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Cries for Justice in India grow louder!
Come February 20, and the world will once again observe the ‘World Day of Social Justice’. It is an annual feature during which many all over (particularly politicians) will wax eloquent on...
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
Bhima Koregaon: Prisoners accuse ex-jail superintendent of ‘political censorship’
The former Taloja Jail Superintendent Kaustubh Kurlekar has been allegedly saving copies of the letter exchanged between the accused and their family and lawyers
The Bengal response to Covid
Bengal's response to Covid was more inclusive and sensitive
Indian Muslims and the Allure of Sharia
The Failure to Condemn the Taliban Can Only Mean That the Dream of Establishing Islamic State and Implementing Sharia Is Widely Shared By Indian Muslims
Guj gov’t seeks removal of stay on operation of sec 5 of anti-conversion law
The High Court had stayed certain provisions of the law in an interim order granting relief to the petitioners. The court, had, at the outset expressed its displeasure over certain provisions of the Gujarat Freedom of Religion (Amendment) Act, 2021
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
9 months of historic struggle, Punjab sugarcane farmers win demands
Image Courtesy:hindustantimes.comThousands of farmers from different states of India...
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
UP: 103 Covid warriors dead, only 41 families compensated
The CM apprised the Legislative Assembly that 103 health and sanitation workers have succumbed to the virus
Gail Omvedt passes away
The scholar dedicated to Phule Ambedkar ideology was known for her work in helping preserve Dalit-Bahujan literature
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