Feminism, Poetry Saswat Pattanayak Feminism, Poetry Saswat Pattanayak

HerStory

yet the task is only half-done
pricey is freedom of expression.
until the working class women,
who still are waiting to be heard,
let alone seen, in this
fermenting revolution;

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Communism, News, Political, Publication, Saswat, Commentary Saswat Pattanayak Communism, News, Political, Publication, Saswat, Commentary Saswat Pattanayak

Wall Street Spring :: Americans Demand Democracy

Occupation movement this time around offers no immediate solution – nor does it harbor much hopes either. If the collective demand is to have Obama administration dissociate itself and the United States from Wall Street money, the collective intelligence says it is probably not possible.

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Biography, Communism, Culture, History, Political, Music, Saswat Saswat Pattanayak Biography, Communism, Culture, History, Political, Music, Saswat Saswat Pattanayak

Gil Scott-Heron :: Revolutionaries Live Forever

As much as his poem reminding us that the revolution will not be televised is indeed truer than before, beloved late brother Gil Scott-Heron’s message that the revolution is going on at the same time is equally relevant a reminder. And the poet might have departed us, but the revolutionary is still alive in spirits…

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Arab World Witnessing Anarchy, Not Revolutions

An uncritical acceptance of street tactics in Egypt will be a historical fallacy. The romantic notions of revolutionaries as hopeful future is one thing; a false ascription to a group of religious mischiefs as social justice fighters is yet another. The most recent instances of popular uprisings may well have been a continuation of protests on part of the people to end brutal regimes world over.

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India vs Indians: Revolution Never Ends in Orissa

Just as the indigenous organizers were correct in their assessment of human values in the past, it is more likely that keeping in view the status quo of power dynamics in independent India, their dissent towards the power this time around, too, is indicative of appropriate impatience towards prevailing rampant social injustice.

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India vs Indians :: Orissa's Freedom Struggle

Our freedom is not about piecemeal compensations as agreed upon by corporate giants of South Korea, Japan and the United States. Our freedom is not open to half-hearted round table negotiations. We are yet to attain the freedom we have been dying for since generations. And we are yet to give up the hope that one day, we shall collectively inhabit the planet, without submitting any portion thereof to any greedy private capitalistic interests, irrespective of geographical territories.

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