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Imtiaz Akhtar

Imtiaz Akhtar

Imtiaz Akhtar is a left leaning Political Analyst of Khurpi. An avid reader, currently he is pursuing MA in Comparative Literature from Jadavpur University. He has earlier finished his law degree from Aligarh Muslim University.

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    Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar’s collection of stories ‘The Adivasi will not Dance’ is an Indictment of the Politics of Development

    The Adivasi Will Not Dance (stories), Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar, pp.189, Rs. 399, Speaking Tiger Publishing Pvt. Ltd, 2015. According to the Anthropological Survey of India, there are about ...

    On January 30, 2016 / By Imtiaz Akhtar
  • Politics 0

    A Review of a book that does not exist

    Secret Killings of Assam – The horrific story of Assam’s darkest period: Mrinal Talukdar, Utpal Borpujari and Kaushik Deka. First Edition 2008, Third Edition 2012, pp.206, Rs.200, Bhabani ...

    On July 1, 2015 / By Imtiaz Akhtar
  • Politics 0

    A for Anarchism B for Bakunin and C for Chomsky: A Book Review of ‘On Anarchism: Noam Chomsky’

    A for Anarchism B for Bakunin and C for Chomsky: A Book Review of ‘On Anarchism: Noam Chomsky’, pp.168, Rs. 250, Penguin Edition, 2014. A month or two ...

    On January 22, 2015 / By Imtiaz Akhtar
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    “We used to bury at Kichhama but there is no space left in the graveyard now”

    Of Occupation and Resistance: Edited by Fahad Shah, Westland and Tranquebar Press, 2013, pp. 262, Rs. 395. [A Belated Review] We helped create a movement and we discovered ...

    On December 10, 2014 / By Imtiaz Akhtar
  • Politics 1

    Why Preity Zinta owes an apology to the nation

    Nationalism is a viral fever which has gripped the rich and those who badly desire to be rich in this country. Jingoism is after all the favorite pastime ...

    On October 15, 2014 / By Imtiaz Akhtar
  • Personal Features 0

    Frankly, I don’t give a damn if cooking makes me appear today as feminine

    “To write in the first person is like taking your clothes off in public.” -Pedro Juan Gutierrez, Tropical Animal (a novel). I won’t make that ridiculous claim that ...

    On July 14, 2014 / By Imtiaz Akhtar
  • Culture 3

    Garcia Marquez: The Man and his Works by Gene H. Bell-Villada

    Garcia Marquez: The Man and his Works by Gene H. Bell-Villada, pp. 247, 1990, The University of North Carolina Press.  Gabriel Garcia Marquez (6 March 1927 – 17 ...

    On May 12, 2014 / By Imtiaz Akhtar
  • Politics 0

    The Indian Left, by and large, has neglected to hear the voice of the proverbial man, and even more, the woman: Prof Das

    Professor Samantak Das, is a well-known academic and he teaches Comparative Literature at Jadavpur University. He has been one of the prominent voices both on and off the ...

    On April 12, 2014 / By Imtiaz Akhtar
  • Politics 1

    Good bye, Mr. Prime Minister! We actually don’t need your philosophy anymore

    “Free trade: cause of stagnation of business.” Gustave Flaubert in A Dictionary of Platitudes. Poor countries have had near unbeaten record success of being ruled by corrupt and ...

    On March 4, 2014 / By Imtiaz Akhtar

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