Social issues A casteist crime beyond doubt Ilangovan Rajasekaran The Cuddalore Special Court judge invokes the doctrine of the rarest of rare cases to ...
My husband, a Vanniyar, was victim of honour killing, says his Dalit wife; police arrest his father and brother on abetment of suicide charge Ilangovan Rajasekaran A. Gouthaman (29), a youth belonging to the Vanniyar community in the list of Most ...
Social Issues Trial court awards death sentence to one accused and life imprisonment to 12 in 2003 ‘honour killing’ of couple in Tamil Nadu Ilangovan Rajasekaran In the case involving the 2003 killing of an inter-caste couple, S. Murugesan, a Dalit, ...
Social Issues RTI data point to high incidence of caste-related violence, murders in Tamil Nadu between 2016 and 2020 Ilangovan Rajasekaran In the last five years, a total of 300 murders in incidents of various caste-related ...
Appointment of non-Brahmin archakas Temple of social justice: Tamil Nadu appoints non-Brahmins as 'archakas' in Vedic temples Ilangovan Rajasekaran In a historic decision, the Tamil Nadu government appoints several non-Brahmin priests to ...
Dalits temple entry Dalits break caste barriers in historic Tamil Nadu temple entry Ilangovan Rajasekaran In yet another victory for Dalit rights, a group of believers assert their right to ...
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin distributes orders to candidates from different castes for appointment as archakas and ‘othuvars’ in HR & CE-run temples Ilangovan Rajasekaran The Dravida Munnetra Kazghagam (DMK) government in Tamil Nadu today appointed 24 archakas ...
Dalits enter Madurai village temple with police protection Ilangovan Rajasekaran The Dalits of Anaiyur Kokkulam village in Tirumangalam taluk of Madurai district in Tamil ...
Social Issues Tamil Nadu HR and CE Department clears position on Madurai village temple controversy, says it stands on government land and is open to all Ilangovan Rajasekaran The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment (HR and CE) Department of the Tamil Nadu ...
Social Issues Dalits denied entry into a Madurai village temple for long decide to force the issue on July 31 against the controlling dominant caste group Ilangovan Rajasekaran For 200 families of Scheduled Caste Parayas, their right to enter and worship in the Sri ...
Reservation Tamil Nadu government issues order to implement 10.5 per cent reservation for Vanniyars within the MBC quota Ilangovan Rajasekaran Reluctant to disturb the existing socio-political situation in Tamil Nadu, the Dravida ...
Police firing on anti-Sterlite protesters NHRC report on Thoothukudi firing: Truth under wraps Ilangovan Rajasekaran A High Court bench pulls up the National Human Rights Commission for closing its probe ...
Father Stan Swamy Profile Portrait of a priest as an Adivasi Ilangovan Rajasekaran Stan Swamy left Tamil Nadu early in life not to preach, but in search of an enduring ...
Suppressing dissent Tamil Nadu: A State of intolerance Ilangovan Rajasekaran Over the past 10 years, Tamil Nadu under the AIADMK emerged as one of the most repressive ...
COVID-19 Update: Tamil Nadu COVID-19: Chennai’s success story Ilangovan Rajasekaran The city Corporation’s new strategy of expanding emergency care infrastructure, conducting ...
