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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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Babu and Bhasha: The Game may end with this
Image Courtesy: educationworld.inThe Y.S.Jaganmohan Reddy Government recently issued orders...
PS Krishnan, a man devoted to social justice: Obituary
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Food For Thought: The Caste of Your Railway Catering Manager Shouldn’t Matter
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) faced online flak from Twitterati when a recruitment ad posted by one of their major food contractors specified that they were looking for candidates belonging to Agrawal and Vaish communities.
Why is Periyar not taught in Indian schools and colleges?
Iconic statue of EVR Periyar at the Periyar Thidal....
Haryana Dalits Face Boycott Over Using Village Hand-Pump; Approach SC
Members of a Dalit community from Bhatla village in Hisar, Haryana have approached the Supreme Court to seek relief from a series of atrocities that they have been facing at the hands of a caste-dominant community, including the blocking of access to drinking water from a village hand-pump.
SC, ST, OBC community continues to question Twitter over verification criteria
Even as the Dalit community has pulled up Twitter for being ‘casteist’, the website has shown no remorse
Dalit youths stripped, flogged after altercation with restaurant owner: Ahmedabad
Video of the incident that circulated was reminiscent of the Una flogging incident of 2016
Accusing site of ‘casteism’, Bhim Army locks Twitter India office
Dalit activists have started a campaign demanding they get their rightful place on the platform
Martyred on Diwali day, Maharshi Dayanand ‘fought’ against Brahminical caste order
On the Diwali day of 1883, Maharishi Dayanand, the...
1,500 Dalits embrace Buddhism for ‘equality’: Gujarat
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