Dalit Bahujan Adivasi

Relying on a discriminatory relic from the 1950s, the Presidential Order, the AP high court confines its understanding of caste discrimination, exclusion and untouchability to Dalit sections from among Hindus, Sikh or Buddhist; the recent decision thereby validates what has been increasingly viewed as the discriminatory presidential directive

Citing the passage of time and interests of justice, the Court curtailed the suspension of Ramadas K.S., enabling his return to academic work without ruling on the merits of the disciplinary action

Expressing serious concern over fairness, court restrains police from proceeding, considers plea for FIR and court-monitored SIT in the death of Somnath Suryawanshi

From the use of the word ‘Harijan’ alone, to the absence of acknowledgement of structural discrimination within Bangladesh (and Pakistan) the Dalit movement has a long way to go in both Islamic countries

Shocking accounts from Rajasthan, Telangana, and Uttar Pradesh expose the horrifying persistence of caste-based brutality—and the systemic failure to deliver justice

Here, state action is like a reflex. No debate is needed. No processing is needed. The Indian republic is hardwired, programmed to automatically respond the way it is doing in Bastar. Nothing can come in its way.

Across Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh, a disturbing pattern of caste-based atrocities is emerging, with Dalit students facing targeted violence and discrimination, alongside horrifying attacks on women and communities, highlighting a systemic failure to protect marginalised lives and ensure justice

As India marked Ambedkar's birth anniversary, three incidents—from Pune to MP to Udaipur—revealed the deep fault lines of caste discrimination and institutional bias

Alleging that the only motive was “to harass, intimidate, persecute the Adivasi leader and scuttle the investigation,’ voices have arisen against the harassment

First Published on: 11 Apr 2016On his 189th Birth...