Going off Track?    
Now Patients has become customers, Medical has become commercial, water is sold and bought due to fear of ill health, students have become vote banks and textbook content has become a political battleground. People have been made to forget–that which unites is strength and that which divides is weakness. Where are people heading with respect to nation-building?

No doubt AI makes life simpler and saves time, but free time is the most dangerous. If 10 hours of work is completed in 1 minute, the question is how can youth be made to use excess time, 9 hours & 59 minutes productively by channeling and focusing their effort, energy and time?

 In the olden era guidelines were followed on -what products and services could be traded and what should not. Now slowly are people going off-track?

Well, bad things can be turned into good. It is said a room without books is like body without soul. Innovations like Mobile Book Libraries on bicycles, bullock carts, tractors or magazines delivered by drones inculcate reading habits. As AI saves time society needs more books to keep the youth occupied in excess free time, as free time is most dangerous.
T S Karthik, Chennai

Harpal Brar
INDIAN communist, politician, writer and businessman Harpal Brar has died aged 85.

The founder and chairman of the Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist–Leninist) died on January 25, 2025 in Mohali, Punjab, India.

Paying tribute, the Indian Workers’ Association (IWA) said: “It is with deep regret that [we] share the news of Comrade Harpal Singh Brar’s sad demise.

“Comrade Harpal had struggled for a number of years from a spinal operation.

“He had written many books, from Perestroika onwards, and edited Lalkar,” the Marxist-Leninist journal.

“He was a brave, courageous and charismatic leader with a super intellect; a powerful orator who held his audience spellbound; full of love and humour.

“Our thoughts are with his family, Macel, Ella, Ranjit, Jyoti, Carlos, and his grandchildren.

“The IWA extends its sympathies and condolences to all Harpal’s comrades, friends and members of his extended family.

“We shall remember him for his lifelong contribution and commitment to the emancipation of humanity.
Morning Star, London

Fighting for Citizenship
For those ensnared in the ruthless NRC process, the threat of losing their citizenship is not just a legal ordeal—it is a personal catastrophe. Lives are upended, identities stripped away, and the emotional wounds linger long after the fight.

Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP), has been on the frontline for over five years, witnessing this suffering firsthand. CJP’s Assam Team doesn’t just provide legal aid—it fights for dignity, for hope, for survival.

CJP’s efforts include:

*    Providing critical legal aid in foreigners’ tribunals and courts.
*    Offering counselling and dialogue to bring hope to those in despair.
*    Delivering para-legal and direct legal support to individuals and families in need.

The clock is ticking. Lives hang in the balance. CJP needs your help—NOW.
Every contribution ensures that another innocent person is not left defenceless. Act today.
Your support can transform lives.

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Vol 57, No. 34, Feb 16 - 22, 2025