Notice to Delhi government, AAI over failure to rehabilitate Dalits

New Delhi (IANS) : The National Human Rights Commission on Monday issued notice to the Delhi government and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) following...

Congress protests tribals’ victimisation in Gujarat

By IANS, Gandhinagar: The opposition Congress staged a walk-out from the Gujarat assembly Thursday, protesting remarks from the treasury benches that many of the tribals were Maoists. The walk-out came at the end of a daylong debate on the budgetary demands for the forest and tribal welfare department when Forest Minister Mangubhai Patel was giving his reply.

भारत के हिंदू राष्ट्र बनने में सबसे बड़ी बाधा डॉ. अम्बेडकर —अनिल चमड़िया

TwoCircles.net News Desk बलिया : भाजपा डॉ. अम्बेडकर के विचारों की हत्या करने के लिए अभियान चला रही है. जिसमें दलित समाज से आने वाले...

Vidyarthi Sena goondagiri on Christian educational institutions

URGENT PRESS RELEASE THE BOMBAY CATHOLIC SABHA CONDEMNS INTIMIDATORY TACTICS BY BVS ON SCHOOLS AND URGES THE DEPUTY CM / HOME MINISTER R.R PATIL TO PROVIDE PROTECTION TO SCHOOLS AND ITS PERSONNEL. The Editor, Dear Madam / Sir, We are watching with dismay the goondagiri and strong arm tactics of the BVS on the Principals and Convent Schools in Dadar. We condemn such attempts to terrorise the Convent Schools and its Personnel. There are better ways to handle issues across the table and sort them out. We have also learnt through reliable sources that the grouse with

100 Gujarat Dalits embrace Buddhism

Amreli (Gujarat), (IANS): At least 100 Dalits in Amreli district in Gujarat on Thursday embraced Buddhism in protest against government inaction over the death of...

दिल्ली में हाथरस जैसी वारदात, 9 साल की मासूम को बलात्कार के बाद जलाया

विशेष संवाददाता। Twocircles.net राष्ट्रीय राजधानी दिल्ली में 'हाथरस कांड' जैसी रेप वारदात सामने आई हैं। श्मशान घाट में लगे वाटर कूलर से पानी लेने...

Non-Brahmin priests will ensure social justice: CPI-M

New Delhi, (IANS): The appointment of 36 non-Brahmin priests, including six Dalits, in temples in Kerala is a "major step" to ensure that "all Hindu...

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...

Mayawati to begin UP campaign Thursday

Lucknow : Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati would begin a whirlwind tour of Uttar Pradesh, her home state, from Thursday, a party leader...

An open letter to Rohith Vemula on behalf of murdered Muslim techie

By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, The whole country is soothing with sad demise of Rohith Vemula, 26, a research scholar from a Dalit community who was...

Furore in Maharashtra as 3 Dalit boys paraded nude for swimming in village well

Jalgaon (Maharashtra) (IANS): In a shocking incident, three minor Dalit boys were stripped, beaten and paraded nude in a village here for allegedly swimming...

वाराणसी: नेपाली नागरिक का सर मुंडवाकर लिख दिया ‘जय श्री राम’

स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर । TwoCircles.net  प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी के लोकसभा क्षेत्र वाराणसी में एक कट्टर हिंदु संगठन विश्व हिंदू सेना ने एक बेहद हैरतअंगेज कारनामा किया है।...

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...

Undermining Democracy: Stifling Academic Institutions

Kanhaiya Kumar: JNU and University Autonomy By Ram Puniyani On the back of the death of Rohith Vemula in Hyderabad Central University (HCU), one of...

‘Urban manifesto’ ahead of Maharashtra elections highlights issues of the marginalised

By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net With elections in Maharashtra just a week away, members of the civil society have prepared a manifesto with urban livelihood issues...

Seven more Dalit suicide bids in Gujarat; 30 attempts so far

Ahmedabad : Seven persons, including two women, from the Dalit community, on Friday tried to commit suicide as protests continued against the July 11...

