There’s a debate in JNU now on the use of religious expressions as part of political slogans.

As the results of the elections to the posts of student representatives to the Gender Sensitisation Committee Against Sexual Harassment (GSCASH) were being declared, some activists of the Students Islamic Organisation (SIO), the students wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami (an Islamist fundamentalist outfit), and some activists of the Birsa Ambedkar Phule Students Association (BAPSA), which is an ally of SIO, used the term “Insha Allah” as part of a political slogan.

The JNU Students Union Elections 2016-17 are scheduled to be held on 9 September 2016. For the first time in history, two left organisations - the Students' Federation of India (SFI) and the All India Students' Association (AISA) which used to be bitter rivals have come together this year to contest the elections in JNU under the banner of Left Unity.

A lot of friends from all across the country have been asking how this came about, and what the meaning of this unity is.

A quick note on Brexit from a Left perspective. Well, not just on Brexit.

1. The Economic Crisis continues to make its impact felt

The worldwide economic crisis that began in 2008 and which is still continuing is the single biggest driver of social and political change in the world today.

(As students all across India are fighting to defend their political freedom from assaults by the central government and the Sangh Parivar, Bodhi Commons is republishing the Emergency Files, a series of pamphlets brought out by the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) in Jawaharlal Nehru University, during the period of the Emergency (1975-77). This is the fifth part of the series.

(As students all across India are fighting to defend their political freedom from assaults by the central government and the Sangh Parivar, Bodhi Commons is republishing the Emergency Files, a series of pamphlets brought out by the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) in Jawaharlal Nehru University, during the period of the Emergency (1975-77). This is the fourth part of the series.

As students all across India are fighting the central government's nefarious attempts to curtail their political freedom, Bodhi Commons is republishing the Emergency Files, a series of pamphlets brought out by the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) in Jawaharlal Nehru University, during the period of the Emergency (1975-77). This is the third part of the series.

As students all across India are fighting the central government's nefarious attempts to curtail their political freedom, Bodhi Commons is republishing the Emergency Files, a series of pamphlets brought out by the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) in Jawaharlal Nehru University, during the period of the Emergency (1975-77). This is the second part of the series. The first part can be read here.

As students all across India are fighting the central government's nefarious attempts to curtail their political freedom, Bodhi Commons is republishing the Emergency Files, a series of pamphlets brought out by the students of Jawaharlal Nehru University, during the period of the Emergency (1975-77).

പുരാതന ഗ്രീസിലെ വിശ്രുത നാടകകാരന്മാരായിരുന്ന ഈസ്കിലസിന്റെയും സോഫോക്ലിസിന്റെയും യൂറിപ്പിഡിസിന്റെയും ദുരന്തനാടകങ്ങൾ വിഖ്യാതമാണ്. കടുത്ത സാമ്പത്തിക തകർച്ചയിലൂടെയും സാമൂഹ്യ പ്രതിസന്ധിയിലൂടെയും കടന്നുപൊയ്ക്കൊണ്ടിരിക്കുന്ന ഇന്നത്തെ ഗ്രീസിലെ സംഭവവികാസങ്ങൾ ഒരു ദുരന്തനാടകമായി വിലയിരുത്തപ്പെടുന്നു എന്നുള്ളത് ചരിത്രത്തിന്റെ നിയോഗമായിരിക്കാം. 2008-ൽ ആരംഭിച്ച് ഇന്നും തുടരുന്ന ആഗോള സാമ്പത്തിക പ്രതിസന്ധിയുടെയും, 2009-ൽ ആരംഭിച്ച യൂറോപ്യൻ കടപ്രതിസന്ധിയുടെയും ഭാഗവും ബാക്കിപത്രവുമാണ് ഗ്രീസിലെ പ്രശ്നങ്ങൾ. എന്താണു ഗ്രീസിൽ സംഭവിക്കുന്നത്?