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Beyond the ‘plum’ posting: Why the caste lens still defines bureaucratic success
Following my recent blog on former IAS bureaucrat Atanu Chakraborty’s sudden exit as non-executive chairman of HDFC Bank, a few colleagues from the Gujarat cadre — mostly those I...
Tall claims of India’s ‘great civilisation’ are humbug
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Justified? Caste slur ‘ONLY’ if made in public, in front of a public witness an offense: Bombay HC
Section 18 of the anti-atrocities law prohibits grant of...
Two Dalit Kids Beaten to Death for Defecating in Open: MP
Two Dalit children, aged 10 and 12, were beaten...
Dalit MP shunned away from Gollarahatti last week receives grand welcome: Karnataka
On September 16, Chitradurga MP A Narayanaswamy was stopped...
Dalit youth set ablaze in horrific caste crime, contradictory versions of incident surface: UP
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Caste Slur by BJP State Minister against Vaddars threatens to snowball: Karnataka
The BJP minister has angered a hard working community...
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Mothers of Payal Tadvi and Rohith Vemula petition the...
TN woman’s No Caste, No Religion struggle ‘follows’ ideals of Marx, Ambedkar, Periyar
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