Year: 2021
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Jul- 2021 -12 JulyFeatures
Who would have done it if not him?
B R Ambedkar They complain, he has worked a lot for untouchables,He gave several rights and is responsible for their…
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8 JulyFeatures
BAPS temple in New Jersey: How caste determines the value of skilled work
A prototype of temple design made by Sompura Brahmins and executed by Dalit and Adivasi stone carvers (Courtesy: @TempleCarvers) The…
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4 JulyNews
Near absent representation of SCs/STs in IIT Jammu faculty
IIT Jammu A Right to Information (RTI) query filed by the non-profit organisation Egalitarians has revealed poor representation of Bahujans…
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1 JulyFeatures
‘At CEDE we believe representation ought to be a goal in itself’
Supreme Court advocate Disha Wadekar The legal profession and judiciary are dominated by upper castes while the Bahujans are severely…
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Jun- 2021 -23 JuneFeatures
Dalits and decentralisation—Why is it important?
Gurusaravanan M hands over Decentralization Manifesto 2021 to VCK chief Thol Thirumavalan In a federal set-up, decentralisation can be defined…
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11 JuneNews
IIT Delhi refuses to divulge faculty composition data, SC/ST/OBCs under-represented in PhDs
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Bahujan students are severely under-represented in PhD programmes at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)…
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11 JuneNews
A survey records 629 oxygen shortage deaths in the second wave
More than 600 Covid-19 patients have died in India due to shortage of medical oxygen since 6 April, a survey…
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6 JuneNews
Upper caste dominate IIT Kharagpur faculty
IIT Kharagpur A data request filed by a non-profit organisation, Egalitarians, under the Right to Information Act, has revealed severe…
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May- 2021 -21 MayFeatures
Karnan: A Perfect Screenplay
Director Mari Selvaraj (L) and actor Rajisha Vijayan (R) After the powerful 2018 debut film Pariyerum Perumal, Tamil writer-director Mari…
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14 MayFeatures
‘The story of Dhamma Chakra Pravartan Din needs to be told to everyone’
Dr B R Ambedkar, fondly called as Babasaheb by his millions of followers, converted to Buddhism in a public ceremony…
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