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Marginalised students of JNU can now speak for themselves: Bhupali Magare, President, BAPSA

By Atul Anand and Dhrubo Jyoti for Twocircles.net Bhupali Magare, one of the students suspended from JNU for speaking out against the authoritarian decisions...

Remembering the Nellie Massacre of 18 February 1983

By Nilim Dutta, Even after three decades of the Nellie Massacre, Muslims in Assam continue to face violence and displacement. Muslim villagers in the Amguri Relief Camp in Chirang District of Assam in September 2012.

फर्जी ग्राम सभा आयोजित कर अदानी को दिया खदान, बस्तर के आदिवासियों ने किया...

मंगल कुंजम, TwoCircles.net भारतीय संविधान की पांचवी अनुसूची में प्राप्त अधिकारों को बचाने के लिए हज़ारों की संख्या में आदिवासियों ने पहली बार बैलाडिला क्षेत्र,...

Meet Seral Murmu, a tribal filmmaker telling untold stories of tribals through his films

By Nazish Hussain, TwoCircles.net  Thirty-four-year-old Seral Murmu hails from Ghatsila in East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, a place known for copper mining. While growing up...

Manipur’s first Chief Minister Md Alimuddin remembered

By Dr Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: Md Alimuddin, the first Chief Minister of Manipur after it attained statehood, was remembered on the 42nd foundation day of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Centre, which later developed into Manipur University (MU).

Entrepreneur Habib Chowdhury spreading aroma in Laos to strengthen India’s ‘look east’ policy

Chowdhury is the founding chairman of HSMM Group that has become the largest Agarwood and Agar based Product’s Company in South East Asia from a humble background in Assam. By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net, Guwahati: Lao People’s Democratic Republic (LPDR) is a small yet beautiful country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south, and Thailand to the west.

बस्तरिया आदिवासी संस्कृति का हिस्सा नहीं है “दीपावली”

By राकेश दर्रो, TwoCircles.net यह कहना गलत नहीं होगा कि आदिवासी संस्कृति का हिस्सा नहीं है दीपों का पर्व दीपावली क्योंकि बस्तरिया आदिवासी दीपावली पर्व...

Leela Santhosh: Kerala’s first Adivasi filmmaker who wants to tell the real stories of...

By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net Kerala is often presented as one of the most equitable states in the nation; a state where (at least relatively) your...

Role of Akram Hussain Saikia in the freedom struggle of India

Remembering the nationalist Muslim leader on the completion of the Birth Centenary Celebration By Nurur Rahim Majumdar, The role played by the Muslim nationalist leaders of Assam in the freedom struggle of India cannot be ignored. These Muslim nationalist leaders whether they are from Assam Valley or from Barak Valley have equally played their vital role in India’s struggle for freedom. Every movement whether it is Khilafat Movement or it is Quit India Movement (Bharat Chhodo Andolon or August Kranti) which was started as a Civil Disobedience movement in India in response to Mahatma Gandhi’s call for immediate Independence, the Muslim nationalist leaders of Assam equally responded to the call of Mahatma Gandhiji.

Anti-caste poet Lokshahir Shantanu Kamble passes away in Nashik at the age of 39

By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net In a terrible jolt to the Ambedkarite movement in Maharashtra, Shahir Shantanu Kamble, a 39-year-old poet on whose life the...

Adivasi girl Rajeshwari: First sarpanch of AIMIM in Maharashtra

By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net Nandurbar (Maharshtra) In a recent political development in  Maharashtra state, an Adivasi girl Rajeshwari Valvi from Nandurbar registered a win in panchayat...

Assam teen writes novel on ‘Generation Gap’

Tawhid Laskar, 16, is believed to be the youngest writer in Assam and undoubtedly the youngest Muslim debut writer of the region By Maruf Alom, Hojai (Assam): Simple, soft spoken, shy in nature but confident in outlook, thin in shape; this is all about a teenager of Hojai – a tiny town of Assam. During my last visit home in March 2015, I met him for the first time.

Dimapur burns as rape accused hanged by protestors

By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent, Dimapur (Nagaland): In a hair rising incident, a rape accused was paraded naked in streets, lynched and later hanged in full public glare at Dimapur, the capital of northeastern state of Nagaland, on Thursday. The incident was widely reported by local television channels and also those from the neighbouring Assam. Police said, one Syed Sarif Khan had allegedly raped a girl on February 24. Following the complaint lodged by the girl, police arrested Khan from his residence.

Kerala mourns the demise of ‘Doctor of Poor’

Dr P C Shanavas, popularly known as ‘Doctor of Poor’ was under severe stress after he was ‘punished’ by back-to-back transfers for daring to stand against corrupt health department officials and medicine mafia. By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Kozhikode: The death of the doctor working among the tribes and poor men shocked the beneficiaries of his philanthropic activities. Native of Vadapuram in Malappuram district, Dr P C Shanavas, popularly known as ‘Doctor of Poor’, died on Saturday due to cardiac attack that occurred on his way back to home from Kozhikode.

