First Congressional Briefing on Caste Discrimination in the United States
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For the first time in the United States a Congressional Briefing on Caste Discrimination is going to be hosted on 22nd May at...
JNU and Quest for a Just World
What JNU and Kanhaiya have done is hold a mirror to the great democracy that seems to have lost its way
Aijaz...
Velivada will stand, say students, as HCU admin pulls down banners, posters of Dalit...
By Daisy K, TwoCircles.net
Nearly three years after the institutional murder of Rohith Vemula, the HCU administration led by Vice Chancellor Appa Rao Podile continues...
US State Department’s scathing report on persecution of religious minorities in India a step...
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...
संयुक्त राष्ट्र में उठा भारत में दलित महिलाओं के साथ बढ़ते उत्पीड़न का मामला
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
नई दिल्ली : भारत में दलित महिलाओं पर बढ़ते उत्पीड़न व शोषण का मुद्दा अब अंतर्राष्ट्रीय प्लेटफॉर्मों पर भी उठने लगा...
Dalit killed for demanding wages
By IANS,
Bhopal : A Dalit in a Madhya Pradesh village only wanted payment of wages due to him -- but what he got was death. Mason Ramesh Jatav was allegedly killed after he demanded Rs.4,000 for the work he had done for farmer Shriram Lodhi, police Sunday said.
Thirty-eight-year-old Jatav was killed in Shivpuri district Friday night when he had gone to Shriram's house with his wife to demand back-wages.
According to police, Shriram and his relative Gabdu Lodhi took the couple to a nearby field and killed Jatav, a resident of Sirsona village, about 350 km from here.
Dalit leader Jignesh detained ahead of Modi’s arrival in Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad : Gujarat Dalit rights leader Jignesh Mevani was "picked up" by Gujarat police from Ahmedabad airport on Friday evening, hours before Prime Minister...
Proud that my name is registered with Rohit Vemula’s struggle for caste-less society: A...
Intro: I am one of the arrested students of UoH in connection with protest for justice for Rohith Vemula. We were arrested and...
दलित, आदिवासी और पिछड़ो के हज़ारों पद ख़ाली, संसदीय समिति ने मोदी सरकार...
यूसुफ़ अंसारी, TwoCircles.net
देश में 2014 में मोदी सरकार बनने के बाद से ही उस पर आरक्षण विरोधी होने आरोप लगते रहें हैं। लगातार कहा...
LJP demands Bihar CM’s resignation over Mahadalits’ exodus
Patna : Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan's LJP Friday demanded Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi's resignation following the exodus of hundreds of Mahadalits...
Where has all the anger gone? Dalit survivors of Sunped wonder as they fight...
By Amit Kumar for Twocircles.net
This is the first in a four-part series on cases of Dalit atrocities in India which were brought up...
Rise in crimes and atrocities against SCs and STs in 2016; UP sees most...
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
New Delhi: Data released by the National Crime Records Bureau showed that there had been an increase of 5.5% and 4.6%...
डेटा स्टोरी: देश में दलितों के खिलाफ हिंसा के मामले लगातार बढ़ रहे हैं
देश में 8 साल में दलितों के खिलाफ हिंसा के 3.65 लाख से ज्यादा मामले, यानी हर रोज 125 केस
सबसे ज़्यादा दलित...
Politics lures another senior Maharashtra ex-IPS officer
Mumbai : The lucre of politics has lured yet another Maharashtra senior IPS officer. Former additional director general of police P.K. Jain joined the...
Students, teachers, politicians at solidarity march for Vemula
New Delhi : A solidarity march to condemn the "institutional killing" of Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula on Tuesday drew support from thousands including...
[EXCLUSIVE] “हम तीनों को वैसी पब्लिसिटी मिली, जैसी हम नहीं चाहते थे” – अनिर्बन...
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
नई दिल्ली- जेएनयू प्रकरण में बेहद उतार-चढ़ाव आए. इस मामले में उमर ख़ालिद और कन्हैया कुमार कई दिनों तक अखबार की सुर्ख़ियों में छाए रहे. लेकिन इस मामले में सबसे कम नाम जिस शख्स का सुना गया, वह नाम है अनिर्बन भट्टाचार्य का. दो दिनों पहले जेएनयू के एड ब्लॉक पर अनिर्बन से हमारी बात हुई. नीचे पढ़ें वह बातचीत.
