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Periyar: Caste, Nation and Socialism

Periyar: Caste, Nation and Socialism published by People’s Literature Publications, Mumbai is a fascinating conversation between S V Rajadurai and Vidya Bhushan Rawat which brings out numerous hitherto unknown...

Dalit Freedom March, Azaadi Kooch to Continue even as Guj Govt Cancels Permission

Gujarat govt cancels permission for Azaadi Kooch, Dalit Freedom...

Who Ate Beef in Ancient India? Historian DN Jha Answers

Professor D. N. Jha speaks on the myth of...

The Vulnerable Need Protection from Lynching: Shehla Rashid

Published on Jul 8, 2017The student activist, one of...

Walk the Talk, Mr PM, Bring in the MASUKA

Celebrity Actor Swara Bhaskar’s Online Petition in support of...

The Long March to Eliminate Manual Scavenging

"Sewer and septic deaths are not taking place in...

Disturbing Upward Increase: Communal Violence Under Modi Regime

The sharp upward rise in incidents of communal violence,...

From Godhra to Una: Fatal Accidents of Birth

"My birth is my fatal accident."                       — Rohith VemulaAre...

A CM Who’s Afraid of Soap and a Press Club that Dances to His Tune

In Yogi’s UP, the Lucknow Press Club became the...

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