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The khadi he wore, the Gandhi he kept: A Dalit memoir that refuses easy answers
Recently, I received a message from someone I had known since my Gandhinagar days, when I represented the Times of India from 1997 to 2012. He wanted to send me the...
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...
60 Years Of Constitutional Rights Denied To 20 Millions Indian Dalit Christians
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‘Fascist, brahminical government’ : Bhim Army warns of a ‘Bharat Bandh’
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‘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....
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