This attack on Nivedita Menon

A notable feature of the university protests that have rocked the nation in recent times is the prominent presence of women. Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula’s mother Radhika was hounded by the media, and her personal life vilified in the attempt to prove that Rohith was not a Dalit. The faculty members from Jawaharlal Nehru…

Facebook’s India offer an act of techno imperialism and digital colonialism disguised as charity

The problem with flying high as a young technology billionaire is that eventually deceit and treachery always triumph over youth and good intentions. Vast and rapidly attained wealth creates its own morally corrupting weather system that follows you around your entire life. The dystopian world that Silicon Valley social media billionaires want to inflict on…

Indian Government Is Cracking Down On Freedom Of Expression And Civil Society, Says Amnesty International

Rights advocacy group Amnesty International has become the latest to join the bandwagon to criticize the Narendra Modi led BJP government of creating an atmosphere of intolerance by cracking down on dissent through arbitrary arrests, caste-based discrimination, extrajudicial killings and attacks on freedom of expression. The rights body in its  annual report for 2015-16 released…