Mumbai lynching: Lalu threatens to cancel trains
By IANS,
New Delhi : Crucial allies of India's ruling coalition Wednesday condemned the lynching of a labourer from Uttar Pradesh in Mumbai, with Railways Minister Lalu Prasad of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) threatening to cancel trains in violence-hit states and the Lok Janshakti Party demanding President's rule in Maharashtra.
"If this violence continues, we will have to consider that in future we might have to cancel trains in states where these incidents occur," Lalu Prasad said.
मुसलमानों की तरह दलितों को भी किया जा सकता है बदनाम, ऐसे मनाएं अंबेडकर...
संजीव ख़ुदशाह
कोरोना लॉक डाउन के दौरान डॉक्टर अंबेडकर की जयंती (14 अप्रैल) पड़ने वाली है। ऐसी स्थिति में स्वाभाविक है कि बहुजन समाज या...
‘मैं अंतिम सांस तक डेल्टा के इंसाफ़ के लिए संघर्ष करूंगा’ –राहुल गांधी
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
नई दिल्ली : कांग्रेस के उपाध्य़क्ष राहुल गांधी आज डेल्टा मेघवाल के परिवार से मिलने बाड़मेर पहुंचे और डेल्टा के परिवार...
Raju Chalwadi: Helping migrant Dalit-Bahujan students crack higher education
By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net
In a small room located on the first floor of a tiny two-storey house in the migrant colony of Baiganwadi area...
We sing to celebrate the agenda of equality and dignity: Yalgar Cultural Group
Text and video by Shiva Thorat, TwoCircles.net
Mumbai: Yalgar cultural group (YCG), an association which propagates Ambedkarite ideas, performed at the KCA Hall...
गाय के नाम पर अब लखनऊ में दलितों की पिटाई
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लखनऊ : गाय के नाम पर गुजरात में दलितों की पिटाई के बाद अब दूसरा मामला उत्तर प्रदेश के लखनऊ में सामने आया...
In Bihar’s Heartland, the Dalit Mood Has Shifted – And It’s Bad News for...
Sami Ahmad, TwoCircles.net
Patna: A new survey has revealed a major shift in Bihar’s Dalit political landscape, with the Mahagathbandhan (the RJD, Congress and Left...
UPSC 2014 result declared: 38 Muslims among 1236 successful candidates; 4 toppers are women
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) declared the final result of the 2014 civil services examinations on Saturday afternoon....
Dalit, Adivasi protestors released, say they will not be intimidated
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Claiming that the government is trying to suppress agitating dalit and adivasi voices, the 30-odd dalit and adivasi activists released from police custody said they will not be intimidated and will not compromise on their fundamental rights.
Government slammed for ‘anti-farmer policies’, lynching
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...
Krantikari Janata: First Ambedkarite magazine published in Marathi and Urdu and its potential renaissance
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...
Arm Dalits for self-defence, demands Republican Party of India
Nagpur/Mumbai : Taking a strong view of the growing attacks on Dalits in the country, the Republican Party of India on Friday demanded that...
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...
Dadarao Patekar: Fighting for the rights of Mumbai’s Safai Karamcharis
By Shiva Thorat, TwoCircles.net
It would not be an exaggeration to say that manual scavenging remains one of the worst forms of caste atrocities in...
Four more missing tribals traced, apex court told
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Chhattisgarh government told the Supreme Court Tuesday that it has traced four more of the 12 tribals who were missing. The apex court was moved for a probe into the alleged killings of 10 villagers by security forces in the state's Dantewada district during anti-Maoist operations.
The political games behind a rape in Maharashtra
By Shiva Thorat, TwoCircles.net
Ahmednagar: On July 17, residents of Kopardi village, Karjat Tehsil, Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra, woke up to a devastating news...
Post Lok Sabha polls, RSS expands in Uttar Pradesh
By Mohit Dubey,
Lucknow : Since Narendra Modi became the prime minister in May, the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) has been merrily expanding its network...
