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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...
Muslim society in India: Dynamics of Sects and Castes
This opinion emerged out of my discussions on Caste...
Accused in Lankesh Murder Case Also ‘Planned’ to Bomb Padmaavat Screenings
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The SIT has found that the accused in the...
Bhim Army objects to 13-point roster, takes protest to the Parliament
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Opinion: Brahmanical elite are looting the marginalised with 13-point roster
The department wise roaster system in universities is nothing...
Jobs, Caste, Farm Suicides, Crime, Nutrition: Some Subjects On Which Government Is Withholding Data
Mumbai: A range of government reports and statistics usually...
Rohtak: Cow vigilantes beat up Muslim dairy worker, police chain him instead of treating his wounds
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A Community Poster that Speaks for Peace: Bombay 1992-1993
Do Hindustani This first appeared in September 2001 ‘Hum Saab Ek...
The Untold Story of Harappa in the words of Kanch Ilaiah
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My birth is my fatal accident, remembering Rohith Vemula’s last letter
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“From Shadows to the Stars”: A Tribute to Rohith Vemula
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