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Kailash Jeengar
Supreme Court in Hitesh Verma Case Fails to Address Caste Discrimination
28 Dec 2020
Recently, in Hitesh Verma v. State of Uttarakhand, the Supreme Court reiterated its strict position on the meaning of the words “in any place within public view” of the Scheduled Castes and the…
Subhash Gatade
Fake Caste, Enjoy Privileges
11 Dec 2020
A government report had underlined that there were over 10 lakh people in Maharashtra alone, who had in the last four decades used bogus caste certificates.
Neelambaran A
Empowered Yet Demeaned: Discrimination of Dalit Panchayat Heads Continue in Tamil Nadu
20 Nov 2020
From denying permission for the president of the panchayat to hoist the national flag to denying them chairs during the meetings, these caste based atrocities are varied and numerous.
Tarique Anwar
Bihar Elections: Musahars, Numerically Significant Yet ‘Otherised’
28 Oct 2020
The marginalised community, majority of which continue to live in abject poverty, is likely to play an important role in king making, post the three-phase elections in the state.
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…
Anup Dutta
Family of Dead Jabalpur Doc Alleges Caste Slur, to Meet Chhattisgarh Governor for Action
19 Oct 2020
On October 1, Dr. Bhagwat, a junior doctor from an OBC community, attached to a state-run hospital in Jabalpur, died by suicide in his hostel room.
Neelambaran A
TN This Week: Dalit Women Panchayat President Face Discrimination, COVID-19 Deaths Cross 10K, EPS to Lead AIADMK in Assembly Election
10 Oct 2020
The past week also saw protests by farmers and agricultural workers across the state, demanding insurance money, increase in the number of days' work and wages.
Newsclick Report
Hathras Rape: Delhi Police Detains and Manhandles Protesters outside UP Bhavan
30 Sep 2020
The Dalit woman was allegedly raped at a village in Hathras by four men on September 14, and she breathed her last on Tuesday at Delhi's Safdarjung hospital.
Newsclick Report
Odisha: 40 Dalit Families Deprived of Essentials and PDS for 2 Weeks, Police Yet to Register FIR
24 Aug 2020
Tension escalated between the two communities following a two months old issue, in which a teenage girl had plucked flowers from the backyard of an upper caste family.
Prabhat Patnaik
NEP: India Takes a Great Leap Backwards
08 Aug 2020
The document is exclusionary, reactionary and promotes conformism aimed at serving the interests of capitalism.