The bard celebrates two other fine practitioners of the art, and laments a lost brewer
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The long and violent aftermath of colonialism
RON JACOBS is struck by parallels between the Hindu nationalism that assassinated Gandhi and the government of today’s India
THE YOKE OF COLONIALISM: All Indian men in Amritsar made to crawl along the street as punishment, prior to the infamous Massacre on April 13, 1919; The trial of persons accused of participation and complicity in Mahatma Gandhi's assassination. L - R: Nathuram Vinayak Godse, Narayan Dattatraya Apte and Vishnu Ramkrishna Karkar.
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This right-wing conspiracy theory is used to justify the coercive measures against gender, race and labour rights that best serve capitalism, attests GAVIN O’TOOLE
KENNY MONROSE recommends a new exhibition that highlights the significance of Black British music
ANGUS REID is bowled over by an exuberant film about the making of Keith Jarrett’s legendary concert
MARIA DUARTE, FIONA O’CONNOR and ANDY HEDGECOCK review Savage House, Enzo, Madfabulous, and Erupcja
CHRIS SEARLE recommends a work of love and deep admiration for a great musician
Gandhi's Assassin: The Making of Nathuram Godse and His Idea of India
by Dhirendra Jha, Verso, £12.99
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is an ultra-right (I would say fascist) organisation founded in India in 1925. Its primary goal is to establish a Brahmin Hindu nation in India.
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