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Tribals demand release of detained villagers in Midnapore

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By IANS, Kolkata: Hundreds of tribal women Sunday staged a protest at a police station in West Bengal's West Midnapore district to demand release of 37 villagers detained during the joint forces' search for an abducted school teacher. The demonstration took place at Goaltore police station in the district. Police said the villagers were detained for interrogation as they tried to obstruct the security personnel during a search operation in the village.

Persecution of activists an expression of fascism say Indian Americans

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By TCN News: The Alliance for Justice And Accountability (AJA), an umbrella coalition of progressive organizations across the United States, today condemned the attacks against...

राजस्थान का नागौर जिला दलितों की कब्रगाह बनता जा रहा है

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By भंवर मेघवंशी, राजस्थान के नागौर में हुए दलितों के जनसंहार पर भंवर मेघवंशी की यह रिपोर्ट इस मुल्क का चेहरा है, जो रोज ब रोज दलित-मुस्लिम-आदिवासी बस्तियों में देखने को मिलता है. भंवर राजस्थान में दलित, आदिवासी और घुमन्तु समुदाय के लिए संघर्षरत है. प्रतिरोध से साभार.

Bihar Elections: Meet Gopal Ravidas, a Dalit who couldn’t complete his law education but...

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By Sami Ahmad, TwoCircles.net Bihar: Gopal Ravidas, 51, could not complete his law education but he is now a lawmaker in Bihar Legislative Assembly. Son of...

Muslims and Dalits to hold joint protest against demolition of Guru Ravidas temple

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TCN News Representatives from the Muslim community have lent their support to the Dalit Community in their demand to re-build the Guru Ravidas temple at...

Made to work as bonded labour, ‘fined’ Rs 1.5 lakh: The story of Jasgeer...

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

Nitish Kumar bats for reservation to Dalit Muslims

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By TCN News, Patna: Giving hope to the dalit Muslims and dalit Christians, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has advocated for increasing reservation quota...

Reservations and Muslims in Telugu States

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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...

Flag march by police in violence-hit Saharanpur villages

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Lucknow, (IANS): Police conducted a flag march in the Shabbirpur, Badgaon, Chandrapura and Maheshpur villages of violence-hit Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh on Friday,...

Protect tribal interests to root out Maoism: NHRC member

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By IANS,

Parents protest ‘lower caste’ women cooking food in schools

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By Adnan Alavi, The outrage among parents over Dalit or Lower Caste [sic] women cooking food for their children in schools has once again demonstrated the casteist face of our society. 'Upper caste' families are insistent that they would not send the kids to school if the children are served food cooked by Dalit women. In several places, villagers have turned violent and the cooks had to be sent away.

दलितों की लड़ाई के अहम योद्धा मंगनाराम मेघवाल

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net नोखा (राजस्थान)- इस शहर का एक गुमनाम लड़का जब यह बोलता है कि ‘मुझ जैसे गरीब के पास खोने के लिए...

BJP desires ‘Hindu Rashtra’, Modi has failed, says Mayawati

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Lucknow : BSP chief Mayawati on Sunday accused the BJP of trying to convert India into a "Hindu Rashtra" and said Prime Minister Narendra...

NHRC notice to Kerala over Dalit student’s rape, murder

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New Delhi : The National Human Rights Commission on Tuesday issued a notice to the Kerala government over the alleged rape and murder of...

ये चेहरे यूपी चुनाव में भाजपा के लिए मुसीबत का सबब बन सकते हैं

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सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश का विधानसभा चुनाव अब चंद महीने ही दूर बचा हुआ है. समाजवादी पार्टी को छोड़कर लगभग सभी दलों ने प्रदेश...

Saharanpur on boil again: One dead, Thakurs burn 25 Dalit homes after clash

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter Saharanpur district of western UP remains tense after Thakurs of the area tried to take a procession parade on Maharana Pratap...

A letter to Rohith Vemula from a young Muslim

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Mahtab Alam for Twocircles.net Dear Rohith, I am not sure how or whether this letter will ever reach you. However, after reading and rereading your heartbreaking...

