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The Double Stage on Campus: Caste, crisis & UGC equity regulations (2026) controversy
This paper applies the theoretical concepts of the “scene” and the “obscene,” developed in my earlier work on caste and “schizophrenic modernity”, to analyse the dispute over the University...
A 17-year-old Dalit girl was found hanging in Delhi, why is no one asking questions about it?
The teenager’s family alleged she was raped and killed, Police state it is a case of suicide, and a false narrative is being created & media, politicians ignore it all
Van Gujjars send letters to 13 Ministers and officials to prevent unlawful eviction
Dedicated to the protection of their homeland, Van Gujjar community drafts letters to decry the creation of a tiger reserve and to assert their forest rights.
Van Gujjars demand for forest rights, local representatives offer support
Hundreds of forest-dwellers across Shivalik mountain range assembled on Thursday to discuss the threat of eviction and the creation of a tiger reserve with local representatives and organisations.
Hathras case: CJP moves MEITY against news channel for spreading hate and misinformation
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‘Best Hindi News’ channel had shared abusive and inflammatory videos that promoted caste supremacy and anti-victim narrative on its social media platforms
Hathras case: SC reserves order on transfer of case outside UP
Victim’s family fears they will be denied a fair trial in UP, also appeal that CBI investigation report be submitted to SC
India’s rural population assembles to complete last rites of Hathras victim
As many as 30,000 people from over 1,000 villages in India observe Prerna Sabha for Hathras victim. Participants apply haldi-tilak to impressionistic poster
The forest is ours and will remain ours: Adivasi man’s letter to CJP
Elderly Adivasi man pens a letter recounting the many injustices levied by the forest officials and talks about the forest’s relevance for the survival of the Adivasi community.
Hathras case: 11 activists, journalists, academics file an Impleadment Application in SC
Women and queer persons from across the country have come together seeking CBI/SIT probe into the tragic death and cremation of a Dalit girl, also demand protection be provided to the family.
Appoint sitting & retired SC Judges to monitor Hathras probe: petitioner
Sitting and retired judges of the SC should be appointed for an impartial probe into the Hathras crime, says petitioner
15-yr-old Dalit ‘gangrape victim’ takes her own life: Chitrakoot, UP
In a gruesome case of gendered assault, her family members have alleged after her death that she was raped by three men in a forest area on October 8, the UP police said
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