Establishment of Block Institute of Teachers Education lagging in Minority Concentrated Blocks

By Amjad Suri and Mohammed Imteyaz Ahmed for Twocircles.net The Sarvasiksha Abhiyan (SSA) was introduced in 2000 to bridge the gap between the social...

Brahminical environmentalism the reason behind attack on FRA: Abhay F. Xaxa

Text and video by Atul Anand, TwoCircles.net On February 28, 2019, Birsa Ambedkar Phule Student’s Association (BAPSA) at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi organised a...

Shikha Mandi: The first Radio Jockey to host a show in Santhali language

By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net Santhali might be the language of over 40 lakh people in four states, but it has rarely received the promotion or...

गुमनाम और हाशिए से दूर हैं ‘वन गुर्जर’

आस मोहम्मद कैफ,​ ​TwoCircles.net​ ​ सहारनपुर: ​सहारनपुर से बिजनौर तक फैले जंगलो के ऊंचे​ ​पहाड़ी इलाके में लाखों वन गुर्जर रहते है. ​ये लोग जानवरों के...

Chandan Boro: Son of a sweeper from Assam selected for Football training in Germany

By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net Udalguri, Assam: Harisinga is a sleepy town in Assam’s Udalguri district along the India-Bhutan international border. Handicapped by insurgency till...

Social Networking Forum solves water problems in Nashik; frees 11 Adivasi villages from drought

TCN News Many villages in Maharashtra are facing water problems and have been as drought prone areas. The situations of Adivasi villages are taught to...

Manipuris pay homage to the martyrs of June 18 uprising

By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: The people of Manipur paid homage to those who laid down their lives for the cause of safeguarding the territorial integrity of the state during the June 18, 2001 uprising against the extension of the cease fire agreement signed between Government of India and NSCN-IM on June 18, 2014.

When Baduria and Basirhat burnt, Uttar Dinajpur rose in protests too against the rape...

By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net In the first week of July, Bengal was engulfed in communal tension, with the North 24 Parganas simmering with incidents...

Schedule Tribe across Tamil Nadu except for one district: The curious case of Erode...

By Amit Kumar, Twocircles.net Erode: Some refer to it as a bureaucratic mistake, while others blame it to caste politics, yet for 30,000 people of...

The University is a Graveyard. Burn it down

By Anubhuti Agnes Bara for TwoCircles.net “…It leads to no good if institutions that grant titles, qualifications, and other prerequisites for life or a profession...

Standing struggle by Kerala adivasis ends; state agrees to most of their demands

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Thiruvananthapuram: After 162 days, the Standing Struggle staged by the adivasis demanding rightful ownership of their lands came to a successful end on Thursday. Started under the aegis of the Adivasi Gothra Maha Sabha (AGMS), the struggle ended following an assurance given by the meeting of the ministerial committee to agree to the demands raised by the tribal community.

A book on history of Muslims in Manipur released at Imphal

By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: A book titled, Nongsamei Puya (Pangal Khunthoklon), which records the history of Muslim settlement in Manipur, edited by M.A. Janab Khan and O. Bhogeswar Singh was released on October 23, 2014 at Manipur Press Club, Imphal.

Jananeta Irabot remembered on 118th birth anniversary

By Dr. Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: A procession carrying the portrait of Hijam Irabot among other events marked the 118th birth anniversary of Lamyanba Hijam Irabot observed across the state. Considered as the father of modern Manipur, Irabot was a versatile personality who made his mark as a writer, politician, journalist and a true revolutionary. Irabot, born on September 30, 1896, stood up boldly and fought relentlessly against all kinds of exploitation prevalent during the period.

Nellie 1983: No justice even after 32 years for Nellie massacre victims

"In Nellie, time stands still. No socio-economic development has taken place in the area. Where and how to get justice for the victims? ​​By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net, Guwahati: It has been 32 years. Though the world has witnessed a sea change around him, nothing has changed for Sirajuddin Ahmed. The pain and agony still haunts him and he says, it will probably continue till his last breath.

Adivasi, Muslim and Dalit organizations jointly hoist national flag and condemn growing atrocities

By TCN News, Jaipur: As many as fifteen Dalit, Muslim and Adivasi organizations jointly celebrated Independence Day here and hold a program in favour of...

Reduction in scholarship allocation for Dalit students a major concern, shows that Dalits, Adivasis...

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter The Union Budget presented today by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley received sharp criticism from the National Campaign for Dalit Human Rights...

Quran, Assamese, English and Computers, madrassas teach them all

By A Ghiasuddin, TwoCircles.net, Guwahati: Madrassas across the country earned a bad name after the Burdwan bomb blast in October. Allegations, including by sections of the media, flew in thick and fast that anti-national lessons are taught at madrassas and that these institutions are a hub of terror.

Adivasis have protected the forest and the next generation of people says Neetisha Xalxo

Text and video by Atul Anand, TwoCircles.net On February 28, 2019, Birsa Ambedkar Phule Student’s Association (BAPSA) at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi organized a...

Karnataka: Union cabinet gives ST status to ‘Parivara’ and ‘Talwara’ communities

New Delhi, (IANS): The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the inclusion of the communities 'Parivara' and 'Talawara' in the...

