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Topic: Dalit

New book explores untold stories of Dom community, a Dalit sub-caste, living on banks of Banaras

Published by HarperCollins, "Fire on the Ganges" by Radhika Iyengar will be released on 18 October on SoftCover, ThePrint’s online venue to launch non-fiction books.

Untouchability to social jealousy—Understanding 21st century Dalit in the emerging scholarship

Sudha Pai’s Dalits in the New Millennium, which she’s edited along with D. Shyam Babu and Rahul Verma, explores the Dalit identity in Modi’s India.

17 years since Khairlanji massacre, Modi govt has a Dalit opportunity

Remembering Khairlanji is important because nations aren't just remembered by their economic prowess but by their commitment to the welfare of their most vulnerable.

Dalit woman stripped, beaten, urinated on by moneylender in Bihar’s Patna

The injured woman, who is under treatment at a hospital, said she had to bear the assault despite paying off the borrowed money with interest.

Indian films and OTTs see money in Dalit stories. But watch out for symbolic violence

Dalit creative diaspora must contend with coerced aesthetic labour to survive in the media and entertainment industry. Unfortunately, their struggle finds no room or narrative support.

Dalit’s murder in MP: Family says it was revenge over harassment case. Congress attacks ruling BJP

Eight people arrested so far. Police officer denies connection to any harassment case, says accused, victim's family are members of rival village gangs.

UP Dalits grew in confidence because of BSP. That’s why they are voting for BJP today

A Dalit vote for BJP is viewed as a step back from Ambedkarite goals. New book Maya Modi Azad: Dalit Politics in the Time of Hindutva explains BSP’s decline.

How pro-BJP & pro-BSP Dalits differ: One embraces Bhakti-era Ravidas, another the Buddha

The collapse of the BSP in UP is visible along three interrelated axis: sub-caste, ideological and sub-regional.

Muslim Dalit Halalkhors are the same as Valmikis. They need legal protection too

The religious restriction in Article 341 has made it so that Muslim and Christian Dalits cannot get SC status. As a result communities like Halalkhors remain downtrodden.

42 yrs after murder of 10 Dalits in Uttar Pradesh, lone surviving accused gets life term at 90

Nine other accused in the case died in the course of the long trial.

On Camera

MBBS guidelines for students with disabilities reduce a life to a limb

The guidelines ask whether a student can climb stairs, but not whether the college has a ramp. They ask whether a student can bear weight, but not whether the system can bear the weight of its own prejudice.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.