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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...
39 Years and the Ghosts of Nellie Massacre Haunt Assam
India’s first genocidal pogrom on February 18, 1983 preceded the massacre of Sikhs in Delhi and other cities and has vanished from public acknowledgment and memory
Open letter to our secular Muslim friends in India
The defense of victims of one (majority) religious fundamentalist extreme right should not lead to supporting another (be it minority) one.
Karnataka: Minority dept bars hijab, saffron scarves in govt schools, PUs
Welfare department stresses that order applies to public institutions where CDC norms are in effect
Karnataka: What is the message sent by demolishing 18-year-old Jesus statue?
Tehsildar ordered the demolition claiming that the statue was built on government land but locals say demolition is illegal as the case is pending in court
Why is the Right-Wing so obsessed with the Taj Mahal?
Taj Mahal is a mausoleum, known the world over as a monument of love and one of the most defining images of India, but right-wing groups claim it's a ‘temple’
Hijab controversy: Social media turns attention to other religions in schools
Netizens talk about the presence of other religions in schools while the question of Islamophobia remains unaddressed
Hijab ban case: Hijab in line with freedom of expression, submits petitioner
The counsel once again pleaded with the court to vacate the interim order and allow wearing of headscarf
Hijab Case: Will action be taken against Karanataka BJP for sharing details of minor Muslim students?
Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party’s official twitter handle and Nalinkumar Kateel its president had tweeted private information of the Muslim girls from Udupi
Hijab controversy now hits schools!
After barring college students from entry, Karnataka schools are asking children to remove hijab
The Communalisation Project: The Tamil Nadu story
Communalisation of a place is done with only one intention - to polarise people and to grab power through the democratic process of elections
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Rights
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Dalit Bahujan Adivasi
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