Mahadalit exodus: Bihar to develop Pura as model village

Patna : Pura village, which witnessed an exodus by hundreds of Mahadalits who were threatened by upper caste men, will be developed as a...

Despite improvements, gaps between Dalits and upper castes persists: Prof. Thorat

By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net, Waltham, Massachusetts: Economic conditions of Dalits have improved in the last sixty years but the gap between Dalits (Scheduled Castes) and higher continues continue to persists, argued Prof. Sukhadeo Thorat of Indian Institute of Dalit Studies. Prof. Thorat was giving the opening lecture at the two-day Symposium on the Annihilation of Caste: The Unfinished Legacy of Dr B.R. Ambedkar which began here on Saturday. The symposium is being organized by the Center for Global Development and Sustainability in Brandeis University.

All Dalits should be equal before the law

By Madhu Chandra The struggle between Upper Caste and oppressed communities of India has reached its crucial juncture. The presidential reservation facilities preserved in Indian Constitution is most precious gift given to Indian oppressed class community. This legal framework to protect and preserve the underprivileged communities of India has been under attack again and again by high caste minority ruler of the country.

How a new documentary aims to break the “upper”-caste hegemony over who ‘explains’ Ambedkar

By Daisy K, TwoCircles.net How does one interpret the life and works of Dr BR Ambedkar? Who speaks for, about him, and where? What is...

Brandeis becomes first US University to prohibit caste discrimination

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter The President of Brandeis University, Ron Liebowitz, made an announcement today to all students, faculty, and staff that the university will...

नौकरानी को प्रताड़ित करने वाली रांची की भाजपा नेता गिरफ्तार

स्टाफ रिपोर्टर। Two circles.net रांची से इंसानियत को कलंकित करने वाला मामला सामने आया है। यहां एक 29 वर्षीय आदिवासी महिला को पिछले आठ वर्षों...

Complaint filed against caste panchayat in Rajasthan

Jaipur : A complaint was registered Tuesday against some members of a caste panchayat in Rajasthan's Rajsamand district after they allegedly ostracized members of...

Eight JNU students suspended for speaking out against fees hike and other discriminatory orders

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter New Delhi: Eight Dalit, Adivasi and minority students of Jawaharlal University (JNU) were suspended with immediate effect and their...

रोहित वेमुला के नाम मार डाले गए एक होनहार का ख़त

By ए मिरसाब, TwoCircles.net देश में हैदराबाद विश्वविद्यालय के छात्र रोहित वेमुला की मृत्यु के बाद एक शोक और आक्रोश का मिश्रित माहौल है. विश्वविद्यालय...

Database for hate violence launched in Delhi; to help encourage community reporting of such...

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter The Documentation of the Oppressed (DOTO)- a national Database on hate violence-was launched today at the Constitution Club in Delhi. The database,...

Rajasthan has become a living hell for Dalits: Renu Meghwanshi, state secretary, Mahila Congress

Renu Meghwanshi is no stranger to fighting against Dalit atrocities. She might be contesting from the Congress now, but prior to this, she was...

Rohith Vemula’s brother to get job: Delhi government

New Delhi : The Delhi government said on Wednesday it would give a job to the brother of Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula of...

बिजनौर में बन रही है बसपा की दलित-मुस्लिम एकता की नर्सरी

आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net बिजनौर: दलितों की देवी के तौर पर प्रचार पाने वाली मायावती ने अपना पहला चुनाव बिजनौर लोकसभा से लड़ा था. उनका...

Muslims would do well to take lessons from the Dalit agitation

By Aijaz Zaka Syed for Twocircles.net Since the change of guard in India two years ago, it has been one hell of a ride...

VIPs visit murdered Dalit woman’s mother, probe continues

Perumbavoor (Kerala) : A stream of high-profile people are visiting a hospital here in Ernakulam district to meet the mother of a poor Dalit...

दलित युवाओं के लिए ‘आदर्श मानव ‘ बन गए है चन्द्रशेखर

आस मोहम्मद कैफ, सहारनपुर- छूटमलपुर से 90 किमी दूर बिजनोर बाईपास के पास मीरापुर में कुछ लड़के क्रिकेट खेल रहे है,गेंद को अपनी रेंज में...

