On 26–28 September this year, Sahmat had organised a seminar in Delhi on ‘Secularism and the Arts’ with the participation of several distinguished artists and intellectuals. This seminar was important because the content of secularism is something on which opinions…
In addressing the subject of secularism, or perhaps what I prefer to refer to as the secularising of Indian society, I would like to touch on a few aspects that I think need attention. The prevalent Indian understanding of secularism…
I thank my younger friends in Punarnaba and the Centre for Marxian Studies for their invitation to deliver the Vina Mazumdar Memorial Lecture quite soon after we lost her earlier this year. It is both an honour and a responsibility,…
The field of action is not in a movement, in a party, but in everyday life, in behaviour, in the relationship to people: in the forms of life. – Ágnes Heller and János Kõbányai, The Cycling Monkey, an autobiographical interview…
In recent years, India has drawn the attention of global investors, policy makers and media for maintaining a stunning economic growth rate of 7–9 per cent until recently, while the United States and the European Union are experiencing low growth…
On the occasion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust (SAHMAT) a three day seminar centred around the theme ‘Secularism and the Arts’ was organised from 26 to 28 September 2013. The seminar was held in the environs…
Govind Purushottam Deshpande, renowned Marxist scholar, Marathi playwright, and Professor of China Studies at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in his professional academic career, who passed away on October 16, occupied a unique position in the intellectual universe of the country.…
G.S.Bhalla, Professor Emeritus, Jawaharlal Nehru University will be greatly missed by his many friends and colleagues apart from his immediate family. His open and generous personality endeared him to all who knew him. It is all the more a pity…
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