Narayanan M Sankaran: A Ph.D. holder from Kerala who wants to instill Adivasi pride...

By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net Most people would be happy to find work after completing nearly a decade of higher education. But Narayanan M Sankaran, who...

For Adivasi Muslims in Jharkhand, tribal surname holds key to availing land rights

Adivasi Muslims in Jharkhand live a life of struggle as the tiny community fights to retain their tribal status which is key to their...

If Sardar Sarovar is for people of Gujarat, what about us? Ask Adivasis of...

By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net Over the past few years, the Indian state has faced increasing resistance from Adivasis across the nation over land acquisition and...

A generation born in displacement with no land rights: Vallabh Sagar Dam and its...

By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net Over the past few years, the Indian state has faced increasing resistance from Adivasis across the nation over land acquisition and...

What really happened in Dimapur?

Anger against illegal Bangladeshi immigrants spills over to take rape accused person’s life By A Ghyasuddin, TwoCircles.net, A lot has been said by many but the fact remains that there was a serious breach of law and order by Nagaland government and the outcome was killing of an under trial rape accused in a most horrifying way for a modern world.

Separated by a barbed wire, torn apart by politics: Families on the LOC

By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Hunderman Brok (Kargil) : A barbed wire can often represent the idea of security, but...

Students allege discrimination against Dalits, Tribals and Muslims after being denied entry into EFLU...

Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad has come under attack from students for allegedly discriminating against Dalit-Muslim students of the campus,...

Did anti-Dalit WhatsApp messages shared among Savarnas trigger the violence during Bharat Bandh?

By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net The foundations of the Bharat Bandh, which took place on April 2, was laid on March 20, when the Supreme Court...

Jharkhand after 20 years: Rich state, poor people and a tale of betrayal

By Dr. Md Afroz & MD Tabrez Alam, TwoCircles.net Jharkhand is considered one among the richest states in contemporary India because of its rich mineral...

Minor Adivasi girl raped, murdered in West Bengal, locals hit the streets in protest

By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net The gangrape and murder of a minor Adivasi girl in North Dinajpur in West Bengal has resulted in massive protests...

Christians hold mass protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi against ‘attacks on churches’

The demonstrators protested against the recent spate of violence faced by Christians in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka and other places...

Tamil Nadu girl clears the path to become first doctor in her tribe

While NEET has abetted several institutional murders of students hailing from the marginalized groups, 20-year-old student Sangavi from the Malasar tribal community in Coimbatore has...

Why Jharkhand’s Pathalgadi movement is worrying the state government

Shukoh Albadar, TwoCircles.net Merely 40 km away from the Jharkhand’s state capital Ranchi, Khunti, a newly-carved out district is in the limelight across the national...

Assam singer faces gender discrimination; barred from performance as she refused putting traditional chadar

By Abdul Gani, TwoCircles.net, Guwahati: Even as several measures are being taken in minimizing the gender discrimination in the country, a female singer in Assam was barred from performing at a function, allegedly for not wearing a particular kind of dress.

18 castes to be included in ST category

Ranchi: Jharkhand's Bhokta and Puran are among the 18 communities across India that are likely to be designated as Scheduled Tribes (STs) by the...

Documentary film on Forest Man Jadav Payeng of Assam gets award at Cannes

By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: A documentary film on the life of Jadav Payeng, the man who single-handedly created a forest on the Brahmaputra sandbar in Jorhat won award at Cannes.

Gujarat police detain tribal activists ahead of Sardar Patel’s statue inauguration

Ahmedabad, Oct 30 (IANS) Apprehending protests, the Gujarat police on Tuesday detained several tribal leaders and activists in the Narmada district ahead of the...

JUH Maharashtra bears all expenses of marriage of girl whose father was lynched by...

By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net On July 1, 2018, the family of Bharat Bhonsle were left stunned, broken and distraught after they were informed that Bharat...

नरकंकालों पर खड़ा होता कनहर बांध – 3

By सिद्धान्त मोहन, TwoCircles.net, कैसे केवल उत्तर प्रदेश की ही नहीं, झारखंड और छत्तीसगढ़ की भी सरकारें आदिवासियों की समस्याओं को मुआवज़े की कीमत पर तौल रही हैं? क्या होगा कनहर बांध बनने से और राज्यों के बीच किस तरह तनाव पसरा हुआ है... [इस सीरीज़ की पिछली कहानियांअकथ कहानी कनहर की, नरकंकालों पर खड़ा होता कनहर बांध – 1 और नरकंकालों पर खड़ा होता कनहर बांध -2] सोनभद्र: कनहर सिंचाई परियोजना पर ज़मीनी हकीकत को लेकर बहुत सारी सचाईयां उजागर हो चुकी हैं. विकास के नाम पर उत्तर प्रदेश की सपा सरकार जिस तरह से किसानों और आदिवासियों की अमूल्य संपदाओं से खेल रही है, ज़रूरी है कि पार्टी के रिपोर्ट कार्ड में वह भी शामिल हो.