Betrayed by Congress, Dalit Christians should give a chance to BJP, casteism has no...

By TCN News, New Delhi: The Christian organization Poor Christian Liberation Movements (PCLM), on 3rd April, has alleged that the Congress led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has been luring three crore Dalit Christians by promising them to give the status of Scheduled Caste for the last two and half decades, but it has never been honest to its commitments.

I didn’t recommend beef consumption: BJP MP

New Delhi : BJP MP Udit Raj on Monday clarified that he did not advocate beef consumption when he quoted Usain Bolt's coach as...

Man weds widow in front of Gandhi statue

Patna : Breaking with tradition, a man married a widow in front of a statue of Mahatma Gandhi, whom they termed a 'witness' like...

Armed with a camera and the Law, Bipin Solanki aims to end manual scavenging...

By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net Manual scavenging, a curse of the caste system, remains one of the most degrading jobs in the country for the Dalits....

USA ought to mobilize UN for transforming global monetary system

Ref: To avoid man made financial Tsunamis, Federal interest cut not enough.

Dear Sir

Last week's interest rate cut by Federal Reserve of USA which again injected life in share market of India which got decimated after fall of SENSEX from 22,000 to 16,000 has proved (if at all any proof was needed) that sovereignty in contemporary world has no meaning in traditional sense of the term and USA is economically all powerful to influence economies of various countries including of India, especially in this age of globalization.

I Feel Unmistakable Sense of Belonging: Rishab Dahiya, the Photographer Behind  Powerful Photographs of...

Aatika S | Twocircles.net Aatika S. interviews Rishab Dahiya, a dalit photographer and a filmmaker who is famous for clicking powerful pictures of members of...

Thousands mourn slain Dalit litterateur Kirwale

Kolhapur (Maharashtra), (IANS): Thousands of people on Saturday gathered at the home of noted Dalit litterateur Krishna Kirwale, who was murdered by a carpenter...

Nationalism is core identity of BJP, says Modi

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that the "nationalism" was core identity of the BJP and called upon party workers...

Golden opportunity for both China and Tibetans

Ref: - China should exploit political weakness of India and USA & its democratic allies. Dear Sir

Yechury seeks Mukherjee’s intervention in Hyderabad varsity issue

Hyderabad: CPI-M general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Wednesday sought President Pranab Mukherjee's intervention in the University of Hyderabad issue, where a Dalit research scholar...

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...

Solidarity Demonstration in London for JNU Students

By M Ghazali Khan for TwoCircles.net, London (UK): Expressing solidarity with Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students, many former students demonstrated outside Indian High Commission...

Soren rules out change in tribal land right acts

By IANS, Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren Monday said that no changes would be made in legislations governing the tribal land rights. "There is no move to make any amendments in the existing two acts formulated to protect the land right of the tribals," Soren said while replying to a query by a Congress legislator in the state assembly. Last week Soren reportedly said that amendments would be made in the Chhota Nagpur Tenancy (CNT) Act.

Incriminating documents in Volcker report against Sonia allegedly with USA.

Ref: - Why Sonia not prosecuting Swamy for charges of USA (through her) blackmailing India in Indo-US nuclear deal? Dear Sir

50 injured in police, protestors clash in Patna

Patna : At least 50 people, including 12 police officers, were injured here on Friday afternoon when police in a bid to disperse...

How Communalism Divides the Nation?

Dictate to Chant ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ as an Example! By Ram Puniyani, Today in India the gulf between religious communities is widening at...

AAP seeks Gujarat High Court help for rally in Surat

Ahmedabad : The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the state government on an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) petition that Surat police...

“Change in the social system and need of a better future”: Ambedkar’s 127th Birth...

By Sidharth Dhamma On Sunday, April 15, 2018, various progressive organizations from Silicon Valley, San Francisco Bay Area, USA organized a program to commemorate Dr....

Over 300 Dalit atrocity cases in Himachal

By IANS, Shimla : More than 300 cases of atrocities against Dalits were reported in Himachal Pradesh in the past three years, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Monday told the state assembly.