तेलंगाना के नल्लामाडूगु गांव में अंबेडकर प्रतिमा के लिए रंग लाया दलितों का संघर्ष
निकहत फ़ातिमा । Twocircles.net
भारत के संविधान के वास्तुकार और समाज सुधारक डॉ बीआर अंबेडकर को सम्मानित करने के लिए उनकी प्रतिमा के निर्माण के...
Review: Between fallacy and fraternity of ‘Babasaheb: The Grand Musical’
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...
Dalits still converting to Buddhism, but at a dwindling rate
By Manu Moudgil
Around 180 Dalit families converted to Buddhism after caste violence in Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh in May 2017. Bhim Army, the...
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सहारनपुर : पुलिस की एकतरफ़ा कार्यवाही से दलितों में रोष, लखनऊ में आन्दोलन की...
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
नई दिल्ली/सहारनपुर : उत्तर प्रदेश में सहारनपुर ज़िले के शब्बीरपुर गांव में शुक्रवार को हुए जातीय संघर्ष के बाद अब पुलिस की...
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...
SC to hear Ramdev’s plea on clubbing of cases
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will Friday hear a plea by yoga guru Baba Ramdev seeking the clubbing together of all cases against him...
मायावती, महाराष्ट्र और गुजरात : दलित समय में मोदी की जवाबदेही
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
कल उत्तर प्रदेश भाजपा के उपाध्यक्ष दयाशंकर सिंह के बयान के बाद उत्तर प्रदेश का राजनीतिक माहौल बेहद गर्म हो गया है....
Raj Thackeray may work for India’s transformation
Ref:- Mumbai can be equated with USA regarding immigrants.
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A new documentary challenges notions of mainstream anti-caste movement
Caste-ing Space raises serious questions about the prevalence of caste in social spaces and underlies crucial concerns in anti-caste circles.
Muhammed Nihad PV | TwoCircles.net
KERALA — A...
Don’t politicise Dalit issue: Rajnath
New Delhi : Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday urged against politicise the issue of atrocities on the Dalits and said society...
Toilet tales: Why Divya Bharathi’s Kakkoos is a must-watch documentary
By Sibi Arasu for TwoCircles.net
Strap: Kakkoos (Latrine) is a Tamil documentary that is a powerful indictment of society’s apathy towards the thousands who are...
Hindutva groups in Orissa should be dealt with strictly: Justice AP Shah
By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: “The continuing programme of communal provocation that the groups and organizations of Hindutva ideology have been engaged in, should be ended forthwith through strict administrative action,” said Justice AP Shah, former CJ, Delhi High Court and head of the Jury, National People’s Tribunal (NPT) on Kandhamal.
Have quotas in judges appointment, SC told
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday was told that besides being meritorious candidates to be considered for judgeship, it should address the question...
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...
Arrests of Human rights activists and intellectuals across India strongly condemned
By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
Prominent activists’ and public intellectuals’ houses were raided and the activists and intellectuals who were critical of the government were arrested...
Tax-free fun ahead of Karnataka’s power transfer deadline
By V.S. Karnic
Bangalore, Sep 18 (IANS) Two weeks remain for Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) to hand over power to coalition partner Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka but there is complete uncertainty as to whether the transfer will actually take place Oct 3.
The conflicting signals from the JD-S on the power transfer for more than a month now and the number of theories on the differences within the BJP on the issue has been aptly described by a harried leader of that party as "tax-free entertainment".
Maharashtra Dalit Murders: Jawkheda – Anatomy of a dalit triple murder
This is first of the two part series report about the brutal killing of a dalit family in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar district and the subsequent agitation it has sparked because police is yet to arrest anybody for the ghastly crime
By Sudhir Pedgaonkar for TwoCircles.net,
Jawkheda, Pathardi (Dist Ahmednagar): When entire Maharashtra was celebrating Diwali – it is five days of festivities – Jawkheda (Khalsa), a village of about 2500 population, was mourning.
Kerala govt cancels aid to Dalit auto driver Chitralekha, Abu Dhabi organisation steps in
By Shafeeq Hudawi, Twocircles.net
Over the past decade or so, Chitralekha, a Dalit auto driver has been at the receiving end of abuse and threats...
