Rahul Gandhi has written to Telangana CM Revanth Reddy, as well as Karnataka & Himachal CMs 'to put a firm end' to discrimination. Police had closed the case saying Vemula was not a Dalit.
Amid police closure report, Rohith Vemula’s family meets with Telangana’s CM seeking fair investigation. ‘He lived as an SC, suspended as an SC, now suddenly he’s not an SC?’ says mother.
There have been constant attempts to destabilise campuses in India. Take the suicides of Rohith Vemula, Payal Thadvi, Fathima Latheef or BHU protest for instance.
Students insist the spectre of caste discrimination hasn't gone away, and that redressal mechanisms exist only in name. But university says all is well.
While angry young men of the 1970s ranted about opportunities that eluded them, youth in the 2000s were aware that society and politics needed an overhaul.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
On a lighter note, is it time for the world to preach to the United States the virtues of free trade. Of upholding the international rules based order.
Heartbreaking. Sympathies and condolences. With a democratically elected government in office, perhaps an early restoration of statehood. A deepening of political engagement. Tourism is the lifeblood of the state’s economy.
On a lighter note, is it time for the world to preach to the United States the virtues of free trade. Of upholding the international rules based order.
Heartbreaking. Sympathies and condolences. With a democratically elected government in office, perhaps an early restoration of statehood. A deepening of political engagement. Tourism is the lifeblood of the state’s economy.