Mirza Ghalib on the trail of a murder gloriously powers this gripping work of historical fiction
Characters both real and imaginary bring 19th century Delhi to life. Manisha Yadav
In this work of fiction set in Delhi of 1857, just before the start of Ghadar or the first War of Independence, the very first thing that piques your interest is its title,
Murder at the Mushaira. And when you are told that the poet laureate Mirza Asadullah Khan “Ghalib”
is the main protagonist of this murder mystery where he is going to investigate a murder, you’re practically committed.
A grand mushaira has been organised at the palatial house of a Delhi nobleman, attended by the crème de la crème
John Bellamy Foster is editor of
Monthly Review and a professor of sociology at the University of Oregon. Brett Clark is associate editor of
Monthly Review and a professor of sociology at the University of Utah. Hannah Holleman is a director of the Monthly Review Foundation and an associate professor of sociology at Amherst College.
The “turn toward the indigenous” in social theory over the last couple of decades, associated with the critique of white settler colonialism, has reintroduced themes long present in Marxian theory, but in ways that are often surprisingly divorced from Karl Marx’s critique of capitalism, colonialism, and imperialism.
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In America s hot beverage market, Brandon Friedman, an Army veteran and CEO of Rakkasan Tea Company, is fighting an uphill battle.
Coffee is still king in the United States, but the USA doesn t need a king, as our Founding Fathers proved. However, tea is starting to catch up to coffee as America s drink of choice.
A new video ad from Rakkasan Tea dips into American history with the help of another veteran entrepreneur.
Tea is one of the more unusual veteran-made products in America, and Rakkasan s advertising choices are also different. The company eschews the expected elements of veteran-related adverts such as flag-waving and gun-toting.
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Leher Sethi | A non-partisan nationalism is the new glue of farmers’ stir
Published : Feb 8, 2021, 7:19 am IST
Updated : Feb 8, 2021, 7:19 am IST
The BJP has thus far successfully managed to other-ise the anti-farm law protesters
What started out as a peaceful protest took a violent turn, as the “tractor rally” went rogue. (PTI file photo/Manvender Vashist)
Up until recently, the farmers’ protests were predominantly perceived as a Sikh-led phenomenon, owing to the agitators being largely from Punjab. Their leadership was a standout feature in the media reports of the protest, as was a certain projection of it as being a rising of a particular regional cluster. In a sense, it was also true. For, langars are the trademark public kitchens of the Sikh community, which fed not just protesters, but also locals and labourers.