Dalits comprise around 20% of Tamil Nadu’s population, according to the 2011 Census. However, activists pitch that the numbers are likely up by 6% over the years in the state.
Indhumathi, who was elected unopposed as Nayakaneri panchayat president in 2021, has waged long battle to take oath, says she is ‘being punished for no mistake of hers’.
Reversing its position, BSP has decided to contest all 10 seats in upcoming assembly bypolls, and is inducting more OBC and Muslim faces. It has also reduced the membership fee.
In ‘How Long Can The Moon Be Caged’, Suchitra Vijayan and Francesca Recchia look at present-day India through the lived experiences of political prisoners.
Drifting away from both BJP & BSP, Dalit vote moved significantly towards INDIA bloc this election. Plot thickened as Chandrashekhar Azad won from Nagina, drawing BSP's core voters.
BJP leaders' statements on Constitution & Haryana BJP govt's recruitment policy have sparked fear that the party is out to eliminate reservation. The party dismisses this as unfounded.
'Concealing Caste: Passing and Personhood in Dalit Literature', edited by K. Satyanarayana and Joel Lee, brings together Dalit writings that reveal the inner workings of a vicious social order.
'Dalits in the New Millennium', edited by D Shyam Babu, Rahul Verma and Sudha Pai, analyses the political and economic shifts that influenced Dalit lives.
Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.
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.
Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.
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.
Vijay’s cringe-worthy films are an apt indicator of his aptitude. Indeed, he has a mass following, especially among the youth. Unfortunately, public popularity goes only so far in enhancing a man’s intelligence.
Vijay thinks of himself as “Thalapathy” and so do most of his worshippers. However, he has neither the aptitude nor the intelligence to understand Ambedkar’s written words. If his films are a correct indicator, then he is just another buffoon, another wannabe politician. While no one has an issue with him being a wannabe, his attempts and claims to understand Ambedkar are ridiculous to say the least.
What happens when a human being consumes food that his digestive system does not have the ability to process? Usually, it results in vomit.
Vijay’s cringe-worthy films are an apt indicator of his aptitude. Indeed, he has a mass following, especially among the youth. Unfortunately, public popularity goes only so far in enhancing a man’s intelligence.
Vijay thinks of himself as “Thalapathy” and so do most of his worshippers. However, he has neither the aptitude nor the intelligence to understand Ambedkar’s written words. If his films are a correct indicator, then he is just another buffoon, another wannabe politician. While no one has an issue with him being a wannabe, his attempts and claims to understand Ambedkar are ridiculous to say the least.
What happens when a human being consumes food that his digestive system does not have the ability to process? Usually, it results in vomit.