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Wife, supporters of deceased Dalit activist demand CBI probe into his death
arun Posted On December 14, 2020


Haridwar: A day after four persons, including two minor girls, one of whom allegedly accidentally fired the shot that killed Dalit RTI activist Pankaj Lamba, were arrested for the 50-year-old’s death, his wife Jyoti said she is not happy with […]


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Uttarakhand RTI activist death: Police lodge FIR after family alleges murder
arun Posted On December 8, 2020


POLICE ON Sunday lodged an FIR in connection with the death of a 46-year-old Dalit RTI activist, who played a crucial role in busting a multi-crore SC/ST scholarship distribution scam in Uttarakhand in 2013, after his family members alleged that […]


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Caste pervades every aspect of life in Bengaluru: Panel discussion
arun Posted On December 3, 2020


Cities are often thought of as progressive spaces, antithetical to rigid hierarchical systems like caste. Babasaheb Ambedkar himself believed this to be true and advised Dalits to move to cities to escape casteism. Before him, Jyotirao Phule had echoed the […]


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MARCHING TO HIS OWN DRUMBEAT
arun Posted On November 28, 2020


The death of Dadu Mandrekar, writer & social activist passed away on Thursday. His death will be felt deeply by his followers and his friends in the literary world. Café spoke to a couple to gauge his legacy. He was […]


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U.P. ordinance a ploy to pit Dalits and Muslims against each other, say rights activists
arun Posted On November 26, 2020


The Uttar Pradesh government’s ordinance against unlawful conversions is a ploy to pit Dalits and Muslims against each other and would create fear among the communities, Dalit rights activists in the State said on Wednesday. By Omar Rashid S.R. Darapuri, […]


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KBC’s in soup for its question on Manu Smriti Burning
arun Posted On November 21, 2020


 ‘Kaun Banega Karodpati’ (KBC) is probably one of the most successful mega programs on TV channels, with bumper prizes in toe. In its recent episode (Karmayog, November 2020) the host of the show Amitabh Bachan, following the script, asked a […]


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Jharkhand MP writes to President demanding Fr. Stan Swamy’s release
arun Posted On November 17, 2020


Alleging that the NIA was using under-handed methods to imprison innocent activists, MP Vijay Hansdak demanded the release and closure of the case against Fr. Stan Seeking the immediate release of Jesuit priest and tribal rights activist Father Stan Swamy, […]


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Telangana: Priest booked for refusing to perform ritual for Dalit family
arun Posted On November 16, 2020


Hyderabad: The Telangana police have registered a case against a temple priest in Jangaon district of the state for refusing to perform certain rituals of a family from the scheduled caste community. As per reports, Lakkapalli Bhaskar and his family, […]


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Lone Republican ranger
arun Posted On November 8, 2020


Ramdas Athawale of the Republican Party of India (A) has attained the unusual distinction of being the only non-BJP minister in the Modi ministry. Representation of other allies has ended either because of desertion (by the Shiv Sena and the […]


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Bid Curb Inter-faith marriages: Ruse to Restrict Women’s Freedom
arun Posted On November 5, 2020


Allahabad High Court in its recent judgment opposed the conversion to get married to the person of another faith. The logic is that in the Special Marriages act, interfaith marriages are totally acceptable. One Muslim woman had converted to Hinduism […]


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