क्या है भीमा कोरेगांव का इतिहास और 200 साल बाद की सियासत?

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कलीम अज़ीम, TwoCircles.net के लिए 1 जनवरी 1818 को ईस्ट इंडिया कंपनी और पेशवा के बीच पुणे ज़िले के ‘भीमा कोरेगांव’ में लड़ाई हुई थी....

सफ़ाई कर्मचारियों के परिजनों की मांग, कोरोना योद्धा के तौर पर मिले 50 लाख...

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आसमोहम्मद कैफ़।Twocircles.net विश्व भर की विकराल समस्या बन चुका कोरोना वायरस से जान जोखिम में डालकर लड़ने वाले कोरोना फाइटर्स में सफ़ाई कर्मचारियों की बेहद...

Review: Between fallacy and fraternity of ‘Babasaheb: The Grand Musical’

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The two-hour-long musical did an adept job of grounding the word ‘aam aadmi’ into the narrative of the play while driving the Aam Aadmi...

Students, teachers, politicians at solidarity march for Vemula

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New Delhi : A solidarity march to condemn the "institutional killing" of Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula on Tuesday drew support from thousands including...

Two drones seized in Patna rally, two held

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Patna : Two drones were seized while video recording a rally of the extremely backward classes here on Sunday and two people were detained...

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

Over 1,000 detained near Nitish Kumar’s residence

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Patna : Over 1,000 people were detained when they were peacefully protesting near Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's official residence here Wednesday morning, police said. Senior...

Platform formed to seek justice for victims of Bathani Tola massacre

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Convention on 15 July in Delhi Public Meeting in Ara on anniversary of Bathani Tola Massacre By TCN News

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...

Bihar: Protests and politics over OBC status to “Ashraf Muslims”

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By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net Patna: A controversy is in offing on the issue of inclusion of Shaikh into OBC category in Bihar. Many backward caste groups, including those among Muslims in the state, have registered their protest with the State Commission for Backward Castes (SCBC) against attempts by Shaikh, an upper caste Muslim group, to get OBC status.

Government slammed for ‘anti-farmer policies’, lynching

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New Delhi, (IANS): The Bhumi Adhikar Andolan (BAA) on Sunday condemned the central government for its "anti-farmer policies" and lynching of minorities and Dalits through...

Ahead of polls, residents of Mayawati’s adopted village say they feel cheated

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By Afroz Alam Sahil, Twocircles.net As you step out of Lucknow and move towards Malihabad, the mango capital of the state, commercial activities slow down...

‘Turn your words into deeds’: US lawmakers write to Modi on growing ‘religious intolerance’

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By TCN News, Conveying their serious concern over violence against religious minorities in India, 34 top American lawmakers that include Eight U.S. Senators and 26...

Two booked for beating Dalit couple

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Patna: Two people were booked on charge of severely beating a Dalit couple for refusing to stay away from a Hanuman temple in Bihar's...

Will continue to speak my mind, says Manjhi

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Patna : Ignoring warnings and advice of his party JD-U over his controversial remarks in recent days, Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi Sunday...

भीम आर्मी प्रमुख चन्द्रशेखर को तत्काल रिहा किए जाने को लेकर दिल्ली में विरोध-प्रर्दशन

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TwoCircles.net News Desk नई दिल्ली : भीम आर्मी प्रमुख चन्द्रशेखर आज़ाद ‘रावण’ पर लगे राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा अधिनियम (एनएसए) को निरस्त करने एवं उनको तत्काल रिहा...

Ladai Seekhle: The story of Sumeet Samos, rap and annihilation of caste

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By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net The list of atrocities against marginalised communities in India can make for a small book, but the forms of resistance against...

Modi has time to talk about Balochistan, but not for Dalits: Congress

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New Delhi : Gujarat Congress leaders on Sunday submitted a memorandum to President Pranab Mukherjee highlighting "atrocities" against Dalits in the state, and criticised...

