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

Will CAA ensure land ‘invasions’ into Adivasi dominated Vth Schedule areas?

For over two months now, the controversial, Citizenship Amendment...

First POSCO, now JSW: Dhinkia villagers are still fighting for their land and compensation

The members of the anti-Jindal anti-Posco movement are opposing the five projects proposed by JSW claiming they don’t meet required environmental clearances

Mahatma Gandhi: ‘My Ramrajya means Khuda ki Basti… but a Secular State’

First published on: 02 Oct 2016“By Ram Rajya I do...

Demolition of caste system essential for the survival of democracy in India  

The grand parade and military might reflected at the...

How Ad Dharm led a crusade against Untouchability

Founded in 1926, the Ad Dharm movement challenged the oppressive caste system and the generational trauma inflicted as its consequence. With the teachings of mystic saints as their guiding force, Ad Dharmis declared that they were neither Hindu nor Sikh.

Periyar statue vandalized days after Rajinikanth’s comments on the social reformer

The actor however says he didn’t say anything wrong and will not take back his statements

A letter that should shake our world: Dalit scholar suicide triggers outrage

First Published on: January 18, 2016Rohith (right) carrying a...

Rohith Vemula March: The Caste Turn for Student Delhites?

First published on February 23, 2016Rohith Vemula gives them...

Calling Smriti Irani’s Bluff: Twisted Truths in Parliament

First published on February 25, 2016Goebbels was an interesting...

At the Pyre of Caste Hatred: Dalit suicides and the Media

First Published on February 3, 2016  This article was written...

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After decades of uncertainty, the Tribunal finds that credible evidence, not documentary imperfections, determines citizenship under the Foreigners Act

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Recent High Court rulings reaffirm that violence, procedural shortcuts and administrative negligence are equally incompatible with the rule of law

‘Forum for Electoral Integrity’ petitions NHRC over mass voter disenfranchisement under SIR

The Forum for Electoral Integrity has petitioned the National Human Rights Commission to urgently intervene in the Election Commission’s SIR process, citing UN concerns, the coalition alleges the arbitrary, mass deletion of 52 million voters, disproportionately targeting Muslim and Bengali citizens through organised campaigns and opaque AI systems

A deleted tweet, an NSA order, and the shadow of past crackdowns

The clarification may address the immediate controversy, but years of preventive action against movements have deepened distrust

Debunking the ‘Quit India Was Useless’ Myth

In his viral video, Prakhar Shrivastava, a pro-Hindutva commentator on history, calls the Quit India Movement a “super-duper flop.”  Shrivastava’s claim is similar to the decades of the extremist Hindu organisations’ arguments downplaying 1942. Viceroy telegrams, Churchill’s private remarks, and Bose’s own broadcasts say otherwise.

Mumbai stands with students, but the state pushes back

From Shivaji Park to Chaityabhoomi, solidarity protests continue as criminal cases, restrictions and allegations of surveillance intensify