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Smruti Koppikar
Shahu Maharaj: Why he Matters Today as Much as a Century Ago
27 Jun 2021
His relevance has not diminished almost a century later, for social equality is an unfinished project in India.
Sagrika Kissu
Jammu: Dalit Family Allegedly Beaten up For Drawing Water from a Public Well
18 Jun 2021
It has been almost two years since the Atrocities Act was extended to the UTs but it has not yet been implemented on the ground.
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MP: Dalits Say Denied Food in Madhya Pradesh's Rajgarh, Faced Caste Abuse
17 Jun 2021
'As we entered the hotel the person at the cash counter stopped us and said that we were not allowed inside the hotel and that they would not serve food to people from our community,' the police…
Dr. Martin Macwan
Why We Must Annihilate Caste to Save Indian Democracy
14 Apr 2021
Contrary to the spirit of the Indian Constitution, Indian citizens continue to strengthen the notion that basically all human beings are unequal.
Ajay Gudavarthy
How Long Will it Take for the Congress Party to Revive Itself?
07 Apr 2021
From Centrism, the Congress has landed in No-ism: hardly showing mettle for leadership or narratives that could dent the BJP’s ascent to power.
Ditsa Bhattacharya
Delhi Police Detain Students Protesting Violence Against Minor Girls in UP’s Unnao
19 Feb 2021
Sloganeering continued even behind closed doors inside the Mandir Marg police station.
Rosamma Thomas
In Gujarat, Rural Women Perform Turmeric Ritual to Remember Hathras Victim
31 Oct 2020
A Dalit rights activist explained the ritual was taken up as the victim’ mother had regretted that she could not offer a proper cremation to her daughter as the cops burnt the body.
Saurav Kumar
Bathani Tola Killings: Victims Allege ‘Subversion of Justice’ in 15 Years of Nitish Kumar
26 Oct 2020
“Maine Bihar ke logon ko narsanghar k daur se nikala hai” (I have rescued the people of Bihar from the era of massacre)—these were the words of Bihar’s incumbent Chief Minister Nitish Kuma
Gayatri Suman, Shobharam Gilhare, Divya Jaiswal, Hemlata Pradhan, Rajendra Kumar Banjara, Tendon Kumar Sahu
Hathras Rape Case: Grappling with Ground Realities of the Implementation SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act
20 Oct 2020
As lakhs of people take to the streets to demand justice for Hathras victim, and the many other Dalit women who face unspeakable atrocities, discussions around caste and criminal justice are gaining…
Abdul Alim Jafri
Hathras: FIR Against Bhim Army Chief for Violating Section 144 while Upper-Castes Conduct Mahapanchayat
05 Oct 2020
‘This government belongs to the Thakur community and they will go to any extent to suppress the voices of Dalits or Muslims,’ a Dalit activist said.