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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
Vaikom Satyagraha @100
Vaikom Satyagraha, Periyar, and Tamil Nadu
As the Satyagraha turns 100 this year, a look at the Periyar factor that propelled it.
Siddarth Muralidharan
News
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
Perspective
Hathras rape-murder case: A doomed investigation to begin with
The victim’s family has decided to approach the Allahabad High Court for justice.
Ismat Ara
Movements
Satyashodhaka Yuvajana Sangham: Agent of change in Telangana
Inspired by the ideals of Jyotirao Phule, the collective furthers the fight for equality and rights.
Ayesha Minhaz
Satire
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.
Sriram Panchu
Essay
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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‘Ambedkar’s views on gender ignored’: Ashwini K.P.
In conversation with the first Asian UNHRC Special Rapporteur on racism.
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Dalit discrimination case: TN police bars accused from entering village
The case involved a shopkeeper refusing to sell sweets to a group of Dalit children.
Ilangovan Rajasekaran
2006: Forest Rights Act
The main objective is to recognise the rights of the forest dwelling tribal communities.
TEAM FRONTLINE
2006: Rural job scheme MGNREGA introduced
It is credited with enabling a second term for Manmohan Singh’s government in 2009.
TEAM FRONTLINE
1979: The first PIL petition
The introduction of PIL jurisprudence was nothing short of a revolution.
TEAM FRONTLINE
1973: Kesavananda Bharati case
Bharati’s petition led to the judgment which set forth the “basic structure doctrine”.
TEAM FRONTLINE
Transforming Dalit lives
The Telangana government’s Dalit Bandhu scheme envisions the financial empowerment of Dalit families and hopes to nurture a spirit of entrepreneurship
Ravi Sharma
Spectre of brutality: Custodial death in Chennai shocks Tamil Nadu
The custodial death of a Dalit youth in Chennai again sparks outrage and highlights the urgent need to humanise the police force.
Ilangovan Rajasekaran
Milestone in social justice: Supreme Court verdict upholds OBC reservation in all-India medical seats quota
The Supreme Court’s historic verdict upholding OBC reservation in the all India quota of medical seats is a major achievement in the history of social
K. Veeramani
Reservations in Tamil Nadu: Then and now
The reservation policy of the colonial state helped only the upper strata of non-Brahmins in Tamil Nadu. Their dominance in the organs of the state an
K.A. Manikumar
Casteists vs artists: Controversy surrounds Tamil film "Jai Bhim"
“Jai Bhim”, a gripping Tamil film portraying a tribal woman’s fight for justice, is in the eye of a storm after coming under attack by casteist and ri
Ilangovan Rajasekaran
Politics in Dalit quota
Although the A.J. Sadashiva Commission, in its report submitted in 2012, has recommended internal reservation within the 15 per cent Dalit quota in Ka
VIKHAR AHMED SAYEED
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