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The Deaths behind India’s Cleanliness
India has progressed technologically, legislated against manual scavenging, and constitutionally abolished untouchability. Yet, in the twenty-first century, caste still determines who enters a sewer. The persistence of manual scavenging...
Draped in yellow, Malerkotla rises against the CAA-NPR-NRC
The women, students and farmers in the town are planning for a mega rally against the CAA-NPR-NRC on February 16
Never-the-less, she persisted: The true meaning of Mumbai Bagh
Another group of women protesters who refuse to back down are taking a hostile regime head on with decidedly peaceful means.
Growing tensions against NPR-NRC halt Census work: WB
The recent mob attack on a volunteer collecting information for an NGO have made teachers to be chosen for the Census exercise anxious
Illegal and inhuman: Child rights groups condemn Bidar police’s investigation of children
They condemned the interrogation of children and the charges of sedition slapped on parent and authorities
Uber driver drags pro-democracy poet to cops: Nexus to build climate of fear?
Bappaditya Sarkar tells us about the chilling encounter where driver gave him a dire warning, and police asked him about his finances suspecting links to left wing extremists
Gujarat’s sleepy Modasa wakes up to women protesting the CAA-NPR-NRC
The rally in the town of Gujarat saw thousands of women decry the fascist policies of the government
TISS SU demands immediate release of student Kris Chudawala
The Students' Union condemns the government and media for their bias against queer individuals and portraying Kris as anti-national
16 Religious congregations denounce CAA
Statement by representatives of groups working with marginalized people calls CAA unconstitutional and counter-productive to SDG 16.
Pinjra Tod condemns govt for rampant use of sedition charges
The organization slammed the ruling disposition for the interrogation of children and silencing dissent
Ujjal Dosanjh raises concerns about Assam detention camps
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Gender and Sexuality
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India
‘How Can Rehabilitation Work If We Are Not Safe?’ Sanjay Tickoo on the fresh threat to Kashmiri Pandit employees
Sanjay Tickoo speaks to Sabrang India on repeated threats, targeted killings and security lapses have eroded Kashmiri Pandit employees’ faith in the State.
Communalism
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Education
Maharashtra SIR extension keeps teachers away from classrooms as unit tests face delays
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