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“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,…

మహిళాదినోత్సవం ఎందుకు? ఎలా? ఎవరి కోసం వచ్చింది?

నాటి శ్రామిక స్త్రీల ఉద్యమ ఫలితం.. నేడు సంపన్న వనితల ఆర్భాటాలకు కేరాఫ్ అడ్రస్ ! ————————— అంతర్జాతీయ మహిళా దినోత్సవం మళ్ళీ వచ్చేసింది. ఇలా ప్రతి ఏడూ వస్తూనే ఉంటుంది. ప్రతీ సంవత్సరం ఈ రోజు ఆడవారిని ఆకాశానికి ఎత్తేస్తూనే ఉంటారు. పాపం, ఈ ఒక్కరోజూ మహిళ తన జన్మసార్థకమైందనీ, తన స్థానం చాలా ఉన్నతమైనదనీ మురిసిపోయేంతలోనే మర్నాటి నుండి ఆమెను పాతాళానికి అణగదొక్కేందుకు సిద్ధంగా ఉంటుంది ఈ పురుషాధిక్య సమాజం. వరకట్నపు చావులు, అత్యాచారాలు, లైంగిక వేధింపులు, అన్ని రంగాల్లో మహిళలకు ఎదురయ్యే వివక్ష, అసమానతలు మన సమాజంలో సర్వసాధారణమైన విషయాలుగా మారిపోయాయి. ‘అరే, ఇదేంటి నిన్న మహిళాదినోత్సవం రోజు నన్ను అందలం…

Why women’s day? How ? For whom?

The International Women’s day is the result of labour/ working women’s agitations, protests and sacrifices more than a century ago. But now-a-days it became the platform and occasion for some ladies to diplay their riches and supremacy. Since women are lagging behind socially, economically, politically and culturally..catering a day for them is appreciable. If we observe critically ..the outcome for this special day is negative, as a matter of fact. The gender discrimination is visible…

Gang Rape and Murder in Kolkata Hospital

Kobad Ghandy (Editor DDKRF) On 9 August 2024 (exactly a year after the 17 year old Jadavpur University student killed himself due to ragging (by seniors politically connected), 31 year old junior doctor, ‘ Abhaya’ (from Panihati in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district), at the R.G Kar Hospital in the heart of Kolkata, was found dead – apparently gang-raped and brutally killed on the night of August 8/9th 2024 at about 3 am. She…