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The problem of Rape: Why India is still failing?

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By Aabid Ali Haider for TwoCircles.net, The brutal and harrowing rapes in Kerala have revealed that women in India are unsafe when it comes to...

भीम आर्मी सुप्रीमो चन्द्रशेखर ‘रावण’ को मिली ज़मानत, मगर अभी नहीं होंगे रिहा

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TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter इलाहाबाद/सहारनपुर : सहारनपुर दलित बनाम ठाकुर हिंसा में मुख्य आरोपी बनाए गए भीम आर्मी सुप्रीमो चंद्रशेखर ‘रावण’ को ज़मानत मिल गई है....

NHRC notice to UP over torture of Dalit

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New Delhi/Lucknow : The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Friday issued notice to the district magistrate and senior superintendent of police in Jhansi over...

Radhika Vemula inaugurates ‘United Against Hate’ programme in Ernakulam

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter The caste murders committed by the high caste to protect their caste honour have been commercialised, said Radhika Vemula, mother of...

Dalit groups submit their version of Lokpal bill

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By IANS,

22 years on, justice eludes Dalit victims of Bathani Tola massacre

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By Nafis Haider, TwoCircles.net Bihar: On 11 July 1996, Bathani Tola was painted red with the blood of Dalits and poor farmers which included women,...

New report by NDMJ-SASY reveals surge in atrocities against Dalits, Adivasis amid COVID-19 lockdown

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TCN News National Dalit Movement for Justice (NDMJ), headquartered in New Delhi, has released a detailed report on increasing human rights violation cases against Dalits,...

Being Dalit means being casteless – Kavin Malar

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By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Dalit History Month began in 2015 inspired by the ‘Black History month’ in the US. April is observed as the Dalit...

It’s not only beef and pork politics; and not a division of TISS students

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By Yogesh Maitreya, TwoCircles.net On August 9th 2014, a local tabloid paper called Mumbai Mirror based in Mumbai published a news that could only be...

Tamil Nadu police firing: toll rises to seven; Jayalalithaa orders judicial probe

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By TCN News,

Jarawa women dance clip old, videographer will be held: Chidambaram

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By IANS,

Arundhati revisits Ambedkar-Gandhi debate on caste

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Celebrated author of ‘God of Small Things’ call Mahtama a ‘Reeactionary’ and regards him as not only castist but also racist. By Lalita, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: In an attempt to revisit the Ambedkar-Gandhi debate over caste hierarchy, celebrated author of ‘God of Small Things’ and Essayist Arundhati Roy spoke on “vicious sort of apartheid that functions in our society”, namely caste system.

Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar: UP Government appropriates Ambedkar’s name for ‘unknown’ reasons

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By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday night, passed an order to all government bodies of the state...

JD-U leadership warns Manjhi over controversial remark

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Patna : Taking a serious note of Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi's controversial remarks in the past few days, ruling JD_U's national leadership...

Gujarat High Court quashes quota for higher castes

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Ahmedabad : The Gujarat High Court on Thursday rejected the Anandiben Patel government's ordinance to provide 10 per cent quota in government jobs...

More autonomy assured for northeast tribals’ councils

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By IANS, Agartala: The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government is keen to give more autonomy to the autonomous district councils in northeast India for the development of the tribals, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs V. Narayanasamy said Tuesday. "Congress governments, both at the centre and states, are always sincere for the development of tribals and to grant more autonomy to the backward tribals," he told reporters here.

Remembering anti-caste social reformer Savitri Bai Phule on her birth anniversary

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TCN News Today marks the 188th birth anniversary of Savitri Bai Phule regarded as an icon in the field of education for girls in India. Born...

रियल बिहार : “हम घर से बाहर कम ही निकलते हैं। गांव के लोग...

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बिहार चुनाव: बिहार के मुसलमानों को क्यों पसंद नहीं है नीतीश कुमार का विकास- ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट प्रतिभाशाली रिपोर्टर मीना कोतवाल इस समय बिहार में है...

Dalit icon Mayawati is focus of scholar’s research

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By IANS,

Rajya Sabha disrupted over Selja’s claim of caste bias

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New Delhi : The government and the opposition locked horns in the Rajya Sabah on Wednesday when the treasury benches contradicted Congress member Kumari...

