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Denied dignity: How Indian institutions enable caste system through manual scavenging

Across the world, May 1 is set aside to honour the dignity of labour and the long struggle for workers’ rights. In India, this reverence is starkly...

05.05.2025 2

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Sony Kunjappan

The AI-filtered horror of Pahalgam: Why are we beautifying tragedy?

The AI-filtered horror of Pahalgam: Why are we beautifying tragedy?

The terrorist attack on tourists in the Baisaran Valley near Pahalgam, Kashmir, was a tragic event that shocked the nation. Yet, what stood out...

25.04.2025 10

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Arya At

Opinion: Reading Mahatma Phule for our times

What does reading mean in general for our times? This question doesn’t mean to endorse that we are not reading at all. But it surely asks what we...

17.04.2025 1

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Pallikonda Manikanta

Censoring history: The battle over Phule and India’s caste conscience

In April 2025, a biopic on two of India's foremost anti-caste icons became the latest casualty in the country's battle over who gets to tell...

16.04.2025 2

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Surendra Kumar

Gender in social justice: Remembering Ambedkar’s contributions to Dalit feminism

Dr BR Ambedkar, the chief architect of the Indian Constitution and independent India’s first Law Minister, remains a towering figure in the...

14.04.2025 9

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Bindu Ammini