Why Caste Divides Marathas as They Rally for Reservation
A complex caste history makes many Marathas reluctant to embrace the ‘socially inferior’ Kunbi identity – even if that can give them access to quotas.
Navigating Caste More Difficult Than Studies for Backward Class Girls
Lack of quality education, facilities, guidance, economic deprivation and gender discrimination ensure that very few women from backward classes reach the threshold of STEM education.
‘No One Will Remember Us’: India’s Hero ‘Rat Hole Miners’ Who Helped Rescue 41 Men from the Himalayan Tunnel
Workers employed in the dangerous profession are among the most vulnerable and marginalized in India, hence the unflattering local moniker.
Hush Now
A university, for the State, should merely be a sanitised site of formal curriculum: it should not be a sanctuary that encourages young minds to engage in critical analysis and speak truth to power.
Two Years On, Human Rights Defender Khurram Parvez Waiting for His Human Rights to Be Defended
November 22 marks the second anniversary of the incarceration without trial of Khurram Parvez. He is the most prominent human rights defender of his generation from Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). His arrest is seen as part of the larger crackdown on human rights defenders and journalists in J&K.
In Democratic India, Why Was Statue of Manu Installed in a Court Before Ambedkar’s?
The architect of the Indian constitution had to wait for 75 years after independence for a statue to be erected in his honour. All this while, a taller statue of Manu – whose teachings are against the basic values of the constitution – was unveiled on the premises of the Jaipur bench of the Rajasthan high court way back in 1989.
Can a Caste Census Reverse the BJP’s Advantage in Wooing Lower Castes?
Why is the BJP uncomfortable with the caste census? Why are the social justice parties excited, given the ways in which BJP has turned the table against them in the recent past? What possibilities and challenges does the caste survey open up for both the BJP and the opposition?
Understanding Women’s Lives in Rajasthan
Here, in five charts, we try to decode the life of women in Rajasthan and answer whether the statistics are in sync with the situation in other states and at the all India-level.
How Uttar Pradesh’s Halal Ban has Plunged the Processed Food Industry into Chaos
The Opposition and critics have alleged the ban is the latest chapter in the Adityanath government’s hostilities against Muslims in the state.
How Manipur’s Kukis, Meiteis and Nagas Were United to the INA’s Cause to Free India
The Meiteis, Pangals, and Kukis of Manipur, all extended support to the INA and its struggle. The Naga people were not an exception either. This legacy of unity and amity was sadly lost in independent India. Instead, the North East, including Manipur, became the country’s chronically restive region.