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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
TopicSocial Justice

Topic: Social Justice

SubscriberWrites: Social justice needs an upgrade. Decadence has seeped in everyday life

We need to restore confidence among the citizens in the judicial system, either by increasing the number of judges in all courts and better judicial facilities, writes Pradyumna Dutta.

Lalai Singh published Periyar in Hindi. But he’s still not a social justice hero in North India

Lohia-BSP-led social justice movement in North India had a different frame and trajectory than in the South. Periyar and Lalai Singh didn't fit in them.

For long, Congress wavered on social justice. Now it’s waking up to BJP’s OBC politics

Many wanted Congress to focus on secularism, diversity and pluralism. But party has realised that the Shudra/OBC/Dalit/Adivasi aren't interested in these abstract ideas.

Modi is wrong to see defeat of caste politics in SP-BSP’s loss in UP. Battle’s yet to begin

To announce the defeat of social justice politics even before the battle against BJP's communal politics has begun is short-sighted.

Stalin countering BJP with social justice. He won’t succeed with silence on issues like hijab

The DMK has been playing the ‘progressive’ card, not through any meaningful action, but through anti-BJP, anti-Modi and anti-Brahmin politics, and appeasement.

Rajasthan’s Anardeen Khan sees politics as a medium to help the most deprived in society

Born in Sikar, Rajasthan, Anardeen Khan is a young leader who draws inspiration from B.R. Ambedkar in both his public & personal life. Khan's house is always open to those who need his help.

NEET to temples, Stalin’s Tamil Nadu has a new social justice formula — Mandal plus market

Stalin can perhaps sense the opposition void in the north where politics has been reduced to Hindu-Muslim binary. The DMK leader has taken the social justice baton.

NALSA was supposed to be India’s beacon for legal aid. But it’s stuck in a systemic rut

More than 80% of India’s 1.3 billion people are eligible for legal aid. But only 15 million have benefitted from it since NALSA was established in 1995.

The Padma Shri-winning ‘Mars Venus coach’ — Dr Niru Kumar lets her work do the talking

John Gray's book 'Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus' wasn't just a bestseller, but it also inspired Dr Niru Kumar who won Padma Shri this year.

The 2nd Mandal plus Market ‘revolution’ is coming. And centre-Left has an edge over Hindu Right

BJP's ambivalence on caste census outlines the fact that Mandal, or social justice, is re-emerging as the pre-eminent ideological fault line that will determine the future of India’s polity.

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Festive seasons align with the rollout of GST 2.0. Citizens to get more money in hand

The new norm marks a decisive shift from the earlier complex system that created friction for households and small businesses alike.

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.

30 civilians killed as Pakistan Air Force strikes Khyber Pakhtunkhwa village with China-made bombs

While Pakistani authorities have not clarified what intended target was, the incident adds to a troubling pattern of PAF strikes killing civilians, including women and children.

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.