Ramdev booked for comments on Rahul Gandhi

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Lucknow: An FIR was lodged against yoga guru Baba Ramdev Saturday for making "vulgar comments" against Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Friday, an official...

NPP releases ‘People’s Document’ for Meghalaya polls

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Jowai (Meghalaya), (IANS): National People's Party President Conrad K. Sangma on Thursday released the People's Document for Meghalaya at an election rally here. The "People's...

सहारनपुर के बाद अब मेरठ के सरधना में दलितों व राजपूतों के बीच खूनी...

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TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter सरधना (मेरठ) : सहारनपुर के बाद अब मेरठ का सरधना क्षेत्र दलितों व राजपूतों के खूनी संघर्ष का गवाह बना. बुधवार को...

‘We have been made to feel like criminals’: How a defamation case is threatening...

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By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net Indian Universities, and especially those under the Central Government, have for long been presented as spaces where a student or a...

Notice to Delhi government, AAI over failure to rehabilitate Dalits

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

Triangular contest in Dhamdaha revives memories of caste wars in Bihar

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By Brajendra Nath Singh Dhamdaha (Purnia) : Shambhu Bhagat (48) of Haldibari village in Dhamdaha was emotional while recounting the murder of his...

Court accepts terror charges against Kobad Ghandy

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By IANS, New Delhi: A Delhi court Monday accepted a fresh set of formal charges filed by police against Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy for prosecuting him under terror charges.

Government clampdown on protest over unfair budgetary allocations in education for SCs/STs

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Dalit women activists dragged inside police station, activists allege By TCN News, New Delhi: Over 30 dalit and adivasi students and activists were arrested on Thursday from Shastri Bhavan here when they demanded to meet Smriti Irani, the Union Minister of Human Resource Development, over unfair budgetary allocations in education of dalit and adivasi students.

Bush & Condoleezza should listen to Wendy

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Ref: - Kashmiri leaders should also approach USA. Dear Sir

सवर्ण छात्रों को दलित भोजन माता से हुई नाराजग़ी, नौकरी खत्म !

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जिब्रानउद्दीन।Twocircles.net देवों की भूमि कही जाने वाले उत्तराखंड में एक दलित समाज से आने वाली एक भोजन माता को सिर्फ इसलिए हटा दिया...

‘Muslims have become New Subalterns’

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Interview with JNU Prof. Ajay Gudavarthy by Mishab Irikkur and Abhay Kumar. New Delhi: Ajay Gudavarthy is an assistant professor at Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Apart from his deep interest in theory, particularly critical school, post-Marxism and postcolonial studies, he also keeps an eye on political processes and dynamism of Indian politics. As the fire of communal violence is fast engulfing many parts of the country and the ruling BJP, as alleged by the opposition parties, remains involved in polarising society for electoral gains, Mishab Irikkur and Abhay Kumar spent Sunday’s morning with Ajay Gudavarthy at his house in South Delhi, conversing with him about the current volatile situation.

बुलंदशहर में पुलिस की पिटाई से रिक्शाचालक की मौत,एसपी का इंकार

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स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net यूपी के बुलंदशहर से दिल को दहला देने वाली घटना सामने आई है जहां एक रिक्शा चालक को पुलिस ने पीट पीटकर मार...

मध्यप्रदेश में एक और अमानवीय घटना, आदिवासी युवक को गाड़ी से बांधकर घसीटा

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स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net मध्यप्रदेश में लगातार अमानवीय घटनाओं में बढ़ोत्तरी देखने को मिल रही है। इंदौर,देवास के बाद अब नीमच ज़िले में एक आदिवासी के...

Article 370 will be dealt later, peace in Valley a priority: Ahir

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Panaji : Abrogation of Article 370, which grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir, will happen in due course of time, but right now...

‘Bahujan Victory’: Ordinance restores 200-point roster system for Universities

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By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Following countrywide protests, the much-criticised 13-point roster system for Indian universities has been overturned and the original 200-point roster system has been...

