Siladitya Banerjee

Psychology Student | Rationalist | Marxist | Agnostic Atheist | But i from the sky of poetry plunged into communism because without it i feel no love

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A comred of mine Kazi Nazrul Islam is remembered as the Rebel Poet. At a time when Indian politics revolved around the Indian National Congress and between the Muslim League and the Hindu Mahasabha at that time Nazrul chose to stand apart from all of them

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Seems like in the world’s largest democracy you're free to question as long as the system doesn’t hear you.

The BJP government they seem less interested in providing answers and more interested in detaining the questioner.

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So if a government’s policies end up making it harder for the working class to earn their livelihood and then perhaps we should ask who exactly is this government working for? And remember today it's not your problem directly but you might be the next target of their greed!

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I recently read news reports about bengal’s artisans facing serious difficulties because of restrictions on the supply of clay. Kumartuli’s potters have reportedly struggled to obtain the soil they need with production being disrupted and costs are rising.

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Freedom is always and exclusively freedom for the one who thinks differently - Rosa Luxemburg

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Moral policing is obviously not something new but over time it has evolved into what i call as militant version of moral policing and this specific version came into existence due to the growing political support and legitimacy it appears to receive.

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The moment the opposition asked the @ECISVEEP for footage of voters casting their votes and the chief election commissioner of India responded with “should videos of our sisters and daughters casting their votes be shared?” that was the moment ECI lost its credibility.

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In between sanghi to talibani all the different religious fundamentalist groups share one common ground is patriarchy. Misogyny from religious fundamentalists is hardly surprising but it is refreshing to see women in kerala openly challenge attempts to restrict their presence.

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Political prisoners deserve a fair and impartial trial. Only a difference of opinion should not be enough to criminalize someone without first hearing their side of the story and understanding their version of events.

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#SaveKaziranga

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People increasingly use the language of popular psychology as a weapon to discredit others. And if those claims begin and end with the desire to only discredit someone without engaging in dialogue and in that case i think those claims deserve very little weight.

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Of all the world cinema I've watched so far Iranian and Soviet cinema are the ones that have always drawn me back again and again. There is something about them that I keep returning to <3

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They are scared of people reading ? Simple solution is read even more

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To all the regressive people out there who don't let facts get in their way of thinking should understand that You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep spring from coming

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And do not have the patience to understand a argument from different perspectives.

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From jantar mantar to jharkhand in an era of saying "We support this BUT (134 conditions applied)" I sometimes wonder whether that reflects genuine concern or simply a more comfortable way of safeguarding those in power.

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She has spoken out against the alleged corruption of the Hemant Soren government but I feel her fight is also with the regressive type people who instinct to label and criminalize anyone based on a single word or statement.

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After all many people find it always comfortable to stand with the authority in power. But then there is Umme habiba a young woman from Jharkhand sitting on a hunger strike. She chose to stand up for her rights and for educational reform.

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So the danger is not in having an ideology. The danger lies in allowing an ideology to replace independent thinking. A label should describe your beliefs not imprison them. Your principles should always remain open to evidence and criticism.

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Do we diminish ourselves by taking a side or by defining ourselves through an ideology or ism? I do not think the real question is whether we should have convictions. The real question is whether our convictions are the result of critical thought or blind loyalty.

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Labels such as socialist or feminist or environmentalist or conservative are not inherently limiting at their best but rather they serve as shorthand for a coherent set of values and principles with certain commitments.

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And other times it may reflect indifference or a lack of engagement. History suggests that people driven by conscience rarely remained entirely neutral. They chose sides because they believed certain values like social justice or dignity of labour those ideas are worth defending.