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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
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UP Police continue to harass Adivasis in Sonbhadra with Impunity
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SC ends gender discrimination at Sabrimala: Women of all ages can enter temple
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Unholy and Unconstitutional: the ban of women from Sabarimala
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