Here
are some links I generally keep track of, in order to know in what
new ways both the state and market forces are pulling the wool over
our eyes. These links talk about how categories and hierarchies of
gender, caste, class, race, ethnicity and religion intersect and
produce both - oppression, and knowledge which seeks to free us from
this oppression.
These
websites also cover a range of international politics and policy
issues which, I think, helps put people's struggles, neoliberal
policies and issues of governance in India in perspective. It is also
something we badly need in order to develop both our strategies for
struggle against systematic oppression, as well as shaping
policy-provisions to achieve a just distribution of resources and
democratisation of decision-making in India.
What
I want to see though, is a blog fully committed to women's issues,
covering all aspects of gender-biases in a comprehensive manner. Many
of the websites listed below do cover issues of women's rights and
gender, but a more devoted blog I think is sorely needed. It would
help discuss and debate issues in a more systematic and focussed
manner. Except for a small minority of activists and academicians,
gender is not understood as a category nor is it seen as a serious
issue except for a very limited focus in terms of foeticide,
infanticide, dowry-deaths, access to schools, etc. Patriarchy needs
to be unpacked in much greater depth if we really wish to move
towards an India where gender will cease to operate as a category of
oppression.
Meanwhile,
I hope this list helps. I have often had to google for information on
various issues. This list may help people who are interested in
regular updates on what is happening in India in terms of social,
political oppression and struggles.
Counter
Currents: countercurrents.org
The
Greanville Post: greanvillepost.com (a most useful analysis of US
domestic and foreign policy, i.e. of capitalism-US ishtayle!!)
Round
Table India, for an informed Ambedkar age: roundtableindia.co.in
Frontline:
frontlineonnet.com
Economic
and Political Weekly: epw.in (this one is particularly useful for
people interested in academics)
Truthout:
truthout.org
Hard
News: hardnewsmedia.com
Kafila:
kafila.org
Sanhati:
sanhati.com
Communalism
Watch: communalism.blogspot.com
Seminar
magazine: india-seminar.com
'Tehelka'
paper and magazine: tehelka.com
Two
Circles: twocircles.net
Gender
Bytes: genderbytes.wordpress.com (this is a new find and am yet
to finalise my opinion of the website)
[If
readers can help add to this list, it would be most useful. Thanks.]
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