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Identification of the four accused who beat the Dalit youth: The victim said- I went to ask the address, they started beating

Posted On July 11, 2023 In the Motinagar police station area of Sagar, four accused have been identified in the case of beating a young man naked after taking him hostage. After identification, the police started nabbing the accused. While… Continue Reading →

Dalit leader and Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad stable, vehicle used by attackers recovered: Police

Posted On June 29, 2023 The vehicle used by the attackers of Dalit leader and Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad have been recovered from a village here, police said on Thursday.A bullet grazed Aazads abdomen when unidentified assailants opened… Continue Reading →

After 63 Days In Jail Under Anti-Terrorism Law For Poem On Defiance, Assam Poet Now Writes Odes To Love

SANSKRITA BHARADWAJ 28 Jun 2023 12 min read For a poem she posted on Facebook in 2022, Assam teen Barshashree Buragohain was arrested and jailed for two months under India’s draconian anti-terror law, widely used against protestors or dissidents, with… Continue Reading →

Surviving Statelessness and Trafficking: a Rohingya Case Study

In the battlefieldI am a survivorOn the sandI am a travelleralone,survivingpainful heat.On the sampan,in the risky waves,I am a travellersurviving.Under the rain,I am a travellerumbrella-lesssurviving.In the noise,I am a travellerfeelingalonein the crowd,searchingthe deep breathofpeace.This poem was first published in James… Continue Reading →

The Emergency: Writing Back to the Future

JUNE 25, NWMI 25 June 2023 marks the 48th anniversary of the declaration of the State of Emergency in India in 1975. That tyrannical period in the nation’s history ended on 21 March 1977. In 2015, on the occasion of… Continue Reading →

Where do we end up?’: Transgender students fighting for an inclusive-safe campus

Posted On June 23, 2023 ‘Threats to her safety’ as Jenna begins to assert her identity in clothing and socially Ashna Bhutani “It was a few months ago when I started to change socially and medically. I wanted to stay… Continue Reading →

Sidelined from academia, India’s Dalits archive caste history

Posted On June 23, 2023 Despite a ban on discrimination and quotas mandating Dalit inclusion in education and government, caste-based discrimination remains widespread in India Vijay Surwade may have worked as a bank manager by day – but for five… Continue Reading →

Smriti Irani ko gussa kyun aya: The story behind the minister’s outburst, and the aftermath

Irani was annoyed at being asked for a byte in Amethi yesterday. ByPratyush Deep& Avdhesh Kumar10 Jun, 2023    If you spent some time on Twitter last night, there’s a strong chance you saw the viral video of union minister Smriti… Continue Reading →

Hidden Pain, Controlled Bodies: Does Ballet Have to Be Like This?

A recent explosion of revelations from ballet dancers confronts an art form afraid to look itself in the mirror. ByEmily LeibertJune 12, 2023 There is a ballet class that takes place in the East Village of New York most Mondays… Continue Reading →

Victims, Experts Highlight Prime Minister Modi’s Human Rights Record at Washington Press Conference

Washington, D.C. (June 21, 2023) – At a Press Conference hosted today at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., victims of Indian government persecution and human rights experts called on the Biden administration to hold Indian Prime Minister Narendra… Continue Reading →

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