Iraivi – Shades of Men and Masculinity
Author – N. Arvind Karthick
Iraivi is a Tamil film written and directed by Kartik Subburaj, which is loosely inspired by the story called Jannal Malar written by Sujatha. The evolution of the st…
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[Sign Now] Statement Condemning the Arrest of Bahujan Journalist Prashant Kanojia
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On 18 August 2020, Bahujan journalist Prashant Kanojia was arrested by Uttar Pradesh police. He is being held in custody over a tweet he had forwarde…
Unpacking Caste-related Crimes in Indian Cities
Author – Meenakshi Yadav
A mention of violence against Dalits puts forth images of incidents like those of flogging of Dalits in Una, Gujarat, or of the more recent rape and murder of a Dalit te…
Help Panther’s Paw Publication in Bringing Out New Book “Of Oppressor’s Body and Mind”
We have grown up reading about “oppression”. We did not often read about “oppressor”. We have read about victims, speaking about their victimisation. We did not often read about victims speaking ab…
Social and Political Revolutionary Potential of Buddhism
Author – Dr Amritpal Kaur
What we call a religion today is the remains of what once was a complete civilization. Buddhism emerged as a non-religious philosophy, as a hope for a better way of lif…
C N Annadurai on Babasaheb Ambedkar’s Conversion to Buddhism
C N Annadurai, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, and who headed the first DMK ministry in the state, was one of the few political leaders in the country who welcomed Babasaheb Dr Ambedkar’s deci…
The Blue Club Media Fellowship for Writers 2020-21 with a Stipend of Rs. 30,000. Apply now!
From – Anannya G Madonna, Advocacy Lead, The Blue Club
The Blue Club is proud to launch it’s one of a kind fellowship for Dalit Womxn+Dalit Queer Writers for the first time in September 2020. It…
E-learning – Spaces and Negotiations
Author – Mincy Mathew
Educational institutes all around the world are facing great troubles in adjusting to the recent changes made in the teaching-learning process due to the pandemic, Covid-19…
Caste, Income Slab, and Higher Education
Author – Disha Sharma
Amongst many issues which are still prevalent in contemporary India, there is one which always remains highly debated, that is, caste. There have been numerous heated debat…
Technocratic Casteism of Indian Linkedin Professionals
– by ‘Buffalo Intellectual’
On 30 June 2020, when the California regulators filed suit in the federal court against Cisco Systems Inc for caste discrimination against one of its employees by his…
Challenges To Pursue Higher Education For Young Dalit Girls
Author – Preeti Koli
Amidst the pandemic a lot of chaos has been happening simultaneously. Rules and regulations have been scrapped or amended overnight. Students are the most affected during t…
Why We Don’t Need Movies Like ‘Article 15’
Author – Priyadarshan Kempraj
Article 15 is proclaimed to be one of the best anti-caste movies in recent times. It made close to 70 Crores in the Box office within 2 months of its release and i…
A Casteless Society Without Any ‘TAG’
Author – Amizhdhini Ambedkar
I came to this earth on 15 September 2005 with a “TAG”. I don’t know what the tag does – but remember – it is an invisible tag. Only ‘legends’ can see this tag. Now …
What’s Up With This Insistence On Fundamental Duties?
Author – Waseem Ahmad
There is a certain buzz about fundamental duties these days. I heard from many people, including university professors, students, and members of the political establishment, …
The Myth of Poor Brahmins in India – Brief History of Their Generational Wealth
Author – Anuradha Bele
The Union of India did not exist before 1947, the union was a collection of more than 550 princely states and many thousands, if not lakhs, of smaller estates, owned by he…