Government working for Dalit empowerment: Modi

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his government was working for the empowerment of Dalits. "Our government is your government. We...

‘Gau rakshaks’ have brought shame to India

By Amulya Ganguli The decades-old reputation of the Jana Sangh and its successor, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), as a Brahmin-Bania party has been reinforced...

Indian Americans hail California Democratic Party’s designation of caste as a protected category

The California Democratic Party is the largest state party in the United States to take a stance on caste discrimination, marking an important step...

Citizens demand heritage city status for Agra

By Brij Khandelwal, IANS, Agra : Ahead of the polls, several citizens' groups have asked candidates of various political parties to support their demand for heritage city status to Agra visited by millions of tourists every year. Party candidates are being asked to clarify their stand on various issues that concern the development of this historic city.

Girl who was gang-raped, filmed fights back

New Delhi : Fifteen-year-old Bitiya endured unspeakable trauma when she was raped by four upper caste men who filmed the heinous crime for sale...

गुजरात : गौरक्षकों ने की दलितों की निर्मम पिटाई

सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net गिर सोमनाथ: गौरक्षकों द्वारा देश भर में किया जा रहा बवाल अभी थमा नहीं है कि गौरक्षकों द्वारा की जा रही हिंसक...

Ambedkar statue vandalised in Uttarakhand

Haridwar, (IANS): A statue of Dalit icon B.R. Ambedkar was on Friday found vandalised by miscreants in a village in Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, sparking...

Malegaon Muslims to hold mega rally to demand reservation

By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, Malegaon (Maharashtra): Cutting across their differences, many Muslim organizations decided to unite and hold a mega rally in the textile town...

Uttar Pradesh: 17 booked after clash between police and Dalits in Hathras

The clash between police Dalits and police took place after idols and pictures of Hindu Gods were allegedly removed at a religious function...

Dalit activists protest anti-Brahmin remarks by author

By IANS, Pune: A few Dalit activists in Maharashtra have demanded action against a Pune-based author for his anti-Brahmin comments in a book while Brahmin groups are yet to decide on any action.

Untouchables in predatory world of EdTech industry: Making a case for recognition of critical...

Digital learning carries with it the same biases and inequities that dominate the sphere of traditional education. Riya Talitha | TwoCircles.net  NEW DELHI — Rishab P,...

PM’s Dalit comment sounded like film’s dialogue: Yechury

New Delhi : Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Communist Party of India-Marxist General Secretary Sitaram Yechury said on Tuesday that his...

Dalit Muslim leaders urge Baba Ramdev to lead their fight

By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,

With Chandrashekhar in jail, Dalits of Saharanpur seek to rekindle struggle

By Siddhant Mohan & Aas Mohammad Kaif, TwoCircles.net Bhim Army is trying to ensure that the fight for justice and equality continues even as its...

‘मुस्लिम इस देश के नए वंचित समुदाय हैं’ – अजय गुडवर्ती

By मिशब इरिक्कुर और अभय कुमार, साम्प्रदायिक ध्रुवीकरण, बीते लोकसभा चुनाव और उसके परिणामों को लेकर एक बहुत व्यापक बहस सम्भव तो है, लेकिन यह भी ज़ाहिर है कि उस बहस से किसी निष्कर्ष पर पहुंचना लगभग असंभव है. किसी भी निष्कर्ष के लिए ज़रूरी है किसी क़ाबिल और जानकार व्यक्ति से इस मसले पर बात करना. देश में साम्प्रदायिक हिंसा की खबरों का दायरा बड़ा होता जा रहा है और सत्ता पर क़ाबिज़ भाजपा पर अन्य पार्टियां इन दुरभिसंधियों में शामिल रहने के आरोप लगा रही है. इन बिंदुओं को समेटते हुए अजय गुडवर्ती से बात की. अजय गुडवर्ती जवाहरलाल नेहरू विश्वविद्यालय के राजनीति शास्त्र विभाग में असिस्टेंट प्रोफ़ेसर के पद पर कार्यरत है. उत्तर-मार्क्सवाद, उत्तर-औपनिवेशिक अध्ययन, सिद्धांतों में खुद की गहरी रूचि के अलावा भारतीय राजनीति की गति और उसके विकास पर भी अजय की गहरी दृष्टि है.

