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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

Cry for Justice

A grievous case of prolonged sexual violence and exploitation...

From ‘kar seva’ to ‘manav dharm’

The RSS, VHP, Christian priests, Janata Dal, RJD, SP,...

Thrice oppressed

Dalit and Muslim women grapple with the triple burden...

‘Dalit women have been left behind by the Dalit movement and the women’s movement’

Both the Dalit movement and the women’s  movement have...

‘We too have made history’

 ‘Aamihi Itihas Ghadavla’ by Meenakshi Moon is an important...

Windows of opportunity

At the meeting of the All-India Muslim Personal Board...

Indian Muslims and the bumble-bee

According to all known laws of aerodynamics (science of...

Hidden apartheid

 From August 31– September 4, when the World Conference...

Broken people

In 1950, the Indian Constitution abolished untouchability (not caste),...

Dalit rights are human rights — the campaign

The National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR) was...

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