Mayawati demands more security for UP polls
Lucknow : Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati said Tuesday that free and fair polls were not possible in the state under the Samajwadi party...
बुलंदशहर में दलित युवक के साथ मारपीट
अहमद खबीर। Twocircles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश के बुलंदशहर में एक दलित युवक के साथ बुरी तरह मारपीट की गई है आरोप स्वर्ण समाज के युवकों पर...
‘It’s a constitutional issue, not a Christian one:’ Women groups protest violence against Adivasi...
Over the last few months, hundreds of Adivasi Christians have fled their homes across several villages of Chhattisgarh after alleged attacks by Hindutva...
MPs demand special session for Ambedkar’s birth anniversary
New Delhi : A Lok Sabha member on Friday demanded a special session of parliament to commemorate 125th anniversary of B.R. Ambedkar.
Biju Janata Dal...
Dalit woman alleges dowry harassment, gangrape
By IANS,
Panchkula (Haryana): Haryana police Wednesday ordered a probe into allegations of dowry harassment and gangrape made by a Dalit woman against her Jat husband and his accomplices, officials said.
According to police, Sheena (name changed) and her family members met Haryana Director General of Police (Administration) Swaranjit Singh at the police headquarters here Tuesday and submitted a written complaint against her husband Sukhwinder Singh and others.
Manjhi to continue as Bihar CM, says Nitish Kumar
Patna : Senior Janata Dal-United leader Nitish Kumar Sunday said Jitan Ram Manjhi will continue to be Bihar's chief minister, ending speculations over his...
Varun Gandhi for abolishing death penalty, BJP says personal view
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party MP Varun Gandhi on Saturday came out against the death penalty, noting most of the death row convicts are...
दलितों, आदिवासियों और मुस्लिमों को जेल ही दे पाया है हमारा लोकतंत्र – शिवमूर्ति
By TCN News,
लखनऊ : रिहाई मंच के तत्वावधान में ‘अवैध गिरफ्तारी विरोध दिवस’ के तहत यूपी प्रेस क्लब लखनऊ में ‘अवैध गिरफ्तारियां और इंसाफ का संघर्ष’ विषयक सेमिनार का आयोजन किया गया.
दलित-मुसलमानों की ‘बक्खो’ जाति बदतर जिंदगी गुजारने को मजबूर
फ़हमीना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
वो कहते हैं न कि अपना घर सभी को अज़ीज़ होता है चाहे वो महल हो या झोपडी हर शख्स सुकून से...
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...
यूपी की एक दलित महिला की विडंबना गाथा…
आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net
बघरा (मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर) : दो साल पहले एक दलित की कैंसर से मौत हो गई. श्रम विभाग ने उनकी पत्नी को...
BSP leaders protest park wall demolition in UP’s Lucknow
Lucknow: BSP leaders and workers on Thursday held a sit-in in the state capital to protest against the demolition of a wall of Ambedkar...
Rupesh Kumar: A filmmaker, academic, journalist with the sole aim of destroying casteism
By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net
The world of activism cannot function within boundaries, and for Kannur resident Rupesh Kumar, this statement is apt: he is...
Government sets up fund for Dalit entrepreneurs
By IANS,
New Delhi : With the Lok Sabha polls only months away, the government Monday announced a Rs.200 crore venture capital fund to promote...
WPI welcomes Apex Court guidelines on police encounters
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Welfare Party of India, in a statement, appreciated and hailed the apex court guidelines on deaths in police encounter for mandatory registration of FIRs and investigation by CID or any other independent agency.
चंद्रशेखर ने संयुक्त राष्ट्र में उठाया मानवाधिकार का मुद्दा
स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर। Twocircles.net
भीम आर्मी चीफ चंद्रशेखर आज़ाद रावण ने संयुक्त राष्ट्र मानवाधिकार परिषद के समक्ष किसान आंदोलन एवं सीएए विरोधी आंदोलन के दौरान...
Threats, attacks, slander : The cost of fighting caste atrocities in India
Arokiasamy Vincent Raj, popularly known as Evidence Kathir works to defend the rights of Dalits in Tamil Nadu. His organization has recently won the...
