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‘What a Woman She Was’

Hardnews — Tue, 15 May 2012 09:57:59 +0000

Sociologist Anuradha Ghandy died young, for a revolution. These notes from the underground bring her back to life
Aakshi Magazine Delhi

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Injustice and the ‘Undercity’ Imagination

Hardnews — Tue, 15 May 2012 09:47:52 +0000

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Mumbai has shrunk the ethical space for voicing collective hope outside narratives of abject pain. This book says how
Sailen Routray Bengaluru

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No Prophet of Doom

Hardnews — Tue, 15 May 2012 09:16:45 +0000

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Review: The Politics of Climate change and the Global crisis: Mortgaging our Future
Hartman D Souza Goa

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This is a History Only a Thing Can Tell

Hardnews — Tue, 15 May 2012 08:46:24 +0000

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Those who are on the losing side, those whose societies are conquered or destroyed, often have only their things to tell their stories
Jaya Bhattacharji Rose Delhi

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UP: This terror never ends

Hardnews — Mon, 14 May 2012 11:03:53 +0000

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For innocent Muslims, framed as terrorists in UP, neither Mayawati nor the ‘secular’ Congress-led UPA brought justice. Will Akhilesh Yadav fulfil his promise and turn this tide of brazen injustice?
Pradeep Kapoor Lucknow

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Remembrance of things future…

Hardnews — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:34:51 +0000

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Jai Bhim Comrade: Legendary documentary filmmaker Anand Patwardan’s latest film resurrects the violence against Dalits and how history changes meaning, remembering, forgetting
Aakshi Magazine Delhi

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Underhand Business with Open Arms

Hardnews — Thu, 10 May 2012 12:04:17 +0000

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It’s not often that the endemic malfeasance in the lucrative world of arms deals spills out in the open
Mohan Guruswamy Delhi

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Delhi Underbelly: Basic Instinct

Hardnews — Wed, 09 May 2012 10:55:59 +0000

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The underworld of THE INDIAN CAPITAL is like a schizophrenic, super rich city trapped in crime
Sadiq Naqvi Delhi

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Editorial: Borderline Crossword

Hardnews — Tue, 08 May 2012 12:35:29 +0000

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Editorial: May
Hardnews Bureau Delhi

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The Politics of Poetry: This must be said

Hardnews — Mon, 07 May 2012 08:52:51 +0000

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In his recent poem, Germany’s greatest living writer, Günter Grass, questions his government’s role in militarising West Asia, and talks of Israel’s nuclear arsenal as a threat to the world
Mehru Jaffer Vienna

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