I am not going to take this insult quietly, says Ashis Nandy
New Delhi: Asserting that he has worked for Dalits, OBCs and adivasis for 45 years of his life, sociologist Ashis Nandy, who stoked a controversy with his comments at the Jaipur Literature Festival (
India's poorest turn video journalists to fill news gap
One video shows police beating protesters with sticks. Another shows two lifeless, dirty bodies dragged from their workplace in the sewers. In a third, a man explains why his hand was slashed.
The di
Debate over SC/ST status for dalit christians
The Assembly on Wednesday witnessed intense debate between Congress members and ruling AIADMK ministers on the issue of inclusion of dalit Christians in SC/ST category.
Speaking on the debate on dema
Discrimination continues for dalit village panchayats
The dalit village panchayat presidents are no exception from caste discriminations if one goes by a study conducted in 10 districts of the state.
According to a study by Evidence, a Madurai-based
Anthology of dalit writing to hit stands April 10
For the generation that has known M.C. Raja as the name of hostel and Ayothiya Dasar as the name of a research centre, here comes the Oxford anthology of Tamil dalit writing. The anthology, to be rele
Mayawati denies increase in dalit atrocities
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has refuted the charges of Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes regarding diversion of special component plan fund and increase in cases of c