Irked with denial of water by upper castes, Dalit man digs up well in...

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By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, Washim (Maharashtra): In an exemplary display of courage and commitment, a dalit man from a drought-hit village in Washim district...

High time for the Church to introspect

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By R. L. Francis

Indian/non-Indian Muslims should persuade Rasheed Masood to move High/Supreme Court.

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Ref:- Aspiring Vice-President can't denounce National Song.Dear SirThis refers to the statement of Rasheed Masood, the candidate supported by UNPA (the third front) for...

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

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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,...

Four-day Tribal conclave starts in Jamshedpur

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By TCN News Jamshedpur : In a bid to mark the birth anniversary of Birsa Munda, the iconic tribal...

राजपूतों और व्यवस्था की शिकार एक दलित लड़की

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net वैशाली: बिहार में सरकार का चेहरा बदल गया है, मगर मिज़ाज नहीं बदले हैं. पिछले शासनकाल में एक दलित लड़की सीमा...

12-year-old Dalit killed for stealing wheat

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By IANS, Lucknow : A 12-year-old Dalit boy was allegedly beaten to death by a group of villagers in Uttar Pradesh's Hardoi district for stealing wheat from the fields, police said Friday. Three men have been booked for killing the Dalit boy, police said. Kamlesh Kumar, a resident of Kashipur village in Hardoi, about 110 km from Lucknow, was Thursday repeatedly assaulted with wooden sticks and iron rods, following which he died in the fields. According to police, Kumar was initially spotted hiding in the wheat fields of Neeraj Singh.

In Maharashtra, a unique attempt to bring a smile to the faces of Dalit...

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By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net Apart from fasting, the pious month of Ramadan is also seen as an ideal time to spread the messages and teachings...

दलितों की दर्दनाक व्यथा कथा है गुना और दरभंगा की घटना

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मध्यप्रदेश के गुना, बिहार के दरभंगा और उत्तर प्रदेश के मेरठ में यूं तो हजार मील का राऊंड बनता है। मगर दलितों की दशा...

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...

Four held for alleged forced conversion in Bihar

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

UP: Dalit farmer dies after loan agents throw him down from tractor

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Lucknow (IANS): At a time when the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is vouching for its work in easing farmer loans, in a...

‘मैं राम और कृष्ण को नही मानूंगा ‘ कहने का लगा था केजरीवाल के...

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आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net दिल्ली सरकार में मंत्री राजेंद्र पाल गौतम एक बौद्ध धर्म के कार्यक्रम में शामिल होने के बाद विवाद में घिर गए हैं।...

AMU Alumni Forum – UAE dedicates empowerment conference to UAE National Day

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By TCN News On the occasion of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) bicentennial celebrations across the world, the AMU Alumni Forum UAE, under the patronage of...

Condom, caste and morality

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By Yogesh Maitreya The Indian Health Minister, Dr. Harsh Vardhan seems to provide unprecedented and remedial tool in the sector of health, especially in...

Dalit settlement in focus of Modi’s Clean India mission

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New Delhi: Dozens of municipal workers were busy Wednesday sprucing up Valmiki Colony, a settlement of poor, once-outcast Dalits where Mahatma Gandhi once dwelt,...

Five arrests in Gujarat Dalit beating up case

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Ahmedabad : With more arrests on Wednesday, five persons have been rounded up so far on charges of beating up four Dalit youths who...

For Honey collectors, few rewards for risking life in Jungles

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In the third of the four-part series, we look at how the Honey collectors of Sunderbans are feeling the pinch of change in...

हाथरस से ग्राऊंड रिपोर्ट : “ऊंची जाति के लोग अब हमसे बात नही करते,...

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रियाज़ हाशमी, हाथरस से Twocircles.net के लिए 19 वर्षीय दलित लडकी से गैंगरेप के बहुचर्चित मामले में सवर्ण जाति के चारों आरोपियों के खिलाफ सेंट्रल...

