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V Geetha

Can powerful words and unfettered love help shape the future of politics these dark times?

Thoughts on an anti-caste, anti-Hindutva politics sparked by a speech by Tamil Nadu MP Thol Thirumavalavan.

V Geetha
· Mar 18, 2023 · 09:00 am
A new book examines the role Ambedkar saw for socialism in the social transformation he fought for

An excerpt from ‘The Prerequisites of Communism: Rethinking Revolution’ in ‘Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar and the Question of Socialism in India’, by V Geetha.

V Geetha
· Jan 19, 2022 · 08:30 am
‘Jai Bhim’: For women from marginalised groups, justice still remains a far-fetched dream in India

Police brutality against the poor and oppressed is an extension of their social defencelessness.

V Geetha
· Nov 15, 2021 · 07:30 am

Land, caste, class and gender – Gail Omvedt’s writings were united in their vision of utopia

A tribute to the scholar who died on August 25.

V Geetha
· Aug 29, 2021 · 09:00 am
Across India, brave mothers are showing how to confront brutal authority – without losing empathy

From Shaheen Bagh to Park Circus, women are showing hope in the midst of grief.

V Geetha
· Jan 25, 2020 · 06:30 am
This album shows that Ilaiyaraaja has never walked the straight and narrow path in his career

In ‘Thiruvasagam’, the music legend draws from Saivite piety and affirms his faith through a Christian endeavour.

V Geetha
· Feb 06, 2018 · 03:30 pm

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It is eight years since he died, yet his writings are prescient for what they tell us about our social and political realities.

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· Oct 08, 2017 · 07:30 am
Cho Ramaswamy (1934-2016): Writer and editor who was a relentless critic of power and its misdeeds

His acerbic wit appealed to an urban, largely Tamil Brahmin middle class, frustrated with the ills of government.

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· Dec 07, 2016 · 09:01 am

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Can powerful words and unfettered love help shape the future of politics these dark times?

Thoughts on an anti-caste, anti-Hindutva politics sparked by a speech by Tamil Nadu MP Thol Thirumavalavan.

V Geetha · Mar 18, 2023 · 09:00 am

A new book examines the role Ambedkar saw for socialism in the social transformation he fought for

An excerpt from ‘The Prerequisites of Communism: Rethinking Revolution’ in ‘Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar and the Question of Socialism in India’, by V Geetha.

V Geetha · Jan 19, 2022 · 08:30 am

‘Jai Bhim’: For women from marginalised groups, justice still remains a far-fetched dream in India

Police brutality against the poor and oppressed is an extension of their social defencelessness.

V Geetha · Nov 15, 2021 · 07:30 am

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In ‘Thiruvasagam’, the music legend draws from Saivite piety and affirms his faith through a Christian endeavour.

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Why civil rights activist K Balagopal’s analysis of ‘fascism in India’ remains relevant today

It is eight years since he died, yet his writings are prescient for what they tell us about our social and political realities.

V Geetha · Oct 08, 2017 · 07:30 am

Cho Ramaswamy (1934-2016): Writer and editor who was a relentless critic of power and its misdeeds

His acerbic wit appealed to an urban, largely Tamil Brahmin middle class, frustrated with the ills of government.

V Geetha · Dec 07, 2016 · 09:01 am

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