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Anuka Bachawat
A Cautionary Tale of Two Judgements: From Begumpura to Ayodhya
21 Feb 2022
The inconsistencies in the court’s reasoning indicates that proving government ownership was central to the judgement.
Niharika Ravi
Why Women Continue to be Dedicated 74 Years Since the First Devadasi Protection Laws Came Into Being
20 Dec 2021
A teenage girl escaped dedication to the devadasi practice in Karnataka earlier this year. NIHARIKA RAVI examines why these archaic traditions continue to pre
Saksham Malik
Ending Manual Scavenging: Policymaking Needs to Innovate Beyond Compensation
18 Oct 2021
In order to end manual scavenging, policymakers must look beyond compensating individuals losing their lives from the inhuman practice, and consider long-term, holistic solutions that give cast
Sruti MD
TN: Will Renounce Citizenship if Land Due to Us Not Given, Say 100 Dalit Familiies
27 Jul 2021
Around two decades after receiving house site pattas, the dalit families are yet to receive the actual measured out land despite several protest demonstrations including hunger strike and boycotting…
Newsclick Report
CPI(M) Leader Mythily Sivaraman, a Crusader of Women’s and Workers’ Rights, Passes Away
30 May 2021
The veteran CITU and AIDWA leader was suffering from Alzheimer’s for a long time, but was taken away by COVID-19 on Sunday.
Prudhviraj Rupavath
Telangana: Dalit Community Allegedly Boycotted in Almaspur for Demanding Arrests of Upper-Castes
01 Feb 2021
Members of upper-caste communities are denying work to daily-wage labourers and agriculture workers from Scheduled Caste communities.
Ravi Kaushal
How Dalits Became Part of Farmers’ Movement in Punjab
23 Dec 2020
Holding a flex with images of Sant Ravidas and Ambedkar, Gurpreet Lalli asks his friends frequently to click photos which he is saving for future as memorabilia of his participation in the historic
Ditsa Bhattacharya
Dalit Activists Protest Against Possible Scrapping of Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme
02 Dec 2020
It is the only centrally sponsored scheme under SC and ST budget that attempts to bridge the growing socio-economic gap through providing access to higher education.
Gayatri Suman, Shobharam Gilhare, Divya Jaiswal, Hemlata Pradhan, Rajendra Kumar Banjara, Tendon Kumar Sahu
Hathras Rape Case: How the State Fails to Uphold SC/ST Victims Rights to Compensation and Rehabilitation
20 Oct 2020
The nationwide demand for justice for Hathras Victim has brought the issues of caste atrocities victims rights to the forefront.
The Leaflet
Hathras Gangrape: “Forcible Cremation by the State is Against the law”- Indira Jaising
03 Oct 2020
The brutal gangrape of a Dalit woman by Uppercaste men in Hathras has sent shockwaves across the country.