Posted on 16/03/2024 (GMT 13: 21 hrs) In continuation to our sarcastic, satirical portrayal (by intentionally playing the devil’s advocate through the masking process) of the Hindutvavadin by targeting certain modules of Saffron Fascism, the following letter was sent regarding the use of leather in Sports and Music industries in India in contradistinction to theContinue reading “Wither Leather-Feather from Gaming and Musicking?”
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CONVERGENCE TO PRAXIS
This journal tries to demolish the administrative boundaries of academic disciplinary technology by amalgamating all the so-called “subjects” by condemning the objectification, subjectification and subjection.
It strives to reach the vanishing point of theory and praxis. Thus, instead of so-called “inter-disciplinary studies”, it emphasizes on the convergence of earthian knowledges and praxiologies. The journal attempts to achieve this end by means of dialogue without manipulation in the context of a participatory, local-resource based, low-energy efficient, small-scale, self-reliant, partyless, moneyless, decentralized democracy. As this journal is against the academiocratic elitism and patron-client relationship, it maintains the Copyleft Writers’ Movement and follows the Creative Commons License.
The Pharmacological Garden of Paramavaiṣṇava Ajay Piramal: A Case Study
The paper engages itself with the question of the predominance of Pharmaceutical industries in over-medicalizing the health of human and non-human populations as well as the supposed “nature”. It focuses on a specific case-study from a village named Digwal, Telangana, India, and performs a Foucauldian investigative discourse analysis on the text in relation to an environmental terrorist big-Pharma headed by business tycoon Mr. Ajay Piramal. The very legitimacy of the medical space and gaze is thoroughly critiqued in the course of the paper by bringing into attention the inevitable failure of the simulated Summersian project of “Let them eat pollution”.
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY): A Deliberate Systematic Structural Failure?
Posted on 17/02/2024 (GMT 16:22 hrs) Updated on 19/02/2024 (GMT 17:07 hrs) In 1985, the then Prime Minister of India, Mr. Rajiv Gandhi of the Indian National Congress (INC), remarked in a public speech that out of every 1 rupee spent by the government administration for the welfare or the benefit of the downtrodden orContinue reading “Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY): A Deliberate Systematic Structural Failure?”
Obituary of M. S. Swaminathan: The Proliferation of Death Industry
The article critiques the legacy of M. S. Swaminathan, highlighting his role in promoting chemical-intensive agriculture during the Green Revolution. It draws parallels between post-World War II repurposing of wartime chemicals into pesticides and fertilizers, suggesting that such practices have commodified life and contributed to environmental degradation. The authors argue that this approach to agriculture has transformed seeds into mere commodities, undermining their natural essence, and liken this to broader themes of exploitation and depersonalization in modern industrial practices.
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF HINDUTVAVADI POLITIK: THE POVERTY OF EPISTEMOLOGY
Posted on 13/02/2024 (GMT 17:15 hrs) DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.21997.97769 License: CC BY 4.0 Abstract The paper deals with the empirical evidences cum analyses of manufacturing anti-historical as well as ahistorical narratives of the Sangh Parivar in India. In doing so, it follows the Foucauldian method of “archaeological digging” in the given discursive formation. The paper aims toContinue reading “THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF HINDUTVAVADI POLITIK: THE POVERTY OF EPISTEMOLOGY”
An Incessant Struggle for Being a Homogenized, Pasteurized, Essentialist and Standardized Akhanḍa Hindu Rāṣṭra: Bharatiya Janata Party
The paper titled “An Incessant Struggle for Being a Homogenized, Pasteurized, Essentialist and Standardized Akhanḍa Hindu Rāṣṭra: Bharatiya Janata Party” examines the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) efforts to establish a unified Hindu identity within India. It focuses on the contentious Ram Temple issue, highlighting the differing narratives between the BJP and Hindu saints. The authors argue that the term “Hindutva” encompasses a diverse range of beliefs, which complicates the BJP’s attempts to homogenize Hindu identity. The paper also critiques the influence of neoliberal economic policies in India, suggesting that since the early 1990s, successive governments, including the BJP, have adhered to models dictated by international financial institutions like the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, and World Trade Organization. This adherence has led to increased conflicts and a regime of totalitarian control, necessitating suppression of dissent and perpetuating violence. In summary, the paper contends that the BJP’s pursuit of a standardized Hindu nation is challenged by the inherent diversity within Hinduism and is further complicated by the socio-economic impacts of neoliberal policies.
Saffronization of Judiciary: An Open-Letter to the Chief Justice of India
The article, framed as an open letter to the Chief Justice of India, raises concerns about the growing influence of Hindutva ideology in the judiciary. It critiques decisions perceived as biased toward militant Hindu nationalist interests and warns against the erosion of judicial independence. The letter stresses the need for an impartial judiciary to uphold the secular values of the Indian Constitution, urging the Chief Justice to ensure transparency and fairness in the justice system.
“SmoKING Kills”: The Paradoxes of Contemporaneity
Posted on 13/11/2023 (GMT 17:35 hrs) DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.33273.85609 License: CC BY 4.0 Abstract The narrative follows the format of stream of consciousness or internal dialogic reflectivity in order to present an existentialist theme of a chain smoker’s world-construction, specifically in relation to the business of politics as well as the politics of business in the realmContinue reading ““SmoKING Kills”: The Paradoxes of Contemporaneity”
Is there any one-to-one correspondence between Bharatiya Janata Party’s increasing assets and abrupt bankruptcies in India?
Posted on 16/10/2023 (GMT 11:10 hrs) I. INTRODUCTION The article cum compilation introduces a hypothesis standing for a supposed correlation in the political economy of India: rising assets of the current ruling party and the rampant bankruptcies witnessed in the past nine years, i.e., during the regime of the BJP. In order to extend the hypothesis,Continue reading “Is there any one-to-one correspondence between Bharatiya Janata Party’s increasing assets and abrupt bankruptcies in India?”
চিকিচ্ছে ব্যবস্থার দানখয়রাতির রাজনৈতিকতা (The Problem of the Health System in India and the Dole Economy of the Political Parties)
Posted on 23/08/2023 (GMT 16:40 hrs) Updated on 24/08/2023 (GMT 04:47 hrs) DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.32790.73285 License: CC BY 4.0 Abstract This interview in Bangla language is on dole economy in different domains of human necessities as practiced by the Indian political parties in West Bengal. The fact of Indian politics is that the political parties are imitatingContinue reading “চিকিচ্ছে ব্যবস্থার দানখয়রাতির রাজনৈতিকতা (The Problem of the Health System in India and the Dole Economy of the Political Parties)”
