Lepa Radic spirit still shimmers who transcended courage in surreal realms in World War
Harsh Thakor This year, on December 29th, we commemorate the birth centenary of Lepa Radic. Lepa Radić was a mere 15 years old when the Axis powers invaded Yugoslavia in 1941. Nevertheless, this courageous young woman joined the Yugoslav Partisans in combat against the Nazis which ended in her execution at just 17. Her name is inscribed in golden letters in history amongst those who till the last drop of their blood waved the banner…
Challenging the RSS
Nagesh Chaudhari RSS is being criticised from its foundation as a communal body and has been exposed by Indian and foreign media many times. Recently Caravan magazine has exposed how it is spread in numerous countries and the number of its affiliated organisations in India and abroad. The most recent exposure is done by the New York Times (29 December 2025) . The RSS is being criticised, opposed and exposed by social organisations and…
Historiography in Children War Diaries: A Study of Annie Frank’s Diary of a Young Girl and Zlata Filipovic’s Zlata’s Diary
Vanchi Ranjani Historiography is a Greek term, literally means the writing of history. In Greek the word ‘Histrio’ indicates history and ‘graphia’ denotes writing. The thematic connotation of the phrase historiography prefers not to the study of history but of studying the method of writing history. Fundamentally it’s a study of how history gets written by historians, based on their facts, interpretation, researching and conclusively amalgamating the various sources. The central argument of E….
“Classical” Status for Bangla as an Epitaph: From Honour to Hostility
Samir Karmakar First, they garlanded us with the title of “classical.” Soon after, they unleashed an endless stream of hatred against Bangla-speaking communities – most brutally against poor migrant labourers. At first glance, these developments may appear unrelated, even coincidental. It may seem that such hostility has erupted all of a sudden. But this is a dangerous misreading. What we are witnessing today is not a spontaneous outbreak of intolerance; it is…
Manufacturing the Enemy: The Imperial Origins of Modern Terrorism
Aniruddha Poddar The story we know goes like this: our modern world of security alerts, pre-emptive wars, and “terror lists” began on September 11, 2001. That day, we are told, was ground zero for the “War on Terror.” But this is a historical illusion, a compelling fiction that hides a much older truth. If we follow the paper trail of power back through the 20th century, we find its origins not in New York…
How Truly the Colonial Prejudices Are “Dismantled”: Decolonization in Name, Domination in Practice
by Samir Karmakar From the perspective of linguistic anthropology, languages are not merely neutral tools for communication but culturally embedded systems of meaning. Each language embodies a particular way of perceiving, categorizing, and inhabiting the world, shaped by the historical and social experiences of its speakers. Linguistic structures are inseparable from the historical and cultural contexts in which they emerge. When such culturally specific languages are evaluated using a single, standardized questionnaire or analytical template,…