The Satyashodhak

Slum dwellers rally against eviction in Odisha’s Sambalpur

Protesters walked 8 km from Ambedkar Square to collectorate office in Sambalpur, Odisha Thousands of Ghunghuti Para residents in Sambalpur,…

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The unending fight against manual scavenging

‘Stop Killing Us’ campaign led by Safai Karmachari Andolan, Gaziabad (Courtesy: Twitter) The Manual Scavenging Act, 2013 prohibits employing a…

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A Kalidas with his cloth bag

Dr Kalidas Shinde This is a story of a boy who had no choice but to follow his community’s traditional…

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What is the controversy behind ‘Patharvat’?

Jawahar Rathod’s poem ‘Patharvat’ is from his book ‘Dongarache Dhol’ Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar’s recitation of a poem…

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Maharashtra govt promises OBC hostels, AGAIN

Vijay Wadettiwar Early this year, the Maharashtra government had sent a proposal to the union government for setting up a…

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Writing With Fire shows Khabar Lahariya’s powerful journalism

Shyamkali Devi, Meera Devi and Suneeta On 9 February, a video of two people — screaming and beaming with happiness…

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Living as a Dalit woman in post-Hathras Ghaziabad

Representational image The contours of bourgeoning Ghaziabad are marked by villages, pure vegetarian restaurants, quack shops and real estate businesses…

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Jalsas and the cultural history of Satyashodhak movement

Bhingardive’s work brings the much-needed archival rigour to underscore the importance of jalsas, not just as a cultural resource to…

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International conference at Oxford Uni breaks caste census deadlock

The international conference on the prolonged issue of caste census in India took place on 5 and 6 February 2022.…

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Goddess Sarasvati: A Symbol of egalitarian education?

Sarasvati by Raja Ravi Varma Sarasvati Puja, in honour of the goddess of learning and wisdom, was celebrated on Saturday,…

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