Congress team to inquire into Rajasthan caste violence

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New Delhi : The Congress on Monday said it has set up a fact-finding team to inquire into rising incidents of atrocities on Scheduled...

Maharashtra braces for Koregaon-Bhima 201st anniversary

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Pune, Dec 29 (IANS) The Maharashtra government on Saturday geared up for the upcoming 201st anniversary of the Koregaon-Bhima war with a series of...

New Gujarat CM sets up SIT in Thangadh case

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Gandhinagar : Bowing to pressure, the Gujarat government has finally reopened the sensational case of the killing of three Dalit youths in alleged police...

Maharashtra celebrates Ambedkar’s birth anniversary

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By IANS,

Dalits of West Medinipur district facing social boycott for past two years, state government...

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By Mirza Mosaraf Hossain, Twocircles.net The 2012 data released by National Crimes Record Bureau had one surprising, albeit slightly unbelievable number: West Bengal, with 2.14...

Government formulates umbrella scheme for ST students

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New Delhi : The union tribal welfare ministry has formulated an umbrella scheme for education of Scheduled Tribes (ST) students by merging a few...

दलितों के भविष्य को मज़बूत बना रही हैं ये भीम पाठशालाएं

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आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net सहारनपुर/मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर : “वो क्या है जिसे हम देख तो सकते हैं, मगर छू नहीं सकते. इस सवाल पर कक्षा के...

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

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By TCN News,

Over a lakh Ambedkar followers expected in Mhow April 14

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By IANS, Bhopal: Over one lakh followers of Bhimrao Ambedkar are expected to gather at his birth place at Mhow near Indore on the occasion of his 119th birth anniversary April 14 - celebrated as 'Ambedkar Mahakumbh' for the past two years, officials said Tuesday. The Madhya Pradesh government has made elaborate arrangements for the occasion.

Who is Sant Ravidas and why are his devotees agitating? Pardeep Attri provides background

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Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net On August 10th, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), on the orders of Supreme Court, demolished a Sant Guru Ravidas temple in Tughlakabad...

Solution for farmersâ€™ plight and suicidal incidents

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Gujarat government will be taught a lesson: Kejriwal

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Ahmedabad : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday warned that the Gujarat government will be taught a lesson in the assembly elections next...

Gandhi effect: Full on help for Haryana’s Dalit victims

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By Jaideep Sarin and Alkesh Sharma, IANS, Hisar (Haryana) : Call it the effect of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's visit or a reported reprimand from party president Sonia Gandhi to the Haryana government, official help is suddenly pouring in for Dalit victims of violence in Mirchpur village. The Congress government in Haryana has come up with jobs, financial help running into lakhs of rupees, accommodation, renovation of houses and even a permanent police post for victims of last month's arson attack on Dalit families in Mirchpur, which falls in this district.

दलितों पर हो रहे अत्याचारों के ख़िलाफ़ आवाज़ बुलंद करे —लक्ष्य

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TwoCircles.net News Desk सीतापुर (उत्तर प्रदेश) : ‘आज़ादी के 70 वर्षो बाद भी इस देश में दलितों की कोई सुनने वाला नहीं है. हर घटना...

Dalits in Haryana allege bias over power supply

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By Pradeep Singh, IANS, Sihi (Haryana) : Residents of a Dalit-dominated village near Gurgaon say they are being denied adequate power supply because they are from depressed communities.

Tension in Haryana village as arson victims’ bodies cremated

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By IANS, Hisar (Haryana) : Two days after they were killed in an arson attack allegedly by members of a community, the last rites of an elderly Dalit man and his 18-year-old physically challenged daughter were conducted here Friday amidst tight security in the presence of senior police and local officials. Tara Chand, 70, and his daughter Suman were burnt alive in a blaze Wednesday after their house was torched by members of the dominant community in Mirchpur village in this district.

Left’s terror blame against Muslims, Dalits rejected in Kerala election

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By Anas Nilambur,

Ambedkarism on the canvas: Artist Navin Chahande’s attempt to bring caste to art’s discourse

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By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net Artist Navin Chahande does not like to prove his point using abstract forms. He says his art is direct. Navin is...

