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“Anna, Khaana Kha Lo!”

“Anna, Khaana kha lo anna” Here I am, at an Official Anna Hazare campaign. Not really a supporter, im not even sure what this “anna” wants. Ask any DU (Delhi University) student about Anna. It is almost like sarcasm-filled rhetoric. “So, being a young student, what are your thoughts about Anna Hazare and his cause?” [...]

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Kashmiri Students for Congress Membership

Just some weeks ago playing down the reports of a Congress foray into the university, the Vice-Chancellor of University of Kashmir, Prof Talat Ahmad told Tehelka, “If there are membership drives on the campus, we do not approve of them. As for politics on campus, I will not allow any party to set up shop [...]

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“Hope The Rulers Be A Bit Just”

Where are you now? Who lies beneath your spell tonight before you agonize him in farewell tonight? I beg for haven: Prisons let open your gates- A refugee from Belief seeks a cell tonight.                                                                        – Agha Shahid Ali Finally, the state Cabinet which met under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah agreed to [...]

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The Collapse of the ‘Left Front’ in West Bengal and the Way Ahead for the Indian Left

The inevitable has finally happened. The Left Front government of West Bengal, the longest-serving government in India’s parliamentary history, has been trounced quite miserably in the recent Assembly elections. The defeat certainly has not come all of a sudden – all recent elections including the 2008 panchayat elections, 2009 Lok Sabha elections, 2010 municipal elections [...]

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