Will rather retire than joining hands with BJP: BSP chief Mayawati
byBahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati said that she would “rather retire from politics” than enter into an alliance with the BJP on Monday….
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Law Enforcement & Loopholes: What is in the rape?
byDisposed at the bottom of India’s gender and caste hierarchies, the Dalit women are subjected to eat human defecation, parading them naked, gang rapes,…
Pondering over Syed Ahmad Khan’s legacy, and questions of caste among Muslims
byI have received a few private emails and messages requesting me to explain my position on Syed Ahmad Khan, the 19th-century advocate of education…
All non-Muslim minorities are Hindus: Puri Shankaracharya
byWhile the ‘Hindu Rashtra’ narrative, popularised by right-wing Hindutva extremists, has had its own ramifications with respect to caste in India, the Shankaracharya of…
Caste-ing COVID 19 and Indian Federalism
byIndia’s governing system is based on the dual polity, i.e. central/national government and state Governments. While both Centre and states are endowed with sovereign…