Action plan worked out to get World Heritage tag for Assam’s Charaideo Moidam

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Assam government has prepared an action plan to get the coveted World Heritage site tag for the historic Charaideo Moidam of Ahom era in Assam’s Sivasagar district.

These Tribes in India celebrate Liberation Day not Independence Day

By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net As many as 150  tribes across India observe 31st August as ‘ Liberation Day’ or ‘Vimukti Divas’ because it was on...

“Celebration of love and harvest amid Covid-19,” How Bhil tribes of Gujarat celebrate Holi

The Bhil tribal belt of Gujarat celebrates Holi according to their rituals. The celebration of Holi is integral in the Bhil tribe as it...

How an Adivasi Youth outfit plans to give a tough fight to the BJP...

By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net With Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan set for assembly elections later this year, all political parties are gearing up for elections...

Reservations and Muslims in Telugu States

By Shaik Amer Arafath for TwoCircles.net, When our Constitution was framed, the framers made a special provision with intention to provide equal opportunity in the...

Resurgence and resistance: Convention in TISS, Mumbai celebrates the stories of Adivasi women

By Daisy K, TwoCircles.net Fourteen Adivasi women came together on stage to celebrate their struggles and victories at the Adivasi/Tribal women's convention held at Tata...

Birsa Munda and Eklavya remembered and celebrated at Jalgaon

By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net Jalgaon (Maharashtra) On the occasion of "World indigenous Day "(Jagatik Adivasi Diwas) on 9th August as many as seven thousand Adivasi activists...

Poll official in Assam who cannot vote as he is D voter

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Barpeta: Most unexpected things often happen in India and the elections are also no exception from it. Like many others one Sahjahan Kaji of Assam’s Barpeta is also branded as a Doubtful voter or D voter for his ‘doubtful identity’ as an Indian citizen and he has been barred from voting since 1997.

In Goalpara, a tribal theatre troupe connects people with the nature thanks to Sukracharya...

By Amit Kumar, Twocircles.net Goalpara: The idea of theatre has different connotations and meaning for different people. In its most basic form, it...

In Ambedkar University, an afternoon of Dalit assertion and pride with Ginni Mahi

By Pritam Singh Tinna, Twocircles.net Music events are part and parcel of every University campus, but on February 1, the Ambedkar University campus students witnessed...

Adivasi girl branded ‘mentally ill’ for speaking against discrimination finally allowed to continue her...

By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter Thiruvananthapuram: After suffering for many months, Athira, a tribal student of College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram (CET), is finally upbeat, and for...

How illegal stone quarries are destroying Adivasi villages of Tapi district

By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net Ashokbhai Gamit is a farmer in Vaghpani village of Vyara Taluka, Tapi District. As a farmer, he carries a lot of...

Badruddin Ajmal and Mahmod Madani inaugurated a private hospital in Manipur

By Dr. Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: Lok Sabha MP Maulana Badruddin Ajmal and General Secretary of Jamiat-ul-Ulema-i-Hind Maulana Mahmood Madani inaugurated a private hospital and research institute at Lilong, in Manipur, on October 26, 2014.

Manipur Governor released Belinda Morse’s biography of Ethel Grimwood

By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: The Governor of Manipur V.K. Duggal released the Indian edition of Lady Belinda Morse's book “Calamity & Courage: A Heroine of the Raj” at the Durbar Hall of Raj Bhavan on April 20, 2014. The book narrates the life and ordeal of Ethel Grimwood, wife of the Political Agent of Manipur Frank St.C. Grimwood (1888-1891), ICS, and the political development that led to the Anglo-Manipuri War of 1891. The book was published in 2008 by Book Guild Publishing, London.

What does EWS quota mean for SC, ST, OBCs?

The Supreme Court's reservation for economically weaker sections, especially for the forward castes, has sprung up a debate that it will only create...

Making democracy work when the roads don’t: Voting in Katlicherra, Hailakandi

By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net Hailakandi: The first thing that strikes you about Hailakandi, Assam, is that given the condition of the roads in its neighbouring...

Dalits, Adivasi children locked out of education during Covid-19 lockdown: new report

The report reveals that only 4% of Dalit and Adivasi children have been attending online classes regularly, as opposed to 15% of children overall. Suchitra...

दलित साहित्य समारोह, दूसरे साहित्य समारोह के बीच में एक अलग पहचान

मीना कोटवाल, Twocircles.net दिल्ली। देश में कई तरह के साहित्यिक समारोह होते हैं। लेकिन पिछले दो साल से दिल्ली में दलित साहित्य समारोह का आयोजन किया...

35 years and counting: Adivasis who lost all their land to Machannala Dam in...

By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net Over the past few years, the Indian state has faced increasing resistance from Adivasis across the nation over land acquisition and...

Interaction on leadership skills at Maryam Ajmal Women College in Hojai

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Coinciding with the time when India is getting ready to welcome new leaders to run the country, Maryam Ajmal Women’s College of Science and Technology (MAWCST) at Hojai, about 200 km from state capital Guwahati, organised an interactive session on ‘Leadership Skills’ recently for the benefit of students of the college and their counterparts in other colleges administered by the Ajmal Foundation, one of the leading education NGOs of the North East.

