Category: Society
General discussion and review of what’s happening in the society, a place for critical review of socio-economic problems
Remembering Hasdeo Arand, 170,000 hectares of forestland, sacrificed for Adani’s mining project
As millions suffer due to heat wave and children are struggling to breath amid pollution, the Modi regime donated 170,000 hectares of forest to Adani group.
Pictures of Servility Illustrate Modi-fied India’s Celebrities
Selfies and photographs are harmless unless there is a craze to get into a frame with a fascist despot who is accused of abetting massacres and lynchings.
10 Years of Batla House Encounter & the Painful Death of Justice
On 19 September the Batla House encounter turned 10 years while a case related to the alleged “encounter”, in which two Muslim youth and one policeman were killed, still hangs […]
South Delhi’s Fight for Saving Trees and the Irony of Development
A massive movement of South Delhi residents and environmentalists have stalled the Modi regime’s plan to axe more than 17,000 trees in the very city that is choking due to […]
Maharashtra Plastic ban is a Stint by the BJP to Help Corporates
The Narendra Modi-led BJP government has done many stints since coming to power and almost all of the BJP-ruled states have followed the suit to match the pace of their […]
The Carcass Meat Embroil in Kolkata – A Plan to Force Vegan Diet?
Few weeks ago, the issue of carcass meat sourced from the garbage dumps of Kolkata and suburbs has captured the public discourse due to the extensive media coverage the issue […]
The Murder of Ankit Saxena and Love’s Jihad Against Hatred
The gruesome murder of a young man named Ankit Saxena by a group of Islamist fanatics in front of several onlookers at the heart of the national capital city New […]
Bilal Kawa is the Latest Victim of Hindutva Police Repression
According to the panic-struck old mother of Bilal Kawa, her son is the recent victim of the Indian security agencies, who have framed thousands of Kashmiri men, women and children […]
Comedy in Modi’s Hindutva Fascist Reign
Narendra Modi’s three and half years of governance has not only taken the country to the verge of a major economic catastrophe and unleashed the terror of cow vigilante groups […]
FIFA U17 World Cup Football and the Plight of Salt Lake’s Poor Slum Dwellers
Whenever there is an occasion of joy and fun for the rich, the poor are forced to suffer and face the music. As 10 matches of the FIFA Under 17 […]
Gauri Lankesh is Murdered but not Silenced
Firebrand anti-establishment journalist and social activist Gauri Lankesh was shot dead on the evening of 5 September outside her home in Bengaluru. Seven bullets were fired targeting her, of which […]
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Supporters Couldn’t Have Survived Without BJP
Gurmeet Ram Rahim ‘Insaan’, the self-styled godman, whom even Narendra Modi saluted to woo voters during the Haryana assembly election, now stands convicted of rape and is awaiting punishment from […]
Death of Children in BRD Hospital Gorakhpur is a Cold Blooded Massacre
Death of 30 children within 48 hours in BRD Hospital, the largest state-run hospital in Gorakhpur, can be called nothing less than a systematic murder because the BRD Hospital administration […]
Protests Against Jallikattu ban – Silence on Farmers’ Distress
The entire Tamil mainstream corporate media is busy covering the protests and outrage across Tamil Nadu and in the capital city Chennai against the Jallikattu ban. The national mainstream corporate […]
Ujjain Woman’s Mysterious Death in the UK Raising Questions
(This article was first published in July 2016 in the previous version of People’s Review. Due to an incident of hacking the old website was pulled down and we could only […]
BJP-AAP join hands to demolish the settlements of poor people in Delhi
(This article was first published in August 2016 in the previous version of People’s Review. Due to an incident of hacking the old website was pulled down and we could […]
Attack on Tanzanian Girl in Bengaluru is a manifestation of racism in India
(This article was first published in February 2016 in the previous version of People’s Review. Due to an incident of hacking the old website was pulled down and we could only […]
The Ranveer Sena Exposure by Cobra Post: A Coverage of the Dark Secrets of Feudal Bihar
(This article was first published in August 2015 in the previous version of People’s Review. Due to an incident of hacking the old website was pulled down and we could only […]