Countercurrents.org explained

Countercurrents.org
Commercial:	Noncommercial
Type:	News, analysis and opinions
Language:	English
Owner:	Binu Mathew
Editor:	Binu Mathew
Launch Date:	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

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. Countercurrents.org was awarded the 2018 Solidarity Media award by Solidarity Youth Movement in Kerala.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Book and video production

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]}

General references

• 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

• 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

Notes and References

1. https://countercurrents.org/about "About"
2. Web site: 'काउंटर करेंट्स' आर्थिक संकट में, बुद्धिजीवियों और पाठकों में चिंता. Pramod Kaunswal प्रमोद. कौंसवाल. 6 February 2019. फॉरवर्ड प्रेस.
3. Web site: Binu Mathew, Editor of Countercurrents.org interviews Andre Vltchek – The 21st Century. Andre Vltchek.
4. Web site: In conversation with Binu Mathew - YouTube. 2020-08-21. www.youtube.com.
5. Web site: Countercurrents.org Receives Human Rights Award. 27 October 2018. Countercurrent.org.
6. Web site: 27 October 2018 . Countercurrents.org Receives Human Rights Award . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190209180241/https://sikhsiyasat.net/2018/10/27/countercurrents-org-receives-human-rights-award/ . 9 February 2019 . 7 February 2019 . Sikh Siyasat News.
7. Web site: Counter Currents awarded. Kashmir Times. 29 October 2018. 20 May 2020.
8. Web site: The Political Economy of Beef Ban.
9. Web site:
   1. MeToo A Blow to Patriarchy - countercurrents.org
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10. Web site: Countercurrents Connecting the Dots An Anthology.
11. Web site: 'Voices From The Ruins Of Kandhamal' And Why I Cried After Watching The Film. 23 July 2016. SabrangIndia.
12. Web site: 'Voices From The Ruins Of Kandhamal' And Why I Cried After Watching The Film. 21 July 2016.