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How Ambedkar was both ‘Dalitised’ and ‘Brahminised’ by Indian ruling class to own history

In 'The People of India', Suraj Milind Yengde talks about the contentious history constructed around Ambedkar for various political appropriations.

Decoding VCK — chief says ‘anti-Manusmriti’ stance benefits all minorities, not just Dalits

Led by Thol. Thirumavalavan, the Tamil Nadu party began as Dalit Panthers Iyyakkam & entered electoral politics in 1999. It has since garnered considerable influence in the state.

‘Called untouchable in 2022’: Why hundreds of Dalits in Karnataka embraced Buddhism last week

Over 450 Dalits renounced Hinduism Friday in the state's Shorapur city in a bid to get rid of 'untouchable' tag. Experts say just a sign of 'protest', lacks structural change.

‘Kept out of temple, fined for touching idol’: Dalits in Karnataka’s Shorapur are adopting Buddhism

Many from Yadgir district's Dalit community are adopting BR Ambedkar’s Buddhism which focuses on social justice. Over 100 men and women chose to convert at an event held Friday.

Are Brahmins the Whites of India, and Dalits the Blacks of India? Is Caste Same as Race?

Snakes in the Ganga by Rajiv Malhotra and Vijaya Viswanathan combats 'misconceptions' about caste.

‘Raped, strangled, hanged’ — anger, grief in Lakhimpur Kheri as Dalit sisters’ bodies come home

Police claim two of the accused raped the teens, strangled them after they 'demanded marriage' & hung their bodies from tree to 'destroy evidence'. Kin say girls didn't know accused.

6 arrested in alleged gangrape, murder of 2 Dalit sisters in UP, girls found hanging from tree

The minor girls were lured to a farm and raped; cops said they were killed once they insisted on marriage.

UP ‘honour killing’: Muslim woman’s autopsy suggests poison, brothers ‘killed Dalit lover in her room’

A 19-year-old Muslim woman and an 18-year-old Dalit man were found dead on Saturday. Police suspect that it was a case of a forbidden love story gone awry.

‘I’m Dalit but identify as a Brahmin’ — How Dalit comedians in India are smashing elite nexus

Dalit comedians are cracking the same light-hearted, self-deprecating jokes about everything from Indian parents to dating apps, but they are changing the punchline.

‘No hush money’: Jalore principal’s father says ‘paying Dalit family for treatment’ backfired

Chail Singh's family says they don't know how he managed to pay Rs 1.5 lakh to the Meghwals, who lost their 9-yr-old son. They claim he paid the money for the boy's treatment.

On Camera

Was India’s public sector born out of European envy?

For all its obvious blemishes, capitalism alone holds out the most creative and dynamic force that any civilization has ever discovered, wrote BP Godrej in 1980.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

2 Assam Rifles personnel killed as convoy ambushed in Manipur, on ‘same route Modi took’ fortnight ago

This is the first major attack on central security forces since last November, when a CRPF jawan was killed and four were injured in an ambush in Jiribam on Manipur-Assam border. 

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.