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Kashmir- Amid Communal Clashes , Kishtwar sees an act that binds

For those who spread hatred, this should be an eye-opener. Monday, Aug 12, 2013, 7:20 IST | Place: Srinagar | Agency: DNA Ishfaq-ul-Hassan  When Kishtwar was burning, a group of Muslims set an example of communal harmony by reaching out… Continue Reading →

#India – Dalits stripped of Dignity #Caste #discrimination

Frontline    A Dalit boy of Vadugapatti in Tamil Nadu’s Madurai district has been forced to carry his footwear on his head for daring to wear them in a caste-Hindu area. By S. DORAIRAJ WITH the imposing Puthur hillock surrounded by… Continue Reading →

Manu, FIaw-Giver- Gender, and their centrality in Ambedkar’s work #Bookreview

For equality Ambedkar tried a fundamental reform of Hindu personal laws, in vain REVIEW Manu, FIaw-Giver Matters of gender, and their centrality in Ambedkar’s work MARY E. JOHN AGAINST THE MADNESS OF MANU: B.R. AMBEDKAR’S WRITINGS ON BRAHMANICAL PATRIARCHY  SELECTED AND… Continue Reading →

#India – Chhattisgarh Diagnostics Privatisation Cancelled #goodnews #healthcare

The plan for privatisation of diagnostics services in Chhattisgarh has been cancelled. The RFP and tenders which had come in are no longer valid. This is a victory for  Jan Swasthya Abhiyan in Chattisgarh , The most heartening part of the… Continue Reading →

#India – Mental Health Care Bill cleared by Cabinet

The Union Cabinet  cleared the Mental Health Care Bill, 2013 that makes access to mental health care a right of all persons Submitted on Fri, 06/14/2013 – 16:55 The Union Cabinet on Thursday cleared the Mental Health Care Bill, 2013… Continue Reading →

A Conversation With: Journalist Naveen Soorinje

By ROHINI MOHAN Courtesy of Daya KukkajeNaveen Soorinje. On July 28, 2012, Naveen Soorinje, a journalist with the Kannada television network Kasturi Newz 24 in Mangalore, Karnataka, covered an attack by a mob from the right-wing group Hindu Jagarana Vedike on… Continue Reading →

#India – Mining scam in Karnataka keeps getting bigger

BANGALORE, June 17, 2013 Sudipto Mondal, The Hindu  The Hindu Karnataka government lost Rs. 2000 crore in Commercial Taxes. File photo The epic proportions of the illegal mining scam that was uncovered by the Karnataka Lokayukta in its 2011 report may actually… Continue Reading →

#Gujarat- NHRC irked over denial of scholarships to dalit students

TNN Jun 14, 2013 AHMEDABAD: The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of the TOI report alleging denial of scholarships to 3,125 dalit students in Ahmedabad district. Out of this, applications of 1,613 students for scholarship are pending, whereas, 1,512 have… Continue Reading →

In the land of Gandhi and Modi, Dalits still render water ‘impure’ for others #WTFnews

    Dailybhaskar.com | Jun 13, 2013,   Ahmedabad: Just 45 kms from the cosmopolitan hub of Ahmedabad, a village in Bavla Talika district has been found to be using caste as a parameter for distribution of water supply. On the… Continue Reading →

“ Narendra Modi’s claims are full of untruths”

SUJAY MEHDUDIA, The Hindu, June 12, 2013 The HinduAnand Sharma. File photo The Gujarat Chief Minister was not a leader who would unite the Indian polity, but a divisive leader and a fountainhead of communalism, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand… Continue Reading →

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