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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...
NCSC head meets kin of Moga, Sangur Dalit victims
First family was that of two sisters, who had been brutally murdered, second family was that of a child, who had subjected to physical and mental torture
Mahad Satyagraha: After 94 years, do we have Equality, Dignity & Access?
Ninety-four years ago, to the date, Babasaheb Ambedkar walked to the public water tank/pond – Chavdar tale – with fellow satyagrahis (protesters) and drank water from a common property resource denied to the Dalit Untouchables on March 20, 1927
No SC quota for Dalits converting to Islam & Christianity to contest elections: Centre to RS
However, Dalits adopting other faiths could contest elections from SC reserved seats
Why was Dalit labour rights activist, Nodeep Kaur, arrested from Singhu Border?
Her sister alleges Nodeep was, framed, arrested and assaulted in custody because she spoke up for the rights of labourers and was actively supporting the farmers movement
Two Dalit labourers in Uttar Pradesh survive brutal assault by upper-caste mob
On the eve of New Year 2020, two Dalit labourers were allegedly beaten by a mob of uppercaste men. Nearly a week goes by and state police continue to remain inactive regarding the matter.
Gujarat: Dalit lawyer dies after being assaulted in a casteist attack
Local residents allegedly harassed and verbally abused the 65-year-old lawyer before calling more people to attack him
Dalit worker killed for touching food at ‘Upper Caste’ party in Madhya Pradesh!
The 25-year-old Dalit man had been called to clean up after the party
Dalit youth thrashed in UP village, NHRC transfers CJP complaint to UPHRC
He was then arrested on false charges after his 'upper caste' assailants claimed that the Dalit boy had beaten them up. But the pictures and the caste dynamics clearly have a different story to tell
UP: Five upper-caste men accused of burning alive a Dalit man
Victim’s family claims that the five men often threatened to extort money from the Panchayat leader
Minority Lives Matter
Is new India a better place for Dalits, Muslims, women and other minorities?
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Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
CJP flags casteist, anti-Dalit videos on YouTube targeting CJI Gavai; seeks urgent takedown
CJP has filed a complaint highlighting two videos on YouTube carrying casteist and hateful commentary against Chief Justice B.R. Gavai. The organisation has demanded their prompt removal and action against the channel @AjeetBharti for violating the platform’s community guidelines
Rights
“This system breaks the body when it cannot break the spirit” — Ipsa Shatakshi on her jailed husband, journalist Rupesh Kumar Singh
In a heartfelt letter, Ipsa Shatakshi — wife of jailed journalist Rupesh Kumar Singh — wrote of three years of silence, courage, and the slow suffering behind bars, her words paint a portrait of a journalist punished not for crime, but for conscience
India
A century and ten later, innovative & rebellious Ismat Chugtai remains more relevant than ever
Today, October 24, is the 110th death anniversary of the bold, innovative, rebellious, and unabashedly realistic Urdu fiction writer Ismat Chughtai! Born on August 21, 1915, she passed away at the age of 76 in Mumbai on October 24, 1991; Sabrangindia recalls her unique contribution with this piece by Taran Khan
Minorities
Understanding the Supreme Court’s Interim Intervention in the Waqf Amendments, 2025
Be it on the issue of the disproportionately stringent control over the Islamic institution of Waqf (as compared to the administration of Hindu muths or temples), the Supreme Court’s part interim reliefs to the controversial 2025 Waqf Amendment Act, risk a judicial stamp on the state’s sledgehammer approach; a detailed analysis of the SC’s interim order dated September 15, 2025
Hate Speech
Bihar Elections Build-up: ‘Won’t allow namaz’, ‘namak haram’, BJP MPs’ communal hate-filled remarks draw fire
In the build-up to the Bihar state elections, BJP leaders make a string of hate speech’s with BJP leader Pragya Singh Thakur also saying that if a daughter goes to a ‘non-believer’s house’, her ‘legs should be broken’
Rights
Allahabad High Court directs UP Police to ensure safe return of inter-faith to their desired destination
Missing after court testimony, inter-faith couple rescued, ‘Liberty Can’t Be Curtailed by Social Pressure,’ says Allahabad HC in holiday hearing, slams police for illegal detention, directed the SSP Aligarh to conduct an inquiry into the entire incident and submit a detailed report by November 28
History
What Indian Cities Owe to Islam
The cities created in the Deccan by Muslim leaders introduced the concept of public space to the Indian world.