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.

‘राहुल गांधी ने भी मुझे धोखा दिया’ –डेल्टा मेघवाल के पिता

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net बारमेर (राजस्थान) : दलित मेधा की मिसाल बन चुकी डेल्टा मेघवाल की लड़ाई अब घर-घर का हिस्सा बनती जा रही है....

Rahul set to visit disfigured Dalit girl in Kanpur hospital

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By IANS,

Supreme Court stays AP High Court Judgment in Tsundur Dalit massacre case

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, New Delhi: The Supreme Court stayed the Tsundur judgment delivered by Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday and also sent notices to all the convicts who were released and gave four weeks time to respond.

Indian embassy to appeal to Qatar SC for two on death row

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New Delhi : The Indian embassy in Qatar is making preparations for an appeal to the country's Supreme Court on behalf of two Indians...

For 6 years, Deepa Mohanan has been fighting against casteist abuse in MG University,...

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This is the first in a three-part series of stories documenting caste discrimination against Dalit Bahujan Adivasi students at the Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam,...

Civil society adopts 7 point resolution over “Liberty and Fraternity in the Constitution: A...

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By TCN News, New Delhi: Many social activists, academicians, researchers and prominent citizens took part in a discussion on “Liberty and Fraternity in the...

Congress women leaders lash out at Ramdev over Dalit remark

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New Delhi: Three women leaders of the Congress Saturday hit out at yoga guru Baba Ramdev over his remarks on party vice president Rahul...

भीम आर्मी के समर्थन में अब गांव-गांव लगने लगे हैं ‘द ग्रेट चमार बोर्ड’

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आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net मीरापुर : सहारनपुर से 110 किमी दूर मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर जनपद के थाना क्षेत्र मीरापुर में कैथोड़ा ग्राम पंचायत के अधीन एक गांव...

Even after three years, Dalit family wait for action against Police accused of shooting...

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

Government to blame for cow vigilantes’ violence: CPI-M

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New Delhi : The CPI-M on Sunday blamed the Narendra Modi government for the rising number of attacks by so-called cow vigilantes on Dalits...

Dalit killings: Haryana orders CBI probe, Rahul slams Khattar

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Faridabad/Chandigarh : The Haryana government on Wednesday ordered a CBI probe into the arson attack by upper castes in Faridabad district that left two...

Shah woos Dalit voters in Delhi

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New Delhi : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah Friday wooed thousands of Dalit voters and appealed to them to vote for his...

Mayawati loses UP, BSP draws zero

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By Mohit Dubey, Lucknow : The Modi blitzkrieg Friday destroyed the BSP, leaving Mayawati, who once harboured hopes of becoming India's first Dalit prime minister,...

रविदास जयंती के पहले बेगमपुरा एक्सप्रेस रद्द, दलितों और सिखों में गुस्सा

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सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net वाराणसी : बनारस में एक मोहल्ला है, सीर गोवर्धन. यहां आप संत रविदास जयंती के दिन घुसेंगे तो पिसने की नौबत आ...

‘Mappila Haal’: SIO observes 100th anniversary of Malabar rebellion

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The interactive virtual exhibition 'Mappila Haal', which contains comprehensive readings on the struggle, historical writings, documents, personalities and events of the rebellion has been...

Provide job quota to Muslims, demands Samajwadi Party

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By IANS, New Delhi : The Samajwadi Party Monday urged the central government to bring a bill to provide reservation to Muslims in jobs, saying their condition was worse then that of the Dalits.

Dalit girl attacked for resisting rape, one held

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By IANS,

Two Dalits die in police firing in Tamil Nadu

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By TCN News,

शर्मनाक : हॉकी की खिलाड़ी वंदना कटारिया को जाति सूचक गाली देने का आरोप

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जिब्रानउद्दीन।Twocircles.net टोक्यो ओलंपिक में भारत का अर्जेंटीना से महिला हॉकी का सेमीफाइनल मुकाबला हारने के पश्चात, भारतीय खिलाड़ी वंदना कटारिया के परिवार को जातिवादी गालियों...

