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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

Raja Dhale: A Renaissance Figure in Dalit Literature and Art

If there is one man who deserves to be...

Economic distress cause for political distress; Modi ‘needs’ new diversion: Conversion

Some years ago late J Jayalailthaa, then chief minister...

“It’s often assumed that one’s a Dalit if their research is on Ambedkar”

Research on colonial Indian cartoons and biographies of cartoonists...

‘Home’ as a site of oppression: Paul Chirakkarode’s ‘Pulayathara’

Translated by Catherine ThankammaPulayathara by Paul Chirakkarode (1939-2008) explains...

Who is Sant Ravidas and why are his devotees agitating? Pardeep Attri provides background

On August 10th, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), on...

One more death of a Dalit-Adivasi in the Niyamgiri Region: Odisha

Three days ago, in a tragic, and yet another...

‘Fascist, brahminical government’ : Bhim Army warns of a ‘Bharat Bandh’

 Reacting strongly to the historic Ravidas temple demolition, arrest...

‘They beat Chandrashekhar with lathis all night long’ – Bhim Army

Following the massive protests against the demolition of the...

Enforcing Discrimination one Colour at a time: TN

Systems will continue says the Minister in response to...

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