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Public wrath needed for Naya (realised justice) in Rizwanur case

There are many occassions in life when it really feels nice to be proved wrong. Yesterday [Aug 14, 2008] happens to be one of those days since, during the day, Calcutta High Court, instead of taking the cover-up route, directed the … Continue reading

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I Have To Write – II

As far as writing is concerned I am going through some kind of depression  – I just can’t get down to writing – I mean writing  the rantings of a gagged journalist. I seem to be otherwise normal – spending … Continue reading

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Notes From The Book Fair’s Underground

The well-known villains of Bangla publishing – the monopoly seekers – Ananda Bazar Patrika Group – has now come out in the open with its ugly and disgusting ways. What something that book lovers, lovers of literature, language and culture … Continue reading

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Stop being sensible, stop enduring injustice, go crazy to fight this crazy world!

Indiancitizen, a fellow blogger and a leading writer against the kind of blatant injustice that the Rizwanur murder case represents (see the blog rizwanur.com), has posted the following comment against one of my posts, Rizwanur & Nandigram: Minor Points That … Continue reading

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Confusion will not be my epitaph even as I crawl a cracked and broken path!

Dear Upal, First, your views: Dear Arjun, Much as I enjoy reading your pieces, I cannot but help criticizing your rather Utopian views on a Post-capitalist economic/socal order. You have muddled up between structure and superstructure. The State character is … Continue reading

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Rizwanur & Nandigram: Minor Points That Can Bring About Major Change!

Some more predictions about the Rizwanur murder case: 1. Rizwanur’s own brother, Rukbanur, will finally accept the CBI’s report which will say it was a case of suicide. Despite some initial show of being unhappy with the CBI’s verdict of … Continue reading

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Rizwanur Murder: Operation Cover-up Proceeding As Predicted

Operation cover-up in the Rizwanur murder case is proceeding as predicted. One will have to wait till December 16 to get the final verdict from the CBI: Rizwanur committed suicide because his own brother and Pappu betrayed him. An absolutely … Continue reading

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In Defense of Democracy & Thanks Occam’s Razor!!

I think it is the season for self-criticisms! I have done it once one way (see earlier post on Nandigram: What movement? Why?) and now I have to do it again – this time the other way. I have received … Continue reading

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Rizwanur Mystery: The Case Of The Crazy Cops & The Loony Lover

A few days back The Telegraph of Kolkata carried an article giving the Ashok Todi family’s version of events that led to the tragic death of Rizwanur Rahman. While The Telegraph must be lauded for publishing the family’s side of … Continue reading

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Nandigram & The Terrors of Tomorrow

I write these words today with a great sense of apprehension and grief. As someone who had grown up witnessing the murderous role that the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] played during the Naxalite movement in West Bengal during … Continue reading

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