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The Mysore University professor of media studies says implementation of reservation in India’s private sector – which includes most of the media organizations – is the surest way to make the media more representative

As the media remained engrossed in the unveiling of the 182-metre statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Prime Minister Narendra Modi posing next to it, and the colourful balloons floating over it, it failed to see 75,000 Tribals peacefully protesting, black balloons released not too far away from the statue and a black flag raised atop a nearby hill. Kumar Sameer reports

Recently, Maharashtra police arrested five intellectuals and social activists in connection with the Bhima-Koregaon violence. The Supreme Court has ordered that they be placed under house arrest till 7 September. The arrests have triggered a debate. Amid this debate, Premkumar Mani issues a rejoinder to the queries raised with regard to one of his articles

While only 7.5 per cent seats in the Shiksha Shastri course are reserved for STs, they account for nearly 30 per cent of all students in the course across the country

Recently, while burning copies of the Constitution at Jantar-Mantar in New Delhi, the savarnas raised anti-Modi slogans. They have been using social media, too, to vent their ire at the prime minister. Siddharth finds out what has set off this trend

Adivasi author Gladson Dungdung writes prolifically on Adivasis’ struggles for their identity and on their existence. He tells Vidya Bhushan Rawat about the challenges facing his community

Among the delisted magazines and journals are those with poor content but there also those known for their highly creative and quality research. It is not a coincidence then that journals and magazines taking a progressive and anti-casteism stand have faced the axe

The authors of Hindu scriptures have categorized Asurs in different ways. However, today, the Asur community spread over Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and other states exists as three subgroups. Their communal existence has come into question, having been overlooked by both the proponents of the mainstream idea of development and those who exploit water, forests and land under government protection

The traditions of the indigenous inhabitants are more or less the same across the country – whether it is the Asurs of Jharkhand, who worship their god Bonga and Sarna Mai, or the villages of Bundelkhand, where Bada Dev and Mahishasur are revered. But the brahmanical and neo-liberal forces pose a major threat to the culture of the indigenous peoples

The government is slashing the budgetary allocations for the Dalits and the Tribals. In the last two budgets alone, they have come down by Rs 2.30 lakh crore. If this amount is divided equally among all Dalits and Adivasis, each of them would get Rs 10,000