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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...

Revisiting Golwalkar on Koregaon with Raosaheb Kasbe

At a time when Koregaon has become a battleground...

What Do Street Protests in a Democracy Mean, asks MLA Jignesh Mevani

Can’t Dalits Even Protest in a Democracy demands MLA...

Away from TV screens Movements are Coming Together: Umar Khalid

I went to Maharashtra as I along with other...

On #BheemaKoregaon, Media Is Criminalising Dalits: 4 Things That Are Wrong With The Coverage

The coverage of the Mumbai bandh and the Bhima-Koregoan...

Maharashtra Grinds to a Halt as Dalits Protest Attack at Bhima Koregaon

On the day of a statewide strike or 'bandh',...

A dagger in the heart of casteist Hindus

Saffron-flag weilding lumpens set upon Dalits celebrating the 200th...

Redefining Peshwai in Contemporary India: Elgaar Parishad, Shanivarwada, Pune

Report from Ground Zero  “The new Brahmanical forces are not...

Dalit, Bahujans resist attempts to spread terror : Bhima Koregaon

Sanghi goons roaming in motorcycles instigate community residing at...

Why did Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar publicly burn the Manu Smruti on Dec. 25, 1927?

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