Dalit cattle skinners in UP desperate to resume work
With cow vigilantism at its peak and a dearth of private skinning orders, Dalit cattle skinners of BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh have been left with...
Is Onam an inclusive festival?
As people of Kerala celebrate Onam, this article tries to critically explore the emerging counter narrative of historically oppressed section against sustaining casteist tradition.
By...
Spat with minister: Haryana transfers woman police officer
Chandigarh : The Haryana government transferred IPS officer Sangeeta Kalia on Saturday, a day after she refused to leave a meeting when Health and...
Savita Ali: Raising her voice to highlight atrocities against Dalit and Muslim women
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
Patna: Savita Ali remembers the time when she was in school, in a village called Naraina, district Panipat. She had just...
Prima Facie report by Team of The Independent Peoples Tribunal on death of Rohith...
By TCN News,
Delhi: The Joint Action Committee for Social Justice had requested the Indian Peoples Tribunal to send a fact finding team to investigate...
Shifting Allegiances: Dalits in Uttar Pradesh Explore ASP and Congress Amidst BSP’s Woes
Asad Rizvi, TwoCircles.net
Lucknow: Amid the Bahujan Samaj Party’s (BSP) existential crisis, Dalits seem to have begun exploring new political alternatives. They are apparently weighing their...
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’.
Citizens’ Solidarity with Voices of Democracy
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This is a statement of solidarity endorsed and signed by over 200 intellectuals, artists, academicians, lawyers, journalists, and students in support of the five...
SP to vote against promotion quota bill
By IANS,
New Delhi : The Samajwadi Party Monday said it will vote against the bill to provide reservation in promotion for Dalits and tribals in government jobs.
Incriminating documents in Volcker report against Sonia allegedly with USA.
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Hyderabad varsity teachers slam Smriti Irani
Hyderabad : Protests over suicide of a Dalit research scholar continued unabated on Thursday at the University of Hyderabad, with the teachers slamming union...
Atrocities on Dalits following pattern during NDA rule: Congress
New Delhi : The Congress on Thursday said atrocities against the Dalits across India during the National Democratic Alliance government's rule since May 2014...
As a Savarna, I am ashamed but not surprised by our silence over vandalism...
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
Growing up in Bokaro Steel City in Jharkhand meant a lot of things, but one thing that never escaped us (or...
A Portrait of the Indian as a Young Dalit Girl: Part 2 – Sister,...
(Editor’s note: This was first published on Yahoo.com as a single piece. We are reproducing the long form report in parts for TwoCircles.net readers.)
You...
In Vaishali ‘birthplace of democracy’ parties pinning hope on caste equations
By M Reyaz, TwoCircles.net,
Sahebganj/Vaishali: At a rally in Sahebganj in Muzaffarpur District (under Viashali Constituency) Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) Supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav arrived almost two hours late that originally scheduled time of 3 PM (normal for all leaders in election season with hectic schedule). His supporters though braved the scorching Sun taking refuge in water-melon and shadow of tree, but waited to listen to their leader.
NHRC urged to probe killing of three Dalits
By IANS,
Mumbai : Activists Thursday demanded a probe by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) into the brutal killing of three Dalit youths in a Maharashtra village earlier this month.
मुजफ्फरनगर में इज्जत के लिए दलित युवक का क़त्ल
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
मुजफ्फरनगर : शहर की बचन सिंह कॉलानी में 19 साल के एक दलित युवक को ऊंची जात की लड़की से मोहब्बत...
बसपा का मिशन 2017
फहमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
लखनऊ: उतर प्रदेश में अगले साल होने वाले विधानसभा चुनाव की तैयारियां अभी से पार्टियों ने शुरू कर दी है. एकतरफ जहां...
Tension, Dalits’ migration in Haryana village: CM sends minister
Chandigarh, (IANS): The migration of Dalit families from a Haryana village due to tension in the wake of stone-pelting over 'ghurchari' was raised in...
संघ की छांव में जलता मध्य प्रदेश
जावेद अनीस
मध्य प्रदेश वह सूबा है जहां संघ परिवार अपने शुरुआती दौर में ही दबदबा बनाने में कामयाब रहा है. इस प्रयोगशाला में संघ ने सामाजिक स्तर पर अपनी गहरी पैठ बनाने में सफल रहा है और मौजूदा परिदृश्य में हर तरह से हावी है.
ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट : सीवर सफाईकर्मी और पत्रकार दलबीर वाल्मीकि का मारा जाना खड़े करता...
मीना कोटवाल, Twocircles.net
राजधानी दिल्ली के द्वारका में एक पत्रकार की गोली मारकर हत्या कर दी गई. पत्रकार , दलबीर वाल्मीकि एक लोकल न्यूज़ के लिए काम करते थे. इसके साथ ही वे सीवर और नाले साफ करने का काम भी करते थे.
ये घटना 17 फरवरी की है, जब देर रात को अचानक दलबीर को एक कॉल आता है. रात लगभग 12 बजे दलबीर को पास के मेट्रो स्टेशन बुलाया जाता है. लेकिन वहां से वापस घर कभी नहीं आ पाए क्योंकि वहीं उनकी गोली मारकर हत्या कर दी जाती है.
दलबीर के भाई रिंकू हरिद्वार दलबीर की अस्थि विसर्जन प्रथा के लिए गए हुए हैं. उनसे फोन पर ही बात होती है, जो बताते हैं कि मेरा भाई बहुत सीधा था और बहुत मेहनती भी. उसकी किसी से कोई दुश्मनी नहीं थी. उसके साथ ऐसा कौन कर सकता है हम नहीं जानते.
दलबीर दिल्ली के द्वारका के झुग्गी- झोपड़ी कॉलोनी में अपनी पत्नी और तीन बच्चों के साथ किराए के एक मकान में रहते थे....
Probe launched into Dalit youth’s killing in Haryana
By IANS,
Chandigarh : Haryana Police are investigating the killing of a Dalit youth in a village of Bhiwani district, police officials said Thursday.
पटना में दलित छात्रों की पिटाई पर गरमायी सियासत
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
पटना / नई दिल्ली : गुजरात के बाद अब बिहार में दलित छात्रों की पिटाई के मुद्दे पर राजनीति गरमाती नज़र आ...
Mahadalit women denied temple entry in Bihar
Patna, (IANS): Tension gripped a village in Bihar's Bhagalpur district where dozens of Mahadalit women were denied entry into temples, police said on Saturday.
The women...
Notice to Himachal over caste discrimination in temple
Shimla : The Himachal Pradesh High Court has issued notice to the state over caste discrimination in the ancient Maheshwari Devi Temple in Shimla...
A letter to NHRC
Chairman, Human Rights Commission.
Chairman, National Commission for Minorities.
Dear Sir,
With regard to the two alleged bomb blasts that took place in `Lumbini-Park' and `Gokul Chat' at Hyderabad, we would like to express our deepest grief and regret at this turn of events and join with the government in trying to identify the perpetrators and bring them to book.
यूपी के हरदोई में दलितों पर बढ़ते उत्पीड़न पर लगातार उठ रहे हैं सवाल...
लखनऊ-
आस मुहम्मद कैफ , TwoCircles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश की राजधानी लखनऊ से 80 किमी की दूरी पर स्थित हरदोई जिले में पिछले एक सप्ताह में दलितों...
Modi government committed to OBC reservation, say Rajnath, Ananth Kumar
New Delhi : The Narendra Modi government on Monday asserted that it is committed to reservation for Other Backward Class (OBC) with Union Home...
Yogesh Wanjari: Translating Dalit literature so that Ambedkarite struggle can be looked through its...
By Shiva Thorat, TwoCircles.net
Yogesh Wanjari, an M.Phil Student of Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai recently translated the book of J V Pawar...
Ashif Sheikh ‘cleaning’ up India’s shame of manual scavenging
By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net,
Dalits still fear returning home after arson attack
By IANS,
Hisar (Haryana) : Nearly 20 terrorised families are still camping outside Haryana's Mirchpur village after last month's arson attack on Dalit houses, in which two people were burnt alive. They refuse to return home despite assurances of financial help and security from the state government.
Flag march by police in violence-hit Saharanpur villages
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,...
Under Modi, record rise in unspent funds for Dalits/tribals
By Nikhil M. Babu
In the run-up to the 2014 general elections, then prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, while addressing a gathering of Dalits and...
