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Tranquil Change
In a world enveloped by Islamophobia, two institutions in Kerala are fostering peaceful conversions
7 min |
1 Sep 2023
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Scarred Forever
Residents of North East Delhi relive the traumatic memories of the February 2020 carnage amid an endless wait for justice
6 min |
1 Sep 2023
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In Search of Peace
The real question is how to build up trust between the two religions so that Islamophobia is staved off. At the core of both Hinduism and Islam lay the ideas of love, acceptance and togetherness that can offset Islamophobia and Hindutva
5 min |
1 Sep 2023
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Widening Faultlines
What happened in Nuh was not an aberration. There is a history to it
7 min |
1 Sep 2023
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EMPOWERING MINDS, ENRICHING FUTURES: ANDHRA PRADESH GOVERNMENT'S VISION FOR QUALITY EDUCATION AND HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT
Under the leadership of Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, who strongly believes that Education is the real asset that one can give to children, the Andhra Pradesh government has implemented several initiatives to ensure access to quality education and enhance educational outcomes, as reforms in Education can only change the destinies of the students
9 min |
1 Sep 2023
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Extreme Violence
Communal clashes across India are leaving behind a trail of death and devastation. Tolerance is the need of the hour
10+ min |
1 Sep 2023
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Chronicling The Dalit Panthers
Solidarities centred on precious Dalit lives were created across India
9 min |
August 21, 2023
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Young Game Changers Of Indian Realty
Equipped with specialised degrees and a tech-savvy mindset, this contemporary lineage of visionary trailblazers is setting a new benchmark in the Indian real estate landscape
10+ min |
August 21, 2023
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A Canvas of Exchanges
The role art plays in society as a tool of survival must be acknowledged. Art memorialises stories and draws attention to the social and the political
5 min |
August 21, 2023
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Art from the Margins
Artists from marginalised communities reflect on the everyday lives of Dalits and the oppressed classes at an exhibition
4 min |
August 21, 2023
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COLUMN CULTURE, DIPLOMACY, INCLUSIVITY
How India Restored G20 Mandate in the face of Uncertainties
7 min |
August 21, 2023
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INDIA'S BET ON G20 PRESIDENCY
The G20 presidency this year provides India a strong platform to find wider support as the voice of the global south as it seeks to lead developing countries towards greater inclusion in global geopolitics and push back against the hegemony of the global north
8 min |
August 21, 2023
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The Battle GOES ON
The Black Panther Party may have been dissolved but many of the original ideas have resurfaced in different forms. The core principles, however, remain the same
5 min |
August 21, 2023
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Founding a Movement
The Dalit Panthers were committed to the mission of fighting cruelty and oppression
4 min |
August 21, 2023
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'Monumen'tal Loss
The monuments, statues and parks in Lucknow are a stark reminder of what the Bahujan Samaj Party once stood for
5 min |
August 21, 2023
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Beyond Feminism
Dalit women's fight for equality and assertion has been as much with the 'woman' as with the 'man'
5 min |
August 21, 2023
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"It's not impossible to smash the caste system"
Anand Teltumbde is a scholar and civil rights activist known for his extensive work on B.R. Ambedkar's life and work as well as the caste issue. He was arrested in connection with the Elgar Parishad case in 2020 and released on bail in November 2022 after spending 31 months in jail. The 72-year-old spoke to Snigdhendu Bhattacharya
6 min |
August 21, 2023
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Striving for Progress of all Haryanvis
Policies and programmes of Manohar Lal Govt. change the lives of people
7 min |
August 21, 2023
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Ambedkar and Gandhi
COLONIAL rule, European education and Christian missionary activities had led to some lower-caste assertions in the late 19th century, resulting in the emergence of two distinct responses—a reformist approach by those belonging to the upper castes, trying to integrate the Dalits into the social system, and a confrontationist approach by those belonging to the lower castes to claim what they thought was rightfully theirs
1 min |
August 21, 2023
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Ambedkar's Ideal of Maitri
Babasaheb's universalist vision of the community based on maitri enriches the political imagination everywhere
5 min |
August 21, 2023
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Smt. Lakshmi R Hebbalkar, Hon'ble Minister for Women and Child Welfare, Disabled and Senior Citizens Empowerment in the Government of Karnataka
Minister Madam: Firstly, during the tenure of the previous BJP government, people were shaken by price rise. People had reached a point where it was difficult to survive
4 min |
August 21, 2023
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Tracing the Movement
Dalit radicality in the name of Ambedkar is threatened of decay and cooption, thereby running the risk of receding into the landscape of caste
8 min |
August 21, 2023
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Museum of Untouchability
The practice of untouchability and the heinous crimes that are committed in the form of brute killings, rapes, and public beatings are still in practice. How about a space that depicts all of this?
6 min |
August 21, 2023
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MURDER, RAPE, HUMILIATION
Atrocities against Dalits are taking place regularly across India. Here's a snapshot
9 min |
August 21, 2023
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Songs and Sensibilities
Gaddar, a poet and a communist revolutionary, died on August 6
3 min |
August 21, 2023
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The English Goddess "English is the milk of a lioness, only those who drink it will roar." -BR Ambedkar
Rule of Peshwa is gone/Mother English has come./In such a dismal time of ours/Come Mother English, this is your hour. /It is all for the good of the poor/Manu's dead at English Mother's door. /Knowledge is poor man's refuge and shade/It's akin to comfort mother-made.
1 min |
August 21, 2023
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A Cry from the Heart
The first Dalit autobiography to be published, Baluta created a stir when it appeared in Marathi in 1978. Set in Mumbai and rural Maharashtra of the 1940s and 50s, author and poet Daya Pawar depicts the stark reality of caste violence and untouchability in this classic. It also celebrates the resilience, dignity and courage of the Dalit community and their fight for equality in an unequal society
5 min |
August 21, 2023
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Let's Cosy Up To Challenge 'Love'
Intimate relationships without social recognition is gaining ground in many cities of the country
6 min |
August 11, 2023
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Journey Of Many Desires
The heart sees beauty, kindness, courage and compassion in more than one person and desires to connect with them
7 min |
August 11, 2023
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Barbie Is Enough
Self-aware in both Birkenstocks and high heels, Greta Gerwig's Barbie is an unforgettable cinematic experience
5 min |