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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...

Why the ‘hum paanch, hamare pachees’ canard against Muslims is a myth

The scare being spread through word of mouth campaign...

Rohith Vemula declared ‘not Dalit’ based on 2 out of 7 testimonies, councillor’s statement ignored

Rohith's father Mani Kumar and paternal grandmother Raghavamma were...

After being denied hall tickets by EFLU, UoH students allowed to write exam

The two students were members of the Ambedkar Students...

Chalo Thiruvananthapuram: A Dalit-Muslim-Bahujan mass movement is in the works in Kerala

Inspired by last year's Una event, a march starting...

UoH students denied hall tickets by EFLU for taking part in Rohith Vemula protests

The two students were members of the Ambedkar Students...

Rohith was a Dalit’: Letter from his grandfather surfaces after Guntur collector’s report

"Radhika's children were brought up by her, without any...

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