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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

Umar Khalid on how India is criminalising dissent

Umar Khalid is not known for mincing words. In...

Syed Ahmed Khan: When Will We Stop Idolizing Him and Start Engaging With His Ideas?

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A month after student protests, BHU yet to do much to ensure women safety

On September 22, Varanasi witnessed one of the biggest...

Dalit Rights Activist Detained, Threatened with ‘Encounter’

  Dalit Rights activist Pradeep Narwal has alleged that he...

8 adivasi kids Injured as Part of Ceiling Falls While in School: Mumbai Mirror

The kids were sleeping at the government-aided boarding school...

Delhi High Court sets aside JNU steps against Kanhaiya, Others

The Delhi High Court set aside the disciplinary action...

Seminar in BHU criticises BJP and RSS for destroying the image of Bahujan heroes

“RSS and its political organisation Bharatiya Janata Party are...

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