Collection of essays and articles by Pieter Friedrich on RSS , BJP and their reach among the US diaspora and the impact of Hindu nationalism post 2014.
Saffron Fascists: India’s Hindu Nationalist Rulers Read More »
Shivaji was a great king of his time for many reasons, but today he is appropriated by Hindu groups and political parties and Hindutva icon. A fine read to understand who Shivaji really was as opposed what he is portrayed as.
लिहाफ़ – इस्मत चुगताई की कहानियों का संग्रह है। उनकी कहानियों के होकर आप उस दौर के सामाजिक परिवेश में महिलाओं की मनोदशा को समझ पाते हैं।
A collection of essays by Perumal Murugan remembering his mother. The essays tells about basic human values like simplicity, honesty and hard work though some beautiful and true events featuring his mother.
Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis is a short but powerful novella about alienation, family, usefulness, shame, and what happens when a person is no longer seen as human.
More than a century ago a young student from a military school send some of his verses to Rainer Maria Rilke to ask for his opinion and feedback and thus started a correspondence. These letters are the the advice of Rilke to the young officer, aspiring poet on writing, solitude, pain, sexuality, developing as a person. The letters were written with utmost honesty and compassion providing insights into the thought process, artistic nature and evolution of the poet himself.
Noam Chomsky providing an insight on how democracies work and who actually controls it. A brilliant fact base analysis of neoliberal policies and how they work exactly opposite of what we have been told about them.
Profit Over People: Neoliberalism and Global Order Read More »
समय से मुठभेड़ अदम गोंडवी की ग़ज़लों का एक बेहतरीन संग्रह है। उनकी शायरी ने हमेशा शोषित और वंचित लोगों के लिए आवाज़ उठाई है।
साये में धूप दुष्यंत कुमार का प्रसिद्ध ग़ज़ल-संग्रह है, जिसमें सत्ता से निराशा, आम आदमी की पीड़ा, भ्रष्टाचार और सामाजिक-राजनीतिक प्रतिरोध की आवाज़ दिखाई देती है।
A study of India’s constitution and how common people used their constitutional rights to make changes/amendments in the laws. The book showcases how the constitution was not merely a document but a tool to claim the rights of the common people.