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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
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How Sangh Parivar and ‘Dalit Capitalists’ are Sanitising Dr Ambedkar’s Radical Vision
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The Present Regime has Perfected Attacks on Dalit and Adivasi Scholars: Paul Divakar
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‘There have been systematic attacks on Dalit and Adivasi...
When Love is Brutal: Personal Narrative of a Survivor of Domestic Abuse
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Justice for Jisha: Why it’s important to Speak Up and be Counted
“Silence is a Crime when Justice is denied”The headlines...
An Iconic Moment: Radhika Vemula Shares the Pain of Rajeshwari, Jisha’s Mother
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One struggling mother with another struggling mother seeking Justice:...
Student Protests Against MHRD and VCs Rage On, Hunger Fasts in JNU and Allahabad Enter 11th and 5th Days
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As the Indefinite Hunger Strike, at JNU and Allahabad by Student...
Mother’s Day 2016: What the State Owes Mothers, Parents And Women
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PM to Meet Jisha’s Mother in Kerala: Sorry, Delta, There Were No Elections in Rajasthan
Delta Meghwal (left); Jisha (right) Barely 38 days ago, on March...
Jisha’s Death Sparks Countrywide Protests
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