Making 10,000 Dalit Adivasi leaders for dignity and development in Odisha

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Bhubaneswar: National Confederation Dalit Adivasi Organisations (NACDAOR) has decided to train Dalits and Adivasis in the state of Odisha to...

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

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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...

Court sentences death to Ameerul Islam for rape and murder of Kerala law student

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Kochi (Kerala), (IANS): A sessions court in Kerala on Thursday sentenced to death Ameerul Islam, a migrant labourer from Assam, who on Tuesday was...

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

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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...

Wanted: a 73rd-like amendment to Constitution

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By Parveen Qamar, India is included among developing nations. Of course, there are areas where we have achieved much better results than expectations but there are areas which, even after 68 years of Independence, remain neglected.

Congress bags 31 of the 59 reserved seats in Rajasthan; BJP falls from 53...

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter With the Congress all set to return to power in Rajasthan after five years, the reign of Vasundhara Raje will come...

Modi is anti-Dalit, anti-student: Rohith Vemula’s mother

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New Delhi : Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula's mother on Wednesday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as being "anti-Dalit" and "anti-students". Speaking during a protest...

Vitthal Umap: A versatile folk artist who will be remembered for his enthusiasm

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By Shiva Thorat, Twocircles.net ‘Rasik Maybapa tula bhetav jata jata ani evadhach sangav gata gata maj maran yav majh gan marananhi eikav’ (Audience...

Three get death, 20 sentenced to life in Bathani Tola massacre

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By IANS, Patna : A Bihar court Wednesday sentenced to death three men and awarded life imprisonment to 20 others in the Bathani Tola massacre case in which 21 Dalits and poor Muslims were killed by members of the upper caste Ranvir Sena in 1996. The sentence was pronounced by Additional District and Sessions Judge of Ara Civil Court Ajay Kumar Srivastava amid high security. The three sentenced to death are Ajay Singh, Manoj Singh and Narendra Singh. The judge convicted 23 accused and acquitted 30 men due to lack of evidence May 5, a court official said.

Gandhi’s people in Maoist land

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By Aishik Chanda, Kukurbhukka, Jashpur district (Chhattisgarh): They travel in a van donated by a Gondi Adivasi organization of Bastar. They spend the night with benevolent villagers and eat whatever is offered. The 12-member CGNet Swara team that travels through central India promoting citizen journalism through mobile radio is a diverse lot.

RTI yet to reach Orissa’s tribals, Dalits

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By IANS,

Dalit funds not diverted to CWG: Dikshit

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By IANS, New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Tuesday dismissed allegations by her Uttar Pradesh counterpart Mayawati that the city government had diverted funds meant for Dalit upliftment to the Commonwealth Games. "We have not diverted any funds from the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes welfare schemes for the Commonwealth Games," Dikshit told reporters here. Mayawati had Monday alleged that the Delhi government had diverted Rs.750 crore meant for Dalit welfare to the Oct 3-14 Games.

Mirchpur violence: Dalits leave village fearing Jat threat

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By Alkesh Sharma, IANS,

Dr.Ambedkar’s views on minority rights, democracy and Hindu majoritarianism

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By Badre Alam & Sanjay Kumar for TwoCircles.net Editors: Prof. Christophe Jaffrelot and Dr Narender Kumar Publisher: Oxford University Press Pages: 263 Price (Hardbound): Rs 850 Professor Christophe Jaffrelot...

थाने के मालखाने से चोरी हुए थे 25 लाख, सफाईकर्मी पर शक,पुलिस की पिटाई...

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विशेष संवाददाता।Twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश में पुलिस हिरासत में एक और मौत हो गई है। मामला आगरा ज़िले का हैं जहां थाना जगदीशपुरा के मालखाने...

तलवार की धार पर छत्तीसगढ़ के पत्रकार

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net दंतेवाड़ा (छत्तीसगढ़) : छत्तीसगढ़ के बस्तर इलाक़े में चौथे खंभे की हालत बेहद ही दयनीय है. नक्सली इलाक़े में जान-जोखिम...

Scrap Religious discrimination in Reservation: 36 communities from 19 states

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By TCN Staff Reporter, New Delhi: Demanding to scrap the religious discrimination in reservation for Scheduled Castes and include Muslims and Christian Dalits in SC list, All India Pasmanda Muslim Mahaz along with a number of Dalit groups (both Muslims and Christian) organized a mass rally at Jantar Mantar today. Implementation of Sachchar Committee and Mishra Commission’s were also demanded. Members of 36 backward communities from 19 states took part in the rally.

