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From India‘s Forgotten Feminist,  Savitribai Phule to life partner Jyotiba

“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...

Landless Dalits, Hit Hardest By Disasters, Are Last To Get Relief

Brahmagiri, Puri District: There’s nowhere to go beyond Talamala....

“Jaan de denge lekin zamin nahi denge” (we will give our lives but not the land): Sonbhadra

The Kaimur Region is the stuff that legends are...

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