Caste

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...

Muslim Educationist gets Death Threats for Banning Face Veils on Campuses in Kerala

A Kerala based educationist who barred female students of...

Epic war against caste system is the constitutional responsibility of an elected government

Edited by well-known Gujarat Dalit rights leader Martin Macwan,...

Ambedkar Statue Vandalised In Hyderabad

In a shocking incident on the eve of the...

CAB: BJP drops Christians and Parsis in election manifesto

Within an hour of The Indian Express contacting BJP...

Election 2019: Affected by mass arrests after Bhima Koregaon, what is the buzz in Kalyan?

Following the bandh called by Dalit groups to protest...

Caste Struggle and Colonialism dropped from NCERT school textbooks

The rationale behind this, as given by another NCERT...

Caste Discrimination At IIT Kanpur

400 scholars, academics, activists from 16 countries have signed...

MP Dalit violence: Dalit communities apply for firearms while accused contests for LS polls

In the Gwalior clashes, Deepak Jatav and Rakesh Tamotiya...

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