Binu Mathew

Hindutva Pop: A Review

Can a song trigger a murder?Can a poem spark a riot?Can a book divide a people? These lines are from the back cover of a newly released book by Kunal…

Adieu, Amma!

My Amma (Malayalam word for Mother) passed away on August 22, 2023 at 3.10 AM. It is always difficult  to deal with the passing of a parent, that too one’s…

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This year has been one of the toughest. With the raging pandemic, climate crisis, wars, the failure in Glasgow..... We also have moments to celebrate with the victory of the…

Rahul Gandhi Must Rediscover India

Rahul Gandhi has finally resigned. His resignation letter is a brutally frank one. In this letter he has confessed of being betrayed by his party mates and fighting a lonely…

Eid Mubarak! From Hindu Rashtra

Eid Mubarak! I’m writing this article on the eve of Eid. Two weeks after the Modi 2.0 government was installed in India. When the election results came out on May…

A Personal Testimony of Kashmiriyat

When Kashmiris are being attacked across India, let me telly you a story about Kashmiriyat. Last summer I was in Kashmir with my family. We were coming back from Sonamarg.…

Humans Do Not Have Any Special Rights

This is a speech I prepared to deliver at the Solidarity Media Awards This award was bestowed upon Countercurrents.org and me for the courageous interventions in human rights and citizen’s…

Kerala’s #MeToo Moment

The ongoing #MeToo revelations have rattled the Kerala society and taken down some names with it. Prominent among them are veteran journalist and resident of The Hindu in Kerala, C.Gouridasan…

Kerala Flood And Climate Change

On August 6 a team of climate scientists led by Will Steffen of Australian National University published a paper in the Proceedings of the US National Academy of Science and…

In A Counter World – Hug A Fascist

It is a well known fact that India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has scant respect for democratic processes.  He rarely attends the parliament. He has spent more days abroad than…

John Avery’s Books For Download

John Scales Avery is one of the most important voices of our times today. I had the honour of interviewing him last year. https://countercurrents.org/2017/03/15/interview-with-john-scales-avery-one-of-the-greatest-living-intellectuals-on-earth/ He cares so much for the…

The Peace Grandmother Of Copenhagen

 The weather here in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark is always shifting. It’s rainy and windy now. In another minute the sun would be out giving a little respite to…

Mukesh Ambani, Jio Money And Demonetisation

Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani was all praise for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'demonetisation' drive at the launch of his e-payment wallet Jio Money, yesterday. Ironically it was also the…

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