The Dalit Human Rights Defenders Network has documented 60 of these crimes in a book titled ‘No Lockdown on Caste Atrocities: Stories of Caste Crimes during the COVID-19 Pandemic’ By Johanna Deeksha It is hardly a surprise that the pandemic […]
It appears certain that Abbas Siddiqui would continue to dominate the political discourse over March and April, while West Bengal goes for an eight-phase election. Snigdhendu Bhattacharya After the Left and Congress’ Sanyukta Morcha’s Brigade Parade Ground rally in Calcutta, […]
While opposing the brazenly pro-corporate policies of the present government, the further success of the farmers’ movement lies in co-operative farming, addressing issues of land ownership and distribution, fair wages, implementation of the FRA 2006 as well as the barriers […]
Dalit activist Nodeep Kaur, who was granted bail last month after her arrest by Haryana Police on January 12 from Singhu Border, has opened up about her time spent in prison. Alleging custodial torture, Kaur told the press that police […]
Nodeep Kaur, a 23-year-old Dalit activist, was released from Karnal Jail in Haryana on 26 February. Nodeep, who works with the Mazdoor Adhikar Sangathan, a labourer-rights organisation, was arrested on 12 January by the Sonipat Police. That day, two first-information […]
After success in Bihar, Asaduddin Owaisi-led party casts its eye on West Bengal. Meanwhile, AIMIM makes a small beginning in Gujarat Amarnath K Menon Despite hurdles like the Kolkata police denying him permission to hold his first election rally in […]
Even as the Left and Congress have rejected claims that Abbas Siddiqui is a ‘communal force, some within the alliance believe that his presence might ease the BJP’s strategy to polarise Hindu voters. Snigdhendu Bhattacharya Kolkata: A huge banner put […]
An excerpt from ‘Born a Muslim: Some Truths About Islam in India’, by Ghazala Wahab. Nizamuddin Auliya’s most famous disciple, the poet Amir Khusro had read in a Hadith that South Asia was the place where Adam descended to earth […]
Colloquially the region is called ‘Vaanam Paatha Bhoomi’ which means the ‘land at the mercy of the skies’. CHENNAI: The contrast between the darkness of Tamil Nadu’s black soil and the bright white cotton that grows on it, blooms even […]
In ‘Narrative Pasts’, Jyoti Gulati Balachandran writes that when Le Corbusier visited Sarkhej he remarked, ‘Why do you need to visit the Acropolis in Athens when you have this here?’ JYOTI GULATI BALACHANDRAN The historic core of Ahmedabad stands as […]
