Mastodawn

SonaliRay Dec 9, 2019

Being human, as opposed to being a citizen, certainly did not save six million Jews from being killed by the Nazis. On the contrary, as Arendt emphasizes, the Nazis challenged the Jews’ most basic of all so-called human rights, the “right to live,” only after carefully turning them into human beings by depriving them of “all legal status” in the eyes of any government.
https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/3663-nothing-but-human-on-the-right-to-have-rights

Nothing but Human: On "The Right to Have Rights"

In this excerpt from the introduction to The Right to Have Rights, Stephanie DeGooyer charts the paths taken by Hannah Arendt's phrase.

SonaliRay Nov 20, 2019

Railway Board official directs vendor at Bhopal station to stop selling Khushwant Singh's novel "Women, Sex, Love and Lust", saying such "obscene" literature may spoil future generation.

The fascists are scared of literature😜

SonaliRay Nov 18, 2019

The Dalit Voice Nov 14, 2019

Let's tributes to legendary tribal & revolutionary freedom fighter #BirsaMunda on his birth anniversary, his life was a journey of indomitable courage, dedication & service to motherland, only tribal leader marked presence in parliament house.

#धरतीआबा_बिरसामुंडा #TheAmbedkariteToday

SonaliRay Nov 16, 2019

https://theintercept.com/2019/11/14/peter-handke-nobel-prize-bosnian-genocide-conspiracy/

Peter Handke Won Nobel Prize After Two Jurors Fell for Conspiracy Theory

The Nobel jurors relied on two books that defend Handke by citing a theory that the Serb genocide of Muslims was a myth created by a PR firm.

SonaliRay Nov 14, 2019

Midhun Mohan ✅Nov 14, 2019

Dissent?

SonaliRay Nov 14, 2019

Nilanjana Roy 🦊Nov 14, 2019

Jodhpuri hing, powerful but far more subtle than the asafoetida available in Delhi. Poor quality hing smells like old sweat; this has a rich, savoury, banquet-worthy scent, strong but not at all unpleasant, with a humming gold and umami basenote running through.

From To Kill A Mockingbird, Scout on the scent of Calpurnia's church:

"Hearts of Love hairdressing mingled with asafoetida, snuff, Hoyt's Cologne, Brown's Mule, peppermint, and lilac talcum..."

SonaliRay Nov 13, 2019

Nitin Pai Nov 13, 2019

Trying to influence electoral outcomes in foreign countries is an extremely risky thing to do. As Russia and China are finding out, the backlash from foreign public opinion can damage both bilateral relations and expatriates’ fortunes. NRIs seem to be oblivious to this.

SonaliRay Nov 13, 2019

"Drawing is never reproducing—in order to see, you have to know how to look, and you have to know what you're looking at."

-Olga Tokarczuk

SonaliRay Nov 13, 2019

Communist Quotes Nov 13, 2019

Democracy for an insignificant minority, democracy for the rich — that is the democracy of capitalist society.

- V. I. Lenin, State and Revolution (1917)

The State and Revolution — Chapter 5

The State and Revolution: Chapter 5: The Economic Basis of the Withering Away of the State

SonaliRay Nov 13, 2019

sumon Nov 13, 2019

One may ask if the apex court’s offer of a five-acre plot elsewhere to compensate for the demolition of the mosque isn’t justice. Charity is not a synonym of justice. Or of closure. Charity is given by the privileged group to the underprivileged group. Thank you, India, for reminding Muslims that privilege can only belong to the majority in a majoritarian state.
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/ayodhya-verdict-supreme-court-bjp-hindutva-muslim-babri-masjid-6116706/

SC’s offer of five-acre plot to compensate for Babri demolition is charity by privileged to the underprivileged

Charity is given by the privileged group to the underprivileged group. Thank you, India, for reminding Muslims that privilege can only belong to the majority in a majoritarian state.

The Indian Express