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Day September 23, 2017

Hyderabad: Chappals thrown at Dalit writer Kancha Ilaiah #WTFnews

Kancha Ilaiah under fire from Vysya community for his book The Vysya associations are livid with Dr Kancha Ilaiah for his book titled `Samajika smugglurlu komatollu’ (Vysyas are social smugglers). Vysya associations are complaining that the title and some contents of… Continue Reading →

The Rohingya: Abandoned, Persecuted, Lost – A Documentary

A documentary on the plight of the Rohingyas For them, dignity – safety – well-being are pious words. For them, it’s a constant struggle – of their bare existence or, survival. The Rohingya has been a victim of denial and… Continue Reading →

Bharatiya Janata Party’s Achilles’ Heel

The ruling party’s neglect of the “rural” is proving to be fiscally and politically expensive. With farmers in Rajasthan successfully securing a farm loan waiver to the tune of ₹20,000 crore from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, the fourth… Continue Reading →

India – Passing Women’s Reservation Bill after two decades of stonewalling is the need of the hour

One-third quota in Parliament is the least we can do to free Indian women from patriarchy’s worst stranglehold. ANGSHUKANTA CHAKRABORTY Consider the question of “marital rape” – I put it within quotation marks because the Indian government doesn’t think it’s… Continue Reading →

Senior journalist KJ Singh, mother murdered in Mohali

Police said KJ Singh (right) was found with his throat slit, while his mother, Gurcharan Kaur, is believed to have been strangled. PUNJAB Updated: Sep 23, 2017 18:14 IST HT Correspondent KJ Singh’s (right) murder came to light around 1pm when… Continue Reading →

#GORKHALAND DEMAND: Three GJM Leaders Arrested From Gurugram

In a most undemocratic manner a team of CID officers from West Bengal have arrested three senior Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leaders from Gurgaon; Haryana on 22ndSeptember 2017 in connection with Bhanu Bhavan (Darjeeling) violence case. Mr. Dhan Kumar Pradhan,… Continue Reading →

What Ravana, Duryodhana can teach India’s leaders

What drove Ravana, a good king, and Duryodhana, who could match Bhima on strength and valour to ruin? Arrogance, points out Arundhuti Dasgupta. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   Speaking truth to power has always been perilous. Never more so now than… Continue Reading →

Maharashtra hasn’t overcome its primordial and divisive caste proclivities

In the shadow of caste  DHAVAL KULKARNI | SHAILENDRA PARANJPE |  Hailed as the cradle of the Indian renaissance, Maharashtra hasn’t overcome its primordial and divisive caste proclivities This country is broken into a thousand pieces, its cities, its religion, its castes. Its… Continue Reading →

India – Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace: Reflections on the Private Sector  #Vaw

By-Anagha Sarpotdar This article is focused on implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 in the private sector. It is a sequel to an EPW article published in 2013 which put forth… Continue Reading →

From Raia to Rohingya: The Politics of Intolerance

Vivek Menezes| TNN | Sep 23, 2017, 03:41 IST Goa‘s social harmony suffered a severe blow this week after an aggressive minority of local residents positioned themselves as adamant opponents of a proposed Muslim graveyard (kabrastan) on the Sonsoddo hillside. There are certainly… Continue Reading →

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