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Periyar: Caste, Nation and Socialism
Periyar: Caste, Nation and Socialism published by People’s Literature Publications, Mumbai is a fascinating conversation between S V Rajadurai and Vidya Bhushan Rawat which brings out numerous hitherto unknown...
Statement of Solidarity, Appeal to Acquit Anand Teltumbde
Over 280 students, faculties and alumni of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) have signed statements in solidarity within two days with their illustrious alumnus, Anand Teltumbde who apart from being a corporate leader and teacher has done so much to the society. Teltumbde is expected to surrender himself by April 6 in accordance with the Supreme Court verdict.
Bhima Koregaon case: SC rejects ABA of Anand Teltumbde, Gautam Navlakha
Activists had been hounded by a vindictive regime that has been blaming them for sparking violence on January 1, 2018
It is a war against Ambedkar’s Constitution, not just Muslims alone: Dalits
Addressing a crowd of about a thousand, Thol Thirumavalavan said from the stage, in Tamil, "“This is not a war they are waging against Muslims alone; This is a war against Annan Dr Ambedkar’s constitution.”
Death by excreta: The cursed lives of India’s manual scavengers
Deaths of sanitation workers continue even as governments claim (sic) that they have no person involved in manual scavenging
How Ad Dharm led a crusade against Untouchability
Founded in 1926, the Ad Dharm movement challenged the oppressive caste system and the generational trauma inflicted as its consequence. With the teachings of mystic saints as their guiding force, Ad Dharmis declared that they were neither Hindu nor Sikh.
Dalit activists who have been fighting the good fight
From manual scavenging to upliftment of Dalit women, a look at some of the causes these activists are fighting for.
A letter that should shake our world: Dalit scholar suicide triggers outrage
First Published on: January 18, 2016Rohith (right) carrying a...
Rising Dalit voices against CAA
Dalit activists highlight how the CAA-NPR-NRC isn’t just a Hindu-Muslim issue
Rohith Vemula March: The Caste Turn for Student Delhites?
First published on February 23, 2016Rohith Vemula gives them...
Calling Smriti Irani’s Bluff: Twisted Truths in Parliament
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