Topic: Rohith Vemula
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Why do Indians hate JNU-style subsidised education? Because we love the private sector
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.
3 years after Rohith Vemula’s suicide, not much has changed at University of Hyderabad
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.
In Telangana, dead Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula is no longer a political issue
In 2016, opposition leaders claimed Rohith Vemula's death symbolised BJP’s discrimination of Dalits.
Young Indians have inherited the anger of their forefathers, and it isn’t going anywhere
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.
Radhika Vemula is no grieving, compensation-seeking mother. And this scares the BJP
Piyush Goyal’s sudden sympathy for Rohith Vemula’s mother, often discredited by his party colleagues, betrays nervousness.
I dreamt of a PhD abroad, but my life is now about fighting injustice: Rohith Vemula’s brother
After my brother Rohith Vemula’s death, my career choice changed. From being a geologist, I have now turned to law. It is to know one’s rights.
Why can’t Dalits just shut up and suffer in silence like they have for thousands of years?
The right wing has perfected their playbook of oppression both on-ground and online. Koregaon shows that Dalits have caught on.
Rohith Vemula’s mother says Koregaon coverage is pathetic, painted resistance as violence
If the government can provide police protection for occasions like the Amarnath Yatra, why was it unable to provide security for Dalits at Bhima Koregaon event.
Scuba divers are turning plastic waste in the oceans into Covid face masks
Diving organisation PADI has teamed up with a watersports clothing company to recycle bottles recovered from the ocean to make a range of face coverings.
Refining industry enters ‘age of consolidation’ with ‘catastrophic’ margins
A refinery thrives on the price difference between crude oil and fuels like gasoline, earning a profit that’s known in the industry as a cracking margin.
Defence
No de-escalation in Ladakh yet, but some forward movement could be expected this week
India and China have agreed on an initial de-escalation plan and a 72-hour observation window to make sure steps agreed upon have been taken on the ground.
It’s time for China, Pakistan, even India to rethink the fantasy Modi called expansionism
India, China and Pakistan all want territory from another. But it’s a pursuit doomed to fail as they can’t get it without annihilating the other.