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Vijay Prashad

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
· Jun 28, 2022 · 09:00 am
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
· Apr 05, 2020 · 08:00 am
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
· Jul 20, 2019 · 12:30 pm

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
· Sep 21, 2017 · 12:30 pm
‘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
· Aug 17, 2017 · 03:30 pm
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
· May 11, 2017 · 08:45 pm

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Nov 07, 2024 · 03:30 pm

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
· Aug 20, 2016 · 11:30 am
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
· May 10, 2016 · 08:00 am

Vijay Prashad

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 · Jun 28, 2022 · 09:00 am

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 · Apr 05, 2020 · 08:00 am

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 · Jul 20, 2019 · 12:30 pm

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Third World Quarterly row: Why some western intellectuals are trying to debrutalise colonialism

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Vijay Prashad · Sep 21, 2017 · 12:30 pm

‘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 · Aug 17, 2017 · 03:30 pm

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 · May 11, 2017 · 08:45 pm

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Eco India: How climate resilient fox nuts are helping Bihar's farmers tackle crop losses

Nov 17, 2024 · 08:55 am

Eco India, Episode 274: How worsening environmental conditions call for action and innovation

Nov 16, 2024 · 03:25 pm

Eco India: Kanpur's tanneries adopt sustainable practices to cut environmental impact

Nov 10, 2024 · 08:55 am

Eco India, Episode 273: How cleaner alternatives pave way for a sustainable future

Nov 09, 2024 · 03:25 pm

Watch: Crises of belonging and citizenship in Assam

Nov 07, 2024 · 03:30 pm

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 · Aug 20, 2016 · 11:30 am

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 · May 10, 2016 · 08:00 am

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· Apr 05, 2020 · 08:00 am

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· Jul 20, 2019 · 12:30 pm

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· Sep 21, 2017 · 12:30 pm

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· Aug 17, 2017 · 03:30 pm

Vijay Prashad
· May 11, 2017 · 08:45 pm

Vijay Prashad
· Aug 20, 2016 · 11:30 am

Vijay Prashad
· May 10, 2016 · 08:00 am