Dalit Bahujan Adivasi

Ken-Betwa protest exposes the cost of state-led displacement

Activist Amit Bhatnagar’s removed after a 14-day fast, protesters allege compensation irregularities and lack of consultation as the State defends its rehabilitation process

‘They Beat Me, Undressed Me, Urinated on Me’: Dalit youth in Rajasthan brutally assaulted; no arrests yet

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

Why Indian Democracy Feels No Shame About the Bastar Killings

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.

Statewide Attacks: A chilling chronicle of caste-based attacks across the country

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

Caste Shadow on Ambedkar Jayanti: From campus censorship to temple exclusion

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

Raid on Adivasi leader Manish Kunjam for ‘seeking investigation into the tendu patta bonu scam’, condemned by rights groups

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

Jyotiba Phule’s Trenchant Critique of Caste: Gulamgiri

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

AIUFWP submits letter LoP Rahul Gandhi, calls for action as forest rights remain in limbo

AIUFWP urges Congress leader and LoP Rahul Gandhi to intervene as tribals face eviction, harassment, and bureaucratic neglect

Dissent Under Siege: Police action, suspensions, and the shrinking democratic space at TISS

Dalit scholar’s suspension for participating in protest, police detentions, and a court-backed curb on campus activism signal deepening threats to academic freedom and democratic expression in Indian universities

‘Diluted Existing Rules’: Rohith Vemula, Payal Tadvi’s Mothers Slam UGC’s Draft Equity Regulations

The proposed equity regulations, besides lacking clear definitions of discrimination, also exclude the OBC community from their scope.

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From student grievances to Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike, the movement questioned accountability, democracy and the limits of State intervention

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SC: ECI has no power to determine citizenship status based on electoral roll deletions

The Supreme Court of India has orally reiterated that the Election Commission cannot determine citizenship. While hearing a petition about the denial of welfare benefits to those excluded during the SIR in West Bengal, the court clarified that voter list deletions do not result in automatic citizenship loss

India–US trade deal faces mounting resistance as farmers intensify protests

From coordinated motorcycle rallies to toll plaza demonstrations, farmer groups accuse the Centre of ignoring concerns over agriculture, land policies and rural livelihoods while warning of a larger nationwide movement

Court orders removal of mosque from Saharanpur Collectorate premises

Finding the land to be State property, the court directed eviction within 30 days and ordered recovery of ₹6.41 crore for alleged decades-long unauthorised occupation

Public Purpose and Places of Worship: Allahabad HC’s Dalmandi verdict

Upholding the State's power to acquire religious sites for infrastructure, the ruling reshapes the legal contours of the Places of Worship Act

Documentary Burden beyond proof: Gauhati HC upholds foreigner declaration

Upholding the Tribunal's findings, a recent Gauhati Court judgment reflects the exacting evidentiary demands of Foreigners Tribunal proceedings amid evolving constitutional safeguards

Dara Singh, convicted in string of 1999 communal killings, likely set for release by August 15

State board cites “good behaviour”; final release order awaits government action ahead of the SC deadline