Dalit women in Haryana to march for redressal of cases of atrocities committed by...

By Lalita Sharma, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: All India Dalit Mahila Adhikar Manch (AIDMAM) is organizing a Pad Yatra (long-march) in in Kurukshetra for redressal of pending cases against atrocities faced by Dalits, particularly women, beginning February 17. They organized a similar march last year as well.

Road work begins in Orissa industrial hub opposed by tribals

By IANS, Bhubaneswar: Four years after 14 protesters were killed in police firing in Kalinga Nagar in Orissa's Jajpur district, the authorities Monday started construction for a common corridor road in an industrial area opposed by local tribals. About 25 platoons of police forces were deployed as the district administration started construction in Kalinga Nagar industrial area.

Religious leaders stress on strengthening mutual love, harmony in India

TCN News New Delhi: A get-together of the prominent leaders of different religions was organised at the Archbishop House here on Monday to strengthen mutual...

SC/ST amendment bill to be introduced in Parliament in this session

New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said a bill to amend the SC/ST Atrocities Prevention Act, approved by the Cabinet on Wednesday,...

I will continue to be Bihar CM, says Manjhi

Patna : Jitan Ram Manjhi Monday said he will continue to be chief minister of Bihar. On being told by the media at his weekly...

उन्नाव में दो दलित लड़कियों की संदिग्ध हालत में मृत्यु, एक गंभीर

जिब्रानउद्दीन।Twocircles.net उत्तरप्रदेश के उन्नाव से एक बार फिर दिल दहला देने वाली खबर आ रही है, जहां अपने ही खेत मे संदिग्ध हालत मे बंधी...

Harvard India Conference sees protests against Rohith Vemula’s suicide

By TCN News, Cambridge (USA): The 13th annual edition of the Harvard India conference saw protests against the death of Rohith Vemula, a Dalit research...

अब बलिया में दलितों पर हमला, 6 बुरी तरह घायल, 3 की हालत गंभीर

TwoCircles.net News Desk बलिया : बलिया से सटे ग़ाज़ीपुर के सीमावर्ती गांव गोसलपुर में भाजपा व संघ परिवार से जुड़े ठाकुर ज़ाति के लोगों ने...

Next President should be a Dalit: Manjhi

Patna, (IANS): Former Bihar Chief Minister and an ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Jitan Ram Manjhi on Wednesday demanded that the next...

SC to hear challenge to amendment to SC/ST law from March 26

New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would commence hearing from March 26 on a batch of petitions challenging...

Ram Vilas Paswan, son Chirag win

Patna : Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan and his son Chirag Paswan have won from the Hajipur and Jamui Lok Sabha seats,...

RS stalled over discrimination against backward classes

New Delhi, (IANS): The Rajya Sabha was on Monday disrupted and repeatedly adjourned, with opposition parties alleging that the central government was discriminating against backward...

TwoCircles.net to celebrate its 10 year anniversary with community awards

By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net TwoCircles.net, the news website of the marginalized has achieved a major milestone this month by completing ten years of continuous operation. TCN...

Manjhi shares his bitter experience with JNU students

By Mahmood Asim, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: Former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi is of the opinion that in the complicated and sophisticated game of politics, the race against prevalent casteism can be won only if people coming from non-elite background are united. Manjhi was speaking at Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University on the topic of ‘Caste, Politics and Discrimination: Experiences of a Dalit Chief Minister’ at a programm organized by Dalit students’ body Birsa Ambedkar Phule Student Association (BAPSA).

Challenge to Gujarat CM as Patidars on warpath

Ahmedabad: Keeping their promise, the agitating Patidar community on Tuesday swamped the city in a 10-km long revolution rally demanding caste reservations, posing a...

