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Faisal C.k

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Halting the March of the Populist Juggernaut on Global Theatre

Listen to this article: As Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s resilience in Brazil and grassroots student uprisings toppling Aleksandar Vučić in Serbia...

27.10.2026 30

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Faisal C.k

From Street Protests to the Ballot Box: What India’s Youth Can Learn from Serbia’s Political Earthquake

Listen to this article: As a student-led movement in Serbia seeks to oust the party of veteran leader Aleksandar Vucic in parliamentary elections this...

23.10.2026 10

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Faisal C.k

Mahatma Gandhi and the Politics of Fear and Fearlessness

Listen to this article: Today, October 2, is Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary. This Gandhi Jayanti, let us reflect on how the Mahatma’s...

02.10.2026 30

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Faisal C.k

Swaraj is Freedom from Xenophobic Nationalism

On September 7, 1964, American television screens flickered with an innocent vignette that instantly crystallised the supreme horror of the modern...

15.08.2026 50

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Faisal C.k

Bengal's New 'Anti-Social Activities' Law Is Alarming and Erodes Due Process

Listen to this article: In Charles Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities, the trial of Charles Darnay at the Old Bailey begins as a fatal foregone...

01.07.2026 60

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Faisal C.k

Nicobarese Tribal Councils: Don't Sacrifice Indigenous Wisdom on the Altar of Mainland Democracy

Listen to this article: The Andaman and Nicobar administration’s attempt to impose a mainland electoral matrix on the Nicobarese tribal councils...

23.06.2026 60

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Faisal C.k

In the Shadow of Nellie, Assam Sets its Miya Muslims the 'Rickshaw Puller Test'

Listen to this article: Today, February 18, is the anniversary of the Nellie Massacre. Write. Write down. I am a Miya. My serial number in the NRC is...

18.02.2026 100

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Faisal C.k