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Is AMU, a Vatican of India’s reactionary Muslim elite?

Continuing an active debate around the dominant politics at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) this former student questions the latent arcane exclusivism that is affecting both quality, representation and diversity within

Marginalised students resume protest against TISS Guwahati over fee hike

They are staging this protest as there has been...

My birth is my fatal accident, remembering Rohith Vemula’s last letter

His letter is a searing reminder of how little...

“From Shadows to the Stars”: A Tribute to Rohith Vemula

Rohith Vemula, a young Dalit scholar at the Hyderabad...

ABVP planned JNU row in 2016 and shouted anti-national slogans: ex ABVP members

Jatin Goraya and Pradeep Narwal, the former vice-president and...

Fewer Children Out Of School, But Basic Skills Stay Out Of Reach: New Study

Mumbai: No more than 2.8% of children are out...

Uproar over ICC clean chit to JNU professor accused of sexual harassment

The Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) of Jawaharlal Nehru University...

50 MPs demand JNU VC’s resignation over misgovernance

MPs from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha expressed anguish...

Remembering anti-caste social reformer Savitri Bai Phule on her birth anniversary

Today marks the 188th birth anniversary of Savitri Bai Phule...

IITs should build up students from backward communities, not tear them down: Gauhati HC

The HC observed that students from backward communities are...

Human Rights Defenders who made India stronger in 2018

Ordinary Indian citizens showed exceptional compassion and commitment to...

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