बिहार : एक जिला, दो महीने और 21 दलितों की हत्या

फहमीना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net बिहार : बिहार में जहां एक तरफ राजनीतिक सरगर्मियां बढ़ती जा रही हैं वहीँ दूसरी तरफ आपराधिक घटनाओं का ग्राफ भी तेजी से बढ़ा...

Appointment of non-Brahmins in Kerala temples widely lauded, Brahmin sect warns of agitation

By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net Thiruvananthapuram: The decision by Kerala Government to follow reservation norms in appointing priests from backward communities in temples under the Travancore...

Four held for alleged forced conversion in Bihar

Patna : Four of the seven people accused of forcing to convert a Dalit family to Islam have been arrested in Bihar's Sitamarhi district,...

“Nodeep is in jail because she stood with protesting farmers,” says family, vows to...

As per her family, Nodeep dismantled the government’s claim that people from the nearby areas are facing problems due to the farmer’s protest by...

Will not allow any dilution in SC/ST Act: Rajnath

By IANS: New Delhi, July 18: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday assured the Rajya Sabha that the government will not allow any dilution in any...

जानिए कौन है सहारनपुर में ‘आग’ लगाने वाली ‘भीम आर्मी’

आस मोहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net सहारनपुर : मंगलवार दिन भर सहारनपुर के जलने के बाद देर शाम सहारनपुर के एसएसपी सुभाष चंद्र दुबे ने आखिरकार कह...

Dalit killing case shifted out of Haryana

By IANS, New Delhi: In a blow to the Bhupinder Singh Hooda government, the Supreme Court Wednesday transferred the trial of those accused of attacking Dalits in Haryana to New Delhi.

Dalits, Muslims share food in JUH event in Lucknow

By TCN News In an effort towards strengthening Dalit-Muslim unity, the Jamiat Ulama - i - Hind (JUH) organised a feast for the two communities...

गांव का हुलेसवा बना डॉ. हुलेश मांझी

अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net पटना: डॉ. हुलेश मांझी बिहार के महादलितों के लिए एक ऐसा नाम बन चुके हैं, जो ज़िन्दगी में ऊंचाईयां छूने का...

अब मां कमलेश लड़ रही हैं चन्द्रशेखर ‘रावण’ की लड़ाई

आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net सहारनपुर : कहने को चन्द्रशेखर आज़ाद ‘रावण’ के साथ दुनिया भर का दलित था, मगर अब वो अकेला पड़ गया है....

Ambedkar’s Bust inaugurated in Boston, USA

TCN News Boston Study Group (BSG), an organization dedicated to working towards a just and equitable society based in Boston (MA), was a proud contributor...

BJP’s Dalit love a sham, says Mayawati

Lucknow, (IANS): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Thursday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttar Pradesh and said the Chief...

Book on discrimination against Dalits creates buzz in the US

New York, (IANS): A highly anecdotal and touching account of caste-based discrimination in India by an "untouchable born in Andhra Pradesh", who emigrated to the...

Pansare murder suspect knew Goa blast mastermind: Police

Panaji: Hindu right-wing outfit Sanatan Sanstha member Rudra Patil, a suspect in leftist Govind Pansare's murder, was in regular touch with the mastermind of...

A prisoner dies every 5.5 hours in India: Report

New Delhi : A human rights group on Tuesday said one prisoner dies every 5.5 hours in Indian jails and that there are three...

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Gujarat Dalits not to lift carcasses, want firearms

Ahmedabad : Gujarat Dalit leaders on Sunday asked the government to give them firearms in view of atrocities by Hindu activists as thousands...

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Dalit boy beaten up in Gujarat, two accused arrested

Ahmedabad : A 15-year-old Dalit boy was allegedly beaten up late on Thursday evening by two men in Bhavda village of Daskroi taluka in...

नाइंसाफी,अन्याय,संवेदनहीनता, दुख और तक़लीफ़ का साल 2020

आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net साल 2020 पूर्ण होने पर हैं। यह साल देश के लिए तमाम कठिन परिस्थितियों से गुज़रा है। कोरोनावायरस का प्रकोप, लाकडाउन,दिल्ली दंगे,लाकडाउन...

