Features
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Phule to Panthers via Ambedkar: A brief history of Marathi anti-caste journalism
The little magazines in Maharashtra and elsewhere played an important role in the creation of Ambedkarite counterpublics. They are the…
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Maharashtra PhD scholars start long march from Pune to Mumbai against stipend delays
The agitating PhD students, who have been awaiting the release of their fellowship funds for the last two years, recently…
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Did BSP really help BJP win 16 seats in UP?
Instead of sending a thank you card to the BSP for the way it ran the campaign and indirectly helped…
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Thanthai Periyar, masculinity and women’s liberation
Rangoon, 1954. Babasaheb Ambedkar with Periyar when they met in connection with a Buddhist conference there This International Working Women’s…
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Maratha Reservation: Untold and Unnoticed Ground
Maratha as a caste stands at a crossroads where the memory of their emancipatory historical struggle is totally erased. The…
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A short biography of Krishnarao Pandurang Bhalekar
Krishnarao Bhalekar was one of the key leaders of Satyashodhak Samaj. He was known for his oratory skills and passion…
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What do Portuguese sources tell us about caste?
Xavier argues that as compared to the eventual ossification of its meaning in India, the usage of the word casta…
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Poetry led me here: Rapper Mahi Ghane
"I usually observe my surroundings and when something strikes me enough to pick my pen I just write it down,"…
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Film review: ‘Satyashodhak’ — A missed opportunity
As much as there are film-making liberties and historically dicey formulations, it is difficult to overlook the perfunctory character building…
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‘Ma Is Scared’: Exploration of gender, caste and resistance
'Ma Is Scared' presents the honest and arresting horrors of being a Dalit in modern-day North India. It has been…
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