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Maratha quota agitation: A cat among the pigeons

Marathas’ agitation for reservation has placed Shinde government in a bind, while many believe it is a ploy to divide the community ahead of election.

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Andhra Pradesh hopes caste census will enhance data-driven governance

It is expected to provide clarity on population proportions of castes and subcastes, and insights into the most backward castes and nomadic tribes.

Amidst disappointment, there is a glimmer of hope in Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage verdict

The ruling has opened a path for potential progress in LGBTQIA+ rights.

Bastian Steuwer

Maharashtra on edge as Maratha reservation protests turn violent

Protesters set fire to the house of NCP MLA, demanding Kunbi certificates for all Marathas.

Parliamentary panel’s draft proposal to make adultery a crime contradicts landmark SC judgment

The move also raises questions about the direction of legal reforms in India.

Why UAPA is a threat to media freedom in India

The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act serves as a powerful tool for the state to stifle media dissent and intimidate truth-seeking journalists.

Can the INDIA coalition revive social justice politics to counter Hindutva?

It can transcend “social engineering” by substantively engaging marginalised social groups in economic and political processes.

Harish S. Wankhede

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All party Kunbi and OBC community agitation committee take out a rally to protest against the Maratha community’s demand to include them as Kunbi caste for reservation, in Nagpur on September 25.

Maratha reservation: BJP caught in a fix in Maharashtra

The party’s decision to grant Kunbi caste certificates to Marathas in Marathwada has stirred discontent among OBCs, its core voter base.

Asir Uddin, an evictee currently staying at temporary shelters in Dhalpur, shows his documents.

Two years after Assam evictions, hundreds of families wait for their promised land

Evicted for an agricultural project in September 2021, thousands of Bengali-speaking Muslim farmers survive in squalid shelters today.

Mahmodul Hassan

An enumerator collects information from residents during the caste-based census of Bihar on August 2, the day after the Patna High Court rejected petitions against the survey.

Court nod for Bihar caste survey a shot in the arm for regional parties

The move can potentially reshape electoral dynamics as local parties can use it to counter BJP’s aggressive Kamandal-II strategy.

Today, August 25, 2023, marks the second death anniversary of Gail Omvedt.

Champion of equality: Remembering Gail Omvedt’s legacy of scholarly activism

Omvedt devoted herself to the struggles of Dalit-Bahujans, farmers, and women in India. Today marks her second death anniversary.

Outside the Collectorate in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, on June 20, when Ola and Uber drivers affiliated to CITU staged a protest seeking protection from exploitation by the app providers.

Rajasthan’s gig law a step in the right direction, but more needed to protect platform workers

Gig workers need laws that safeguard them from the exploitation of platform companies and their toxic algorithms.

Vivek Sultanvi (centre) on the Allahabad University campus.

VIDEO | Revolution on the horizon: Vivek Sultanvi performs ‘Zamaane ki haalat badal ke rahegi’

Ramesh Ranjak’s poem discusses the lasting impact of poverty and the difficult living conditions faced by millions.

Ashutosh Sharma

Periyar has been honoured for his role in the Vaikom Satyagraha with a statue in the temple town.

Vaikom Satyagraha, Periyar, and Tamil Nadu

As the Satyagraha turns 100 this year, a look at the Periyar factor that propelled it.

Siddarth Muralidharan

At a protest by the SDPI against the government’s plan to scrap the quota for Muslims, in Mysuru on March 26.

Dalits, Muslims stage protests in Karnataka against reservation rejig plan

The BJP decided to meddle with the reservation policy to win over voters ahead of the May 10 Assembly election.

Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed

Police personnel cremating the body of the 19-year-old Dalit victim, in Hathras district on September 30, 2020.

Hathras rape-murder case: A doomed investigation to begin with

The victim’s family has decided to approach the Allahabad High Court for justice.

At the Satyashodhaka Bhavan, Sikindlapur

Satyashodhaka Yuvajana Sangham: Agent of change in Telangana

Inspired by the ideals of Jyotirao Phule, the collective furthers the fight for equality and rights.

Job aspirants register at the counter during a job fair at the AJ Institute of Technology in Mangaluru on March 3. Offering a quota to the poor among the non-backward sections is the political establishment’s way of saying: if you cannot tamper with reservation, widen the basket so that more people fit in.

In Erewhon’s court: Of deprivation, past and present

The sixth judge says reservation must be phased out but by phasing out the need for it.

The multiple social hierarchies that existed in pre-Partition India never made it to this master narrative of blissful coexistence.

Remembering to forget

The grand narrative of Partition has left out many social classes, such as the untouchable groups.

Srajit M. Kumar

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