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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...

No Rain, Junaid: A Poem by K Srilata

On June 22, 2017, fifteen-year-old Junaid was travelling on...

Another case of caste-based atrocity: 8-year old Dalit boy made to sit on hot tiles over suspicion of theft, Maharashtra

Wardha: In another dreadful incident of cased-based discrimination and...

In Rajgarh, Sarpanch Asks Rape Victim’s Family to Host Non-Veg Feast to Purify Her, Probe on

The sarpanch reportedly issued the order because the 17-year-old...

Left youth leader in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu killed by casteist fanatics

An activist of the left-wing Democratic Youth Federation of...

IIT Gandhinagar’s Opaque Admission Norms: Bias Against SC/ST Candidates?

RTI reveals that several seats reserved for dalits and...

Fraternity Movement demands justice for Payal Tadwi

The Fraternity Movement Kerala organized protest gatherings in the...

Sangh Parivar Works Against Dalits, Attempted to Defeat Me: Dr. Thol Thirumavalavan

Dr. Thol Thirumavalavan says that the communal forces like...

Basavanna – A man who rebelled against Sanatana Tradition

A woman saint-poet, a contemporary of Basavanna called Urilinga...

With no institutional mechanisms, discrimination and harassment are everyday ordeals for tribal students

In yet another kind of institutionalised murder, Dr. Payal...

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