Communism, Media, News, Political, Publication, Saswat Saswat Pattanayak Communism, Media, News, Political, Publication, Saswat Saswat Pattanayak

Rohith Vemula: Indian Left and the Dalit Student Suicides

Rohith Vemula did not just commit suicide – he was murdered. And this murder was not committed by the right-wing ABVP – it was conducted by the left-liberals. The “Dalit problem” citing which Rohith gave up his life, is not the creation of any fringe elements among communal Hindus – it is sustained by the liberal Hindus who tremendously profit from the status quo it provides.

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Culture, Feminism, Media, Political, Publication, Saswat Saswat Pattanayak Culture, Feminism, Media, Political, Publication, Saswat Saswat Pattanayak

Our Rape, Their Rape

Many progressives have questioned why Delhi, why now and why the middle class? Isn’t the middle class, after all, the biggest perpetrator of violence against women? The answer is perhaps a tad simplistic – culturally enslaved by the corporate media, the bourgeois elements in Indian society usually wake up only to the “breaking news” and “shocking news”. And therefore the concerns are genuine – that the middle class might even disappear from the map of activism as soon as the media cease coverages of this specific “event”.

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