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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...
Poll violence, attacks on Dalits, Muslims: What is happening in UP?
Dalits OBCs may get a couple of Cabinet berths, but nothing seems to have changed on the streets of the state
Bhima Koregaon: The Truth
Just like the history of the Bhima Koregaon commemoration has not been understood, the Elgar Parishad of December 2017 and Bhima Koregaon celebrations of 2018 have been manipulated to disguise the provocative and incendiary roles played by the supremacist brigade
Conspicuous silence of political parties on OBC reservation issues in the North
How it is important to remember leaders like VP Singh for their commitment to creating a more equal India
This government has all but actually declared a war on its own people: Teesta Setalvad
Its been a challenging five years. Between 2017-2019 (between...
Rajasthan: Dalit man killed after row over Ambedkar poster
Vinod Bamnia, a member of Bhim Army, was assaulted on June 5, succumbed to injuries two days later
Victory! Shanti Basfore released from Assam Detention Camp
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The 60-year-old Dalit woman becomes the 41st person to be released on conditional bail with CJP’s help
Cooption with denial of dignity & rights is the Dalit reality under BJP-RSS
Hindutva’s rise snatches Dalit socio-economic rights even as it culturally gives ‘space’ to deprived millions
Ahmedabad: Castist goons attack Dalit man for ‘sporting moustache’
An FIR was lodged against six named and four unnamed people under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) Prevention of Atrocities Act
The Buddha and his Dhamma
A must read to eradicate superstitions and intolerance under these difficult times
Bihar: Dalit youth humiliated, tortured outside former Panchayat leader’s house
Police warn that the main accused in the case, Abloo Singh is still absconding as of Thursday afternoon
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While efforts have been afoot in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh by civil rights groups and people’s movements to ensure inclusion of the maximum number of eligible voters under the ongoing, expanded, SIR process. The author argues how these efforts may come to naught, given the structural issues involved: a compromised ECI, rushed timelines and the unlawful and rigid document-test for citizenship. In fact, robust efforts in Kerala, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu where similar efforts were made also came to naught.
Minorities
After Akbar Ali Mondal’s Killing, Pani Sol’s Hawkers Ask: How Will We Survive?
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India
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From unpaid employee dues and stalled budget reforms to controversial depot monetisation and the expansion of the wet-lease model, the strike has reopened fundamental questions about the future of public transport in Mumbai
Rights
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Rights
Release Kashmiri HRD Khurram Pervez immediately & unconditionally: International HR Fora
In a strong joint statement issued on the occasion of Khurram Parvez’s 49th birthday on June 18, 2026, close to 100 international organisations and an equal number of individuals, including those associated with the United Nations like World Organization against Torture (OMCT), within the framework of the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, Frontline Defenders, Amnesty International, among others, have demanded the immediate and unconditional release of the Kashmiri human rights defender and the relentless campaign of judicial harassment.
Rule of Law
The Court spoke, the police paraded anyway
The Rajasthan High Court's landmark judgment on public shaming was ignored within the month it was delivered; what have other High Courts said on this depreciable practice?
Caste
Thirty years on, justice remains elusive for Dalits in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Haryana
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The telegram NEET case and the expansion of platform-level censorship in India
The Court's judgment marks a significant shift in Indian digital rights jurisprudence by accepting that the very design and architecture of a platform may justify extraordinary restrictions affecting millions of lawful users