Manish Azad

He, who cannot dream and imbue others to dream, is not a revolutionary. -Charu Majumdar

आज इनका जन्मदिन है..

A shocking story - countercurrents.org/2026/04/meetin…

@paranjoygt After my article was published in Countercurrents, many people read the piece and called the jail administration.  As a result, the day before yesterday, the jailer met with Shivraj Da, expressed regret, and assured him of better arrangements for future jail-meetings.

Here is my revised calculation of how the delimitation proposed in the bills today would affect the share of states in the Lok Sabha. The political pattern of losers and gainers maps almost perfectly on areas of BJP’s weakness and strength. Assumptions: Total seats: 850 (of which 35 for UTs). Rest allocated as per population share in Census 2011. The column on Gains/Losses is critical as every state would get more seats in 850 seat house. Here gains and losses are compared to seats every state would have had if their present share was respected: e.g. Kerala would get 23 seats (additional 3) but should have got 31 if its present share was maintained. Hence it’s a loss of 8 seats. UP should have had 125 but would have 138, gain of 13. Thanks @qfint for the detailed table below and @vrsrini for pointing out the error in the previous table.

@suchitrav @project_polis Very well written. Even while living in these terrible circumstances, not letting go of hope takes great courage. As my friend, the poet Moumita Alam, says… "Let them know there is no grave Where they can bury the seeds Of our love."

Letter from Palestine: Between Ruins and Hope, an Undying Dream of Returning Home  By Asma Abu Hasanein for @project_polis thepolisproject.com/read/letter-fr…

Decoding the New Labour Rules thewire.in/tagspecial/dec…

गजब कर दिए शुक्ला जी.... ये हुई न बात..... अब ठीक है..... साभार: आभा शुक्ला

"अगर हिंदू राज एक हक़ीक़त बन गया तो निस्संदेह यह इस मुल्क के लिए सबसे बड़ी विपत्ति होगा" - डॉ. भीमराव अम्बेडकर

एडुआर्डो गैलियानों 'स्मृति दिवस' (13 April).... "हम कहानियों से बने हैं। वैज्ञानिक कहते हैं कि मनुष्य परमाणुओं से बना है। लेकिन एक छोटी चिड़ियां ने मुझे बताया कि हम कहानियों से भी बने हैं।" -एडुआर्डो गैलियानों

@suchitrav This is very good.

Viktor Orbán Defeated. Bringing Down One of Trump and Israel’s Closest EU Allies

@anyasotiii Thanks

The fascists imprison, showing their fear of the people. Not just that, their fear of the power we all hold too! ✊🏼 Article by @ManishAzad92923 countercurrents.org/2026/04/meetin…

"Hundreds of young women are becoming guerrilla fighters in the army of the oppressed, throwing off the shackles of their traditional life of drudgery" 17th martyrdom anniversary of Comrade Anuradha Ghandy. Rest In Power Comrade Anuradha

Meeting with an octogenarian political prisoner in Lucknow jail…. by Manish Azad countercurrents.org/2026/04/meetin… An 83-year-old journalist and social activist, Shivraj Singh Bagadwal, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after a 16-year-long case built on vague charges and “Maoist literature.” Frail, ailing, and nearly deaf, he still traveled tirelessly to attend hearings. In Lucknow jail, even a brief meeting becomes an ordeal—crowded, chaotic, and in his case, reduced to silent gestures through glass. This moving account exposes not just one man’s suffering, but a system’s indifference to age, illness, and dignity. What does justice mean when humanity itself is denied?

‘I wished for death’: Sexual violence in Israel’s prisons is an ‘organised state policy’ middleeasteye.net/news/i-wished-…

Today is the 17th anniversary of the martyrdom of Comrade Anuradha Ghandy. Rest In Power, Comrade Anuradha.

ज्योतिबा फुले के जन्मदिन पर ..... "भारत में राष्ट्रीयता की भावना का विकास तब तक संभव नहीं है , जब तक खान-पीन एव वैवाहिक संबंधों पर जातीय भेदभाव बने रहेंगे।" - ज्योतिबा फुले

@revfuryy Thank you very much

They were forced to communicate through gestures, some of which he couldn't understand despite his best efforts. This is the kind of cruelty the Indian State inflicts on an 83yr old man. Such a shame 3/3

Last month, 83yr old Shivraj Singh Bagadwal of Almora was sentenced to 10 yrs in prison by the Lucknow NIA court. The same generic allegation that he incited people against the State. The evidence was so-called Maoist literature. 1/3