Tag Archives: India

“How Revolution Inspired Modern Indian Artists”

Posted on December 14, 2020 by

“Over 100 paintings, sculptures, photographs, and archival sources trace the rise of a vibrant modern art movement from India’s colonial period through its independence.”

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vazirafyz: ‘“Looting”: The Revolt of the Oppressed’

Posted on June 6, 2020 by

“We need to recognize the imperial racial history of this word. It is a denial of the politics of what is happening, and of the political consciousness of those engaged in not just civil protest, but also civil unrest. Indeed, this is a time of extraordinary precarity that has exposed the historic racial biases that shape poverty, hunger, policing, and death.”

Posted in Nota Bene, revolt, rights, violence

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“‘Modi is afraid’: women take lead in India’s citizenship protests”

Posted on January 22, 2020 by

“Strikingly, the loudest voices of dissent have largely been women. From activists and lawyers to students, housewives and grandmothers, both Hindu and Muslim, women across India have been at the forefront of the resistance to the new citizenship law, and a nationwide citizenship test, known as the NRC, which could result in millions of Muslims being declared illegal aliens in their own country. For many, it is the first time they have had any political engagement at all.”

Posted in emergency, In The News, law, resistance

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