Category Archives: life

Reverse migration-Workers as “Rip Van Vinkle”

Posted on May 4, 2012 by prashant bhatt

Reverse migration is an issue which every worker living in Arab world faces in some way or the other. In our discussion on May Day, after reading out excerpts of Hay Market https://prashantbhatt.com/2012/05/01/the-eight-hour-day-remembering-hay-market-in-tripoli/ and the struggle for the 8 hour … Continue reading →

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The Eight Hour Day –Remembering Hay Market in Tripoli

Posted on May 1, 2012 by prashant bhatt

            Eight hours for work, eight hours for rest, eight hours for what we will                                                                         Rallying slogan of the 8 hour working day                                                                         Movement of Chicago 1886. The first secular holiday of Libya under … Continue reading →

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Some musings on Art

Posted on April 15, 2012 by prashant bhatt

Today, 15th April, is the birthday of Leonardo Da Vinci, one of the most innovative thinkers of all time. Hence I thought of revisiting some journeys in art, while remembering Vinci who has given the world some of the most … Continue reading →

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