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‘We Cannot Be Afraid’: Rhiya Ahir in Conversation with Teesta Setalvad

What does it mean to stand beside young people when they choose to confront power?In this conversation, activist and journalist Teesta Setalvad speaks with Rhiya Ahir, whose act of...

Thrown Out Of Land And Home, Farmer Widows Demand Rights, Govt Support

Mumbai: On November 21, 2018, close to 80 women...

MP, Rajasthan Under BJP Have Steered the Destruction of Workers’ Security

Unbridled exploitation of workers under the supervision of BJP...

Is Twitter’s tokenism when it comes to human rights surprising?

Washing their hands off of the controversy over #SmashBrahminicalPatriarchy,...

Opinion: Victimization of Brahmins is a myth

SUB: 98% of India's population suffers at the hands...

India’s Unwelcome Immigrants Problem – Identity Politics Beats Class Politics

For many decades now, all over the world, identity...

Eastern India needs to be represented in ‘Dilli Chalo’

P. Sainath urges citizens and farmers from eastern states...

Muslim man killed by BSF in 2009, widow still waiting for justice

The NHRC had ordered Rs. 5 lakh as compensation...

Blamed For Their Parents’ Poverty, 80% Of Marginalised Indian Children Experience Corporal Punishment In School

Mumbai: A toxic combination of poverty, poorly-paid teachers with...

Rhythm of Resistance: When T M Krishna Did Sing

“Politics can be strengthened by music, but music has...

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