Nandigram

The Debate on

Pragoti is happy to publish a reply to Prof. Prabhat Patnaik's article by Aditya Nigam, and two comments to Nigam's piece.

THE LEFT AND ITS "INTELLECTUAL" DETRACTORS : PRABHAT PATNAIK

With normalcy returning to Nandigram, and with the heat generated over it in intellectual circles somewhat subsiding, it is time for us to ask the question: why did so many intellectuals suddenly turn against the Party with such amazing fury on this issue?

Report of Inquiry into the incident of alleged gang-rape in Nandigram - Complete text

Below is the interim report by the Womens Commission of West Bengal on the alleged gang-rape at Nandigram.

Irfan Habib on Nandigram

In response to an editorial at TOI, Prof. Irfan Habib wrote the following letter. TOI chose not to publish it, Pragoti is publishing the letter for everyone to see.

13 November 2007

The Editor

TIMES OF INDIA

For Correspondence Columns

Sir,

Media and the Left : JAYATI GHOSH

The current frenzy of media criticism aims to damage the Left and reduce its ability to mobilise against an alliance that is in the interests of imperialism.

NANDIGRAM - IS THIS AN ATTEMPT TO DISRUPT NORMALCY? By B Prasant

CRPF CONTINUE ITS PRESSURE TACTICS AT NANDIGRAM