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
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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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
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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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