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Fighting for a Final Rest: Dalits Build a Wall of Resistance Against Caste Walls
arun Posted On March 26, 2025


In Tamil Nadu, Dalit communities continue to face severe discrimination through the erection of walls that block their access to essential public spaces. These walls are primarily built around cremation grounds, forcing Dalits to take longer routes for cremation, everyday […]


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Tirunelveli Records 1,097 Dalit Atrocity Cases in 5 Years; High Court Directs Tamil Nadu Govt to Provide Enhanced Pension to SC/ST Murder Victims’ Families
arun Posted On March 19, 2025


Affected families are often denied the mandatory family pension as per the 2016 rules. Pension distribution across Tamil Nadu has been uneven, with payments halted for six months since April 2024. Tirunelveli- In a shocking revelation, Tirunelveli district in Tamil […]


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Chains: The Dalit Fight for Dignity in Thenmudiyar
arun Posted On March 18, 2025


About 25 kilometers from Tiruvannamalai city lies Tandram Pettai, and from there, it’s another 10 kilometers to Thenmudiannur-a village where an 80-year-old struggle has been unfolding. I was traveling with R. Annamalai, a member of the CPI(M) district committee, who […]


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Land and Politics: Rights, Representation, and Resource Management Take Center Stage at Chennai Conference — Caste, Gender, and Equity in Focus
arun Posted On March 15, 2025


Chennai-  The intricate relationship between land and politics in India will be under the spotlight at a one-day conference titled “Land and Politics: Intersections of Rights, Representation, and Resource Management”, organized by the All India Forum for Women Intellect (AIFWI) […]


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Why Communal Tension in Tamil Nadu’s Thiruparankundram is Another Warning Signal
arun Posted On March 6, 2025


The Tamil Nadu government’s silence on the matter only adds to the disconcerting scenario, highlighting the need for public attention and unity. Thiruparankundram hill, located on the southwest of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu, houses Sikkander Badusha dargah, Subramaniya Swamy […]


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India’s top court to hear Dalit Catholic discrimination claim
arun Posted On March 5, 2025


India’s Supreme Court has agreed to examine a petition alleging discrimination against Dalit Catholics in a parish in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. Franklin Caesar Thomas, a lawyer representing the Dalits, who occupy the lowest rung in India’s traditional […]


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Transgender women open their first boutique in Chennai’s Saidapet
arun Posted On March 4, 2025


CHENNAI: Chennai has welcomed its first clothing store run by transgender women, ‘Born2Win Trans Boutique’ —an initiative designed to provide employment opportunities and financial independence to members of the transgender community. The boutique, located in Saidapet, was made possible by […]


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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Dalit Christian Discrimination Case in Tamil Nadu
arun Posted On March 2, 2025


The petition alleges caste-based discrimination and the practice of “untouchability” by dominant Catholic Christians within the Church. The petitioners say that caste discrimination is practiced by influential Catholic Christians within the church. New Delhi— The Supreme Court has issued a […]


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VCK holds bike rally to protest caste-based violence
arun Posted On March 1, 2025


Madurai: Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) on Friday organised a bike rally to protest against caste Hindus injuring a dalit youngster allegedly for riding a bullet at Melapidavur village in Sivaganga district. VCK general secretary and Kattumannarkoil MLA M Sinthanai Selvan […]


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‘TN resists Hindi domination because we know where it ends, the extinguishing of ancient languages’: ML Stalin to DMK cadres
arun Posted On March 1, 2025


CM Tamil Nadu, MK Stalin has, in a creative political assault against the union government’s push to a monolithic state, has penned three letters to his cadres; on three consecutive days: these letters explain how many Indian languages Hindi has […]


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