On Rohith Vemula’s first anniversary, Jamia students pay respect, organise protests

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: Commemorating the first anniversary of research scholar Rohith Vemula’s suicide, students of Jamia Millia Islamia on Wednesday under...

मेरठ : दलित व जाट में खूनी संघर्ष, दलितों पर एकतरफ़ा कार्रवाई का आरोप

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आस मोहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net मेरठ : गंगानगर थाना क्षेत्र के रजपुरा में शुक्रवार की शाम बुग्गी टकराने को लेकर हुए मामूली विवाद ने शनिवार को...

BJP relies on caste factor in Bihar last phase

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By Imran Khan, Patna : More than Narendra Modi's appeal, the BJP seems to be banking on the caste arithmetic when the last lot of...

Muslim leadership has always ignored Dalit Muslims: Dalit Muslim leaders

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By, Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: “We don’t want to criticize anybody but the fact of the matter is that, the entire Muslim leadership has always ignored Dalit Muslims. Be it Jamiat Ulema Hind, Milli Council or any other organization, their attitude towards Dalit Muslims can only be described as indifferent,” complained a group of Dalit Muslim leaders.

Pansare murder suspect knew Goa blast mastermind: Police

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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...

Bihar CM meets SC/ST officials

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Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi Sunday courted another controversy when he held a meeting with state government officials from the Scheduled Castes...

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

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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...

Dalits protest in a police station of Usmanabad with woman’s ‘dead body’

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By TwoCircles.net staff reporter, Usmanabad (Maharashtra): Dalit leaders and activists staged a protest by keeping body of Kamlavati Kamble for almost six hours in the Lohara police station premises in the district demanding arrest of those responsible for her death.

Dedicated to welfare of Dalits: Modi

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New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said he is dedicated to the welfare of Dalits, and added that "those self-appointed guardians" who...

How and why to organize workers for a democratic and secular India

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net Cambridge, Massachusetts: Thousands of miles from Bihar, Kamayani Swami and Ashish Ranjan of Jan Jagaran Shakti Sangathan (JJSS) talked about their...

Upper caste BJP leaders upset over OBC as Bihar chief

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Patna : A powerful lobby of upper caste Bihar BJP leaders is disappointed over the appointment of OBC leader Nityanand Rai on Wednesday as...

Dalit family embraces Islam, media loses objectivity

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By Rehan Ansari, TwoCircles.net,

Properties of seven murder accused attached in Bihar

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Patna : The properties of the seven accused who killed four Dalits for refusing to share fish caught by them in Bihar's Patna district,...

Ambedkar King Study Circle conducts its first Annual Conference in California

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A report By TCN: California: The first annual conference of Ambedkar King Study Circle took place in Cupertino, the Bay Area Silicon Valley, California on...

खेत से मूली उखाड़ने पर दलित की छाती में दाग दी गोली

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आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net शामली: जनपद के कांधला थानाक्षेत्र का एक गांव हुरमंजपुर दबंगों की गरीबों पर ज़ुल्म की दास्तान कह रहा है. यहां खेत...

Forward Press claims police confiscating copies

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By TCN News, New Delhi: FORWARD Press, a magazine devoted to dalit issues, has alleged that the Delhi police went on rampage and vandalism at its Nehru Place office on October 9 and allegedly detained four staff members.

Dalit Sahitya Samman Sammelan held at Imphal

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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...

Under pressure to retract statement, says Pakistani Hindu scribe

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By Aadil Mir New Delhi/Karachi : A Dalit Hindu reporter working with Pakistan's state-run news agency says he has slipped into depression after facing discrimination...

We sing to celebrate the agenda of equality and dignity: Yalgar Cultural Group

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Text and video by Shiva Thorat, TwoCircles.net Mumbai: Yalgar cultural group (YCG), an association which propagates Ambedkarite ideas, performed at the KCA Hall...

20 sentenced to life for murder of 3 Dalits

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By IANS,

Dalits protest in Bihar against order on SC/ST Act

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*Patna (IANS): *Thousands of Dalit members on Monday staged protests across Bihar on Monday against the dilution of the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act, disrupting rail...