Hyderabad students’ bail plea not opposed

Hyderabad : A court on Monday was set to pronounce orders on bail petitions of 25 students and two faculty members of University of...

AAP main focus for BJP’s Delhi candidates

New Delhi : The seven Lok Sabha candidates of the BJP in Delhi have their eyes set on their opponents from the AAP while...

200 Mahadalits convert to Christianity in Bihar, probe ordered

Patna : Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi Thursday ordered a probe into the conversion of 40 Mahadalit families comprising 200 people to Christianity...

Policemen threatened to rape women students, says fact finding team

Hyderabad : Policemen, who cracked down on students protesting at University of Hyderabad, threatened to rape the women students, revealed an independent fact finding...

Karunanidhi downplaying 2G scam by using Dalit card: Jayalalithaa

By IANS, Chennai : AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa Thursday charged Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi with attempting to trivialise the 2G spectrum scam. In a statement here, she said: "In what he believes is smart talk, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M. Karunanidhi has shamelessly played the Dalit card in le affaire A. Raja." "Talking to the media in Delhi, he claimed that 'the sack Raja campaign' had reached a crescendo in parliament because the telecom minister was a Dalit!"

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...

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...

Attack on Soni Sori is an attempt to suppress the voice of voiceless: CLMC

By TCN News, New Delhi: Condemning the attack on Adivasi activist Soni Sori, Civil Liberties Monitoring Committee (CLMC), a Hyderabad-based civil rights group has criticized...

Dalit student awarded Rohith Vemula Memorial Scholarship by Lucknow NGO

By TCN News Lucknow: Chandan Kumar Ram, a Dalit student whose parents work as labourers, was awarded the first Rohith Vemula Memorial Scholarship by...

Nothing to do with Dalit students’ suspension: Dattatreya

Hyderabad : Union Minister Bandaru Dattatreya on Monday said neither he nor the BJP had anything to do with the suspension of five Dalit...

Popular Front condemns arrest of Waman Meshram

TCN News Popular Front of India general secretary M. Mohammed Ali Jinnah in a statement issued today condemned the illegal arrest of Bharat Mukti Morcha...

Ensure proper implementation of SC/ ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act without diluting it: NCSPA...

By TCN News: National Convention on Elimination of All forms of Discrimination based on Caste (Work and Descent) was organized on 27th September in Constitution...

Rape Raj: Shrouded in Shadow

By Shahnaz Islam, TwoCircles.net A frenzied attack or bouts of insanity; “rape is rape”! Every 30 minutes one rape is committed in India. A woman...

I can’t remember how many times I have been attacked…but will continue to fight:...

The attack on Chithralekha is a clear example of how the Communist Party of India (Marxist), while raising its voice against growing intolerance in...

गाय की पूजा के लिए गौशाला में गई दलित महिला के साथ दुष्कर्म

TwoCircles.net News Desk रोहतक : हरियाणा के रोहतक स्थित पहरावर गौशाला में एक दलित महिला गाय की पूजा करने गई थी, जहां उस महिला के...

When elections are round the corner, even a suicide and a robbery become political

By Shiva Thorat, TwoCircles.net Baudhwada, a village in Shirpur of district Dhule, Maharashtra, has been a quiet area, consisting of Buddhists and Mahar population. Until...

Dalit-Muslim union creates a flutter in Maharashtra

By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, March 28 (IANS) When Prakash Ambedkar filed his nomination papers from the Solapur and Akola Lok Sabha constituencies as a Vanchit...

NGOs protest against Honour Killing of a Dalit Boy

By TCN News, Puducherry: Periyar Viduthalai Kazagam, a Tamil Nadu based organization along with Puducherry unit of Khudai Khidmatgar jointly protest against the brutal honour...

Shazia Khan: An entrepreneur trying to mentor Muslim women find their feet

By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net For Shazia Khan, the path to success has never been a straight one: as a Muslim girl growing up in...

Yogesh Maitreya’s Flower on the Grave of Caste gives space and voice to Dalit...

