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‘UGC’s undemocratic step needs to be opposed’

On UGC's decision to blacklist 'Forward Press', Vikash Singh Maurya says that this is a conspiracy to deprive society of education

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The Case for Bahujan Literature

Mahishasur: A people’s hero

Dalit Panthers: An Authoritative History

Mahishasur: Mithak wa Paramparayen

The Common Man Speaks Out

Jati ke Prashn Par Kabir

About The Author

Vikash Singh Maurya

Vikash Singh Maurya is a PhD scholar in the Department of History, DAV PG College, Banaras Hindu University. He writes regularly on Bahujan-Sraman culture and ideology

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