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Is a Compulsory Official Language Needed?

Is a Compulsory Official Language Needed? V. I. Lenin The liberals differ from the reactionaries in that they recognise the right to have instruction conducted in the native language, at least in the elementary schools. But they are completely at one with the … read more

January 31, 2020 AnvilClassicsAnvil-5 • Lenin

Liberals and Democrats on the Language Question

Liberals and Democrats on the Language Question V. I. Lenin On several occasions the newspapers have mentioned the report of the Governor of the Caucasus, a report that is noteworthy, not for its Black-Hundred spirit but for its timid “liberalism”. Among … read more

January 31, 2020 AnvilClassicsAnvil-5 • Lenin

Corrupting the Workers with Refined Nationalism

Corrupting the Workers with Refined Nationalism V. I. Lenin The more strongly the working-class movement develops the more frantic are the attempts by the bourgeoisie and the feudalists to suppress it or break it up. Both these methods—suppression by force and disintegration … read more

January 31, 2020 AnvilClassicsAnvil-5 • Lenin

RTI Amendment Bill: Fascists are Scared of Informed Citizens

RTI Amendment Bill: Fascists are Scared of Informed Citizens Information and awareness is an antidote to tyranny in any class society. Particularly a fascist government knows it too well that its brutally oppressive rule cannot sustain if it does not … read more

January 31, 2020 AnvilCivil-rights • FascismAnvil-5 • RTI

UAPA Amendment Bill: A draconian legislation in the service of fascists in power

UAPA Amendment Bill: A draconian legislation in the service of fascists in power Independent India has witnessed several draconian legislations that have been introduced by different governments—Preventive Detention Act (PDA) (1950), Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) (1958), Unlawful Activities … read more

January 31, 2020 AnvilCivil-rights • FascismAnvil-5 • UAPA

Environment Day’ and the hollow concerns of NGO-brand politics

Environment Day’ and the hollow concerns of NGO-brand politics Kavita Krishnapallavi Every year, there are numerous programmes all over the world on 5th June lamenting the dire straits of our environment. Quite a number of such big events are sponsored … read more

January 31, 2020 AnvilCapitalismAnvil-5 • Kavita Krishnapallavi

Kashmir: Betrayal of Indian state is complete in the fascist era

Kashmir: Betrayal of Indian state is complete in the fascist era Anand Singh It’s been more than 4 months since the complete lockdown of Kashmir valley began in the aftermath of the abrogation of provisions conferring the special status to … read more

January 31, 2020 AnvilFascism • KashmirAnand Singh • Anvil-5

Issue 5, January 2020

Contents In Lieu of EditorialIf We Do Not Fight Back Today, It Will Be Too Late Tomorrow Reader’s ViewReader’s View Special ArticleProblems of the Revolutionary Communist Movement in India: The Question of Program and Strategy– Abhinav Sinha Fascism UpdateThe Re-election … read more

January 31, 2020 AnvilArchiveAnvil-5

Strange Love (for EVMs!) or Why you should worry and doubt the EVMs!

Strange Love (for EVMs!)or Why you should worry and doubt the EVMs! Abhijit A.M. All general and state assembly elections since 2004 have taken place using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in India. Ever since the EVMs were formally introduced in … read more

January 31, 2020 AnvilDemocratic-rights • NationalAbhijit • Anvil-5

The Re-election of Narendra Modi: A Representative Example of How Fascism Functions in the Twenty-first Century

The Re-election of Narendra Modi: A Representative Example of How Fascism Functions in the Twenty-first Century Abhinav Sinha This essay was written immediately after the re-election of Modi with even bigger mandate in May, 2019, when the most of the … read more

January 31, 2020 AnvilContemporary • FascismAbhinav Sinha • Anvil-5