In Western UP, Dalit-owned hospitals are starting a new social revolution
The newest revolution is the number of hospitals owned by Dalit doctors that are springing up everywhere in the country, posing a powerful counter to the centuries-old stigmas.
Digital Dalits: Is social media a game changer for Dalit politics?
Besides amplifying Dalit protests, social media has lowered the barriers to entry into the political discourse for Dalits.
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Agarwal, Gandhi, Oberoi: But where are the Dalit surnames in Indian history & pop culture?
The history of caste Hindus is a narrative of self-success which has been steeped in the very marrow of caste Hindu culture.
If Ambedkar & Lohia met: How history missed a crucial moment in social justice politics
Social justice political forces have kept the ideas of Ambedkar and Lohia as separate legacies. This imposes limitations on contemporary politics.
In his last years, Ambedkar said he could do nothing for rural dalits
Ambedkar knew the importance of land in the emancipation of dalits, but he also knew it would not be easy to secure it for them, writes Anand Teltumbde in a new book titled ‘Republic of Caste: Thinking Equality in the Time of Neoliberal Hindutva’.
Hard fact: Despite quotas, Dalits, tribals are nowhere in Delhi’s corridors of power
Even OBC representation in higher bureaucracy is no more than 2.89 per cent; retired officers claim Dalits & tribals continue to face discrimination in career.
Ravidas was a Dalit guru who ran a business, dressed lavishly and made a queen his disciple
Guru Ravidas, born a ‘social impure’ chamar, spoke to the practising Hindus about purity of conscience.
Dalits in BJP are angry as party doesn’t have a single SC office-bearer despite rule
Dalit leaders in the ruling party say the party has ignored them and does not have a senior SC leader to manage the protests in the heartland states.
No Dalit judge in the country’s top court that passed order on SC/ST Act
After K.G. Balakrishnan’s retirement in May 2010, no Dalit judge has been elevated to apex court; even not a single Dalit chief justice in 24 high courts.
Dadasaheb Gaikwad is my Dalit icon because he did what Ambedkar couldn’t: Jignesh Mevani
My fascination for Dadasaheb Gaikwad has its roots in the failures of our own land struggle. Like me, he too was called a Communist stooge.
Vikas Dubey put Kanpur on the map, but many in city hadn’t even heard of him until shootout
Vikas Dubey only controlled Chaubeypur, a tiny kasba with a population of just 4,000. And yet, he will now be remembered as 'Kanpur don'.
Imperative banks raise capital as pandemic could increase NPAs, says RBI’s Shaktikanta Das
The pandemic is the biggest test of the economic and financial system's resilience and robustness, Das said, adding that RBI has asked banks to conduct Covid stress tests.
Defence
IAF gets night-flying capability at Leh for MiG-29s, force sees it as a ‘game-changer’
The new capability will allow IAF to conduct full-spectrum operations at the LAC on short notice, given Leh’s proximity to it.
Uttar Pradesh is India’s broken heartland, break it into 4 or 5 states
Uttar Pradesh, our largest state by population and most powerful, is also the worst governed. A state with 1-in-6 Indians has no hope because of its size.