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Jamnalal Bajaj, The Fifth Son

Every great movement is remembered through its iconic leaders, yet its deepest foundations are often laid by those who choose to surrender privilege in the service of a larger...

History taken out of context: Historians slam Qutub Minar plea

Historians have pointed out that transforming it into a temple would be a matter of serious erasing of history

Kerala Science Centre to be named after Golwalkar

A closer look at his speeches reveals racist and misogynistic ideas, especially those that denigrate Kerala’s Hindu women

On 72nd anniversary of the Indian Constitution

RSS mourned when Indian Constituent Assembly passed the democratic Constitution

Magna Carta and the story of modern democracy

The long journey from the rights of a few to the rights of all

Vigil in memory of the victims of Sikh Genocide held in Surrey

The members of South Asian community came together to...

Godavari Parulekar: A source of inspiration for the Warli community

On her 24th death anniversary on October 8, we pay homage to Parulekar who dedicated a major part of her life to help empower marginalized Adivasi labourers against the oppressive regime of landlords.

Was Mughal Rule the period of India’s Slavery?

Communal ideology regards Islam as alien religion and Muslims as foreigners

No one conspired to demolish Babri Masjid?

All accused acquitted by Lucknow court in case surrounding criminal conspiracy to demolish the 16th century mosque

Babri Masjid demolition case: The long road to justice

Tracing the course of the criminal case that is distinct from the civil suit in the Ayodhya dispute

What Bhagat Singh would have fought (for) in 2020 India

Romila Thapar on Bhagat Singh’s 112th Birth Anniversary, September 28, 2019. We are re- publishing this today, on the 113th Birth Anniversary

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Address Discrimination & Hate Crimes India told: CERD, UN

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Forced pregnancy tests for Adivasi women students in Maharashtra’s hostels, Rahul Gandhi registers strong protest

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ECI revises Maharashtra SIR schedule, final voter list to be published on November 4

The revised schedule moves the date of publication for the draft electoral roll to August 31 and gives voters until September 30 to file claims and objections; the final electoral roll will now be published on November 4

Bihar: Not just Delhi, Patna, Siwan too saw brute police violence against demonstrating students: PUCL

A fact-finding report of the Bihar police brutality against students who were demonstrating peacefully in Patna, Siwan and Sitamarhi reveals that severe beating by lathis, including aiming blows at the private part of women students was a key and shocking feature of the (misconduct) of the Bihar police