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The Double Stage: Caste’s Schizophrenic Modernity between Spectacle and Shadow
Caste from the pre-modern, colonial to the post-Republican; this analysis draws from, among others, works by Nicholas Dirks (2001), Anand Teltumbde (2014) and Gopal Guru (2016) to map this transition showing that contemporary caste should be best understood as a sort of social schizophrenia driven by imaginative acts whereby power perpetuates itself through a convoluted hermetic legitimising act in India.
Violence over Ram Navami procession in Bengal’s Howrah, state a particular target
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is on a dharna, says strict action will be taken against the culprits and reminded the people that Ram Navmi and Ramzan are both being observed by the people
Police bandobast inadequate, uncontrolled mob in Ram Navmi procession in Shambhajinagar (Aurangabad), 1 killed: Tv9
An independent investigation into the CCTV footage of the Ram temple (mandir) will reveal how the violence erupted at Shambhajinagar (Aurangabad; this) is urgently needed says member of parliament (MP) Imtiaz Jaleel who was on the streets to prevent escalation of violence. One person died from an alleged bullet wound during clashes on on Ram Navami
Ram Navami: West Bengal administration on alert as 2000 celebrations planned
Celebrations at such a large scale uncommon in the state
Faridabad: Far right speakers at the Hindu Ekta rally gave anti-minority speeches, used anti-Muslim slurs, made open calls for economic boycott and genocide
The Bajrang Dal-organised event featured speakers Suresh Chavhanke and Jagadguru Paramhansa, no action taken by the police
Police to closely monitor Ram Navami processions in Hyderabad and Mumbai
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CJP wrote to the local police in both cities and sought preventive action against these rallies organised by right wing groups, whoever the police assured strict vigilance
Open display of “welcome to Akhand Hindu Rashtra” accepted while “discomfort” over Namaz being offered in basement, is this the New India?
Muslims on edge during Ramadan as multiple incidents of violence, abuse and intimidation are being reported
Why did Delhi Police deny permission for Ram Navami procession in Jahangirpuri?
Ram Navami is going to be celebrated on March 30, however Delhi police wants to avoid a law and order situation in Jahangirpuri, given its ugly past
Kajal Hindusthani, Kapil Mishra, amongst others, target Muslim religious minorities, calls for their “erasure” and “Ghar Wapasi” unchallenged
These hate speeches were made at the “Hindu conclave”, organised by Digital Hindu Bhopal, a convention of Madhya Pradesh (MP)’s supremacist social media influencers held to further Hindutva agenda of establishing Hindu Rashtra
While the OBCs are ripe fruit for electoral stakes, last 5 years reveals low representation in All India Services
Data provided by the union government in the upper house of parliament, Rajya Sabha shows over the last five years, representation of OBCs, Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Scheduled Castes (SCs) in All India Services has been low.
March 2023 Round up of attacks on Dalits
In the month of March Dalits across the country were stopped from entering temples, their homes burnt, assaulted for playing music and so on
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Caste from the pre-modern, colonial to the post-Republican; this analysis draws from, among others, works by Nicholas Dirks (2001), Anand Teltumbde (2014) and Gopal Guru (2016) to map this transition showing that contemporary caste should be best understood as a sort of social schizophrenia driven by imaginative acts whereby power perpetuates itself through a convoluted hermetic legitimising act in India.
Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
UGC Guidelines 2026: AISA Protest at Delhi University followed by sexual abuse allegations amid police presence
Delhi university has seen persistent protest by Ambedkarite and left groups demanding implementation of the UGC Guidelines 2026 that were summarily stayed by the Supreme Court; in one such, a confrontation during a mobilisation over UGC equity regulations, AISA women leaders were subject to brute and allegedly sexualised threats, while a right-wing YouTuber filed a separate assault complaint; police have registered parallel FIRs
Labour
12 Bengali migrant workers murdered in 6 states, Maharashtra tops the crime list
Following the recently unleashed hysteria on the misnomer “Bangladeshi immigrants”, spearheaded by BJP elected officials from the Centre to States, as many as 12 Bengali migrant workers have been murdered, revealing the physical targeted harm that can flow out of systemic hate speech made by those in public authority; these are statistics compiled by the West Bengal Migrants Welfare Board; 4 of the 12 killed have been in “progressive” Maharashtra and 10 in states ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Communalism
Against the Script of Hate: How ordinary citizens are reclaiming public space
A shop sign in Kotdwar, a shutter kept open in Nainital, a landlord’s refusal in Purola, and a Valentine’s Day standoff in Jaipur — how everyday acts of defiance are reshaping the narrative of communal tension in India
Media
‘Democracies Erode When Those Entrusted With Power Fear Laughter and Start Taking Action Against It’
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