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Resignation in Protest: MP woman judge quits over elevation of senior she accused of harassment and discrimination

In a powerful act of protest, Judge Aditi Gajendra Sharma resigns after the elevation of a senior she accused of caste-based harassment, calling out the judiciary’s silence, systemic bias, and betrayal of its own ideals

The Vulnerable Need Protection from Lynching: Shehla Rashid

Published on Jul 8, 2017The student activist, one of...

Walk the Talk, Mr PM, Bring in the MASUKA

Celebrity Actor Swara Bhaskar’s Online Petition in support of...

A CM Who’s Afraid of Soap and a Press Club that Dances to His Tune

In Yogi’s UP, the Lucknow Press Club became the...

A State of Emergrency in UP, Why did the UP Police Need to Arrest Dalit, Other Activists

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On May 5, its Not Just Dalits of Saharanpur who faced Attacks: Garagaparru Village, Andhra Pradesh

400 Dalit families in Garagaparru Village, Andhra Pradesh have...

One Year of Una: National call for “Azaadi Kooch”

Facebook ImageOn one year of Una-kand Appeal from Jignesh Mevani,...

Caste in Law Schools, the Elephant in the Room

The caste and class compositions in Indian private law...

Who is the Dalit?

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