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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...

Complainant in Hate Speech case against UP CM Adityanath held for Gang Rape

His SC plea challenged an Allahabad High Court order...

Data collection not needed to quantify backwardness for reservation in job promotions says SC

In the 2006 Nagaraj verdict, the Supreme Court had...

Dr Kafeel detained by UP cops again!

Gorakhpur's famous 'hero' doctor Kafeel Khan, who was victimised...

IN FOCUS: Caste killed Pranay and intellectuals on Twitter empathized with the murderer

It is no surprise how the powerful caste intellectuals...

Republic of Caste supremacists

‘Democracy day’ was being celebrated yesterday on social media...

How Vedic Brahminism Stunted The Development Of Sciences

After the Bharatiya Janatha Party came to power and...

Casteless Collective’s song about Periyar on his 140th birthday

Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy, better known by his honorific title,...

Dalit Assertion: Bhim Army at Jantar Mantar

First Published on : May 21, 2017Defying attempts by...

After 15 Months of Incarceration, UP Govt Orders Release of Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad from Jail

The Uttar Pradesh govt has, suddenly, on Thursday, September...

How Brahmins Negated The Progress of India

In my earlier article “Shudras Built The Indus Valley...

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