Current Affairs
Third generation of Muslim leadership: Hopes and ironies
The rise of the Hindu backward castes in the political arena in the 1980s was a novel phenomenon. Naturally, most of its leaders were from a new, younger generation. They brimmed with positive energy and...
Pluralisation challenges to contemporary anti-caste movements
Contemporary anti-caste movements have become experts in pluralism (counting identities, demanding quotas) but have lost the art of pluralisation. The global crisis of democracy is a crisis of pluralisation – elites are happy to have...
Harassment in higher education institutions until UGC Regulations 2026
The fact is that after Mandal took effect, harassment in the institutions of higher learning turned increasingly vicious. It was euphemistically called ragging, masking its dreadful character. One can say without hesitation that the English...
Muslim OBC movement has lost a tenacious fighter
Shabbir Bhai was always on the move. He toured the entire Maharashtra. There can’t be any village in the state with a Pasmanda population that he didn’t visit. He identified around 60-70 Muslim castes and...
Atrocities against Dalits: Fading hope for justice
On an average, seven of every ten accused charged under the SC-ST (PoA) Act, 1989 are acquitted. This...
Subhash Chandra Kushwaha’s lecture on Kabir’s relevance today
‘From Jogis, Gorakhnath and Kabir learnt how love is essential for humanity; how the Hindu-Muslim divide can be...
Jharkhand: Attempts to ‘delist’ Christian Adivasis
This exercise is said to be sponsored by the BJP. Most of the BJP leaders – whether Babulal...
Maoists may surrender but Adivasi struggle will continue
There are many communities in the country that are more neglected than the Adivasis. They include several Dalit...
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