Articles with tag: strike

The Labour Struggle

ameem lutfi Jul 31, 2008 interacts: 1

The current upsurge of labour strikes all over the country has once again brought to the forefront the same rhetoric of 'work harder instead of complaining'.

Chicken Biryani

Raiya Hashmi Dec 11, 2007 interacts: 9

Almost halfway to his house, the bus came to a halt. A lot of buses stood there, vacant, the passengers forced to stand outside. There was some trouble up ahead...

Kolkata on Fire

Torsa Ghosal Nov 21, 2007 interacts: 70

On 21st November the protest was more violent than any imagined in recent times in Kolkata and almost all our lives have been violently affected by it.

Celebrity Courts and Kangaroo Justice

Farzana Versey Apr 18, 2006 interacts: 116

I protest against this abuse of a cause by people like Aamir Khan, for it is gimmicky and counter-productive. News channels are behaving like nautch girls and social butterflies as the nawabs of vigilance. Page 3 justice is the latest fad