Thousands of Dalit sanitation workers across India are forced to perform autopsies in place of doctors. ‘This practice is even worse than manual scavenging.’
Facing systemic exclusion, scores of Dalit families in Gujarat are turning to Buddhism. But official recognition of these conversions has been slow on account of bureaucratic hurdles.
Anant Mahadevan’s Hindi biopic on Jyotirao Phule is facing heat from Brahmin groups and the censor board. But for Dalits, it’s still a moment of anti-caste visibility.
The two statues were installed in front of a panchayat bhawan which administration says came up on vacant government land. A bulldozer was used on 5 April, leading to the clash.
Of the 20 accused in the violence on 18 November, 1981, which had stemmed from a Dalit-Thakur dispute, 13 died during the trial, while four are still absconding.
Tejashwi Yadav has promised to exempt toddy-tapping from stringent prohibition law brought in by Nitish Kumar-led govt. His argument has found takers even in NDA's ranks.
Speaking at an event organised by Dalit influencers, Rahul Gandhi said, Congress fought for rights of Dalits, backward castes & adivasis with more zeal under Indira Gandhi.
A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.
Joint submarine patrol ‘covered more than 2,000 nautical miles’ and was joined by Russian support vessels. Beijing maintains exercise ‘not directed against any third party’.
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.
What a marvellous, brilliantly written news story. A classic case study of what a good press reporter can do: educate, inform, show a mirror to society and the authorities and above all, trigger reflection about why things are as they are? No value judgements, no sermons. Just the facts as they are. Kudos and huge respect to Shubangi Misra.
What a marvellous, brilliantly written news story. A classic case study of what a good press reporter can do: educate, inform, show a mirror to society and the authorities and above all, trigger reflection about why things are as they are? No value judgements, no sermons. Just the facts as they are. Kudos and huge respect to Shubangi Misra.