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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

TN gov’t sets free Dalit massacre convicts, Madras HC demands answers

Madras High Court has demanded that the state government produce copies of the government orders sanctioning the release of 13 convicts for “good conduct”.

‘Caste’ing evil: Inter-caste couple killed 4 years after marriage in K’taka

They were stoned to death and leave behind two children who are now orphaned

‘Political conspiracy’ to isolate Dalits amidst failure of campaign to annihilate caste

Historically, for Dalits to be on crossroads is a...

PS Krishnan, a man devoted to social justice: Obituary

 The death of Shri P S Krishnan is a...

Accusing site of ‘casteism’, Bhim Army locks Twitter India office

Dalit activists have started a campaign demanding they get their rightful place on the platform

Martyred on Diwali day, Maharshi Dayanand ‘fought’ against Brahminical caste order

On the Diwali day of 1883, Maharishi Dayanand, the...

1,500 Dalits embrace Buddhism for ‘equality’: Gujarat

On Dussehra, around 500 Dalits from different parts of...

Why hundreds of Dalits were unable to vote in Bhagana, Haryana

Initial reports from Haryana are indicating that neither the...

Uttar Pradesh records highest crimes against Dalits: NCRB

On October 21, 2019, the National Crime Record Bureau’s...

Bail to Chandrashekhar Azad of Bhim Army, Two months after arrest

Saket Sessions Court today granted bail to Bhim Army...

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