Countercurrents.org
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Type of site | News, analysis and opinions |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | Binu Mathew |
| Editor | Binu Mathew |
| URL | countercurrents |
| Commercial | Noncommercial |
| Launched | 2002 |
| Current status | Active |
Countercurrents.org is an India-based news, views and analysis website. It describes itself as non-partisan and taking "the Side of the People!"[1] Countercurrents.org publishes news stories, editorials, and opinion pieces of authors from around the world. It has an international audience.
History[edit]
Countercurrents.org was founded by journalist Binu Mathew,[2][3] and published its first article on 27 March 2002.[4] During the first 16 years of its existence, Countercurrents.org published over 50,000 articles, fact-finding reports, research papers and news items on major social issues around the world.[citation needed] Countercurrents.org was awarded the 2018 Solidarity Media award by Solidarity Youth Movement in Kerala.[5][6][7]
Book and video production[edit]
Countercurrents has published three books in 2019. These are The Political Economy of Beef Ban,[8] #MeToo – A Blow to Patriarchy[9] and Connecting the Dots: An Anthology.[10]
Countercurrents coproduced K. P. Sasi's documentary Voices from the Ruins: Kandhamal in Search of Justice on the pogrom against Christians in the Kandhamal district of Odisha.[11][12][13][failed verification]
References[edit]
- ^ "About". Countercurrents.org. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ कौंसवाल, Pramod Kaunswal प्रमोद (6 February 2019). "'काउंटर करेंट्स' आर्थिक संकट में, बुद्धिजीवियों और पाठकों में चिंता". फॉरवर्ड प्रेस.
- ^ Andre Vltchek. "Binu Mathew, Editor of Countercurrents.org interviews Andre Vltchek – The 21st Century".
- ^ "In conversation with Binu Mathew - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "Countercurrents.org Receives Human Rights Award". Countercurrent.org. 27 October 2018.
- ^ "Countercurrents.org Receives Human Rights Award". Sikh Siyasat News. 27 October 2018. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Counter Currents awarded". Kashmir Times. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "The Political Economy of Beef Ban".
- ^ "#MeToo A Blow to Patriarchy - countercurrents.org".
- ^ "Countercurrents Connecting the Dots An Anthology".
- ^ "'Voices From The Ruins Of Kandhamal' And Why I Cried After Watching The Film". SabrangIndia. 23 July 2016.
- ^ "'Voices From The Ruins Of Kandhamal' And Why I Cried After Watching The Film". 21 July 2016.
- ^ Voices From the Ruins – Kandhamal In Search of Justice | Dir: K.P. Sasi, retrieved 9 November 2021
General references[edit]
- Towards A Counter Moveme Towards A Counter Movement!
- CounterCurrents.Org (India) : Who Benefits From Nuclear Power Plants In India ? CounterCurrents.Org (India) : Who Benefits From Nuclear Power Plants In India ?
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Voices From the Ruins – Kandhamal In Search of Justice | Dir: K.P. Sasi Voices From the Ruins – Kandhamal In Search of Justice | Dir: K.P. Sasi