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| The dark history of racism in capitalist America |
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Sawraj Singh
 I am writing this article as a follow up to the
article, 'Racism, capitalism, and Zionism are the
worst cancers affecting the world'. Some circles
deliberately tried to confuse the word Zionism
with Judaism, and, thereby, wrongfully concluded
that the article was against the Jews. However,
the fact remains that they are not the same.
Zionism is a political movement which many people,
including some Jews, oppose. In 1975, the United
Nations General Assembly passed a resolution
that designated Zionism as a form of racism and
racial discrimination. After the collapse of the
Soviet Union, America became the only superpower
of the world and it was able to twist many arms
to repeal this resolution. More
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| The specter of Kishenji, ‘Peace-Talks’ and Us |
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Anubhav Sengupta
TOO tempted one might be to write on Kishenji, the
Maoist leader and his gruesome death in the
Lalgarh Jungle as yet another instance of the
Indian state being fascist and repressive. One
might also be interested (as done by Saroj Giri,
Trevor Selvam) to commemorate his martyrdom as a
true revolutionary and make assessment of his
political career within the authentic praxis of
revolution. One will be tempted precisely because even after
two weeks or more our heart is heavy, eyes are
burning in helpless rage and we are feeling little
empty with that glorious smile (one photo in media
captures that everlasting smile, thankfully
forever) lost with blown away, mutilated jaws of
Kishenji.
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| Beauty
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Harjap Singh Aujla
 MAHATMA
Gandhi was a totally non-glamorous individual; a
very simple frail looking man with absolutely no
attractive features, a total misfit in today’s
glamour-dominated world. Rather the Mahatma was an
exact opposite of what could be termed as
glamourous. But Mahatma Gandhi had tremendous
strength of conviction behind him. He was a
product of the 19th century, which was a very
conservative period in India. During the early
days of his struggle, what to speak of television,
there was no radio channel also. Mahatma Gandhi
started his political activism in the far off
South Africa, where racial injustices were the
most glaring.
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High turnout as polling ends in Punjab,
Uttarakhand | Land scam: CBI arrests AP home
secretary | Afghanistan to press Pak for access
to Taliban | India plans to settle Iran oil
payment in Rupees: RBI | 2012 Euro Football
Ch`ships Trophy to come to India
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| High turnout as
polling ends in Punjab, Uttarakhand |
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Sunday used her
birthday speech to hit back at the Election Commission and
the Opposition, saying the poll panel’s decision to cover
her statues was one-sided and biased. Mayawati, who
celebrated a low-key birthday today as the model code of
conduct is in force ahead of the UP elections, said the
BSP and its supporters cannot swallow the EC’s decision to
cover statues of the party’s chief and its symbol elephant
across the state. More
Updated on January 30, 2012 at 8:00 p.m.
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Land scam: CBI arrests AP home secretary More
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Afghanistan to press Pak for access to Taliban More
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India plans to settle Iran oil payment in Rupees: RBI More
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2012 Euro Football Ch`ships Trophy to come to India More
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| E D I T O R I A
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Polls hound Punjab, once again |
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AFTER five years, once again Punjab is going
through the state Assembly elections. These days,
the election fever is at its peak and it will gain
more momentum in the coming days. Looking back at
the 2007 elections, this time not much has changed
except the toothless Election Commission turning
into a real poll watchdog. However, despite its
meaningful efforts to ensure that the elections
are fair, you are not sure how far it will be able
to stop the money and muscle as the only winning
strategy.
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| FOCUS |
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Demanding a ban Rushdie's India visit is
outrageous: PUCL
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SAP Bureau
 THE People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) has
expressed deep concern that some organisations
have demanded a ban on the entry of Salman Rushdie
in the country. In a press release issued on
January 11, PUCL said that the present call is
illogical, preposterous and untenable as the
Rushdie has visited the country several times
after the Satanic Verses book controversy.
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The many shades of Reds leave Left pale
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SAP Bureau
SOON after getting expelled on the charges of
molestation from the Communist Party of India
(Marxist) (CPM), a former state secretary, quite
‘coolly’ knocked at the doors of Motibagh Palace
in Patiala and joined the Congress two years back.
Earlier in 2002, two CPI MLAs followed the suit,
when the CPI tried to maintain distance with the
Congress government, which it was supporting at
that time. These were not just cases of defection,
they indicate towards the state of Left in Punjab.
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| FEATURES |
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Music bestows happiness
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Vinod Anand
THERE is a difference between a house and a
home. A house is just a structure, but, a home
includes people who live there as a family and
look after each other. It is also decorated
according to the choice of the members of the
family. Once you go out somewhere, you are keen to
return to your place of dwelling and feel greatly
satisfied when that happens. It is also maintained
off and on to provide big comfort to everyone. In
fact, home is where the heart is. More
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A calendar dedicated to revolutionary writers,
artists
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Gurpreet Singh writes from
Vancouver
 A calendar dedicated to revolutionary writers and
artists was unveiled by prominent progressive
Punjabi poet Gurcharan Rampuri at his home in
Coquitlam near Vancouver, earlier this month. The
year 2012 calendar, dedicated to Urdu poet Faiz
Ahmed Faiz whose birth centenary was celebrated
across the world last year, bears the dates of
birth and death anniversaries of renowned leftist
writers and artists from India and Pakistan.
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| LAW & JUSTICE |
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Severing ties with the British Monarchy, a
difficult task
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Joginder Singh Toor writes
from Toronto
 THE
Conservatives and the Liberals in Canada seem to
be on a war path over the issue of cutting ties
with the royalty. Young liberals have put on the
agenda of the party for a discussion in it’s next
convention a resolution “urging the parliament of
Canada to form an all party committee to study the
implementation of instituting a Canadian head of
state popularly elected, and severe formal ties
with the British Crown.” More
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| BOOKS & BEYOND |
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Book reviews
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Rahul
Published by: Penguin Books India
Published: Jan 15, 2012
Pages: 288
Classification: Biography
Price: Rs 499
Perceptions of Rahul Gandhi have ranged from
the great Indian hope to that of an over-promoted
dynastic scion. Everyone has an opinion, but the
man himself remains opaque, his public persona
confined to positions on political events,
policies or programmes. Who is Rahul Gandhi—the
real man—beneath the hype and the hatchet jobs?
What are the ideas and influences that propel him?
Who are his advisers? And how will he tackle his
new responsibilities as his mother, Sonia Gandhi,
makes way for him? More
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Plight of Muslims in our village in 1947
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Jagpal Singh Tiwana writes
from Halifax Canada
MY village, Chinarthal Kalan, is situated between
Patiala and Sirhind in East Punjab. In 1947 it was
in district Patiala of the Patiala princely state
and had a population of about 2,000. It was
inhabited mostly by Jat-Sikhs of the Tiwana
sub-caste, but about a quarter of the residents
were Muslim Tiwanas [Muslim Tiwanas of West Punjab
usually claim Rajput origin but in East Punjab
they are considered Jats - author]. More
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An open letter to P Chidambram
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You say there shall be no re-visit of the Batla
House encounter. You are of course absolutely
right. All those agencies who conducted the
encounter have already given themselves a clean
chit. What further proof could be required of the
genuineness of the encounter than the fact that no
less than Karnail Singh, Joint Commissioner of
Police, Special Cell, Delhi, (who by the by, was
also trying to derail the probe into Ishrat Jahan
encounter) wrote to the Lt Governor and the NHRC
vouching for the innocence of their gallant
heroes. More
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