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Suraj Yengde
This writer is with the department of African and African American Studies at Harvard University.
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The Hathras atrocity proves yet again that caste solidarity is firmer than anything elseSubscriber Only
October 18, 2020 03:40 IST
Instead of standing by the slain woman and her family, the women from the Thakur caste chose conspicuous silence and shifted the blame on the victim.
Sun, Oct 18, 2020
Chandra Bhan Prasad utilised his glamour and name to advance the Dalit causeSubscriber Only
September 20, 2020 03:20 IST
Chandra Bhan Prasad was the first Dalit in independent India to have a dedicated column space in the English press. He fronted attacks and counter-punched detractors for berating Dalits, taking on anyone trying to pull them down
Mon, Sep 21, 2020
Anna Bhau matured the purpose of literature to serve the Dalit causeSubscriber Only
August 23, 2020 04:00 IST
Anna Bhau is probably the only creative writer whose statues are found in almost every big and small town of Maharashtra and outside.
Sun, Aug 23, 2020
It’s time India paid reparations to its DalitsSubscriber Only
July 26, 2020 03:45 IST
The constitutional promises through reservations and land reforms were one of the few ways for us to get together. But these remain hotly contested. Reparation is one of the most viable ways to secure justice for all.
Sun, Jul 26, 2020
As we debate Floyd and systemic prejudice, the power and need for such a moral force couldn’t be more relevant todaySubscriber Only
June 28, 2020 03:40 IST
Sometimes, it is the moral force that draws attention to it. This moral force helped India win its independence from British brutality.
Sun, Jun 28, 2020
Dalitality: Labour laws and the muffled voices of 93%Subscriber Only
May 31, 2020 02:05 IST
Labour laws are a conglomeration of close to 250 Central and state laws that grant protection to the labourer by regulating fair wages, conditions of work, overtime, leave, and social securities through employment security.
Sun, May 31, 2020
State attacks Dalits via anti-Left rhetoric, as directly attacking them would cost it heavilySubscriber Only
May 03, 2020 00:09 IST
Dalit and Adivasi social and political movements need to consider waging a struggle against the draconian laws primarily aimed at penalising them.
Sun, May 03, 2020
What makes injustice to migrant workers more acute is the fact that many of them are DalitsSubscriber Only
April 05, 2020 02:00 IST
Unlike China and South Korea, India had the advantage of time and lessons from other countries to prepare. But, even as the pandemic was building up, it was caught up in the machinations in Madhya Pradesh.
Sun, Apr 05, 2020
Delhi pogrom is an attempt to divert attention from government’s failuresSubscriber Only
March 08, 2020 04:36 IST
The Delhi anti-Muslim pogrom is a collective failure of the liberals and radicals who ferry to occasional protests.
Sun, Mar 08, 2020
Ambedkar’s desires are yet to be fulfilled as Dalits continue to live his worst fearsSubscriber Only
February 09, 2020 04:04 IST
India is a Brahminical State, notwitstanding its secular nature. The entire system favours the twice-born savarnas, mostly Brahmins who occupy the highest position by default in all the major sectors, controlling wealth and power.
Sun, Feb 09, 2020
Caste in a green room: A fictionalised accountSubscriber Only
January 12, 2020 04:38 IST
Cheerfully acknowledging the intrusion of a world-renowned journalist, Devika invites him for a talk. The cameras flash as she takes him to the green room behind the stage...
Sun, Jan 12, 2020
Dalitality: Hindu, Muslim, and the nonsense of itSubscriber Only
December 15, 2019 02:08 IST
The Hindu-Muslimisation of India’s past and present falls well into the trap of Brahminical rhetoric of theocratic nationalism that wants the world, and Indians in particular, to believe in this dichotomy and not about the grand legacy of Buddhism and the internal violence of caste.
Sun, Dec 15, 2019
Dalitality: In India love is not free. It is strictly put in chains, bound for generationsSubscriber Only
November 17, 2019 01:00 IST
This world is so beautiful that one who is privileged to have such childhood often wants to live in it. The child wants to freeze the time zone of that journey. However, as soon as it notices the child living in her wildest imagination of possibilities, society seizes this from her.
Sun, Nov 17, 2019
Dalitality: How Kanshiram’s politics took shape as cultural activism, angled its fateSubscriber Only
October 20, 2019 01:41 IST
Untouchable India refused to fit into the Brahminical story-writing samples of magazines. It challenged the nationalist narratives and asked the Dalits to self-examine their subordinate slave status in society.
Sun, Oct 20, 2019
Creation and innovation sit at the crux of Dalits’ secret to survivalSubscriber Only
September 22, 2019 01:05 IST
Taking a stab at his first ever journalistic piece, Babasaheb Ambedkar lamented the recklessness of newspapers in manhandling Dalit issues.
Sun, Sep 22, 2019
Raja Dhale’s words and work stirred sleeping souls, gave expression to simmering Dalit angerSubscriber Only
July 18, 2019 00:08 IST
Dhale’s early Dalit Panthers phase is nectar for the contemporary radical Dalit consciousness. In spite of the voluminous contribution, Panthers like Dhale and others could not get a chance to personally connect with other revolutionaries like the Black Panthers or the global workers’ movement in their lifetime.
Thu, Jul 18, 2019
Why we need DalitSubscriber Only
September 06, 2018 00:20 IST
The term seeks to change structures of oppression, rather than adjust to them
Thu, Sep 06, 2018
Perils of GandhiplomacySubscriber Only
October 01, 2016 00:43 IST
Why there are protests against Gandhi’s statue in Ghana University
Sat, Oct 01, 2016
Casteist India is becoming for Dalits what Western Europe was for JewsSubscriber Only
January 20, 2016 10:09 IST
Rohith’s death has highlighted social injustices of Dalit students. It is an epochal moment where #DalitLivesMatter becomes a priority and #CasteMustFall reiterates our commitment to the Indian constitution
Wed, Jan 20, 2016Journalism of Courage
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