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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...
Indore reverberates with the chant of ‘Hum Kaagaz Nahi Dikhaenge”
Swara Bhaskar, Medha Patkar and Digvijaya Singh among others address massive anti-CAA-NPR-NRC rally in the city
Did UP Police lathi-charge women anti-CAA protesters in Azamgarh?
Women were holding Shaheen Bagh style sit-in protest, when male police officers allegedly rained lathis on them
Shaheen Bagh Movement: Deepening democracy, uniting India
As democracy is seeping in slowly all over the...
Cops question Bidar school kids for fourth time for allegedly offensive statement against PM Modi
Plainclothes officers questioned the students about details regarding the allegedly offensive statement against PM Modi in the school play
Former cop Abdur Rahman prevented from speaking at AMU
The ex-IPS officer who had quit over CAA was sent back to New Delhi, after police told him it could lead to law and order problems on campus
Sedition charges against 51 including transgender activist for chanting pro-Sharjeel slogans
Organisers of the LGBT Pride solidarity meet where the slogans were raised have issued a statement dissociating themselves from those who raised the slogans
Revolution through art at Mumbai Bagh and Mumbra Bagh protests
Women, children participate in this revolution where artists are portraying the spirit of India against fascist policies through their work
Mumbai Pride: Thousands stand in solidarity against CAA, NPR-NRC
The Queer Azaadi Mumbai Pride 2020 witnessed thousands of Queer people and allies, assembled under the rainbow flag, raising slogans of equality, diversity and freedom.
Maharashtra Gram Panchayat passes resolution against CAA-NRC-NPR
Islak becomes first village to pass such a resolution in the country
The quick and systemic boycott of Muslims fighting the CAA-NPR-NRC
Starting from Gujarat, communal hate is now being spread in neighbouring Kutch and Saurashtra in the wake of CAA-NPR-NRC
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Gender and Sexuality
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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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