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Thirty years on, justice remains elusive for Dalits in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Haryana
A chapter in a major 30-year review of the PoA Act argues that institutional failures, rather than legislative gaps, remain the biggest obstacle to justice
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Call it ‘physical distancing’, not ‘social distancing’: Petition in SC
The petition states that use of social distancing tends to promote untouchability
How the Muslim community is being ostracised and marginalised amidst the Covid-19 pandemic
Muslims all over India are being targeted, attacked and even boycotted, rendering them increasingly vulnerable
Whither Article 15?
Article 15 of The Constitution Of India 1949 prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth. But in practice…
Remembering Jyotiba Phule, on His 189th Birth Anniversary, April 11
First Published on: January 13, 2016 Remembering Jyotiba Phule, on...
Disease distancing, not social distancing during Covid-19
Prof. Kancha Ilaiah raises concerns about casteism and untouchability amidst social distancing measures
Dalits, OBCs forced to bury their deceased by the roadside
Caste-based discrimination coupled with usurping of land by corporates and upper castes are stealing the dignity of the dead in the community
Dalits attacked by 300 men in UP village, 13 upper-caste men arrested
More than 300 men from the Thakur community attacked villagers with sticks and hammers mostly women, after a fallout during a Bhim Katha event organized by the Dalits
Demolition of caste system essential for the survival of democracy in India
The grand parade and military might reflected at the...
A letter that should shake our world: Dalit scholar suicide triggers outrage
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