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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...

Rays of Light in a Sea of Darkness

An Analyses of the Political Economy of the Dalit...

By failing to release caste census data, the Centre is jeopardising vulnerable groups

Quota warsIn 2011, after several years of deliberation and...

Saharanpur Up in Flames: One Dead, Thakurs Burn Down 25 Dalit Homes

Saharanpur district of western UP remains tense after Thakurs...

Human Rights Watch Accuses Government of Silence, Inaction Against Cow Vigilantes

Representational Image. Photo credit: ReutersThe Human Rights Watch (HRW)...

Kerosene Poured in Dalit Well: Punishment for Band Baaja at Wedding

Kerosene poured in to foul up the well. Photos...

New Policy Would Have Kept Me Out of JNU: Dalit PhD Scholar

My achievement as a student coming from a government...

Worship Cow, Hate Humans!

How cow vigilantes are being projected as ‘modern day...

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