Adivasi women of UP’s Sonbhadra district attacked and arrested by Police for claiming Forest...

By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net   For more than a month, the Adivasis, especially women, of Uttar Pradesh’s Sonbhadra district have been facing police and administrative atrocities...

In pictures: Dalits, Adivasis protest across the nation against change in SC/ST Act

By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net The ruling of the Supreme Court of India pertaining to the Schedule Caste/ Schedule Tribe Act resulted in a “Bharat Bandh”...

Dharmapuri rape: Adivasi girl dies of injuries but police arrests activists for raising the...

By Ira Anbazhagan, TwoCircles.net A week ago, the rape and the subsequent death of an Adivasi minor girl shocked Tamil Nadu. And even as the...

For these girls living in Delhi’s slums, education is a dream fraught with violence,...

By Suprakash Majumdar, TwoCircles.net The first thing Janaki does in the morning is to help her mother prepare food. Beside the chulha (a stove), covering her face...

National Commission for Scheduled Tribes issues notice to BHU over faulty recruitment process

By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net Taking note of the several wrongful recruitments done at the Banaras Hindu University on posts reserved for schedule castes, schedule tribes,...

The Adivasi question in Uttar Pradesh

By Vidya Bhushan Rawat Uttar Pradesh Assembly election dates have been announced. Parties will soon make promises but the condition of Kol adivasis in Bundelkhand...

‘कभी ब्राहमण भी खाते थे गो-मांस’

अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net  रांची (झारखंड) : अखिल भारतीय आदिवासी धर्म परिषद के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष व संयुक्त बिहार के पूर्व विधान पार्षद छत्रपति शाही मुंडा...

Portable water contamination sensor developed

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Two Assam Don Bosco University Researchers of the Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) Department at Don Bosco College of Engineering and Technology (DBCET) have developed an on-the-spot water contamination sensor that can assess whether the amount of metal ions present in water is in the range that is safe for human consumption.

Campaign to provide clothes to Dalit Adivasi children in Maharashtra during Ramadan a huge...

By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net On May 24, TwoCircles.net published a story which showed a unique attempt to bring a smile to the faces of Dalit...

डिजिटल इंडिया का सच : उत्तर प्रदेश का एक थाना ऐसा भी जहां नही...

जितेंद्र गुप्ता Twocircles.net के लिए सोनभद्र : चकाचौंध भरी दुनिया में जहां लोग दूसरे ग्रहों पर जाकर वहां की तस्वीर और अन्य चीजों की...

Nagaland lynching: Grief turns into anger at Khan’s Bosla village in Assam

Brothers reluctant to resume business in Dimapur By A Ghyasuddin, TwoCircles.net, Bosla village, Karimganj (Assam): Many things have been said, many pieces have been written about them. As the time gradually passes, their grief seems to have turned into seething anger here at Bosla village in the Karimganj district – home of the Dimapur rape accused Syed Sarif Uddin Khan.

MIM appeals supporters to join Mumbai’s Dalit mass protest on July 22

By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, Mumbai: In yet another attempt to portray it to be the party of Muslims and Dalits, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen...

Students across Mumbai come out in support of Fathima Latheef, JNU students

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter As the protests across both IIT Madras and JNU surged with more and more students coming out on the streets, hundreds...

Sumeet Samos releases another awesome song ‘Desia Pila Area Khali’

TCN News Sumeet Samos, the young rapper from the Dalit community in Orissa has released yet another song titled “Desia Pila Area Khali” wherein he...

Assam Pradesh Congress Committee hosts iftar congregation in Guwahati

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: The Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) organised a grand iftar get-together on Thursday evening at the New MLA Hostel in the State Capital Complex at Dispur Guwahati. About 300 persons from different walks of life, including Minister and MLAs, took part in the iftar congregation.

Equality, diversity, inclusion: a new concept of future museums

Dr Fatma Faheem Every year on 18 May since 1977, the International Museum Day is observed to raise awareness among people about museums, which are...

Chhattisgarh: What made tribal Christians flee from their villages amid anti-Christian violence?

The tribal Christians from various villages in Chhattisgarh allege large-scale violence against them because of their allegiance to the Christian faith forcing them to...

In Hailakandi, a father-son duo might hold edge over their rivals

By Amit Kumar, Twocircles.net Hailakandi: The district of Hailakandi, Assam, has been a hotspot of political activity in the past few weeks, and...

Police searches at slums in Hyderabad spark fear among slum dwellers

The recent searches carried out by police in several slums in Hyderabad has drawn the ire of the slum-dwellers, who are predominantly Muslim, Dalits...

Why are Jharkhand’s tribals demanding a separate religious code?

The fight for the Sarna Adivasi religious code is quite old. On November 11, 2020, Jharkhand Assembly passed a resolution asking for a separate...

Dalit anger: BJP’s hard core is its own enemy

By Amulya Ganguli The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) owes much of its woes to the reluctance of its core constituency of urban, upper caste, conservative,...

Two months after being attacked by SFI cadre, Dalit student continues to wait for...

By Amit Kumar, Twocircles.net This is the third and final part of a three-part series of stories documenting caste discrimination against Dalit, Bahujan and...

