by Akhil Katyal   Ashiya Begum, an elderly widow in Andhra Pradesh, had worked as a road construction labourer after her husband’s death. She recalls that when all the workers used to have lunch by the construction site, she tried to sleep under the bushes as there was no food and it was better than seeing... 

  The Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan strongly condemns the kidnapping of Mr. Alex Menon, the collector of Sukma region by Maoists on 21st April 2012. Such acts of aggression are unacceptable and seriously impede the democratic processes that are vital to the functioning of the government and State. It is all the... 

Reading Shibu Joseph’s article, ‘Why I am quitting my job’ was such a bizarre experience, that I had to resort to some Wikipedia text book theory to make some sense of it. One possible explanation for his piece could be “Simulated Reality”, where reality could be simulated, to a degree indistinguishable... 

Aruna Roy interviewed by Kanak Mani Dixit, 01 March 2012 Kanak Dixit: We have with us Aruna Roy, from Devdungri village in Rajasthan, who has been able to take the Right to Information (RTI) from janasunuwais, or public hearings at the village level, all the way to national legislation that encompasses all... 

The MKSS organizes jan sunwais (public hearings), samvaads (discussions) and expresses solidarity with several other workers’ rights and human rights networks across the country. In 2011, the MKSS intervened in the cases of bonded labourers in Baran, expressed solidarity for a variety of anti-mining movements, organized...