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'Just remembered my father, what's wrong,' asks Kerala CM VD Satheesan on row over use of caste surname in swearing-inKerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan has defended using his caste surname Menon during his swearing-in. He stated he was only mentioning his...- Congress’ comeback face in Kerala: Inside V D Satheesan’s rise to Chief MinisterV D Satheesan has become the new Chief Minister of Kerala. He led the Congress-led UDF to power after a decade. Satheesan is a lawyer-turne...
- Narayana Guru: the rebel who rewrote dharma, not the one we knowIn the late 1880s, Narayana, an ezhava, challenged the caste system by consecrating a Shiv linga in Travancore where lower castes were forb...
- BJP begins Billava-Ediga outreach with community welfare board, schoolsIn his budget three days ago, Bommai announced residential schools named after Sri Narayana Guru for Udupi, Dakshina Kannada, Uttara Kannad...
- BJP ally Bharat Dharma Jana Sena's Thushar Vellappally to fight against Rahul in Wayanad"I proudly announce Shri Thushar Vellappally, president of Bharat Dharma Jana Sena, as NDA candidate from Wayanad," Amit Shah tweets.
- View: Tharoor’s attempt to absolve Hinduism of caste system shows how blind the privileged can be“Hindu society may have maintained a distasteful practice but no one can credibly argue that it is intrinsic to the religion,” Tharoor writ...
- How Dakshayani Velayudhan broke the iron ceiling of caste to become the only Dalit woman in Constituent AssemblyDakshayani recalls in her manuscript one particular professor who refused to let her touch the lab equipment. She had to watch the experime...
- Kerala poll verdict: BJP has opened its account, but the party has not been able to leverage the Modi factor after 2014The BJP party has to make itself politically accommodating, ideologically nimble. That would mean a Hindutva-mukt BJP or at least a pretenc...
- BDJS represents wounded sentiment of neglected Hindus: Vellappally Natesan"Emergence of BDJS was reaction of both UDF and LDF’s arrogant refusal to respond to demands of all neglected Hindu sections," says V Nates...
- BJP-BJDS pact stirs bipolar electoral field in KeralaPolitically stirred by the Modi government assuming power and trappings of power that come with it, BJP is making the most determined battl...
- Will BJP's conviction of controversial politician Vellappally Natesan's support help them win in Kerala?Natesan has been more hot than cold towards the BJP ever since the party came to power at the Centre, even supporting them informally in th...
- Vice President Hamid Ansari visits Sivagiri Mutt in KeralaAfter paying respects at the 'maha samadhi mandapam', Vice President Ansari opened to public the renovated stairway leading to the samadhi.
- At Sivagiri mutt, Sonia Gandhi makes veiled attack on BJPShe said that attempts were being made to "capture" the legacy of renowned social reformer Sree Narayana Guru by "communal ideologies and i...
- After PM Narendra Modi, Sonia Gandhi and CPM's Sitaram Yechury to visit Sivagiri MuttThe Sivagiri Mutt at Varkala in Kerala, which the Prime Minister visited recently, is all set to attract a stream of high profile guests.
- NSS charges BJP with trying to 'bring around' its leadershipNSS today accused the BJP of trying to "bring around" the NSS leadership by "influencing" some community members having political links.
- CPI(M), Congress targetting Natesan to destroy damage potential: MuraleedharanRamesh, a known rival of Natesan within the Ezhava community, has alleged that Swami was murdered by a hired goon named Priyan at the behes...
- Amit Shah’s OBC card with PM Narendra Modi at helm may give BJP some space in KeralaAny shift in Ezhava votes could hit Marxists badly before even helping BJP win a seat.
- Kerala assembly bypoll: Rising BJP is a threat for LeftA five-fold leap in votes for BJP in assembly by-poll in Kerala has made the poll results imp. If this trend continues CPM may see a Bengal...
- Set up a central university after Narayana Guru: Subramanian Swamy to Smriti IraniSubramanian Swamy has urged HRD Minister Smriti Irani to establish a central university in Thiruvananthapuram after Dalit icon Sree Narayan...
- Mere equality not enough, main goal is social harmony: Narendra Modi"Mere equality will not do. We have to move a step forward. The final destination is harmony in society. For that we have to have a constan...
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