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Scrap SIR, Restore Electoral Integrity: A national call to defend the right to vote
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Firaq Gorakhpuri and his revolutionary legacy
Born in a well-to-do Hindu family, Gorakhpuri became a trailblazer in Urdu poetry and the Indian Independence movement
Uttar Pradesh: Will Kalyan Singh’s controversial legacy help BJP retain power?
Aligarh Muslim University chief gets criticised for condoling Singh’s demise, Akhilesh yadav panned for not paying respects in person
Gauri Lankesh honoured in Canada
The City of Burnaby proclaims September 5 as Gauri Lankesh Day
From ripples to waves: Experts discuss the power of Dalit literature
Dalit literature offers an insight into Indian social and structural realities, but is often missing from mainstream curricula or even discussions among India’s progressive groups
The Bengal response to Covid
Bengal's response to Covid was more inclusive and sensitive
India will remember Gail Omvedt forever
As an American-born Indian scholar, sociologist and human rights activist she was well known all over the world for her writings on Dalits, OBCs and Adivasis
Kandhamal Human Rights award 2021 to PUCL
The violence in the Kandhamal and adjoining districts of Odisha in 2007 and 2008 stands out for malevolent targeting of the Christian minorities, Dalits, Adivasis, women and children
Gail Omvedt passes away
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On Sunday, Koli people in Haji Ali protested the city’s coastal road project alongside nariyal Purnima celebrations
Three young people allegedly die by suicide in Gujarat’s Banaskantha region in one day!
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