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Can There Be a Colour Revolution in India? By Manu Kant

  Can There Be a Colour Revolution in India? By Manu Kant Echoing the famous opening of The Communist Manifesto, a spectre is haunting the Indian ruling class—the fear of a “colour” revolution. These vibrant, people-driven uprisings have become a new chapter in the history of political change in our region. First, Sri Lanka’s masses rose and shook the island. Then Bangladesh saw waves of protest. Indonesia experienced its own tumult. Today, Nepal is roiling in the bright, charged colours of dissent. And now, whispers drift through Indian drawing rooms and political corridors: could India be next? Recently, Congress leader Udit Raj posted on X warning that a situation akin to Nepal’s political unrest is emerging in India. His message captures the rising tensions beneath the surface, signaling that the tranquility the Indian establishment proclaims may be more fragile than it appears. The Indian ruling class wears its composure like armor. Chief Justice Gogoi proudly declares, “We ar...
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The World's First "Bhaiyas" Were the British By Manu Kant

  The World's First "Bhaiyas" Were the British By Manu Kant “The English working-man is, in law and in fact, the slave of the property-holding class, so effectually a slave that he is sold like a piece of goods, rises and falls in value like a commodity.” — Frederick Engels, The Condition of the Working Class in England (1845) The recent rape and murder of a 5-year-old boy near Hoshiarpur by a migrant worker from Uttar Pradesh has reopened painful wounds and raised harsh questions about the morality of migrant workers from Bihar and UP. In Punjab, these workers are often known as "bhaiyas," a local colloquialism that carries a complex mix of begrudging recognition for their labor and social marginalization. This term, while affectionate to some, is frequently used in derogatory tones to mark them as outsiders and social inferiors. To understand why such scapegoating occurs, and what it reveals about society, we must look deeper into the conditions endured by the...
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  Revisiting Rodin’s The Thinker: A Marxist Reading By Manu Kant Auguste Rodin’s The Thinker is one of the world’s most iconic sculptures. I have admired it since college—its form and intensity always struck me as unforgettable, a sculpture that seems to think as hard as it poses. Originally, Rodin conceived it as part of The Gates of Hell, inspired by Dante Alighieri’s Inferno. But The Gates of Hell was never finished. In 1904, Rodin enlarged the figure and presented it independently, calling it The Poet. The Thinker emphasizes thought—not just as a way to understand nature and society, but as the source of creation itself. Rodin once wrote: > “Guided by my first inspiration I conceived another thinker, a naked man, seated on a rock, his fist against his teeth, he dreams. The fertile thought slowly elaborates itself within his brain. He is no longer a dreamer, he is a creator.” Ironically, the name The Thinker was not Rodin’s own. Foundry workers thought the statue looked like ...
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  The World's First "Bhaiyas" Were the British By Manu Kant “The English working-man is, in law and in fact, the slave of the property-holding class, so effectually a slave that he is sold like a piece of goods, rises and falls in value like a commodity.” — Frederick Engels, The Condition of the Working Class in England (1845) The recent rape and murder of a 5-year-old boy near Hoshiarpur by a migrant worker from Uttar Pradesh has reopened painful wounds and raised harsh questions about the morality of migrant workers from Bihar and UP. In Punjab, these workers are often known as "bhaiyas," a local colloquialism that carries a complex mix of begrudging recognition for their labor and social marginalization. This term, while affectionate to some, is frequently used in derogatory tones to mark them as outsiders and social inferiors. To understand why such scapegoating occurs, and what it reveals about society, we must look deeper into the conditions endured by the...
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