Emergency can never be imposed again: Ravi Shankar Prasad

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New Delhi : Another emergency can never be imposed in India and the country can run only as a democracy, union minister Ravi Shankar...

Two men arrested for attacking Dalits in Karnataka village

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Raichur (Karnakata) : The Karnataka police have arrested two men so far for barging into the Dalit colony and attacking...

Aged 120, living on boiled food, rice beer – and loving it!

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By Syed Zarir Hussain, IANS,

Kerala seeks Karnataka’s help in ragging case of Dalit nursing student

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Kozhikode (Kerala) : The Kerala Police has approached its Karnataka counterparts to register a case against two college students for brutally ragging a Dalit...

Dalits protest against Jan Lokpal bill

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By IANS, New Delhi : Hundreds of Dalits Wednesday gathered at India Gate and marched towards Jantar Mantar to protest the Jan Lokpal bill proposed by activist Anna Hazare and his team.

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

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

In Nanded, thousands participate in march for Muslim reservations

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By TCN News Muslim Aarakshan Sangharsh Kruti Samiti, an umbrella organisation of various political and religious groups, organised a ‘Million March’ in Nanded on...

28 crores to develop places related to Dr. Ambedkar

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By TCN News, Mumbai: It may be an unrelated move but in the wake of historic Ambedkar Bhavan destructoin on Saturday June 25th,...

Paswan files nomination from Hajipur

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Patna : Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan Tuesday filed his nomination papers from Hajipur Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar. Bharatiya Janata Party leader...

Hyderabad varsity JAC reiterates demand for arrests in Rohith case

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Hyderabad : The Joint Action Committee for Social Justice at University of Hyderabad has reiterated the demand that union minister Bandaru Dattatreya and vice...

Activism meets hacktivism for Dalit History Month

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net, Cambridge, Massachusetts: There is nothing new with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and hacks but what was different about the hackathon last Sunday was that it was led by a group of Dalit activists who were hacking away at Wikipedia to add information about Dalit history.

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

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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.

बाबा साहेब जिन्हें रखना चाहते थे आगे, वो क्यों रह गईं पीछे?

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मीना कोटवाल, Twocircles.net बाबा साहेब भीमराव आंबेडकर ने एक पत्रकार के रूप में भी काम किया है, ये काफ़ी कम लोगों को ही पता है।...

SC junks PIL seeking job quotas based on income

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New Delhi : The Supreme Court Monday junked a PIL seeking to do away with caste-based job reservation for Dalits, tribals and others and...

Mayawati inaugurates Rs.684 crore Dalit park

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By IANS,

Dalits protest across Maharashtra over Pune riots, state braces for Wednesday shutdown

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Mumbai, Jan 2 (IANS) Angry Dalits staged rail, road blockades and took out processions in Mumbai and agitations in different parts of Maharashtra on...

Dalit leader Jignesh detained ahead of Modi’s arrival in Ahmedabad

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Ahmedabad : Gujarat Dalit rights leader Jignesh Mevani was "picked up" by Gujarat police from Ahmedabad airport on Friday evening, hours before Prime Minister...

‘Doors of opportunities are closed for Dalits and tribals because of caste prejudices’

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By Yogesh Maitreya, TwoCircles.net Vaibhav Chhaya is a poet, writer, social media analyst and political commentator. He has published a book of poetry. His political...

Nine months after attack, Dalits of Samastipur wait for justice while accused roam freely

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By Amit Kumar for Twocircles.net This is the second in a four-part series on cases of Dalit atrocities in India which were brought up during...

75% of all children out of school are Dalits, Adivasis and Muslims

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By Afroz Alam Sahil, Twocircles.net New Delhi: A reply to a questioned asked in the Rajya Sabha has brought forth alarming statistics in...

$“Shiv Kumar has multiple injuries, fractures in left hand, right foot,” says medical report, family demands release$

“Shiv Kumar has multiple injuries, fractures in left hand, right foot,” says medical report,...

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Shiv Kumar is president of Mazdoor Adhikar Sangathan (MAS) and a co-accused in the case against Dalit labour rights activist Nodeep Kaur. He was...

