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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...

Dalit woman stoned to death for not withdrawing sexual harassment complaint

The incident occurred in Seoni, Madhya Pradesh, around noon...

Who is AVP and Azad Sena that burned the constitution?

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B R Ambedkar: India and Communism

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There is a Portentous Rage in Sumeet Samos

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Is This Azaadi?

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Dalit tribal lynched in Rajasthan over love affair with a married woman

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A hidden potential of Contemporary Dalit Uprisings

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Yet another man lynched in Alwar, Rajasthan

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Extortion not Cow Smuggling behind Akbar Khan’s murder: Alwar

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Caste-igated: How Indians use casteist slurs to dehumanise each other

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