Sharp reactions after rape accused lynched to death in Dimapur, alleged rape victim was...

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Dimapur: A day after killing a rape accused Syed Sarif Uddin Khan in a most inhuman way by a mob lynching and hanging in Dimapur in India’s north-eastern state of Nagaland, people across the region have demanded justice for this barbaric act.

आदिवासी बच्चों को उनकी जड़ों से अलग करते बस्तर के ये स्कूल

अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net दंतेवाड़ा/सुकमा (छत्तीसगढ़) : बस्तर में चल रहे स्कूल ज्ञान के केंद्र होने के बजाय अज्ञान के कीड़े साबित होते जा रहे...

Marathi writer Kavita Mahajan passes away at the age of 51

By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net Marathi writer, poet and translator Kavita Mahajan passed away in Pune at the age of 51. The cause of her death...

Kanhaiya Kumar, other leaders call for ‘non-cooperation movement’ against CAB and NRC in Kolkata...

By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, TwoCircles.net The streets of Kolkata witnessed a massive protest march against the Centre’s move on the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) 2019,...

Why tribals of Manipur won’t accept the controversial Bills pushed by the state government

By Amit Kumar, Twocircles.net Churachandpur, Manipur: It would not be an exaggeration to say that in Manipur, the dominant political discourse you hear...

Ajmal Foundation collaborates with UK based college for employment opportunities

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: The Ajmal Foundation in association of British Deputy High Commission, Kolkata has entered into collaborative arrangements to provide adequate communication and employability skills to the uneducated youths of Assam by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a 100 year old Birmingham (UK) based Bournnville College at Hojai in Assam’s Nagaon district recently.

Tribals to Form Political Party in Kerala

By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net, Thiruvananthapuram: Tribals in Kerala have remained on the periphery of the state's politics, since they have never been paid...

Research fellowship hiked for others; SC/ST, minority scholars feel let down by govt’s biased...

By M Reyaz, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: Research fellows belonging to the scheduled caste, scheduled tribes and minority communities across the country are feeling let down alleging that the central government overlooked them from the recent fellowship hike that their counterparts from other categories received.

जल-जंगल-जमीन, भेदभाव की सरकारी नीतियां के खिलाफ उतरे सैकड़ों दलित-आदिवासी

फ़हमीना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net पिछले साल दो अप्रैल को हुए भारत बंद के बाद फिर देश में भारत बंद रहा। 5 मार्च को होने वाले इस...

Dalits, Adivasis in India pushed out of higher education during Covid-19, new report finds...

A new study by National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR) has found out that with stark social divides, the pandemic has visibilised and...

डेल्टा मेघवाल मरी नहीं, मारी गई है…

अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net नोखा (राजस्थान) : डेल्टा मेघवाल कौन थी? उसमें ऐसा क्या था? जो सभी को अपनी ओर खींचता था? वो क्या कर...

Veteran politician of Manipur Md. Helaluddin Khan passed away

By Dr. Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: Former Minister and veteran politician of Manipur Md. Helaluddin Khan passed away on April 25, 2014 at his residence at Lilong Haoreibi Makha Leikai, in Thoubal District, due to an illness. He was elected to the Manipur Legislative Assembly from the Lilong Assembly Constituency four times. He also held various portfolios including the Department of Revenue and Irrigation & Flood Control as Cabinet Minister. He was 70. The last rite was performed on April 25.

Indian diaspora in London mark Republic Day with protests against Hindutva, attacks on Dalits...

By M Ghazali Khan for TwoCircles.net Instead of hosting and participating in festivities, the UK-based Indian Diaspora marked the Republic Day by organising a protest...

“We are neglected as our vote share is less,” Tamil Nadu’s tribal minorities rue...

Tamil Nadu has less than 1 per cent tribal population. The villagers of Kallar question if they have been neglected because their community has...

Tribal groups aghast with no mention of relief for Adivasis in PM’s Atma-Nirbhar Bharat

TCN News Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an economic package of Rs. 20 lakh crores for a “self-reliant” India on Tuesday with no mention of...

Giving a new life of dignity to the deserted elders

By A Ghiyasuddin, TwoCircles.net, Nalbari (Assam): At the ripe old age of 82, Sarifuddin Ahmed is a solitary soul, although he lives in the midst of a crowded locality. He owns nothing; he has no one that he can call his own. Till recently he was forced to spend days on streets.

Indian tribal women’s ‘smart’ ride to economic self-reliance

By Anurag Dey  Sahebganj (Jharkhand), (IANS): Her thumbs flying fast over the touchscreen of her smartphone, Purnima Mahato, 35, of this tribal village in Jharkhand,...

The 40-year wait of a community to start life outside the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve

By Amit Kumar, Twocircles.netGudalur, Tamil Nadu: The Indian experience of wildlife and forest conservation has been synonymous with forced evictions, mostly of tribals, from...