Justice subverted: Dalit girl thrown into fire by upper caste men

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By Madhu Chandra,

Now vote for ‘The Greatest Indian’

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By IANS,

जाति-धर्म के आधार पर बिहार के वोटरों को बांटता मीडिया

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net, पटना: बिहार में चुनावी जंग भले ही जंगलराज बनाम विकासराज के मुद्दे पर हो रहा हो, लेकिन इस लड़ाई में जाति...

Akhilesh Yadav hopes inclusion of 17 castes in SC category will help SP, relieve...

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By Faisal Fareed, TwoCircles.net Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav mooted the development agenda for forthcoming assembly polls, ushering in a new wave and...

Main accused in Dalit massacre held in Bihar

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Patna : The main accused in the massacre of 10 Dalits in Haibuspur in Bihar in 1997 was Friday arrested in Patna district, police...

Different forms of untouchability among Muslims: Dalit Muslim Muhim

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By Khalid Anis Ansari, Mohammad Noor Hasan Azad, one of the founding members of the All India Pasmanda Muslim Mahaz, discusses the contemporary lower caste movement among Indian Muslims

Jamia, DU teachers rally behind Ashis Nandy

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By IANS,

#BreakingCaste: Sujatha Gidla shines reading from Ants Among Elephants

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By Valli Karunakaran, TwoCircles.net New York City, March 10, 2018 — Sujatha Gidla was among the authors invited to speak at #Breaking Caste, a literary...

Faridabad arson: Fight between two thriving families?

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Faridabad: In a horrendous incident, two children were burnt alive when a Dalit family's house was set afire in a Faridabad village on...

RS stalled over discrimination against backward classes

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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...

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

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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....

Threats, attacks, slander : The cost of fighting caste atrocities in India

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Arokiasamy Vincent Raj, popularly known as Evidence Kathir works to defend the rights of Dalits in Tamil Nadu. His organization has recently won the...

Dalits and Minorities demands inclusive Women Reservation

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By TCN Staff Reporter, New Delhi: Just 3 days before the 100th Anniversary International Women Day, various religious Minority and Dalit groups rejected the Women Reservation Bill in its present form and urged for an inclusive one. The proposed bill is likely to be presented in Parliament for passage on March 8, 2010, which is also 100th Anniversary International Women Day. The Union Cabinet has already given its nod.

Gujarat to give 10 percent quota for economically backward classes

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Gandhinagar : Ten percent reservation in government jobs and educational institutions will be given to the economically backward classes (EBCs) in Gujarat, the ruling...

Cleaning India, but dying a slow death: How manual scavengers pay with their lives

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Ghaziabad (UP): It is a busy but regular weekday in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. At the tea point in Sector 10,...

Amartya Sen supports anti-rape protests, notes Dalits’ plight

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By IANS,

क़बूलिये इस्लाम …कि हो जाये सारे काम!

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By Bhanwar Meghwanshi आपका अगर कोई भी काम नही हो पा रहा हो… सरकार मुख्य सचिव नहीं बना रही हो... या प्रमोशन में देरी...

Seven years and counting: No justice in sight for Dalits of Bhagana

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By Inder Bisht, TwoCircles.net With Lok Sabha elections approaching, every political party is trying to show that it cares for the marginalised communities and if...

‘अस्तित्व, अस्मिता और जनआन्दोलन’ के मुद्दे पर 2-4 दिसंबर को पटना में जमावड़ा

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TCN News पटना : जन आन्दोलनों का राष्ट्रीय समन्वय यानी एनएपीएम का 11 वां राष्ट्रीय अधिवेशन 2-4 दिसंबर को पटना के ऐतिहासिक अंजुमन इस्लामिया हॉल...

Violence against Dalits in Bhima Koregaon a stark reminder of 1997 Ramabai Nagar atrocities

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By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net New Year’s eve was a time of joy and happiness everywhere, and Ramabai Nagar in Ghatkopar, Mumbai, was no different. But...

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

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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...

Embarrassment in Nepal

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By Vidya Bhushan Rawat, The self- respecting people of Nepal need to be congratulated for compelling the jingoist Indian media to ponder over its follies and idiocies in reporting the painful stories of earthquake from Nepal. The thing is that the reportage of TRP hungry TV channels is not new to us when they market our emotions and sentiments as these are the most ‘saleable’ products in our market apart from sex, rape, babas, tantra, cricket, corporate and Bollywood.

Why mankind being denied the benefits of civil nuclear energy?

