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‘Periyar gave me the freedom to be the woman I wanted to be’
Author, poet and translator Meena Kandasamy Poet and author Meena Kandasamy has translated works of E V Ramasamy Periyar, speeches…
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Open letter to BBC World Service for giving platform to Markandey Katju
Screen grab of BBC World Service programme titled ‘India’s Dalits: Fighting for Justice’ To Whomsoever It May Concern, We are…
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‘Prashant’s crime is that he asks questions to the ruling government’—Jagisha Arora
Jagisha Arora and Prashant Kanojia It was my birthday on August 18. The preceding night was filled with much merrymaking…
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Desecration of Periyar statues by the caged right-wing forces
Periyar’s statue vandalised in a village in the Trichy district In the past few months, the right-wing forces have desecrated…
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Death is becoming cheaper: Some questions on India’s detention centres
The SC/ST/OBC hostel in Karnataka’s Sondekoppa village that has been converted into a detention centre for ‘illegal immigrants’ (Courtesy: The…
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Satyashodhak Samaj: Modern India’s first organised challenge to Brahmanism
Satyashodhak Samaj was a revolutionary organisation founded by lower caste activists under the leadership of Jotirao Phule. On the 147th…
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अनिता: ‘नीट’ ह्या संस्थात्मक ब्राम्हणवादाला आग लावणारी पेटती मशाल
पा रंजितच्या “काला” या चित्रपटाच्या एका गाण्यामधील फ्रेम. अनिता, जिला आता सर्व अभिमानाने डॉक्टर अनिता म्हणतात, तिच्या संस्थानिक हत्येला ह्या…
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Intersectionality is key for a strong feminist movement
Rashmi Nair Women from marginalised communities have often criticised the mainstream feminist movement in India. For example, women from Dalit,…
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State power and Brahmin endowments
Bhumi pujan yagya officiated by Brahmins West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has announced a 1,000 rupees monthly allowance and…
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Mukundrao Patil: Peasant Spokesman
Mukundrao Patil (1885–1967) A major intellectual and the leading peasant spokesman of the non-Brahman movement from 1910 to 1930 was…
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