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Jauhar & the Politics of Distraction: How the Right and so-called liberals often complement each other

The selectiveness of medieval Muslim or medieval Rajput history in contestation is not just deliberate effort to alienate these two communities but is also a Brahmanical viewpoint that refuses to subject Peshwa or Maratha history to a similar brand of selectivity

More than 1,000 women write to state govt’s asking to de-link NPR from Census

The letter penned by activists, academics and anganwadi workers among women from other fields say that women face highest risk of exclusion from NRC which is preceded by the NPR

Kerala nun rape case: Court dismisses Bishop Mulakkal’s discharge plea

Mulakkal has been charged with rape, unnatural sex, wrongful confinement and criminal intimidation.

Stop blaming women and peaceful protesters for Delhi violence: Women’s groups

Women intellectuals and civil society members come together to condemn CAA-NPR-NRC

How ‘Bura na maano Holi hai’ has undermined the consent of women in India

From casually normalizing abuse to giving Holi a communal colour by targeting minority women, the festival has become more of a nightmare than a celebration

Sisterhood, Resistance & Resolve: Shaheen Bagh’s women mark Interational Women’s Day, support Delhi violence survivors

Even as Shaheen Bagh rose up to support the survivors of Delhi’s mass violence, the east Delhi dairy farmer, who had fired at the site on February 1, received bail on Friday and was released on Saturday

Shaheen Bagh Women inspire Million Women Rise 2020 march: London

The South Asia Solidarity group backing the march said the women in Shaheen Bagh are inspiring flowers of resistance that have bloomed against genocidal laws

Women of the World, Unite: An ode to women who stood up for the future of the world

​​​​​​​On International Women’s Day, a look at how women are standing up to change the world, one protest at a time

Burqas, Bindis, and Bangles: The Femme Revolution of India

Women have been at the forefront, raising their voices against injustice- be it the #MeToo movement or Anti CAA/NRC protests. The women of Shaheen Bagh have sent a strong message with their protest. Is India ready for this revolution?

Ex-BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar, brother convicted in Unnao rape survivor’s father’s death

Kuldeep’s brother, Atul Sengar had an altercation with the survivor’s father, who was later beaten up in prison at his behest and died of his injuries

Gujarat: Around 100  women allegedly made to undergo gynecological finger test

At the Surat state-run hospital, they were made to stand in a room in groups of 10 while lady doctors conducted the test on them

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Karnataka Form 7 Row: 91,278 deletion requests and bulk filing complaints—where was the ECI’s check?

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Police detain Adivasi students for second day, force them out of Mumbai

Students who marched from Nashik are denied Azad Maidan protest, prevented from leaving Tilak Bhavan and forcefully transported out of the city

Scrap SIR, Restore Electoral Integrity: A national call to defend the right to vote

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Why Majoritarianism today is the single most acute threat to democracy

Majoritarianism that plagues India and many other democracies is the perversion of Dr. Ambedkar’s idea of democracy. While Dr. Ambedkar’s definition of democracy lays stress on effective and proportionate representation and safeguarding minority rights, majoritarianism is the dominance of a particular religious community, caste group, or racial group over the rest of the population.

From Nashik to Mumbai: Adivasi students’ protest meets police detentions

Weeks of agitation over tribal hostels and schools culminate in alleged detention of protesters ahead of planned Azad Maidan march

‘Free the Temple’, ‘Protect the Faith’, ‘Take Up Weapons’: How September’s festivals became stages for anti-Muslim hate

From contested places of worship to demographic fearmongering, a series of speeches used Hindu religious identity to construct Muslims as an existential threat and recast exclusion as religious defence

Karnataka: SIR Interrogated

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