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There is surprisingly little work by historians on Jawaharlal Nehru’s relations with India’s labour movements. This historical survey of his positions, actions and relations vis-à-vis working class politics identifies a clear break in 1947; the earlier Nehru was far more actively engaged with labour issues than the Prime Minister Nehru. The article ends by suggesting possible ways to understand Nehru’s engagement with working class issues both before and after independence.

We, communicators and activists committed to multiple emancipatory communication practices across different regions of the world, freely assembled in March 2015 in Tunis, on the occasion of the 4th World Forum on Free Media, organized in the framework of the World Social Forum 2015. Adopt this World Charter of Free Media, as the result of our collective reflection initiated in 2013 . . .

[20 April 2015]
ALL INDIA UNION OF FOREST WORKING PEOPLE
The Fact Finding team led by Kavita Krishan CPI(ML), Priya Pillai – Green peace and activist Mahan Sangarsh Samiti, Singrauli, Abhishek Srivastava – Journalist, Purnima – Women activist from Delhi, Debadityo Sinha environmentalist and Rajnish Gambhir were detained by Sonbhdra Police yesterday night and were harassed. But released after intervention of various eminent activist like Union president Jarjum Ete, Arundhati (…)

Faris Shafi: The uncensored voice from Pakistan
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Faris-Shafi-The-uncensored-voice-from-Pakistan/articleshow/46974206.cms

The proposed Kanhar Dam is controversial and subjudiced in High Court. Without conducting any fresh cost benefit analysis and social and environmental impact assessments, and violating the order of the National Green Tribunal dated 24th December 2014 which mandated Environment Clearance and Forest Clearance for any construction by Irrigation department of UP, the government is illegally going ahead with the construction.