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Varsha Torgalkar
Bhima-Koregaon: Thousands of Dalits Fear Police Harassment as Polls Near
04 Mar 2019
Despite Maharashtra government’s resolution that cases against dalits will be taken back, the state police have begun filing chargesheets and sending extrenment orders.
Varsha Torgalkar
Farmers Booked, Taken into Custody Ahead of Kisan Long March in Maharashtra
20 Feb 2019
AIKS members have accused that the state is trying to suppress the long march but asserted that they will go ahead with it anyway.
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Woman Declared Public Property By Caste Council For Lodging FIR Against Husband
20 Feb 2019
The implementation of the Maharashtra Prohibition Of People From Social Boycott (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2016, has remained poor in the state.
Varsha Torgalkar
Social Media Can Be Used to Counter Hate: Experts
21 Jan 2019
“Withdrawing from the social media should not be an option.”
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Pune Students Protest During Convocation, Demand Phule Pagadi as Part of Dress Code
14 Jan 2019
Phule pagadi refers to the style of the turban worn by Mahatma Jyotiba Phule – the 19th century reformist who had taken education to the lower castes and women.
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Yuva Jagar Parishad: 2019 Edition of Elgar to Take Place on January 12 in Pune
10 Jan 2019
The organisers have arranged Rashtra Seva Dal auditorium as the alternative venue if permission at Shaniwar Wada is refused for the event.
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Echoes of Jai Bhim in Bhima Koregaon, Lakhs of Dalits Visit, Pay Respects
01 Jan 2019
“I wanted to visit the site even if I were to face the death.”
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If this Govt Can’t Give Justice to Bhima-Koregaon Victims, Bahujans Will Vote Them Out: Azad
01 Jan 2019
The Bhim Army leader also visited Shivaji’s abode in Lal Mahal and called for Maratha-dalit unity to defeat ‘brahminical’ BJP.
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Anger Amongst Dalits Against Police Inaction as Bhima Koregaon Preparations Start
30 Dec 2018
A year after riots broke out on January 1, dalit victims feel cheated by the authorities as the prime accused still roam around freely while dalit rights’ activists are being arrested.
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Pune Lynching Victim’s Father Dies a Broken Man, Waiting for Compensation to Fund his Treatment
20 Dec 2018
Trial is yet to begin in the killing of 28-year-old IT engineer Mohsin Shaikh, the first victim of lynching by Right-wing goons after the Modi government assumed power in 2014.