RBI-appointed CoC for DHFL’s total expenditure: An RTI to the RBI

The article discusses an RTI filed to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) seeking details on the total expenditure of the RBI-appointed Committee of Creditors (CoC) for Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited (DHFL). The RTI also asked about funds allocated for litigation and their sources. The response from RBI was vague, stating that the information had been forwarded for a consolidated reply, but no further details have been provided, raising concerns about transparency and accountability.

“This is what usually happens”: Rape Culture in West Bengal, India

The article discusses the disturbing rape and murder of a female doctor in Kolkata and critiques the West Bengal government’s response, which allegedly involved tampering with evidence and suppressing dissent. The piece also explores broader issues of rape culture in India, highlighting how sexual violence is often normalized and weaponized politically. It criticizes both the current and previous governments in West Bengal for their handling of sexual violence and urges a radical approach to dismantling patriarchal systems.

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বাবাতন্ত্রের প্রতিনিধির আন্দোলিত ও নিষিদ্ধ হলফনামা

The article discusses the concept of “Babatantra”, focusing on a critique of patriarchal authority in the context of rape culture in India and the author’s first-personal self-reflexivity on their complicity in such systems. The author uses biblical references, particularly the story of Jesus and the adulterous woman, to explore themes of confession and gendered violence such as rape. The piece also touches on political activism and the infiltration of movements by installed harmful elements. The author emphasizes the importance of recognizing one’s own flaws through self-criticism and maintaining vigilance against internalized forms of dominance.

The Post-Budget Scenario and the IBC: Empty Vessel Sounds Much!

Posted on 26th July, 2024 (GMT 19:55 hrs) The so-called “Amrit Kaal” Budget (2024-25) under the flawed leadership of the so-called “Vishwaguru” has arrived and has attracted quite a lot of speculation from all quarters. Most of the opposition leaders have called it a “kursi bachao budget” (save the throne budget), given the fact thatContinue reading “The Post-Budget Scenario and the IBC: Empty Vessel Sounds Much!”

Alcoholism and Herbal Narcotics in Sanātana Bhārat

Posted on 21st July, 2024 (GMT 15:35 hrs) ABSTRACT The paper-letter deals with different types of intoxication (alcoholic drinks, wet/dry drugs/narcotics etc.) in the “ancient” South-East Asia as practiced by the “Hindus” (?). The perception of contemporary ethnographic Hindutva is suffering from a different kind of non-contradictory contradiction, at a time when the deep stateContinue reading “Alcoholism and Herbal Narcotics in Sanātana Bhārat”

Indian Middle Class: Why are they so apathetic to initiate non-violent civil disobedience movement?

DEBAPRASAD BANDYOPADHYAY ⤡ Posted on 12th July, 2024 (GMT 08: 55 hrs) Dear Friends, As a part of academiocracy, I have experienced both the poles of Indian citizens: one is at the highest level of bureaucracy, embassy as well as the privileged tiers of academics; moreover, I have also witnessed the lowest level of socio-economicallyContinue reading “Indian Middle Class: Why are they so apathetic to initiate non-violent civil disobedience movement?”

Requesting for raising the issue of financial abuse of DHFL victims by the BJP: A Letter to the Leader of the Opposition

PAINTING OF GANDHIJI IN THE ABOVE POSTER (ENTITLED “GANDHIPIN”): PROF. DEBRAJ GOSWAMI Posted on 7th July, 2024 (GMT 06: 59 hrs) “When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in theContinue reading “Requesting for raising the issue of financial abuse of DHFL victims by the BJP: A Letter to the Leader of the Opposition”

Reporting A Possible Phishing from Mumbai, Maharashtra, by Using Dr. Debaprasad Bandyopadhyay’s Aadhaar No.

Posted on 2nd July, 2024 (GMT 07:33 hrs) First of all, we think it is necessary to inform all the well-wishers of OBMA that our founder-member Dr. Debaprasad Bandyopadhyay was: A) Accused for Defamation by Mr. Ajay Piramal’s Legal Firm DSK Legal for a sum of 100 crore rupees; B) Accused for Contempt of CourtContinue reading “Reporting A Possible Phishing from Mumbai, Maharashtra, by Using Dr. Debaprasad Bandyopadhyay’s Aadhaar No.”

The “New” (?) Criminal Laws in India from the Shaheed-e-Azam’s Perspective

Posted on 29th June, 2024 (GMT 16:20 hrs) AKHAR BANDYOPADHYAY ⤡ This post is dedicated to all those undefeated Indian revolutionaries, whose sacrifice we have betrayed in broad daylight… What if Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh (1907-1931) was alive today, witnessing all that has been happening in India right now? How would he have felt? Those ofContinue reading “The “New” (?) Criminal Laws in India from the Shaheed-e-Azam’s Perspective”