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Gujarat Assembly Speaker, Rajendra Trivedi and Brahmanisation
Speaking on the occasion of “Brahman mega gathering”, the speaker of Gujarat Assembly, Rajendra Trivedi, himself a Brahman, made some comments which are derogatory to the SC, ST, and OBC communitie…
#DalitsAdivasisResist – 1st May to be Observed as “National Resistance Day’ Against the Supreme Court Judgment on SC-ST Act
Dalits and Adivasi organisations from all over the country have planned to take to the streets on May 1st, which is also a Labour Day. Dalits and Adivasi organisations have decided to observe 1st M…
Remembering Who We Lost – Mass Murders of Dalits in Bihar During 1976–2000
Bihar in the 1970s began to see a series of small to insignificant state recommended land redistribution schemes transferring land to landless Dalits laborers from landlords. But even these small e…
Bangladesh Quota and Indian Quota – A Comparison
Recently, many students mobilized in Bangladesh to agitate against the “quota” system and it was wrongly reported in India that Bangladesh abolished “reservation” system. For many reasons, the corr…
कुशीनगर हादसे पर बसपा का प्रेस रिलीज़
बी.एस.पी. की राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष, उत्तर प्रदेश की पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री व पूर्व सांसद सुश्री मायावती जी ने आज कुशीनगर में ट्रेन व स्कूली वैन की टक्कर में करीब 13 स्कूली बच्चों की मौत व अन्य अनेकों स…
Representation Through Reservation
“The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing”- Albert Einstein.
The History of Reservations:
Caste Based Reservation in India…
Babasaheb Ambedkar and Importance of His Thoughts to the Contemporary Society
On the eve of Babasaheb Ambedkar’s 127th birth anniversary, people throughout India will organise various programs and arrange public talks. This is happening in every place where the people are be…
Muh me Ram, Bagal me Churi: The Maxim of the BJP/RSS Government
After the Supreme Court of India undermined the Prevention of Atrocity Act by the judgement given by two judges bench on the act that comes from the Fundamental Rights of the Indian constitution, t…
Geopolitics of Religions in South Asia and Role of Ambedkarite Social Movement
Geopolitics of religions in South Asia and role of Ambedkarite Social movement: Adding China to the geopolitical equation in South Asia
South Asia has a common political history before it was di…
Obsession with Oppressed Abroad: Psychological Guilt of India’s “Self-Declared” Upper Castes
The remarkable development in relationships between the two communities of African Americans and India’s Dalits reached the pinnacle in the recent years. Their association and solidarity is natural…
Communist Manifesto: Reading it in the Context of “Caste Struggle”
Communist manifesto: reading it in the context of “caste struggle” on the eve of the 200th birth anniversary of Karl Marx
The year marks the 200th birth anniversary of Karl Marx. He was born on …
Impeachment the Chief Justice of India – Why is it Constitutional
Fali Nariman and other Indian jurists have been arguing that the move of the opposition parties to impeach the current CJI of India, Dipak Mishra, is a wrong move and that it will dent the credibil…
Are Muslims New Age’s Untouchables?
Confusion of Categories – Muslims and Dalits are Not Comparable Categories
In the article ‘The myth of appeasement‘ published in the Indian Express, Jaffrelot and Kalaiyarasan compare Muslims an…
Maya Kodnani Metamorphosis From “Kingpin” of Naroda Patiya Riots to “Doubtful” Role
The Gujarat HC acquitted Maya Kodnani, the former state minister in Gujarat, in the infamous Naroda Patiya riots in Ahmedabad where 97 Muslims were killed in 2002, after the Godhra massacre in Febr…
Celebrating Dalit History: A Barrister and Organiser - Rajabhau Khobragade
On the 34th Death Anniversary of Barrister Rajabhau Khobragade, an intellectual heir of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar.
Bhaurao Khobragade, affectionately called Rajabhau, was born in Chandrapur, Maharas…