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Ref: - India should mobilize International community to clear nuclear mess. Dear Sir

Cabinet must extend SC status to Dalit Christians, Dalit Muslims: Churches

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By TCN News,

दलित की बेटी परीक्षा में ज़्यादा नंबर लाई तो दबंग जाति की लड़कियों ने...

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आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net पचेनड्डा (मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर) : “वो चार लड़कियां लगातार मुझ पर कमेंट करती थीं. उनकी बिरादरी की दूसरी लड़कियां भी इस पर मज़ाक...

Parliamentary panel slams JNU on SC/ST vacancies

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New Delhi : A parliamentary panel has flayed the JNU administration for what it said was "insouciant attitude" on faculty vacancies meant to be...

Seed companies involved in child labour in India, reveals study

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: In a shocking revelation, a study has pointed out the grim realities on the use of...

Dalits in Punjab bank on land reforms for economic, social prosperity

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With the new Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government promising to bring reforms, it will be interesting to see how things unfold for Dalit farmers...

Khobragade did not take permission for interview: MEA

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New Delhi: Diplomat Devyani Khobragade, who had hit the headlines last year following her arrest in the US in an alleged visa fraud case,...

Rajasthan’s Dalit women celebrate ‘liberty’ at temple

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By Asit Srivastava, IANS,

Rural economy takes top slot in 9 pillars of Jaitley’s budget

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New Delhi : Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented India's national budget for 2016-17 in the Lok Sabha on Monday, saying the country was a...

Temples Shine, Lives Shatter – How Modi’s ‘New Kashi’ Is Erasing Its People

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Aradhana Pandey, TwoCircles.net Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh): The ghats of Varanasi may shine brighter these days, but behind them, in the narrow lanes that once cradled...

‘बीफ़ के मुद्दे पर धार्मिक ध्रुवीकरण करके ब्राह्मणवादी सरकार मूलनिवासी बहुजनों को आपस में...

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TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter नई दिल्ली : बामसेफ की राष्ट्रीय उपाध्यक्ष डॉ. मनीषा बांगर ने देश की मौजूदा स्थिति को लोकतंत्र के लिए ख़तरनाक बताया है....

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

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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...

Empowerment Conference by AMU Alumni Forum- UAE to revive the Aligarh Movement

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By TCN News Sharjah, UAE: In an attempt to revive the spirit of Aligarh Movement of Sir Syed Ahmad, an Empowerment Conference 2016 is being...

Yeddyurappa loses cool at Dalit protesters in BJP rally

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By IANS, Davangere (Karnataka): Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa lost his cool on seeing a group of Dalit Sangarsh Samiti protesters at a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rally here Monday and lashed out at senior police officers in public for failing to prevent the protest. As the protesters tried to shout slogans when he was about to address the rally, an incensed Yeddyurappa summoned Superintendent of Police Sandeep Patil to the stage and shouted at him.

Bhim Army founder Chandrashekhar arrested by UP STF in Himachal Pradesh

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TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter Founder of the Bhim Army advocate Chandrashekhar Azad 'Ravan' was arrested today from Dalhousie town of Himachal Pradesh by Special Task Force...

Krantikari Janata: First Ambedkarite magazine published in Marathi and Urdu and its potential renaissance

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By Yogesh Maitreya, TwoCircles.net In an age where social media and websites have become the easiest way to reach audiences, how feasible is it to...

“पुलिस से इंसाफ की कोई उम्मीद नही वो पूरी कहानी को बदल रहे हैं”...

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आसमोहम्मद कैफ।बुलंदशहर, TwoCircles.net बुलंदशहर में एक दलित परिवार को दबंगो द्वारा छेड़छाड़ से रोके जाने पर दिल दहलाने वाली घटना हुई है.घटना सोमवार की रात...

Amit Shah had food cooked by non-Dalits, says Telangana CM

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Hyderabad, (IANS): After former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, BJP President Amit Shah also seems to have landed in a controversy reportedly for eating...

AMU Minority Character,OBC Reservation&Govt.of India

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How strong is the force of politically organised communities may be gauged from the impatience of the Government of India to get the stay on the implementation of 27% quota for OBC in elite educational institutions vacated. It may be remembered that while staying the operation of the impugned legislation, Their Lordships in the Supreme Court had reprimanded the government and directed it first to compile the details etc. of the backwards.

