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Instagram emerges as platform for anti-caste Indian artDalit and Bahujan artists are reshaping the landscape of digital expression, turning social media into dynamic exhibitions of resistance. T...
Social worker Janardan Bapurao Bothe to receive Padma ShriJanardan Bapurao Bothe, a dedicated social worker and educationist, will receive the prestigious Padma Shri award. President Droupadi Murmu...
Whose rituals, whose rights? Sabarimala U-turn exposes the tension between tradition, politics, and equalityKerala's ruling LDF has reversed its stance on the Sabarimala Temple issue. The party now supports religious fundamentalism and traditional...
Dalit body puts 20-point charter of demands before parties ahead of Bihar pollsAn umbrella body of Dalits in Bihar has presented a 20-point agenda to political parties ahead of the state elections. The demands focus on...
All India Muslim Personal Law Board announces nationwide 'agitation' against Waqf Amendment BillAIMPLB plans nationwide protests against the proposed Waqf Amendment Bill, starting with sit-ins in Patna and Vijayawada. The aim is to opp...
Ghaath: An ambush, coming to a cinema near youGhaath, a Marathi socio-political thriller by Chhatrapal Ninawe, explores the lives of tribals caught between police and Naxalites in Mahar...
Bharat Bandh today: Why is nationwide strike being held? Who are protesting? Here is everything you need to knowBharat Bandh 21 August: Dalit and Adivasi groups called for a 'Bharat Bandh' on Wednesday, protesting Supreme Court's recent judgment on SC...
Instead of 'Bharat Mata ki Jai', Modi should say 'Adani ji ki Jai': Rahul GandhiHe said the poor, farmers, labourers are 'Bharat Mata' and the 'Jai' of Bharat Mata will be when the participation of these sections will b...
View: Drawing buckets from well-being and its importance for policymakingOur analysis is based on the India Human Development Survey, 2015. It contains a representative all-India panel survey over 2005-12, which ...
Hate crimes highest in UP, Gujarat second: AmnestyThe human rights’ group began documenting hate crimes in the country after Mohammad Akhlaq was killed in Dadri, UP for allegedly storing be...
Budget 2016: Dalits, adivasis get raw dealAn analysis done by NCDHR showed that, like in past years, instead of earmarking 16.6 per cent funds for Dalits, only 7 per cent has been e...
I&B Ministry orders probe into IIMC caste war between studentsThe ‘offensive posts’ questioned the solidarity expressed for Rohith Vemula, whose suicide in Hyderabad triggered a nationwide protests aga...
Kerala politics: Monopoly of LDF, UDF set to breakAdivasi Gothra Maha Sabha (AGMS), the biggest organization working among Kerala's tribals, is all set to announce a new political party ten...
Like UPA, NDA's Union Budget 2015 neglects tribalsPlan allocation for schemes under various ministries and departments that serve Dalits and adivasis remains much below the targeted levels ...
Government does nott allocate plan outlays for dalits, adivasisIt is legally mandated that every ministry and department should earmark 16% funds for schedule castes and 8% for schedule tribes.
Over 20% of young Indians are joblessIn absolute terms, this army of unemployed youth is staggeringly huge — around 4.7 crore of which 2.6 crore were men and 2.1 crore women.
States show high budget allocation but spend less on SC/STBihar with 15.7% dalit population, showed an allocation of 16.9% for SCSP in the annual Plan for 2010-11, but its budget documents accounte...
UPA flagship NREGS records sharp slide in job generationBetween 2009-10 and 2011-12, the total work generated by this flagship scheme declined from Rs 284 crore persondays to Rs 211 crore persond...
- 'Anna Hazare's movement is anti-social justice, manuwadi'
The movement led by Hazare has found huge support across the country. But several prominent dalit activists and intellectuals have severely...
- 31 per cent Muslims live below poverty line: NCAER survey
Nearly one third of Muslims in the nation survive on less than Rs 550 a month, economic think tank NCAER said.