‘Future CM of Telangana’ faces the heat from a Dalit student
By Mohd Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net,
Hyderabad: After two decades of long run in Delhi, Vuthapala Hanumantha Rao a Congress patriarch is shifting back to state politics with a big aspiration. Contesting from Amberpet assembly segment he is confident of thwarting BJP state president Kishan Reddy in a direct contest, but MIM candidate a Dalit student is proving to be his biggest barrier towards the crown of Telangana.
BJP ally RLSP announces candidates for two Bihar seats
Patna : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s ally in Bihar, the Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP), Tuesday announced candidates for two of the 3...
Pakistan to show patriotism.
Ref:- Judicracy constitutionally absurd & politically untenable.
Dear Sir
Notwithstanding euphoria, in some quarters, over Supreme Court of Pakistan order to reinstate ex-Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, it is a crucial and critical time for the people of Pakistan where they are required to show patriotism and common sense, without coming under undue pressure of international community.
In the entire world only two types of Governments are there:-
(i)- Democracy where ultimate power is with people's representatives.
Dear Sir
Notwithstanding euphoria, in some quarters, over Supreme Court of Pakistan order to reinstate ex-Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, it is a crucial and critical time for the people of Pakistan where they are required to show patriotism and common sense, without coming under undue pressure of international community.
In the entire world only two types of Governments are there:-
(i)- Democracy where ultimate power is with people's representatives.
यूपी में दलित किशोरी की बलात्कार के बाद हत्या, दो गिरफ्तार
स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.Net
उत्तर प्रदेश के लखीमपुर खीरी में बेहद दरिन्दगी का एक मामला सामने आया है। यहां पकरिया गांव में दलित समुदाय की एक नाबालिग़...
Chandasi Coal Mandi: Asia’s Largest Black Hell Where Laborers Pay with Their Health
Pavan Kumar Maurya, TwoCircles.net
Mughalsarai, Chandauli: The Chandasi Coal Mandi, located just five kilometers from Varanasi in Chandauli district, Uttar Pradesh, is gripped by severe cold since...
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...
Demand for Forward Commission for upper castes in Bihar
By IANS,
Patna : An upper castes panel in Bihar wants a Forward Commission on the lines of Backward and Mahadalit commission to study the socio-economic condition of the upper castes.
"We will submit a memorandum to the state government soon, seeking formation of a Forward Commission (Savarna Ayog) to study the socio-economic condition of the upper castes, particularly Brahmins," J.N. Trivedi, a spokesman of the Brahmin Samaj Rajnitik Chetna Samiti of Bihar told IANS here.
‘Would they do this if it was a temple?’ Anger mounts among Buddhists of...
By Ira Anbazhagan for TwoCircles.net
The Southern India Buddhist Vihar re-opened in Perambur after renovations in January this year, going from a 1-storey to a...
128th Dr Ambedkar Birthday Celebration in Cupertino, California
TCN News
Ambedkar King Study Circle (AKSC), Association for India’s Development (AID), San Jose Peace and Justice Center (SJPJC) and Organizations for Minorities of India...
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...
Embarrassment in Nepal
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.
Boston event links Black Liberation and Palestinian movements with the Anti-Caste Struggle
By Paul Malachi, TwoCircles.net
The #DalitWomenFight United States tour reached Boston on Saturday, September 19th, 2015 with a panel titled “Dalit Women Fight – Moving...
जातिवाद के विनाश बिना देश का लोकतंत्र कमज़ोर: उर्मिलेश
TCN News
"हम देश को लोकतान्त्रिक राज्य तो कहते हैं पर सहभागी लोकतांत्रिक व्यवहारों से परहेज करते हैं. देश नागरिक सामान्य तौर पर आधार को...
Meira Kumar files another plea in land-grab case
Patna : Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar has filed yet another petition in the Patna High Court that some people have occupied a land...
After Uddhav expose, Athawale’s RPI-A heads for split
Mumbai : Hours after Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray's sensational revelation regarding Dalit leader Ramdas Athawale, the latter's Republican Party of India-A virtually split...
Maharashtra braces for Koregaon-Bhima 201st anniversary
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...