By Dipankar Kamble for TwoCircles.net  Author- Yogesh Maitreya  Publisher- Panther’s Paw Publications  Cost- Rs 299 ISBN- 9788193290576 Yogesh Maitreya’s stories are not stories which we read in mainstream books....

मुसलमानों को पिछड़ेपन से उबारने की अदुभुत कोशिश थी फ़ातिमा शेख़ की मुहिम

आकिल हुसैन।Twocircles.net देश की पहली महिला शिक्षक फातिमा शेख की 191वीं जयंती देशभर में मनाईं गई। कोविड के चलते फातिमा शेख़ की जयंती पर कार्यक्रम...

Web-based tool to monitor atrocities against Dalits, tribals

New Delhi : Claiming that the government has failed to safeguard the interests of the marginalised, National Commission for Scheduled Castes chairperson P.L. Punia...

The 13-point system is both casteist and unconstitutional, say activists (I)

By Atul Anand https://youtu.be/V8tz5fbDIYM On January 31, 2019, a protest march was organized from Mandi House to the Parliament Street on the 13 point roster issue....

‘Give My Son Justice’: Father of Dalit Boy Beaten to Death Over a ‘Spelling...

Aliza Noor | TwoCircles.net Raju Kumar Dohre, a thirty-six years-old dalit man from Uttar Pradesh, found himself at a loss for words to talk about...

Understanding the verdict 2014

By Vidya Bhushan Rawat, There are huge lessons for every political party as well as people who aspire for a secular democratic space in this verdict 2014 which has brought glimmer in the face of a huge number of people who believed in a ‘dream’ sold to them but also apprehensions and fear among those who have fought against the process of communalization and corporatization.

Cow vigilantes should be declared terrorists: Vemula’s online diary

Preetha Nair New Delhi : Back in December 2015, well before politics over bovines took centrestage in India, the late Rohith Vemula, the Dalit...

TCN launches an internship program

By TCN News Come learn about exciting world of online journalism. TwoCircles.net (TCN) is a US-based non-profit news organization working on unreported stories of the...

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...

रिहा होने के बाद नवदीप कौर का ऐलान संघर्ष जारी रखूँगी

तन्वी सुमन। Twocircles.net पंजाब एवं हरियाणा उच्च न्यायालय ने शुक्रवार को श्रम अधिकार कार्यकर्ता नवदीप कौर को जमानत दे दी। 23 वर्षीय कार्यकर्ता नवदीप ने...

सचिन वालिया की मौत के बाद बदल गई है भीम आर्मी की कहानी

आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net सहारनपुर : सचिन वालिया की मौत के बाद के भीम आर्मी गहरे बदलाव की और है इसके लिए भीम आर्मी के...

Dalit for President: Tokenism wins

By Amulya Ganguli It's a no-brainer, for the result is known before the contest. The support which the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been able...

Ramdas Athawale – best survivor among Dalit leaders

Mumbai : Republican Party of India (A) President Ramdas B. Athawale, who was sworn-in as Minister of State in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's council...

Sunil Abhiman Awachar: An inimitable voice in Dalit poetry and painting in contemporary India

Dr Sunil Abhiman Awachar is clearly an antithesis to discourse on contemporary Indian art. By Yogesh Maitreya, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: Dr. Sunil Abhiman Awachar is well known as a poet and painter, also an assistant professor with the Department of Marathi in University of Mumbai. Meanwhile, he is full time activist in dalit human rights movement. He has published four anthologies of poetry, all in Marathi, that include ‘Global vartamanachya kavita (2008)’ ‘Mi mahasattechya darashi katora gheun ubha rahanaar nahi,’ ‘Bravo! Fox minds of capitalist’ and ‘Poems of the occupied everything’.

Amidst bleak future, Safai Karamcharis of Godhra have little interest in upcoming state elections

By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net Photos by Pratik Parmar Last year, the nation woke up to atrocities faced by Dalits in our Prime Minister’s Home state of...

Should caste matter?

By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Caste system in India, according to a large number of historians and intellectuals began with the advent of the Aryans and...
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