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Multi-crore SC scholarships racket unearthed in Uttar Pradesh

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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.

Gita: Not a Religious book?

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By Ram Puniyani

Wearing slogans on sleeves: Rupali Jadhav designs her activism on T-shirts

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33-year-old Rupali Jadhav started designing and selling T-shirts in early 2020, a year after the arrest of six activists of Kabir Kala Manch (KKM). Riya...

Nitish, Lalu attack Modi government over Dalit student’s suicide

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Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Wednesday targeted the Narendra Modi government at the Centre for intolerance in...

JNU to have sombre Diwali with sit-in, prayers for Najeeb

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New Delhi : Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union (JNUSU) on Sunday called for a sit-in at the varsity's Administration Block to pray for the...

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...

2-year-old girl dies in Bihar on way to hospital as roads blocked due to...

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Patna, Sep 10 (IANS) A critically ill two-year-old girl died on Monday on her way to a hospital as Bharat Bandh supporters blocked roads...

SDPI protests at Jantar Mantar against thrashing of dalits in Gujarat

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By TCN News, New Delhi: The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) today held a protest demonstration at Jantar Mantar here and termed the incident...

Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind’s 33rd mega gathering in Ajmer to focus on Dalit-Muslim unity

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By TCN News, New Delhi: In order to address concerns over the current communal condition of the country in which weaker sections are being targeted...

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...

Dalits are replying to attacks, says Minister Ramdas Athawale

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Hyderabad, (IANS): Union Minister of State Ramdas Athawale on Thursday said Dalits were replying to attacks on them. "You attack, we reply. You attack, we reply,"...

Rectify 1.4 crore errors in caste particulars, states told

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New Delhi: Amid demands by some opposition parties for releasing the data of the caste census, the government on Tuesday said there were over...

Senior IAS joins JD-U, to contest polls

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Patna : Three days after taking voluntary retirement, IAS officer K.P. Ramiyah Monday joined Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) -- and is set to...

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.

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

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

नीतिश राज में मुसहरों को बिल्डरों का खौफ़

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net पटना:बिहार की राजधानी में मुसहर जाति के लोग इन दिनों भारी संकट में हैं. मुसहरों की जमीन पर एक बिल्डर की...

BJP trying to communalise Bihar polls: Nitish

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Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday cautioned people that his main rival BJP wants to disturb peaceful campaigning for state polls by...

Dalit samaj continue strike for special component plan

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New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Delhi Social Welfare Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam said on Saturday that he will meet members of Akhil Bhartiya Ambedkar...

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

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

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...

The battle for rights should be fought outside India: Rajratna Ambedkar

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By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net After the demolition of the Guru Ravidas Temple in the Tughlakabad forest area on August 10, there have been protests not...

FIR against Baba Ramdev in Jaipur

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Jaipur: An FIR was lodged here against yoga guru Baba Ramdev for his alleged remarks against Dalits, police said Monday. "Some people showing newspaper cuttings,...

HarperCollins to publish Gidla’s memoir of growing up as a Dalit in India

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New Delhi, (IANS) After creating waves in US literary circles, the provocative memoir of Sujatha Gidla which details her memories of growing up as an...

High time for the Church to introspect

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By R. L. Francis

Five point programme for Indian muslims

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we are living in a society where interest is collected for every work.under inevitable circumstances lakhs of indian muslims converted into pan brokers,bankers etc.They never lend money to their muslim brothers without interest.why? they have to survive. Crores of indian muslims addicted to dowry.They wont marry a girl without taking dowry.

Chidambaram says ‘minimal’ Maoists in Arunachal

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By IANS, Itanagar: Home Minister P. Chidambaram Saturday said there was a minimal presence of Maoists in Arunachal Pradesh.

हाथरस कांड : सीबीआई ने माना, गैंगरेप के बाद ही हुई थी दलित युवती...

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स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर। Twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश के हाथरस में गैंगरेप और हत्याकांड मामले की जांच कर रही सीबीआई ने शुक्रवार को मामले की एससी/एसटी कोर्ट में...

UPSC 2014 result declared: 38 Muslims among 1236 successful candidates; 4 toppers are women

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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....

In the name of Najeeb : Left and exclusion of Muslims in JNU

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By Waseem R S for TwoCircles.net On October 30, 2016, a solidarity meeting was organised by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Student Union demanding justice for...

Muslim women beaten up in MP for allegedly carrying beef; uproar in Rajya Sabha

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By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: In yet another violence caused due to suspicion of possessing beef, two Muslim women were thrashed and abused by...

