Prashant Bhushan
Public Interest Lawyer and Activist; founder member of the Swaraj Abhiyan. Do and say what is just fair and in public interest, regardless of immediate fallout.
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Recommended by Prashant Bhushan
“This book, written by the political economist Parkala Prabhakar, who also happens to be married to Nirmala Sitharaman, is a brilliant expose of the Modi govt&how it is systematically dismantling our Republic. Available on Amazon it's a must read for all who care about our future https://t.co/pgo1MzLHFJ” (from X)
by Parakala Prabhakar·You?
by Parakala Prabhakar·You?
'It is close to nine years since the Narendra Modi-led BJP swept into power. A new era began in May 2014, or so we were told... But India is, in fact, facing a crisis. Our polity, society and economy are all broken. The signs are all around us.' At a time when a compromised media and the ruling party's digital army work 24/7 to overwhelm our public discourse with pro-establishment noise, Parakala Prabhakar is an unabashedly critical voice, determined to speak truth to power. In these essays written over almost three years-from 2020 to 2023-he looks closely at facts and data and analyses events and public statements to show why he fears for the future of our democracy, social harmony and economy. In the Prime Minister's Independence-Day speeches from 2014 to 2022, and the speeches of the RSS chief; in the unemployment and inequality statistics that the government supresses; in the partisan role of investigative agencies and the income tax department; in the new BJP's'tiraskar' or clear rejection of India's Muslims as citizens and voters; in the mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic-in these and many more developments, Parakala Prabhakar finds unmistakable evidence of religious majoritarianism, a creeping authoritarianism and serious economic mismanagement.And he shows us why silence and complacency are no longer an option for any citizen invested in the future of our Republic. This no-holds-barred, urgent book helps us connect the dots and see the true picture of the'New India' being fashioned before our eyes.
Recommended by Prashant Bhushan
“Absolute Must watch: Public interest lawyer& Children's health advocate Robert Kennedy Jr talk about his new book: "The real Dr Fauci: Bill Gates, big Pharma & the global war on public health"; if you value your health& want to understand what has happened https://t.co/vpBy6TkFkM” (from X)
by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.·You?
by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.·You?
#1 on AMAZON, TWENTY WEEKS on the NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LIST, and a WALL STREET JOURNAL, USA TODAY and PUBLISHERS WEEKLY NATIONAL BESTSELLER Over 1,000,000 copies sold despite censorship, boycotts from bookstores and libraries, and hit pieces against the author. Pharma-funded mainstream media has convinced millions of Americans that Dr. Anthony Fauci is a hero. Hands down, he is anything but. As director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Dr. Anthony Fauci dispenses $6.1 billion in annual taxpayer-provided funding for rigged scientific research, allowing him to dictate the subject, content, and outcome of scientific health research across the globe—truly a dark agenda. Fauci uses the financial clout at his disposal in a back handed manner to wield extraordinary influence over hospitals, universities, journals, and thousands of influential doctors and scientists—whose careers and institutions he has the power to ruin, advance, or reward in an authoritarian manner. During more than a year of painstaking and meticulous research on his laptop and through interviews, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unearthed a shocking story that obliterates media spin on Dr. Fauci . . . and that will alarm every American—Democrat or Republican—who cares about democracy, our Constitution, and the future of our children’s health. The Real Anthony Fauci reveals how “America’s Doctor” launched his career during the early AIDS crisis by partnering with pharmaceutical companies to sabotage safe and effective off-patent therapeutic treatments for AIDS. Fauci orchestrated fraudulent do-nothing studies, and then pressured US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulators into approving a deadly chemotherapy treatment he had good reason to know was worthless against AIDS. Fauci did the unthinkable and repeatedly violated federal laws to allow his Pharma partners to use impoverished and dark-skinned children as lab rats in beyond order, deadly experiments with toxic AIDS and cancer chemotherapies. In early 2000, Fauci shook hands with Bill Gates in the library of Gates’ $147 million Seattle mansion, cementing a partnership that would aim to control an increasingly profitable $60 billion global vaccine enterprise with unlimited growth potential. Through funding leverage and carefully cultivated personal relationships with heads of state and leading media and social media institutions, the Pharma-Fauci-Gates alliance exercises dominion over global health policy and our beautiful country. This is not just another political book. The Real Anthony Fauci details how Fauci, Gates, and their cohorts use their control of media outlets—both conservative and liberal leaning, scientific journals, key government and quasi-governmental agencies, global intelligence agencies, and influential scientists and physicians to flood the public with fearful propaganda about COVID-19 virulence and pathogenesis, and to muzzle debate and ruthlessly censor dissent.
Recommended by Prashant Bhushan
“Must read:@RanaAyyub stinging riposte to the SC's arbitrary&unjustified remarks on her award winning investigative book 'Gujarat files', where she had reported what senior policemen investigating Haren Pandya's murder had told her on tape about the coverup https://t.co/TnJBEQpZeG” (from X)
by Rana Ayyub·You?
by Rana Ayyub·You?
Gujarat Files is the account of an eight-month long undercover investigation by journalist Rana Ayyub into the Gujarat riots, fake encounters and the murder of state Home Minister Haren Pandya that brings to the fore startling revelations. Posing as Maithili Tyagi, a filmmaker from the American Film Institute Conservatory, Rana met bureaucrats and top cops in Gujarat who held pivotal positions in the state between 2001 and 2010. The transcripts of the sting operation reveal the complicity of the state and its officials in crimes against humanity. With sensational disclosures about cases that run parallel to Narendra Modi and Amit Shah’s ascent to power and their journey from Gujarat to New Delhi, the book tells you the hushed truth of the state in the words of those who developed amnesia while speaking before commissions of enquiry, but held nothing back in the secretly taped videos which form the basis of this remarkable read.
Recommended by Prashant Bhushan
“Must read Ravish Kumar's book, The Free voice: "Ravish’s ruminations about the nature of our fear in The Free Voice,released in April 2018, makes it required reading for every Indian who looks the other way or stays silent when faced with bigotry & hatred" https://t.co/4OPWHD5FqJ” (from X)
by Ravish Kumar·You?
by Ravish Kumar·You?
At a time when free expression and individual liberty in India appear to be under serious threat, Ravish Kumar is one of our bravest and most mature public voices. Few journalists today have as keen an understanding of Indian society and politics and as strong a commitment to the truth. Fewer still can match him in eloquence and integrity. In this necessary book, he examines why debate and dialogue have given way to hate and intolerance in India, how elected representatives, the media and other institutions are failing us, and looks at ways to repair the damage to our democracy.