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Unending Violence: Caste atrocities haunt Uttar Pradesh’s Dalit communities
In Mainpuri, a minor Dalit girl was gang-raped with a video going viral, in Prayagraj, a Dalit man died in police custody, a case on which the High Court has sought a response, and in Amroha, a youth was attacked with a sword for objecting to alcohol consumption outside his home
A half baked secularism: Teesta Setalvad on caste and communalism
Drawing on the subcontinent's history of faith entwined politics and the resultant consolidation of power in the hands of the few, Teesta Setalvad invokes Ambedkar, Periyar and uses her own engagement with communalism to argue that the battle for secularism in India simply cannot be won without addressing the issue of caste. First published in Communalism Combat in April 1999.
West Bengal: Awareness of Rights Under FRA Brings Tribal, Forest Communities Closer
There's growing political consciousness, thanks to campaigns and marches in over 12 districts led by the newly formed Banadhikar O Prakriti Bachao Adivasi Mahasabha.
MP: 16-Year-Old Dalit Girl Beaten up for Sitting in the Front Row, Teacher Booked
According to police, the incident occurred over 700 km away from the state capital on August 2 at the Government Higher Secondary Girls School, Baidhan, in the Singrauli district.
9-year-old Dalit boy dies after teacher allegedly thrashes him; cops deny “caste angle”
Family alleges teacher was enraged and beat up the 9-year-old boy after he touched a pot of water meant for “upper caste” people
Many Dalit Village Panchayat Presidents Hoist National Flag for the First Time
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The Tamil Nadu Untouchability Eradication Front (TNUEF) intervened to prevent caste-based discrimination around the hoisting of the national flag on Independence Day.
NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of 9-year-old Dalit boy’s death
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New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken...
Ambedkarites Demand Overhauling of Act Prohibiting Transfer of SC/ST Land in Karnataka
A large chunk of land granted by the state to the marginalised has been acquired by dominant castes.
Uttar Pradesh: Dalit man dies by suicide after being allegedly assaulted by policemen
His family alleges that he was forced to take the extreme step after two constables beat him up for failing to pay a bribe
Kolkata: Civil Society, Tribals Protest, Demand Cancellation of Coal Mines in Deucha-Panchami
The protesters demanding the cancellation of Deucha Pachami coal mining project have alleged that the government is illegally occupying the land.
Over 16,000 land claims under Forest Rights Act rejected in Karnataka
Officials allege encroachment and false claims lead to rejection
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