From refusing permission to carry the idols during the annual festival procession to denying membership in church committees, Dalit Christians say the discrimination continues even after death. By Nacchinarkkiniyan M TIRUCHY: Over 110 years have passed since St Mary Magdalene […]
Congress leader Priyank Kharge on May 31, reacted to Rahul Gandhi’s statement on Muslims that he made in the US. He said that minorities are feeling insecure in the country. While speaking to media persons, Priyank Kharge said, “Don’t you […]
Targeting the BJP-led government, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said, “what is happening to Muslims in India today, happened to Dalits in the 1980s” and it has “to be fought with affection”. By Agency Speaking at the ‘Mohabbat Ki […]
For the first six-and-half-months of India’s independence, Dalit Muslims were entitled to reservations under Article 341 of the Constitution. However, on August 10, 1950, the President removed Dalit Muslims from the list of disadvantaged communities who needed reservations. Story by […]
There was no one at home. Alleged gangrape of a 16-year-old Dalit girl after abducting her from home. Accused 6 people. Hussainabad incident of Jhaardkhand. Allegations, the accused used to keep the videos of the incident. Show the fear that […]
Data points to falling Muslim enrolment. This level of absolute decline has not happened in the recent past for any group Written by Christophe Jaffrelot , Kalaiyarasan A The recently released All India Survey on Higher Education 2020–21 shows some […]
Despite the common belief that caste does not exist in Islam, the use of caste slurs in derogatory contexts and the prevalence of endogamy among Muslims in Kashmir suggest the presence of a systemic discriminatory caste system. Hafsa Sayeed Growing […]
Adivasi, Muslim and upper-caste Hindu men have a shorter lifespan than their women From CK Nayak NEW DELHI, May 3: Members of the Scheduled Tribes are likely to die earlier than the Scheduled Castes, upper caste Hindus and Muslims, a […]
‘The government shifts for development where the brahmins, upper caste, and upper class settle. And in turn, these development projects shift the Adivasis, Dalits, Muslims and poor away from the vicinity of the development.’ Aloka Kujur There has been an […]
Several prominent figures have criticised the rationalisation of the textbooks, alleging that it was being done to erase the influence of the Mughal Empire in India. By Donna Eva BENGALURU: Chapters on the Mughal Empire, central Islamic lands, democracy and […]
