Countercurrents.org is an India-based news, views and analysis website. It describes itself as non-partisan and taking "the Side of the People!" Countercurrents.org publishes news stories, editorials, and opinion pieces of authors from around the world. It has an international audience.
History
Countercurrents.org was founded by journalist Binu Mathew, and published its first article on 27 March 2002. 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. Countercurrents.org was awarded the 2018 Solidarity Media award by
Solidarity Youth Movement
Solidarity Youth Movement Kerala is the youth wing of the Islamic organisation Jamaat-e-Islami Hind in the state of Kerala in India. The movement's stated objective is to "liberate the generation of youths from moral bankruptcy and debaucher ...
in
Kerala
Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...
.
Book and video production
Countercurrents has published three books in 2019. These are ''The Political Economy of Beef Ban'', ''#MeToo – A Blow to Patriarchy'' and ''Connecting the Dots: An Anthology''.
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
Kandhamal district also known as Phulbani district is a district in the state of Odisha, India. The District headquarters is the city of Phulbani. It is a district full with natural beauties includes wild animals and birds.
Kandhamal is famous ...
of
Odisha
Odisha (), formerly Orissa (List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2011), is a States and union territories of India, state located in East India, Eastern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by ar ...
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References
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General references
* Towards A Counter Movem
Towards A Counter Movement!* CounterCurrents.Org (India) : Who Benefits From Nuclear Power Plants In India
External links
Official website* Voices From the Ruins – Kandhamal In Search of Justice , Dir: K.P. Sas
Voices From the Ruins – Kandhamal In Search of Justice , Dir: K.P. Sasi
Indian journalism organisations
Indian news websites
Leftist organisations in India