‘Muslims should unite with well-wishers from Hindu community and Dalits to tackle communalism’

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By Shaik Zakeer Hussain, TwoCircles.net,

Success in Bihar victory against RSS, Modi: Rahul

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New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said the success of the Grand Alliance in Bihar was a victory against the RSS,...

Maya targets Congress, Rahul at Dalit rally

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By Faisal Fareed, TwoCircles.net,

One person dead, three injured in Murshidabad during voting after TMC, CPI (M) supporters...

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By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net Kolkata/Berhampur: The battle for West Bengal claimed its first victim during the third phase of elections in Domkal, Murshidabad. Tauhidul...

मरी गाय ले जाने के कारण लखनऊ में पीटे गए दलितों की आपबीती

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TCN News लखनऊ : पिछले दिनों लखनऊ के तकरोही के चंदन गांव का मामला प्रकाश में आया था, जहां मरी हुई गाय को लेकर जा...

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...

Dalit killed for using hand pump

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By IANS, Patna: A Dalit man was beaten to death in a Bihar village by upper caste henchmen for drawing water from a common hand pump, police said Saturday.

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...

भारत में सरकार नाम की कोई चीज़ है या नहीं?

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डॉ. खजान सिंह हाल ही में दबंगो द्वारा गुजरात के ऊना में दलितों के साथ किए गए अमानवीय व्यवहार ने सारे देश के बहुजनो को...

FIR against IAS officer, 15 others in Bihar SC/ST scholarship scam

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Patna : An IAS officer, along with 15 other officials, was booked on Wednesday for alleged irregularities in disbursement of post-matric scholarship among...

दलितों विरोधी मनुवादी एजेंडा लागू नही होने देंगे: चंद्रशेखर आज़ाद

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आसमोहम्मद कैफ़।Twocircles.net नियुक्तियों और प्रमोशन में आरक्षण के मुद्दे पर सुप्रीम कोर्ट के फैसले को लेकर दलितों में आक्रोश बढ़ता जा रहा है। दलित इसके...

तेवर बदलती भीम आर्मी

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आस मोहम्मद कैफ | सहारनपुर इधर ग्वालियर, बिजनोर और पटना में भीम आर्मी ने तीन रैलियां की है, इन सभी रैलियों में अच्छी खासी भीड़ रही,तीनों को...

Justice in Communal Riots cases has become a victim of Vote Bank Politics

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About 60 years ago, on the night of 14th/15th August, 1947, Pakistan and India became independent nations. The partition of the pre-Independence India was made on communal basis. So, it resulted in unprecendented communal riots in the history of mankind where more than a million of Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims were killed mercilessly by each other and millions more were made homeless.

Seminar: On the Kerala Muslim Model of Development

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Dear Sir/Madam,

Are you interested to understand what it means to be an Indian Muslim? Where does the Indian Muslim stand in comparison with his/her fellow countrymen? Are you anxious about the present and future of the Indian Muslim society? Where does the solution lie? In particular, what lessons can be learned from the Kerala Muslim example?

If you have something to say, a golden opportunity is waiting for you to be part of a serious discussion at the

Dalit activists organise second ‘Villuvandi Yatra’ in Kerala in wake of Sabarimala protests

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By Najiya O, TwoCircles.net 2018 marks the 125th anniversary of the famous ‘Villuvandi (ox-wagon) Yatra’ of Mahatma Ayyankali in Kerala. In commemoration of the historic...

Dalits angry as Bihar massacre accused are acquitted

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By Imran Khan, Patna : Family members of the Dalits who were killed in 1999 in Bihar's Arwal district, allegedly by the outlawed, upper -caste militia Ranvir Sena men, are disheartened and devastated over the release of all the accused.

Human Rights Watch criticises Modi government over increasing attacks on Muslims and Dalits

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter New Delhi: Hindu vigilante groups attacked Muslims and Dalits over suspicions that they had killed, stolen, or sold cows for beef....

