Caste wars in Bhojpur are a reality of the past. However, Dalits of the region feel although the feudal economy has weakened over time, not much has changed in terms of the feudal mindset. By Ajoy Ashirwad Mahaprashasta Arrah (Bihar): Musahars […]
The IT cell swings into action as it hunts down dated cases to disrupt social harmony and divert people’s attention from pressing issue to the usual ‘Hindu-Muslim-divide.’ As Bihar elections draw nearer, right-wing Hindutva IT cell has sprung into action […]
Void created by the death of Ram Vilas Paswan is sought to be filled by his 37-year-old son. Anointed President of Lok Jan Shakti Party, Paswan Jr has come up with the slogan,Bihar First, Bihari First The village Shaharbanni, 28 […]
Speaking at the release of a fact-finding report about the firing in Adhaura block, Brinda Karat exposed the deeds of the Bihar Govt while lauding the democratic struggle of the Kaimur’s Kharwar Adivasi communities against an oppressive forest department Condemning […]
Treated as outcasts because of caste and born to poor families, children of Dalits in Bihar stare at a dark future with little help from the state government forcing the community no longer charmed by Nitish Kumar to accept the […]
By Deborah Grey Why we need to recognise the heterogeneity of the Muslim community in Bihar in order to understand their impact on the political landscape in the state Election season brings terms like ‘vote bank politics’, ‘minority appeasement’ and many […]
By Anand Kochukudy Ram Vilas Paswan, who passed away, last week, was a steady fixture in north Indian politics for over three decades. That he could never scale greater heights was due to his vaulting ambitions that saw him trade […]
The rapists, who were allegedly inebriated, tied the woman and her son with wire and threw them into a canal According to the woman’s father, she had gone to withdraw money from a bank A Dalit woman was allegedly gang-raped […]
In a shocking incident, a Dalit woman was allegedly gang-raped and thrown into a river along with her five-year-old son in Bihar’s Buxar district. Unfortunately, the child drowned and died, however, the woman was rescued by some locals. According to […]
A Dalit woman was allegedly gang-raped in Bihar’s Buxar district. Her five-year-old child died by drowning after being attacked and thrown into a canal, along with the survivor. One of the seven accused men has been arrested in the case. […]
