Vijay Prashad

Vijay Prashad is the Director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, Chief Editor at LeftWord Books and a fellow at the Independent Media Institute. He writes for Frontline, the Hindu, Turkey’s BirGün and Himal Southasian.

HINDU RIGHT IS WRONG

Extremist Hindutva worming its way into the minds of the Indian masses is making intolerance look like a good habit. The leopard does not change its spots. It was a

By Vijay Prashad

/ 31 Jan 1999

Theatre of the people

SAFDAR HASHMI (1954-1989) There are still ways to produce art and social commentary without having to be routed through the media monopolised by Big Business. On 1 January 1999, theatre

By Vijay Prashad

/ 31 Dec 1998

Saint Teresa, Not Quite

To open the life of someone like Mother Teresa to scrutiny is always a difficult task. First, there is an aura that surrounds her image, one which seems to disallow

By Vijay Prashad

/ 1 Dec 1997

Tarnished Rays of 1947

Anniversaries are useful occasions as a way to remind us of the values that are enshrined in our history. The golden jubilee year of Indian and Pakistani independence, 1997, is

By Vijay Prashad

/ 1 Jul 1997