Gandhi’s people in Maoist land
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.
We committed no crime, only followed Babasaheb; say youth as combing operations intensify in...
By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net
As combing operations intensifying throughout Maharashtra, Mumbai Police is not far behind. Already, hundreds of youngsters have been apprehended by police...
Multi-crore SC scholarships racket unearthed in Uttar Pradesh
By Sharat Pradhan, IANS,
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has unearthed a multi-crore racket in disbursement of scholarships to Scheduled Caste students in educational institutions in the state.
The racket involves hundreds of engineering, medical, dental and management colleges that have mushroomed over the past few years in several parts of the state.
Tension in UP town over BJP, Congress protests
Ghaziabad : Tension gripped the Kanth area of Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad district Saturday as the BJP refused to back out of its proposed protest...
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...
Mayawati loses UP, BSP draws zero
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,...
Mayawati announces compensation for victims of Saharanpur anti-Dalit violence
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
BSP President Mayawati visited Saharanpur's Shabbirpur area and announced a compensation of Rs 50,000 for families whose houses were burnt down...
Gujarati writer returns award against beating of Dalits
Ahmedabad : Gujarati writer Amrutlal Makwana has returned a state award he got in protest against the beating of some Dalit youths in the...
टीसीएन 2021 : साल भर हम उठाते रहे वंचितों और पिछड़ों की आवाज़,पढ़िए...
बीते वर्ष, 2021, में कई तरह की बदलती हुई राजनीतिक और सामाजिक गतिविधियां देखने को मिली। इस बदलती परिस्थिति में, हाशिए पर खड़े...
USA invitation to India may usher into alternative to UN
Ref: - India to insist on formal launch of “United Democratic Nations�
Dear Sir
This refers to Indian media highlighted USA invitation given to India (to join US-led global alliance of democracies) through statement of Condoleezza Rice (US Secretary of State) issued on Thursday by her at annual US Indian Business Council meeting where India was further ‘enlightened’ about the redundancy of Non Alignment Movement (NAM).
Dear Sir
This refers to Indian media highlighted USA invitation given to India (to join US-led global alliance of democracies) through statement of Condoleezza Rice (US Secretary of State) issued on Thursday by her at annual US Indian Business Council meeting where India was further ‘enlightened’ about the redundancy of Non Alignment Movement (NAM).
JD-U leadership warns Manjhi over controversial remark
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...
Tribal outfit strikes again, Assam death toll is 22
By IANS,
Guwahati: Tribal separatists continued their killing spree in Assam Tuesday, gunning down two more non-tribals and taking the death toll in overnight serial attacks to 22, police said.
Census 2011: India’s Muslims are no better today than a few decades earlier
BY Sourjya Bhowmick, Via Catch News
Recently released Census 2011 data based on religious faiths has revealed that Muslims have the lowest share...
Rahul has agreed to implement our demands if congress comes to power : Jignesh...
Navsari (Gujarat), (IANS): After OBC leader Alpesh Thakore joined the Congress, Gujarat Dalit activist Jignesh Mevani met Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi here on...
Ramdev says ‘honeymoon’ remark misinterpreted, complaint filed
New Delhi/Lucknow: A day after his comment on Rahul Gandhi visiting Dalit homes for his "honeymoon" sparked outrage, Baba Ramdev Saturday apologised and said...
Dalits pledge not to lift carcasses in Gujarat
Ahmedabad : Thousands of Dalits took a pledge here on Sunday not to lift carcasses in protest against the attacks on Dalits by upper...
Students flock to Hyderabad varsity for protest
Hyderabad: Tension prevailed in the University of Hyderabad on Monday with students from other states reaching here for a massive protest over the suicide...
Nine months after attack, Dalits of Samastipur wait for justice while accused roam freely
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...
Advise PM for ordinance on SC/ST protection, Mevani tells Athavale
Gandhinagar, (IANS): Gujarat legislator and Dalit activist Jignesh Mevani on Monday asked Union Minister Ramdas Athavale to advise Prime Minister Narendra Modi for an ordinance...


















































