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Revisiting Gijubhai: Pioneer of child-centric education and the caste debate

It was Krishna Kumar, the well-known educationist, who I believe first introduced me to the name — Gijubhai Badheka (1885–1939). Hailing from Bhavnagar, known as the cultural capital of...

Tribal medico ends life; faced harassment, ragging from senior

The police found that ragging was commonplace in the medical institution.

IIT-Bombay grilled on counsellor posting: NCST 

The institute has been defending charges that it waa its alleged failure to create safe spaces for marginalised students that was the cause that led to the alleged suicide of a 18-year-old Dalit student from Gujarat, Darshan Solanki reports The Hindu

IIT Bombay Dalit student death: Dr Bhalchandra Mungekar, ex Rajya Sabha member, demands SIT probe into his death 

On February 12, Darshan Solanki B-Tech first-year student, had died by suicide, serious claims of caste discrimination were made, countrywide protests followed

SC favours conciliation in case of caste based discrimination against Dalit faculty: IIT-Kanpur

The apex court has given directions for “talks” between the Dalit faculty member and his colleagues; the aggrieved complainant Subrahmanyam Saderla had challenged the Allahabad HC’s decision to quash the FIR against his colleagues

Dozens injured as Dalits denied entry into Shiv temple in MP

Clashes broke out between the Dalits and the people who denied entry to the temple in Khargone

IITs unable to create safe spaces for students

After two incidents of student deaths allegedly by suicide at two IITs have come to light, the question has once again arisen over what these institutes have done for the mental well being of its students

A New Shudra Movement Arrives in North India

We must redefine the Shudra category as a dignified, productive force with a role in the political, social, economic and educational fields.

Tamil Nadu: Dalit family in Thoothukudi allegedly denied use of road to crematorium

Locals claim that the discriminatory act of restricting access to public roads for Dalit funerals has been going on for decades

Casteist slur in college fest: Karnataka Cong raises concern, urges for action

The incident during a college skit recently in Bengaluru has triggered a row with a police complaint being registered.

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In a press release issued today, May 21, the NHRC has  termed the arrest of Professor Mahmudabad as as a violation of han rights, directed the Director General of Police, Haryana to submit a report to the Commission within a week 

SC: Interim bail granted to professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad; SIT to probe posts on Operation Sindoor

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Pahalgam Attack: Kashmir unites in heroic resilience amid terror attack, proving humanity’s strength against hate narrative

Kashmir, renowned for its breath-taking landscapes and the warmth of its people, became a place of tragic sorrow, loss and anger, on April 22 when a terror attack claimed 26 lives at Baisaran, Pahalgam.  In the face of the chaos that followed, local heroes like Syed Adil Hussain Shah and Sajad Bhat risked their own lives to save others;  despite the tragedy, the people of Kashmir, transcending religious and cultural divides, stood in fraternal solidarity, showing that humanity, love, and peace are stronger than terror and hatred

“Shielding their own”: Supreme Court slams Madhya Pradesh police, transfers custodial death probe of a tribal man to CBI

In a scathing judgment, the Court denounces State inaction, delays, and intimidation of the sole eyewitness, reinforcing the constitutional demand for impartial investigation and institutional accountability