Stories written by
Vijay Prashad
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Winter has come: The arrest of Teesta Setalvad
For Setalvad, faith in the judicial system is absolute. Her challenge, she has written, ‘is to fight the culture of impunity’ that enables injustice.
Vijay Prashad
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A letter to Anand Teltumbde, on his way to jail
‘You are being sent to jail because you are part of a tidal wave of dissent against this government and what it has done to Indian democracy.’
Vijay Prashad & Sudhanva Deshpande
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Remembering the legacy of Progress Publishers, and its connection to a new book of essays
‘I celebrate Progress and the other Soviet publishing houses for the way they contributed to the socialist education of millions of people – including myself.’
Vijay Prashad
Trending
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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Shifting goalposts: AIFF chief Kalyan Chaubey needs to come clean on the ISL not having relegation
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Why are so many young Indians trading in cryptocurrency, especially in tier-two cities?
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Third World Quarterly row: Why some western intellectuals are trying to debrutalise colonialism
The author explains why he resigned from the editorial board of the journal after it published an apologia for colonialism.
Vijay Prashad
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‘Being safe is scary’: At Germany’s documenta 14, chilling reminders that history repeats itself
When the exhibition was established in Kassel in 1955, the founder was eager to showcase what the Nazis called Degenerate Art.
Vijay Prashad
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Flashback: How Mexican artist Frida Kahlo came to be photographed in a sari
...and what the Nehru family’s commitment to the freedom movement had to do with it.
Vijay Prashad
Video
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Blitz revisited: How P Sainath carried forward the legacy of one of India's greatest cultural icons
In his will, filmmaker KA Abbas requested the editor of 'Blitz' – Russy Karanjia – to give his Last Page column to some progressive journalists like P Sainath.
Vijay Prashad
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Study and struggle: Is student politics really a waste of time?
In fact, activism can actually help scholars get a better understanding of the world.
Vijay Prashad