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1 month ago | 
countercurrents.org | Samrat Choudhury |Suraj Gogoi |Binoy Kampmark |Shahruk Ahmed Mazumdar
There are very few books that have attempted to engage with the Northeast as a whole—each of its eight states. Samrat Choudhury’s “Northeast India: A Political History” published by Harper Collins is one of those rare attempts to paint a wholesome portrait of the region from a journalist’s point of view. Since the scope of the book is very large, it is a boon and a curse for both the author and the reader.
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Feb 6, 2025 | 
countercurrents.org | Jeff Goodell |Kim Scipes |Ayurella Horn-Muller |Shahruk Ahmed Mazumdar
ISBN: 978-0-316=49755-8 Paperback, 2024Jeff Goodell’s latest book is a detailed examination of heat and its dangers on a warming planet. It deserves wide readership. Presented cogently and beautifully written in an accessible style, he powerfully examines his chosen subject from a myriad of angles. And from a global perspective. Ultimately, however, it is a very frustrating book.
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Jan 25, 2025 | 
countercurrents.org | Bharat Dogra |Anil Gokhale |Shahruk Ahmed Mazumdar |Harsh Thakor
Sunderlal Bahuguna, the person most closely associated with the movements and campaigns to protect Himalayan forests, had travelled to more Himalayan villages than perhaps anyone else and was involved in many grassroots struggles here. He applied Gandhian precepts, to which he was devoted all his life, to understanding and resolving problems of Himalayan villages and region.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
countercurrents.org | Anil Gokhale |Shahruk Ahmed Mazumdar |Harsh Thakor |John Graversgaard
The story of Rise and Fall of Labour Movement of Mumbai from 1853 to 2017. It’s a historical portrayal of Movement, it’s Birth, Growth, its achievements, the significant Milestones it crossed, the unsurmountable hurdells it encountered and its conquests and retardations it faced since 1990’s till 2017 when fire, heat and warmth of the movement reached its sad and heartbreaking end when the it found itself helpless.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
countercurrents.org | Shahruk Ahmed Mazumdar |Harsh Thakor |John Graversgaard |George Mathew
‘The Gujaratis—A Portrait of a Community’, Salil Tripathi’s most recent book, aims to draw attention to the uncommon traits of Gujaratis that the outside world is ignorant of. Gujaratis are renowned for their abilities to organise, manage, and oversee intricate projects. He creates a captivating portrayal of the community he was born into and is glad to be a part of through extensive research, distinctive knowledge, and a lifetime of observation.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
countercurrents.org | Shahruk Ahmed Mazumdar |John Graversgaard |George Mathew |Harsh Thakor
“Vajpayee: The Ascent of the Hindu Right 1924-77”, Abhishek Choudhary’s biography of the late Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, captures his early years and reveals how Vajpayee handled political and ideological issues as well as the blurred boundaries between conservative and liberal politics in the years leading up to and following independence.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
countercurrents.org | Nilofar Suhrawardy |Shahruk Ahmed Mazumdar |John Graversgaard |Joycia Thorat
It is great listening to politicians’ “commitment” to ensure, usually money loaded schemes, for the welfare of electorate, if they succeed in forming the government. This trend is always most visible, naturally when elections are around the corner. With Delhi Assembly polls scheduled for February 5, politicians in the fray have begun displaying this trend. Of course, there is nothing surprising about this. However, this year, Delhi’s political drama appears to be accompanied by a new twist.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Prakash Louis |Nilofar Suhrawardy |Vidyarthy Chatterjee |Shahruk Ahmed Mazumdar
100 Day Program of Jharkhand Government, Some Agenda for Consideration1. We will review and discard the Land Bank Policy brought out by the BJP. In 2016, the BJP government, led by Raghubar Das, had introduced amendments in the state assembly to the CNT and another crucial land act in the state, the Santhal Paragana Tenancy Act. There were widespread protests against this move, which led to the incarceration of several protestors.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Nilofar Suhrawardy |Tabrez Alam |Vidyarthy Chatterjee |Shahruk Ahmed Mazumdar
Loktantra Bachao Abhiyan extends advance congratulations to the INDIA alliance government being formed today under the leadership of Chief Minister Hemant Soren. In this election, the people of Jharkhand have rejected the communal, divisive, and anti-Jharkhand politics of the BJP. This victory is a result of struggle of the Jharkhandis.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Shahruk Ahmed Mazumdar |Narender Nagarwal |Moin Qazi |Aftab Alam
On November 5, 2024, the Supreme Court (SC) declared the constitutional validity of the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004, with the exception of the sections permitting the Board to issue higher degrees such as Kamil (UG level) and Fazil (PG level). A three-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud ruled that issuing these degrees violated the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act, 1956, rendering it unconstitutional.
