstone of West Indian cricket, Greenidge was among the most complete opening batsmen of his era, seamlessly blending rock-solid defense with explosive aggression. He wielded his bat with the force of a sledgehammer, striking with the precision of a technician. His powerful square cuts, ferocious drives, and authoritative pulls showcased his unmatched ability to dominate bowlers, evoking comparisons to legends like Viv Richards.

By Bharat Dogra  While world discourse on various issues has increased as never before with the rapid spread of media, social media, research institutions and think-tanks, it is disturbing to realize that at the same time the most important issues and tasks are getting increasingly neglected. This is particularly regrettable at a time when very serious life-threatening problems are increasing. 

By NS Venkataraman*  The violent uprising in Bangladesh, organized by a faction of students with allegiance to Islamic ideology and supported by certain Islamic extremists, has created a volatile situation. Reports indicate that even the Bangladesh Army Chief endorsed these events, leaving the then Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, with no alternative but to flee the country.

By MajGen (R) Kulwant Singh, Col (R) SP Bakshi, Col (R) Jitendra Jung Karki, LtCol (R) Gunter Chassé & Dr David Leffler*  In today’s turbulent world, achieving lasting peace and ensuring national security are more urgent than ever. Traditional defense methods focus on advanced weapons, military strategies, and tactics, but a groundbreaking approach offers a new non-violent and holistic solution: Maharishi’s Invincible Defense Technology (IDT). 

By Ram Puniyani*  After the RSS was formed, it began creating numerous organizations rooted in its ideology of Hindutva or Hindu Nationalism—a concept based on Aryan race theory, Brahminical values, and the geographic idea of a land stretching from the Sindhu River to the seas. Over time, it has given rise to over 100 organizations. 

- राजकुमार सिन्हा       विगत 18 दिसम्बर को ‘टीएन गोदावर्मन थिरुमलपाद बनाम भारत संघ’ (याचिका क्रमांक 202/1995)  मामले में उच्चतम न्यायालय के न्यायाधीश बीआर गवई, एसव्हीएन भट्टी और संदीप मेहता की खंडपीठ ने महत्वपूर्ण और ऐतिहासिक फैसला दिया है। हालांकि यह निर्णय राजस्थान के सामुदाय संरक्षित ‘पवित्र उपवनों’ से संबंधित है, लेकिन इसका दूरगामी महत्व पूरे भारत के ‘पवित्र उपवनों’ और ऐसे उपवनों में वन अधिकारों की मान्यता को लेकर है। फैसले के पैरा 58 में दिए गए निर्देश विशेष रूप से ‘वन अधिकार अधिनियम 2006’ से संबंधित हैं। यह अधिनियम राज्य के कानूनों, स्वायत्त जिला या क्षेत्रीय परिषद के कानूनों और उनके पारंपरिक या रुढ़िवादी कानूनों के तहत आदिवासी समुदायों के अधिकारों को मान्यता प्रदान करता है।

By Harsh Thakor*  In Caste and Revolution by N. Ravi, the author addresses questions raised by Dalit and Bahujan intellectuals inspired by revolutionary parties. These questions center on caste issues and seek to formulate a profound diagnosis to chart a path toward the annihilation of caste. The book explains how caste-based feudalism and comprador bureaucratic capitalism intertwine to perpetuate the caste system. It asserts that only the path of a New Democratic Revolution can eradicate caste. The book delves into the need for an equal position for oppressed castes in all layers of society to abolish caste discrimination and oppression. It offers an analytical diagnosis, a penetrating navigation, and a detailed account of the dialectics of caste and class across diverse spheres. Annihilation of Caste and the New Democratic Revolution A revolutionary party develops a perspective document on the caste question, integrating its understanding of caste and the program for caste annih...

By NS Venkataraman*  There has been a long-standing debate about the best form of governance for a nation. Should it be dictatorship, military rule, rule by a select few (as seen in China's communist regime), monarchy (where a ruler governs for life), or democracy? Each system has its advocates and critics, with some political analysts arguing that no one system can be deemed universally superior due to differing merits and drawbacks.

By Sandeep Pandey*  Bhartiya Janata Party governments don’t believe in intervening in a situation where somebody is on indefinite fast for some cause and saving their lives. 86 years old Professor Guru Das Agrawal aka Swami Gyan Swaroop Sanand had served as a faculty member at IIT Kanpur and later Member Secretary of Central Pollution Control Board. He sat on five fasts during Manmohan Singh’s government but never died. 

By Bharat Dogra*  The extent of the enormous distress caused day after day, year after year is often not realized. One reason for this is that the incredibly huge number of occupational accidents suffered by workers are not considered in many counts of accidents and there is a widespread tendency to look at accidents mainly and sometimes only in terms of road accidents, although the number of other accidents taken together is much higher. Generally, at the level of research, data collection and policy making there has been a failure to take a comprehensive view of all kinds of accidents.

By Kirity Roy*  A recent incident in Cooch Behar, West Bengal, raises serious concerns about human rights violations allegedly perpetrated by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel. The case involves Saiful Sekh, a 31-year-old farmer and resident of Khisaber Kuthi, who was allegedly subjected to illegal detention and inhumane treatment.

- राजकुमार सिन्हा    मध्यप्रदेश में आजकल राजधानी भोपाल से लगे हुए रातापानी अभ्यारण्य को 8 वां टाईगर रिजर्व बनाने की तैयारी चल रही है जिसमें 2170 वर्ग किलोमीटर क्षेत्र का प्रस्ताव तैयार किया गया है। इसमें राज्य के सीहोर और औबेदुल्लागंज के वन क्षेत्रों को शामिल किया गया है। इसके अंदर 32 गांवों के दस हजार परिवार निवासरत हैं। दूसरी ओर अलग- अलग ‘टाईगर रिजर्व’ के बीच कॉरीडोर बनाया जाना प्रस्तावित है जिसमें अनेक गांवों के विस्थापन की संभावना है। इस कॉरीडोर में कान्हा से पेंच टाईगर रिजर्व, पेंच से सतपुङा टाईगर रिजर्व और बांधवगढ़ से संजय टाईगर रिजर्व को जोडा जाएगा।  

By Sudhansu R Das  India is facing mounting crises both internally and externally. The actions of our neighbors—China, Pakistan, and Bangladesh—pose serious concerns. China is in relentless expansion mode, Pakistan’s political rhetoric on Kashmir is hollow, and Bangladesh’s leaders are inciting hatred against minority communities who significantly contribute to the country's economy. Such blind hatred will not only impoverish Bangladesh but push it into a dark and irreparable age.