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Day April 5, 2015

RSS & the web of idol worship

http://www.asianage.com/columnists/rss-web-idol-worship-046Apr 03, 2015  Kancha Ilaiah Only a synthesised religious culture attracts conversion of other people. Before Hindus talk about ghar wapsi, they must build a common cultural ghar where the priest and the people, irrespective of caste and class, can… Continue Reading →

Odisha – Dalit pregnant Girl sexually harassed by Doctor #Vaw

NHRC seeks ATRs from Angul, Kandhamal SPs Posted in Metro by Arindam Ganguly On April 4, 2015. No comments Post News Network Bhubaneswar, April 3: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the Kandhamal superintendent of police (SP) and health and family welfare… Continue Reading →

Mumbai school demands Aadhaar card copy – despite SC judgement #WTFnews

Sunday, 5 April 2015 -Agency: dna | From the print edition Kranti Vibhute Despite a recent Supreme Court ruling that the Aadhaar card should not be made compulsory for public services, a Goregaon-based school has asked parents applying for their… Continue Reading →

I’m vegan, I work for animal rights and I oppose Maharashtra’s #BeefBan 

  By N. Surabhi I have spent the last ten years fighting animal abuse. It’s been both a personal campaign as well as a professional career. I’ve travelled across India and beyond to understand the circumstances in which animals are… Continue Reading →

Inmate’s wife moves Bombay HC over lack of basic supplies in jails

‘To get an essential item to your jailed kin or even to meet them, prison guards want bribe’ Mustafa Plumber @plumbermushi, DNA A 36-year-old woman, whose husband is lodged in the Kolhapur prison, has approached the Bombay high court, alleging… Continue Reading →

#Sundayreading – Hashimpura and the echoes of 1857 

Abheek Barman Meerut’s communal core can be traced to the Uprising of 1857. Every riot that broke out here came from those 19th century hurts The flowers around the grave are wild, bright blue and are called spilanthes calva DC… Continue Reading →

Bihar Caste Violence – Shankarbigha: A foregone verdict

Shankarbigha: A foregone verdict Manoj Mitta When witness after witness turned hostile in the 1999 Bihar caste violence case, no effort was made to prevent their intimidation by the accused and their supporters. The acquittals that followed set a new… Continue Reading →

#Sundayreading- Dalit Literature goes Global

DALIT LITERATURE GOES GLOBAL Martand Kaushik Autobiographical texts by Dalit writers are now part of courses offered by several American universities. But the impact may go beyond academics, changing the West’s idea of India For ages, Dalits have had their… Continue Reading →

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