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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
Kundli murder accused remanded to week-long custody
Nihangs' justification of the murdering the man on account of religious sacrilege has angered many netizens and Dalit rights activists
Bikaner hostel rape case: Rajasthan court awards life sentence to main accused, convicts two others
A 17-year-old Dalit girl was found dead in a water tank at her hostel in Rajasthan’s Bikaner district in 2016
Uttar Pradesh: Crimes against Dalits continue unabated
Dalit village head beaten to death, one arrested for killing Dalit woman kho-kho player, Dalit teen dead in juvenile home… the list goes on
OC has violated the democratic process of syllabus-making: DU teachers
In response to the Delhi University’s press release notifying syllabus change, English teachers published a detailed response to the DU Registrar
DU should apologise to Bama, Sukirtharani and Mahesweta Devi: Dalit Intellectual Collective
The Collective says the exlusion of these women writers once again highlights the bigoted attitude in higher education
From ripples to waves: Experts discuss the power of Dalit literature
Dalit literature offers an insight into Indian social and structural realities, but is often missing from mainstream curricula or even discussions among India’s progressive groups
Delhi Cantonment rape case: AIDWA demands action against police for alleged ‘silent complicity’
The women’s organisation condemned police officials for allegedly delaying FIR registration and harassing the victim’s family instead
Nangal village gang-rape, both gendered and caste-based violence: Civil Society Organisations
The SFI, DSMM and AIDWA protest the rape, murder and forcible cremation of the 9-year-old Dalit girl in Delhi
Vilas Sonawane: Tribute to a ‘Satyashodhak’ Marxist
From battling caste prejudice to crony capitalists, Sonawane leaves behind an inspirational legacy
Till death do us part?
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