22nd anniversary of Babri Masjid demolition observed in Manipur

By Dr. Syed Ahmed for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: Like in other parts of India, the 22nd anniversary of the demolition of Babri Masjid was observed in Manipur too. The anniversary was observed by All India Imam Council (AIIC), Manipur chapter on December 6, 2014 at the Conference Hall of Lilong Haoreibi College at Lilong.

Love for language of an Urdu teacher in Guwahati

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Ibrahim Ali is the lone warrior in his field. He fights all alone for his love and he will dedicate his life this way. His love is a language, one of the sweetest – Urdu. He is one of the prime reasons why many students and professionals come to learn Urdu at Guwahati’s Mother Ayesha High School.

Maulana Abul Hussain Sabiri, first North-East India Jamaat member, no more

A prolific poet, his Urdu poem Tarana-e-Assam is part of the 12th class curriculum of the state education board of Assam. By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Maulana Abul Hussain Mazumdar – popularly known as Sabiri Saab – the eminent Islamic scholar, writer as well as the first Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) member from the north-east India, has passed away.

In Meghalaya, end of mining activity has workers facing an uncertain future

By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net Ladrymbai (East Jaintia Hills): For Mohammed Abdullah, May 15 is an important, and probably a life-changing, date. The 45-year-old, a...

May Day: ‘No way out of tea estates,’ housing woes, low wages compel workers...

Assam’s tea estates contribute to more than fifty percent of the total tea production in India. However, the workers working at these estates have...

Arbitrary land acquisition in the name of Sports University at Manipur

By Noorshafi A K for TwoCircles.net, The Narendra Modi government’s recent decision to set up national-level Sports Academies has been highly appreciated and is being welcomed with applause and happiness in the sport loving state of Manipur.

सोनभद्र: कोई नहीं चाहता कि आदिवासी अपनी ज़मीन पर चुनाव लड़े

सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net ओबरा(सोनभद्र): संविधान की भाषा में आदिवासी से ज्यादा जनजाति शब्द प्रचलित है, और आरक्षण की भाषा में बात करें तो जनजातियां अनुसूचित...

Alumnus CEO of Don Bosco tells students how to own a company

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: An entrepreneur from Nagaland who made it big in the national scene is back in the region with a mission to launch the IT revolution in the remotest and challenging areas of northeast India.

कठुआ पीड़िता के बकरवाल समाज से इस लड़के ने लिखी कामयाबी की दास्तान…

अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net मुसलमानों के गुर्जर बकरवाल आदिवासी समाज से ये अब तक की सबसे बेहतरीन कहानी है. इस बकरवाल समाज के अतुल...

सवाल : एकमात्र मुस्लिम आदिवासी समुदाय वन गुर्जरो की परवाह किसे है !

<अहमद क़ासिम Twocircles.net के लिए उत्तराखंड के पौड़ी गढ़वाल ज़िले में रेवासन नदी के किनारे बसे इस गाँव का नाम नत्थू चोड़ है. घने...

Why Kaziranga farmers believe they get a raw deal in the name of conservation

Text and Video by Amit Kumar and Saptarshi Gogoi Nandeshwar Pegu is a farmer in his 70s and supports his large family in Belogudi village....

‘Left, farmers’ movement ignore distinction between peasants, labourers

Interview with Gita Ramaswamy, author of “Land, Guns, Caste, Woman—The Memoir of a Lapsed Revolutionary” Aatika S | TwoCircles.net In this interview, the author talks...

Ajmal Group of Colleges shines in HS Final

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: The Management of Ajmal Foundation has congratulated all the achiever students of Ajmal Group of Colleges for their outstanding performance in the HS Final Examination-2014. “All of you really made us proud and we wish that all of you will carry a touch of humanity wherever you go for pursuing your higher education and build a successful career for yourself,” said Khasrul Islam, Manager, Ajmal Foundation in a message to the students, adding “We also acknowledge and congratulate the sincere and dedicated efforts of the principals, teaching staff and non-teaching staff of Ajmal Group of Colleges without which this journey towards excellence wouldn’t have been possible.” It may be mentioned here that Ajmal Group has 14 colleges spread across Assam.

‘Denial of BC community certificate to converted Muslims deprival of fundamental rights’: Madras HC

By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, Chennai: In an unprecedented judgement, Madras High Court has held that a Hindu backward class (BC) woman shall be considered...

President attended the 14th Convocation of Manipur University

By Dr. Syed Ahmed, for TwoCircles.net, Imphal: President of India Pranab Mukherjee attended the 14th Convocation of Manipur University (MU) on April 29, 2014...

Not far from Ghazipur protest site, Gadia Lohar community struggle for housing rights

The Gadia Lohar population has been widely ignored by central and state policies and has been unable to take advantage of government programs. Owing...

Dalit Sahitya Samman Sammelan held at Imphal

By Dr Syed Ahmed, TwoCircles.net, Imphal: Awards were conferred to as many as 80 persons working in different fields in recognition of their dedication to...

Dalits and Tribals call for Bharat Band on March 5

TCN News Tribals and Dalits have called for a nation wide bandh tomorrow march 5th, 2019, Tuesday to protest the SC order for eviction of...

Gujjar-Bakerwal villages in J&K facing water blockade following protests over rape of 8-year-old girl,...

