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The Ambedkarite Champ: 15-year-old Vandan Sawai defeats chess great Magnus Carlsen

Delhi Class X student beat Magnus Carlsen in an online blitz game after returning from a six-week Europe trip; his parents learnt about the result later from his Chess.com profile

Jyotiba Phule’s Trenchant Critique of Caste: Gulamgiri

First Published on: 11 Apr 2016On his 189th Birth...

Massive all-party march in Parbhani demands justice for Dalit youth’s custodial death

A massive all-party march in Parbhani saw political leaders and Ambedkarite followers protest the Maharashtra government's handling of Dalit youth Somnath Suryavanshi’s death in police custody and Sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh's brutal murder. Demands for justice, accountability, and caste reform echoed amidst growing tensions and violence in Marathwada

Protests rage in Parbhani after Dalit activist dies in custody, allegations of police torture

Somnath Suryavanshi's death in judicial custody- to which he was shifted after having spent 2 days in police custody- sparks outrage, with demands for accountability, compensation, and a judicial inquiry into police brutality amid growing unrest over caste-based violence.

Iconoclast: Path breaking biography of BR Ambedkar projects his human essence

In this review, the writer examines how Dr Anand Teltumbde, the distinguished academic and human rights defender eradicates the hyperbole that turns Ambedkar into a demi-god.

Suspend Collector Neha Dubey, file cases against her for abusive anti-Dalit remarks under SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act: MLA Mevani to President Murmu

In a letter to the President, Jignesh Mevani accuses Mahisagar District Collector Neha Kumari of derogatory statements against Dalits and misuse of power; calls for her suspension and registration of FIR under SC/ST Act provisions and disciplinary action for caste-based discrimination.

IPS officer, Rajkumar Pandian must be suspended, MLA Jignesh Mevani to Amit Shah

In an open letter, accompanied by a street protest relates to the INC MLA from Vadgan, Mevani’s recent meeting with Pandian on October 15 when the ADGP allegedly insulted him. Mevani has stated that he went to meet Pandian to raise the land-related issues of Dalits in Kutch.

Hate Watch: violence against Dalits fails to get attention

As the election frenzy gets over, news of violence against Dalit has continued. Three incidents were reported in the month of June in the first ten days alone from Uttar Pradesh.

Social welfare department intervenes after Dalit youth faces discrimination, denied hair cut in Karnataka

A Dalit youth had to receive an ordinary service like a haircut under police protection in Kadanur village in Doddaballapur in Karnataka this week

Who is afraid of the writings of Babasaheb Ambedkar?

First Published on: January 16, 2016Collected Works sell sans...

Mumbai: Student Arrested After Asking Admin to Curb Ram Temple Celebrations on Campus

The young, 23-year-old Dalit student among many who had written a confidential letter to the institute's director and also put up a status on WhatsApp questioning the frenzy on January 22

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