Bangladesh: The Next Frontier
With the climate crisis looming large on the horizon, Bangladesh must confront imperialist powers, old and new, to ensure its survival.
In Memoriam: Comrade Omar Latif (1952-2021)
A tribute to a tireless communist, chief among “the misguided”.
Afghanistan One Year On
An assessment of the Taliban victory and governance in Afghanistan since the withdrawal of US troops in August 2021.
Empire and its Enemies: A Conversation with Priyamvada Gopal
For Jamhoor’s 2022 annual special issue on Imperialism in South Asia, we interviewed Priyamvada Gopal, renowned scholar on race, colonialism and imperialism.
“Strikes Are Normal Growing up”: Plantation Politics in Sri Lanka
An interview with Menaha Kandaswamy, former General Secretary of the Ceylon Plantation Workers’ Union.
Empire and Dependence in Afghan History
The long history of imperial intervention in Afghanistan — from the British to NATO — is responsible for the country’s suffering.
Comrade Abdul Majid: Fragments from a Revolutionary Life
Recovering the memory of a forgotten pioneer of the communist movement in undivided India.
The Caricatured Bengali & the Pakistan Army
A look at the racist beliefs about Bengalis peddled privately and publicly by Pakistani military officials in the lead up to 1971.
Cyclone Bhola: The Disaster That Re-Made South Asia
The cyclone in 1970, though not always recognized, was instrumental in the independence of Bangladesh.
Birds of Paradise
Three captivating short stories on the Bangladesh Freedom Struggle that vividly capture the disruption and outbreak of violence during the period.
Afghan Labour, Colonial Borders: Regulating Migration in British and Princely India
Colonial India depended on Afghan migrant labour, at the same time as it regulated and expelled them in its border-making projects.
Syama Prasad Mookerjee: Death and Martyrdom in Hindutva Myth-Making
An examination of the significance of the founder of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh—predecessor to the ruling Hindutva-fascist party in India, the BJP.