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From Assam’s Soil to Detention and Back: The tragic death of Amzad Ali

Locked up in Matia detention camp despite generations-long roots in Assam, 49-year-old Amzad Ali dies of cancer as authorities ignore medical appeals; family finally lays him to rest in his native village

Paranjoy Guha Thakurta quits as EPW editor: Adani Pressure

Economic & Political Weekly (EPW) editor Paranjoy Guha Thakurta stepped...

Dalits Claim Back ‘Promised Land’ under Mevani’s Leadership: Gujarat

      As Dalits Plant Flag of Self-Respect under Mevani...

Petition Against Maharashtra’s Cow Vigilantes: Bombay High Court

Petition Against Maharashtra’s Cow Vigilantes: Bombay High Court Shadab Patel,...

Dargahs, Mosques demolished in Nizamuddin area of Delhi; businessmen shut shops in protest

Three mosques and two Dargahs were demolished in Delhi...

Where is the Outrage when 39 Indians die in 100 days while cleaning sewers?

Bezwada Wilson: "Nobody takes responsibility for the deaths in sewers,"...

Appropriation or Assimilation: Dalits can now be Naga Sadhus

The Sangh Parivar has denied that the decision by...

THE SOULS OF MUSLIM FOLK IN WEST BENGAL

In The Souls of Black Folk (1903), W. E. B. Du Bois writes,"…...

Naomi Klein and Jeremy Corbyn Discuss How to Get the World We Want

Naomi Klein and Jeremy Corbyn discuss Trump, climate change,...

Decorating the Branches of Trees While Felling Their Roots

Jharkand Govt’s Welfare Schems are the Branches, Adivasi Land...

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When Family Becomes Custody: Allahabad HC holds adult women’s faith, residence and liberty cannot be placed under parental control

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