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Thirty years on, justice remains elusive for Dalits in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Haryana

A chapter in a major 30-year review of the PoA Act argues that institutional failures, rather than legislative gaps, remain the biggest obstacle to justice

Missing JNU student’s mother dragged away by cops even as court slams CBI for shoddy investigation

Fatima Ahmed,  mother of missing JNU student Najeeb Ahmed,...

Dalit Rights Activist Detained, Threatened with ‘Encounter’

  Dalit Rights activist Pradeep Narwal has alleged that he...

We need a new, radical vision of feminist sisterhood

The racism of white feminists, whether overt or covert,...

Gauri in Gandhi’s Light

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Seminar in BHU criticises BJP and RSS for destroying the image of Bahujan heroes

“RSS and its political organisation Bharatiya Janata Party are...

Dalit Organisations in Pondicherry to Stage Protest Against Kiran Bedi: Hindu

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The caste politics curse that India just can’t shake off

India is still not able to do away with...

Radical Step: Kerala’s Travancore Devaswom Temple Board to Appoint Non-Brahmin Priests

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