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An Adivasi woman once in bonded labour now serves her village as a Sarpanch

As India marks 50 years of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976, cases of bonded labour still surface in states like Telangana where many workers in sectors such as agriculture, brick kilns, fishing and construction remain trapped in debt and coercion; here the author reflects on a transformative journey of an Adivasi woman who serves as a Sarpanch.

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Bhagwat, NaMo contact the Christian Indian diaspora in a damage control exercise

  Something big is afoot.The Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) supremo...

‘How Opportunistic and Irreponsible can you get, Madame Irani?’

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The End of Impunity: Gujarat 2002

Photo Credit: Binita DesaiThe struggle of man (or woman)...

‘What is happening in India today is similar to the McCarthy era’: Partha Chatterjee

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Vilification from the apolitical: The Dreyfus Affair and the case against JNU: Joyojeet Pal

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ABVP: In the footsteps of Pakistan’s Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba; ominously so

The unfolding Modi-BJP-RSS-ABVP nexus in India is but a...

Consolidated Solidarity Statements in Support of JNU

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Look Who’s Talking! Hate speech can’t be free speech, says Jaitley

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An Adivasi woman once in bonded labour now serves her village as a Sarpanch

As India marks 50 years of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976, cases of bonded labour still surface in states like Telangana where many workers in sectors such as agriculture, brick kilns, fishing and construction remain trapped in debt and coercion; here the author reflects on a transformative journey of an Adivasi woman who serves as a Sarpanch.

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Bhagat Singh sent to gallows once again!

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A Law of Identity, Passed Without Listening: Inside the Transgender Amendment Bill, 2026 and the crisis it has triggered

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Telangana: Safeguard lakhs of Hamali workers, set by welfare board, citizens groups

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Delhi, Mumbai: Media organisations sharply criticise UNI eviction

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