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DALIT POLITICAL NARRATIVE
Modi to rename Adampur Airport, where the S-400 is stationed, after Guru Ravidas in dalit outreach movePrime Minister Narendra Modi will rename Adampur airport as Sri Guru Ravidas Ji Airport. This move honors the revered saint Guru Ravidas an...
Mayawati warns Muslims to stay 'cautious' of SP, Congress; says INC ignored Dalits' plight in BangladeshBSP chief Mayawati criticised Congress for neglecting the plight of Dalit Hindus in Bangladesh while focusing on Muslim voters in India. Sh...
Rahul Gandhi should apologise for 'politicising' Rohith Vemula's suicide: SitharamanNirmala Sitharaman demands Rahul Gandhi's apology for politicizing Rohith Vemula's suicide, criticizing Congress's exploitation of the fami...
BJP slams Rahul Gandhi over Rohith Vemula death case, says Congress leader politicised the incident for political gainsTelangana Police closed the Rohith Vemula case, stating he wasn't a Dalit and died by suicide. BJP criticized Rahul Gandhi's politicization...
Mandal vs Kamandal returns? How Oppn's 'backward' strategy can hurt BJP in Uttar PradeshThe recent caste census in Bihar, which revealed that the combined population of backward classes and Dalits exceeds 80%, could have signif...
BSP's decline evokes mixed reactions from Dalit activists on groundAccording to her the BSP's presence not only increased the social mobility of Dalits but encouraged them to speak against everyday casteist...
It is the beginning of Hindutva politics in West Bengal, not the end: Author Badri NarayanRSS is constantly changing and those who want to contest its influence don’t understand these changes .Attacking its stereo-types will not ...
View: #DalitLivesMatter, why we don’t care about this hashtagIf indeed Indians wish to protest against the most egregious of historical and current outrages, that should be ‘Dalit Lives Matter’. Dalit...
Divided they stand: Why marginal Dalit castes still lack political cloutAmong middle-class educated and employed Dalits who act as opinion makers, or young people in recent years, one can discern opposition to B...
Dalit ki beti vs chaiwallah in 2019? Mayawati could be opposition’s best betAfter Kairana and Karnataka, it’s clear that to challenge (or even just survive in politics) the Hindutva-powered Modi blitzkrieg, the oppn...
Manifesto for next-generation DalitsThe narrative has evolved from victimhood. The community should take Ambedkar’s call to educate and organise as seriously as agitate.
Mumbai shutdown: Who will pay for losses?Economists say the never-seen-before Mumbai shutdown may have led to business losses worth thousands of crores of rupees.
Hardik Patel, Alpesh Thakor, Jignesh Mevani: Gujarat’s youth factorDespite the contradictions that exist between them — like the Patidar vs OBC rivalry — they have so far batted in unison to overcome the “b...
With floundering BSP, parties try to usurp BR AmbedkarObservers say the newfound fascination for Ambedkar stems from the premier Dalit outfit BSP's no-show in 2014 polls.
Dalit literature goes globalThese writers are also re-scripting the conceptions of Indian society and history while challenging prevailing literary conventions.
- Maya uses reservation-word to woo Maharashtra
In an attempt to duplicate the social engineering experiment of her state, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Sunday tried to woo all...
- Mayawati draws spotlight in the US
Uttar Pradesh's firebrand Chief Minister Mayawati has been profiled by the US magazine Newsweek among eight women leaders worldwide who hav...