Transwomen turn teachers for Dalit children in Bengal

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By Sahana Ghosh Malda/Kolkata, (IANS): Motherhood transcends gender. Unconditional love knows no caste barriers. Defying norms, in a rundown neighbourhood in Malda in West Bengal, transwoman Arindam...

Thousands of Dalits protest at Jantar Mantar over Saharanpur clash

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New Delhi, (IANS): Thousands of Dalits on Sunday protested in the national capital to demand justice for community members who, they said, fell victim to...

Writer returns award, says Dalit suffering won’t end

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Ahmedabad : Gujarati writer Amrutlal Makwana has returned a state award he got to protest against the beating of some Dalit youths in the...

Protest in Boston against arbitrary arrest of human rights defenders in India

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By TCN News: Boston, MA, US: Over 50 people assembled at Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to protest against the arbitrary arrests of human rights defenders...

Poultry farming brings prosperity to Rajasthan Dalit village

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By IANS,

Incriminating documents in Volcker report against Sonia allegedly with USA.

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

Arrest Dalit children’s killers: CPI-M

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Faridabad (Haryana): The CPI-M on Wednesday demanded the immediate arrest of those who killed two Dalit children here. "It is the utter failure of the...

Mayawati slams Khattar over Dalit attacks

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Lucknow: BSP chief Mayawati on Friday accused the Haryana government and its Chief Minister M.L. Khattar of being insensitive to the attacks on Dalits. She...

Meet the ‘Harijans’ in Assam Sweeping a Small Town for Generations

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Arshad Ahmed, TwoCircles.net When the clock ticks 5 a.m., 32-year-old Savita gives one more look in the mirror, fixes her bindi (a red dot on...

Jamiat calls for Muslims, Dalits and Adivasis to unite and fight against injustices

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By Pervez Bari, TwoCircles.net AJMER: Not only cutting across various sects in the Muslim community, prominent religious leaders of different other faiths were also perched...

Menon freed, says willing to serve in Sukma again

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By IANS,

I got Rajya Sabha seat for Athawale: Uddhav

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Mumbai : Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray Monday made an embarrassing revelation here that he had personally intervened to secure a Rajya Sabha seat...

Haryana violence: Apex court orders Dalits’ protection

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By IANS, New Delhi : The Supreme Court Wednesday said courts cannot solve problems linked to social prejudices and conflicts, and directed Haryana to provide protection to the victims of caste violence in Mirchpur village in Hisar district. The apex court's vacation bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice C.K. Prasad said the failure to provide protection would be viewed seriously.

Dalit party threat to recapture Indu Mills land

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By IANS,

‘हम उस समय तक अज़ान देते रहेंगे जब तक बाबरी मस्जिद में अज़ान शुरू...

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net नई दिल्ली: बाबरी मस्जिद विध्वंस की घटना को 24 वर्ष बीत गए हैं लेकिन दिल्ली में आज भी 6 दिसम्बर का...

Bhagana’s Dalit victims seek justice; protest at Jantar Mantar

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, New Delhi: The movement for justice for the victim of Bhagana violence is growing day by day. On April 27, protested at Jantar Mantar in the national capital. The protesters called the dharna a “prelude,” adding that if the government and political parties fail to respond to it timely then they may witness “huge public protest” in the coming days.

‘मूकनायक’ जैसी पत्रकारिता आज भी जरूरी क्यों है!

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मीना कोटवाल, twocircles.net नई दिल्‍ली। ‘मूकनायक’ के सौ साल पूरे होने की खुशी में देशभर में इसका आयोजन किया गया। देशभर के आंबेडकरवादियों ने एकजुट होकर...

Rape Raj: Shrouded in Shadow

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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...

SC to hear plea against siphoning off of SC/ST scholarships money

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New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court will hear next week a plea against siphoning off of thousands of crores of scholarships money...

‘This Is Our Land, We Won’t Be Silenced’: Dalits Demand Land Rights After Arson,...

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MI Khan, TwoCircles.net Patna: In a harrowing display of community strife, Dalit victims in Bihar are pleading for “patta” (lease deeds) of land to resolve a...

Mayawati criticizes BJP government for ignoring Dalit icons in conferring Bharat Ratna

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has come down heavily against the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA government for discriminating against Dalit icons such as Kanshi Ram while awarding Bharat Ratna to Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Madan Mohan Malviya.