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Iconoclast: Path breaking biography of BR Ambedkar projects his human essence

In this review, the writer examines how Dr Anand Teltumbde, the distinguished academic and human rights defender eradicates the hyperbole that turns Ambedkar into a demi-god.

The Untold Story of Harappa in the words of Kanch Ilaiah

In this poem, activist and scholar Kancha Ilaiah traces...

My birth is my fatal accident, remembering Rohith Vemula’s last letter

His letter is a searing reminder of how little...

Indians should be ashamed over what’s happening to Anand Teltumbde

To arrest him is to try and silence a...

Opinion: Shouldn’t a commission like Mandal ascertain the need for 10% upper caste poor quota?

The current politics of reservation need to be converted...

How Brahminical Hindutva co-opted Bahujan history to emerge on top

Is the idea of Hinduism or the content, beliefs,...

Vast Income Inequalities Within Castes: Study. Top 10% Among Forward Castes Own 60% Wealth

Bengaluru: Although India’s upper caste households earned nearly 47%...

47% vacancies reserved for ST’s still unfulfilled in govt ministries and departments

In 2017, out of a backlog of 6,887 vacancies...

Remembering anti-caste social reformer Savitri Bai Phule on her birth anniversary

Today marks the 188th birth anniversary of Savitri Bai Phule...

Dalit families forced to stay in church after attack on Carol team

A group of men belonging to DYFI, allegedly in...

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