At Kafila, theater director Samkutty Pattomkary asks a few questions to Prakash Karat after CPM’s Dalit convention took place at Kochi, in Kerala. Dalits are the backbone of CPM in Kerala and the party is slowly losing that ground and Chengara struggle is the recent example.
Second issue he raises is that the abolition of caste [...]
Archive for August 19th, 2008
Yes, Akhil Kumar lost yesterday but somehow I find his achievement staggering because of the odds the Bhiwani Boxing Club faces. Sen at Sen’s Spot compiles a post that quotes and links to various newspaper articles on BBC, the Bhiwani Boxing Club.
A tin of covers the boxing arena. A majority of the kids here don’t [...]
Namit recounts his experience of the place.
Entering Khadir, we pass a village and find the only tourist bungalow in town. It hasn’t seen a visitor in three days; I check in and head over to the ruins. I’ve planned this for months; even the hottest hour of the day cannot temper my excitement for the [...]
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