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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 man converts to Islam: Right-wingers shave off his beard, perform ‘purification’ ceremony and reconvert him
ImIn yet another brazen attack on the Dalit community,...
The Spark in Their Words
The Texts Lived by Basava and Kalburgi Basava, Kalburgi. Neither...
Pune Police Raid Dalit Activists’ and Lawyers’ Houses in Bhima Koregaon case
The activists allege that the government is Afraid of...
‘Would they do this if it was a temple?’ Anger mounts among Buddhists of Tamil Nadu over attack on Vihara
The Southern India Buddhist Vihar re-opened in Perambur after...
Three BJP-ruled states begin implementing controversial new SC/ST law
UPDATE On Tuesday, April 17, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh...
The Significance of the Colour Blue in the Dalit Movement
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Why is the colour blue associated with Dalit movements? Recently, a...
Why Muthukanni, A Dalit, Had To Build Her Own Panchayat Office
Madhavakurichi Panchayat, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu: It wasn’t personal...
India’s Dalit Spring: The OBCs and The Hindutva Game Plan
"The radical Hindus gaining ground in every wing of...
Dalit protests sweep Kerala, Leader taken into custody, claims success
Various Dalit outfits in Kerala called for a dawn...
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