Hindustan Times
The conviction of Binayak Sen, the activist-doctor in Chhattisgarh, led to massive public outrage. Sen has been accused of being a Maoist collaborator, a charge his supporters deny. Read more
(4 votes, average: 4.5 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Varghese K George on Saturday, January 1, 2011 at 8:32 pm
Filed under India, Policy and Politics · Tagged anarchists, Binayak Sen, Chhattisgarh, civil society activism, India, justice, Maoist, public outrage, society, terrorists
Maoist violence and the debate over caste census occupied news columns last week. I am suggesting a link between the two issues. It may sound strange, but read on.
(5 votes, average: 3 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Varghese K George on Saturday, May 29, 2010 at 8:57 pm
Filed under India · Tagged gelatins sticks, Lalu, landmines, Maoist, Mulayam, RDX, Violence, West Bengal
‘Violence by both the state and the Maoists are equally wrong,’ is a cliché that doesn’t go out of fashion.
We heard it all over again when the Left extremists blew up a civilian bus last this week in Chhattisgarh, in statements issued by civil society activists who add riders when they talk of violence by non-state actors. Read more
(8 votes, average: 3.88 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Varghese K George on Saturday, May 22, 2010 at 8:41 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Ajmal Kasab, Chhattisgarh, city dwellers, civil society, cliché, fake encounter, khaps, lathi-charge, Maoist, non-state actors, state, Violence
