Current Affairs
Will Modi-Shah man Dattatreya Hosabale replace Bhagwat?
The RSS is an ideology-driven organization that is wedded to Hindutva. The BJP is a political body that is constrained by the imperatives of gaining power. The Modi-Shah leadership has been using the RSS ideology...
Why Jharkhand’s Kudmis want Adivasi status
The Kudmis, too, are entitled to reservation but the OBC quota serves a disproportionately large number of potential beneficiaries from the various eligible castes. Just as one prefers to board a less crowded coach in...
Manish Kunjam: It suits the government to keep Naxalism alive
‘If the government enters into a dialogue with the Naxals, they may give up arms. And if that happens, the central paramilitary force camps dotting Bastar will have to be shut down … [then] the...
How EBC vote has become decisive in Bihar assembly elections
From time to time, castes have been added to the list of the EBCs. That happened even when Lalu Prasad Yadav was chief minister. However, most of them were Pasmanda (Muslim) castes. Later, during the...
Why caste census matters most to the Most Backward Classes
A caste-based census, followed by expansion and scientific sub-classification of OBC reservation, can lead to a socio-economic transformation...
Prof B.P. Mahesh Chandra Guru’s memorial in Gundlupet dedicated on his first death anniversary
Prof Guru’s uncompromising rationality and his extraordinary commitment to justice left an indelible mark on his students. They...
Obituary: When Dishom Guru’s defiant dares shook the hills
The land on which the public meeting was being held in Bokaro belonged to Bhavesh Manjhi but had...
The teacher who wrote the poem ‘Kanwar Lene Mat Jana’ speaks his mind
“Some good-for-nothing Savarna teachers only kill time in school. Who attends government schools these days? Only children from...
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