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Topic: Dalit

Amid caste clashes, it’s worth remembering Savitribai Phule on her birth anniversary

From being India’s first woman teacher to leading barbers on strike against shaving widows’ heads, Savitribai Phule pushed India into modernity.

Painting the Bhima-Koregaon incident as a pan-India Dalit assertion is a mistake

Dalit assertion is not making the upper castes anxious since it comes in the light of deepening of our democracy, which has been a gradual process.

Indian Army’s Mahar regiment: Home to two army chiefs and a Param Vir Chakra

The Mahar regiment has had a circuitous journey — from serving the British during the Anglo-Maratha wars to its distinguished service post-Independence. At the centre...

Bhima-Koregaon fight isn’t against the upper-castes, it is against Brahmins and Brahminism

Media and academicians portray Dalits as victims in the incident at Bhima-Koregaon. The battle that happened there was a fight against the Brahmins.

Economic and digital revolution have strengthened Dalits. This shook the upper caste world

Whether it is Rohith Vemula, Una, or Saharanpur, upper caste mainstream media has beem taken aback by the pro-active resistance by dalits

The Brahmin Peshwas are trying to settle a 200-year-old score with the Mahars

Today’s conflict has little or nothing to do with the British, it’s between the Brahmin Peshwas and Mahars. At present, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra is a Brahmin.

सलमान और उनके साथियों के लिए बदसूरत या प्रतिभाहीन होना भंगी होने के बराबर है

यदि आप 2017 के जातिवाद को 2018 में ले जाने पर आमादा नहीं हों, तो यह शायद एक अच्छा समय है कि आप भंगी शब्द का उच्चारण करना बंद कर दें- याशिका दत्त

For Salman Khan and co, being ugly or untalented is the same as being Bhangi

Unless you are adamant on taking your 2017 casteism into 2018, maybe now would be a good time to stop saying the word bhangi.

Karnan to continue ‘fight against caste discrimination’ after six months in jail

A close aide of Karnan alleges there is widespread prejudice against Dalits in the judiciary, and the former HC judge will once again raise his voice against it.

आखिर एक दलित के लिए क्या मायने रखती है जिग्नेश की जीत

मैं महसूस कर सकता हूं कि अतीत में आपको क्या कुछ से गुजरना पड़ा होगा क्योंकि एक दलित लड़का कुछ करना चाहे तो उसे...

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Russia’s super-missile test shows a new, expensive technological race—with dire outcomes

The test raises a question. Why have Russian nuclear strategists now invested in the Burevestnik, when the US abandoned nuclear ramjet propulsion in 1964?

Karnataka, Telangana, TN, Maharashtra power 40% of services output, pan-India growth uneven—NITI Aayog

Report on India's services sector examines state-level dynamics, maps disparities and suggests ways to tap into the sector’s potential.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.