License: CC BY 4.0 DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.33802.34247 The video-collage is a scathing audiovisual critique of the existing political parties in India. It highlights the fact that all the national parties in India behave in the same manner when it comes to religion. For garnering votes (in other words, for enriching the vote-bank), the religious or communal cardContinue reading “Playing with the Same Card”
An RTI to the Department of Legal Affairs regarding the disputed ownership status of the DHFL
Posted on 20/09/22 Updated on 19/12/2022 We have filed another RTI Application, addressing it to the Department of Legal Affairs, Government of India, by asking the following two questions: 1. Are there any legal cases related to the Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited (DHFL) that are still under adjudication or sub judice or are pending?2.Continue reading “An RTI to the Department of Legal Affairs regarding the disputed ownership status of the DHFL”
VIOLENCE AND POLITICS: A DIALOGUE WITH SUJATA BHADRA
Posted on 10/09/2022 A dialogue between Debaprasad Bandyopadhyay and Sujata Bhadra on the questions of NOTA, Right to Recall, political violence, proportional representation, partyless democracy and several other issues within the Indian political area. This discussion in Bangla, as part of the Sunday Indian Show, Kolkata TV in 2009, mainly emphasizes on the doctrines ofContinue reading “VIOLENCE AND POLITICS: A DIALOGUE WITH SUJATA BHADRA”
Plutocracy Much? Tracing the contemporary crony capitalist regime in India: A CASE-STUDY OF THE DHFL SCAM
Akhar Bandyopadhyay Posted on 06/09/2022 i. Where does India stand today: the broader perspective The year’s 2022. The world as it stands today faces a plethora of conflicts, feuds and other such similar dissociating, disintegrating processes. On the one hand, the Russian aggression on Ukraine coupled with NATO’s determinedly neo-imperialistic role is taking its full tollContinue reading “Plutocracy Much? Tracing the contemporary crony capitalist regime in India: A CASE-STUDY OF THE DHFL SCAM”
Cartoons on Contemporary India
Posted on 6th September, 2022 Updated on 15th December, 2024 (GMT 15:25 hrs) Here are some satirical cartoons/digital arts on present-day Indian politics— constituting the art of resistance led by certain Indian cartoonists engaging in critical criticism of the plutocratic establishment! https://twitter.com/satishacharya/status/1681506801093861376?s=20
Do you have faith in the Contemporary Indian Judiciary?
The article critiques India’s judiciary, highlighting favoritism towards the wealthy, nepotism, and political influence that marginalize underprivileged groups. Prominent figures, including ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi, have called the system “ramshackled,” citing inefficiencies and delays. Judicial appointments raise concerns, as seen in Justice U.U. Lalit’s ties to political clients before becoming CJI. Access to justice remains a challenge, with the judiciary often appearing out of reach for common citizens. Overall, the article argues that these issues have eroded public trust in the legal system.
Requesting for filing a defamation case against the anti-national newspapers regarding the nexus between the underworld and the BJP
The article discusses a request for filing a defamation case against newspapers that published reports alleging a nexus between the BJP and the underworld, including figures like Dawood Ibrahim. The author criticizes the lack of legal action from BJP against these claims, suggesting either truth in the allegations or a failure to protect the party’s reputation. The post also reflects concerns about media freedom and the political landscape in India.
CPIM NOW: THE DOUBLE STANDARDS OF THE “REDS”
Posted on 27/08/2022 Updated on 01/10/2022 Introduction There is a joke in the public sphere that there are as much as 206 (the number of bones in the human body) communist parties (jokes apart!) and their factions within the Indian nation-state. It is no wonder that the confusion looming over the uniformity in their ideologicalContinue reading “CPIM NOW: THE DOUBLE STANDARDS OF THE “REDS””
THE GRAND FUNERAL FEAST OF THE “HINDUS”: URGING FOR THE UNIFORM CIVIL CODES
Posted on 17th August, 2022 Abstract This paper-letter, rather a mock-letter to the President of India, aims to sarcastically subvert the ideological standpoint of the militant Hindutva mindset regarding the post-death rituals cum grand feast of the Hindus. The authors of this paper-letter have deployed deconstructive methodology and Brechtian theatrical praxis to expose the underlyingContinue reading “THE GRAND FUNERAL FEAST OF THE “HINDUS”: URGING FOR THE UNIFORM CIVIL CODES”
রাকৃমির কুমারী পুজো, আমার বৈধ বৌ আর টাকা-মাটিঃ গভীরতর অসুখ এখন…
Posted on 12/08/2022 Updated on 17/10/2022 License: CC BY 4.0 DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.12354.04809/1 Abstract The paper is on Sri Sri Ramakrishna Mission’s celebration of virgin worship. This particular event is also linked with money-laundering. The ambivalent nature of Hindu high-caste Male is revealed here with reference to ‘kumari puja’, where the mission’s ascetics are worshiping aContinue reading “রাকৃমির কুমারী পুজো, আমার বৈধ বৌ আর টাকা-মাটিঃ গভীরতর অসুখ এখন…”
Once in a Blue Moon Academia 