BJP promises economic, social security to city’s Dalits

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New Delhi : Going all out to woo the city's Dalit community, BJP leaders Monday took part in a rally here promising to dedicate...

First Congressional Briefing on Caste Discrimination in the United States

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TCN News For the first time in the United States a Congressional Briefing on Caste Discrimination is going to be hosted on 22nd May at...

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...

Ambedkar’s fight was for equality, dignity: PM

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Mhow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that B.R. Ambedkar, the chief architect of the constitution, fought against injustice in society and his...

उत्तर प्रदेश : दलित युवतियों का तालाब में मिला था शव, ख़बर लिखने पर...

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आकिल हुसैन । Twocircles.net लोकतंत्र में मीडिया को चौथा स्तंभ माना गया है, मीडिया की जिम्मेदारी होती है कि वो लोगों तक सही खबर पहुंचाए।...

SDPI appeals to Governor of Gujarat to compensate the family of youth killed by...

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By TCN News, Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Unit of Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) on Sunday submitted a memorandum with the District Magistrate, Ahmedabad addressed...

Democratic groups in Nanded seek to file complaint against V. K. Singh

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By Yogesh Maitreya, TwoCircles.net, Mumbai: The brutal incidence of burning Dalit children and the irresponsible remarks of Union Minister of State for External Affairs...

Civil liberties committee condemns police action on University of Hyderabad

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By TCN News, Hyderabad : Civil Liberties Monitoring Committee (CLMC) has strongly condemned police action against protesting students at Hyderabad Central University after the re-joining...

A prisoner dies every 5.5 hours in India: Report

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

R.S. Katheria – a professor becomes minister of state

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Agra : BJP MP from Agra constituency in Uttar Pradesh, Ram Shankar Katheria was Sunday inducted in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government in the...

Dalit student suspended from Ambedkar University alleges harassment, discrimination at the hands of faculty

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter Photos courtesy Feminism in India In another case of alleged discrimination against Dalit students in Indian Universities, Akunth, a second-year BA student...

Expelled CPI-M leader holds talks with pro-Dalit outfits

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Kolkata : Expelled CPI-M leader Abdur Rezzak Mollah Sunday said he was hopeful pro-Dalit outfits would join him. Mollah, an undefeated legislator since 1972, was...

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

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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.

Former VC Hamid Ansari, Shashi Tharoor to speak at Reclaiming India conference on democratic...

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TCN News Mohammad Hamid Ansari (Former Vice President of India), Prof. Rajmohan Gandhi (Historian and a Grandson of Mohandas Gandhi) and Rev Dr William Barber (Co-Chair...

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...

USA Prez elections should motivate India to make party elections, the State responsibility.

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Ref: - Without inspiring & disciplining parties, democracy is meaningless.

Dear Sir

There is any number & type of democracies being practiced in contemporary world and one need not ape the other. But there is always some radical element in one democracy which if adopted by another democracy (may be in a modified form) then it can prove to be a panacea for quite a number of problems faced by that ailing democracy. In this context the fundamental difference between democracies of USA and India needs highlighting.

Tribals’ nod must for takeover of their land: Rahul Gandhi

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Raipur: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that tribals must be asked for their permission before their land is taken away from...

US State Department’s scathing report on persecution of religious minorities in India a step...

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Released on May 12, the 2021 Report on International Religious Freedom, provided in-depth coverage of massive rights violations faced by religious minorities, especially Muslims, Christians...

‘Police torture to withdraw candidature’ – DHRM complaint to Election Commission

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,

‘Dalit students in J&K not getting scholarships on time’

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By TCN News, Jammu: Aman Thappa, a former NSUI leader has appealed to the Director, Social Welfare Department of Jammu & Kashmir regarding problems being faced by SC students of the state. Addressing the media, Mr. Aman Thappa appealed the Director to intervene into the burning issues of SC students. He said that dalit students are not getting timely scholarships due to which they are facing a lot of hardships.