By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Kathua: As protests against the alleged rape and murder of an eight-year-old tribal girl intensify across the Jammu and Kashmir,...

With no institutional mechanisms, discrimination and harassment are everyday ordeals for tribal students

By Daisy K, TwoCircles.net In yet another kind of institutionalised murder, Dr. Payal Tadvi, a 26 year old Post Graduate Student  at Mumbai’s famed BYL...

Ajmal Group to set up more colleges in Assam

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: The Ajmal CSR has announced its plan to set up 10 new colleges in Assam including one in Bodoland Territorial Aare Districts (BTAD) during the year 2015. It was declared during the three-day annual convention of Ajmal CSR officials and heads of institutions run by the Ajmal Group in Assam’s Hojai.

Kis Kis Ko Qaid Karoge: Delhi to witness a protest against arrest of Dalit...

By TCN News: We are living in strange times where speaking out the truth, demanding your rights, standing up against injustices and atrocities are seen...

Bappu Haji: An octogenarian who lives only to serve others

By Shafeeq Hudawi, Twociricles.net For Bappu Haji, charity has never been an option; it is more of way of live. Nearly 40 years ago,...

Adivasi villages in Jharkhand, Odisha face severe neglect, reveals new report

The report titled “Status of Adivasi Livelihoods 2021” highlights the difficulties and scarcities faced by the tribal communities. Muhammed Nihad PV | TwoCircles.net NEW DELHI —...

…और मैंने नोखा को ‘डेल्टा’ के लिए लड़ते हुए देखा

दलित छात्रा डेल्टा मेघवाल की उनके कॉलेज परिसर में हुई विवादित मौत पर देश भर में चर्चा और चिंता है. कॉलेज-प्रशासन जहां इसे आत्महत्या...

Aadivasi’s cultural identity in Jharkhand’s under assault

By Vidya Bhushan Rawat As I boarded the Rajdhani express from New Delhi for Parasnath for my intended visit to Jharkhand...

UPSC topper Ira Singhal motivates NE students

TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Guwahati: Ira Singhal, the first differently abled woman to top the civil services examination advised the young students to keep...

Fraternity Movement demands justice for Payal Tadwi

By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net The Fraternity Movement Kerala organized protest gatherings in the government medical colleges in the state demanding justice for Dr Payal Tadwi,...

Hanging by the leaves: Overwork, meager income, price rise mars livelihood of these Adivasi...

By Nazish Hussain, TwoCircles.net Every morning the daily market area of Ranchi is occupied by scores of women coming from rural areas in the periphery...

तीर कमान से लैस ग्रामीणों के विरोध के बावजूद दंतेवाड़ा जिले के पोटाली में...

By मंगल कुंजम, TwoCircles.net छत्तीसगढ़ दंतेवाड़ा :-  जिले से दूर नक्सल प्रभावित अरनपुर थाना क्षेत्र में नए कैम्प खोलने को लेकर इलाके के  ग्रामीण लगातार...

सवालों के प्रहार तले डेल्टा मेघवाल की मौत

अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net नोखा (राजस्थान) : राजस्थान के बीकानेर जिले के नोखा में स्थित ‘श्री जैन आदर्श कन्या शिक्षक-प्रशिक्षण महाविद्यालय’ के परिसर में हुई...

Inner Line Permit issue has Biharis in Manipur on the edge

By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net Imphal, Manipur: Anil Kumar Gupta, 56, runs a tea stall in Imphal. Although his roots go back to...

नरकंकालों पर खड़ा होता कनहर बांध – 2

By सिद्धान्त मोहन, TwoCircles.net, दो सालों बाद होने वाले चुनावों के लिए बांध को रिपोर्ट कार्ड में शामिल करने के लिए समाजवादी पार्टी क्या नीति अपना रही है और दुद्धी, सोनभद्र के अस्पतालों में घायलों का आंखों-देखा हाल... [इस सीरीज़ की पिछली कहानियां – अकथ कहानी कनहर की और नरकंकालों पर खड़ा होता कनहर बांध – 1]

Waterfalls, tribals and animals be damned: Why the proposed Athirapally dam is a disaster...

This is the first in a two-part series on the proposed Athirapally dam in the Thrissur district of Kerala, and how it will destroy...

Farmers ‘crack whip’ on Maharashtra government

Mumbai (IANS): For the second time in 10 months, Maharashtra farmers cracked the whip on the government to turn spotlight on the grave agrarian...

MP: Three arrested for vandalising, torching church in Narmadapuram 

Some religious texts and furniture were destroyed in the fire and the word 'Ram' was written on the wall inside the prayer hall.  Huneza...

Amid COVID-19 lockdown, Adivasis in West Bengal find themselves cash-strapped, uncertain for future

By Rezwan Myenuddin, TwoCircles.net West Bengal: As the majority of Indian families are coping with the pandemic and finding it difficult to earn a decent...

In J&K, Gujjar community threatens state-wide agitation against alleged rape and murder of eight-year-old...

By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Jammu: On Thursday, January 18, Jammu and Kashmir woke up to a terrible news of the death of an eight-year-old...
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