‘Once passed, proper implementation of the amended SC/ST bill more important’, says former secretary...

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“NGOs and political parties claiming to work in the interest of SCs and STs must conduct programmes imparting awareness about the amendments made in...

Lone survivor of Khairlanji massacre, Bhaiyalal Bhotmange, dies of heart attack

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By Shiva Thorat, Twocircles.net Bhaiyalal Bhotmange, the lone survivor of the Khairlanji massacre, died of a heart attack on Friday, January 20. For the past...

RJD to protest withholding caste Census data: Lalu

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Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad on Sunday announced that his party would compel the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government to make...

Uttar Pradesh has highest cases of atrocities against SCs

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New Delhi : Poll-bound Uttar Pradesh has reported the highest number of cases of atrocities against the Scheduled Castes (SC) in 2015 while the...

दलित समाज में बढ़ी सामाजिक जागरूकता : लक्ष्य

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TCN News, दलित-बहुजन समाज में लक्ष्य द्वारा सामाजिक जागरूकता का अभियान तेजी के साथ आगे बढ़ रहा है। जहाँ दलित समाज की महिलाओं द्वारा इसे...

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.

Untouchability cuts across regions and religions in India

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By Kashif-ul-Huda, TwoCircles.net, Waltham, Massachusetts: Two-day symposium on the Annihilation of Caste: The Unfinished Legacy of Dr B.R. Ambedkar concluded here on Sunday. The symposium was organized by the Center for Global Development and Sustainability in Brandeis University. Symposium saw participation by a number of Indian and American academicians and Dalit activists and sympathizers with Dalit cause.

ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट : सीवर सफाईकर्मी और पत्रकार दलबीर वाल्मीकि का मारा जाना खड़े करता...

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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....

Ambedkarite youths ensure peaceful protests in Mumbai, offer legal help to those arrested

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By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net Mumbai, which has been the epicentre of the Ambedkarite Movement in Maharashtra, saw a huge participation by students in the protests...

Republic Day Eve marked by anti-caste vigil outside India House, London

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By TCN News London: Representatives of rights groups, Indian Diaspora and Dalit organisations marked India’s Republic Day eve by holding a candlelit...

Amend statute for job promotions to SCs, STs: Mayawati

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By IANS,

Sons, daughters-in-law arrested for parading widowed mother half naked

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By IANS,

Need to protest brutality faced by Dalit women: Amartya

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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...

Dalit lover lynched in Rajasthan

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Despite improvements, Dalits continue to lag behind: Kumari Selja

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This time, Sangh Parivar should not be allowed to get away

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Ref: - Great implications of Ram Setu controversy on Babri Masjid dispute & on future of SAARC. Dear Sir

Anna’s support for Dalits half hearted: Udit Raj

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Another Rohith? Dalit student from JNU commits suicide, says ‘no equality in admission’ in...

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By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter In a shocking incident, Muthukrishnan Jeevanantham, a Dalit PhD student studying at Jawaharlal University’s Centre for Historical Studies, committed suicide on...

Atrocities on Dalits have increased under Modi regime: Rahul Gandhi

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Lucknow : Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Friday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over increasing attacks on Dalits and price rise, and accused him...

Time running out for Kashmiris

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Ref:- Invocation of Kashmiri martyrs , the only leverage left for Kashmir solution. Dear Sir This refers to the statement of Indian prime minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh at a function on Sunday in Jammu where he proposed (a)- the turning of LOC into a line of peace with free flow of ideas, material and people across the border and (b)- Land and water resources of entire J&K (including PAK) can be used jointly for the benefit of people of J&K living on both sides of LOC.

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.

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...

Nearly 2 weeks after killing of Dalit girl in Bihar, only 2 accused arrested...

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The family of the slain 20-year-old Dalit girl from Bihar is demanding the arrest of all the accused, a speedy trial and compensation...

बिहार : जमींदारों ने की भाकपा (माले) कार्यकर्ताओं की हत्या और मुसहरों के साथ...

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TCN News अररिया(बिहार): जब दुनिया नए साल की खुशी मना रही थी, उसी दौरान बिहार के अररिया जिले में जमीदारों ने अपने हक की मांग...

AIMIM Pune protests against the murder of Dalit, questions media’s silence over issue

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By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net Pune: The Pune-Chinchwad Unit of All India Majlis Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has strongly condemned killing of a Dalit youth Vicky Dhepe...

Global activists demand a UN Declaration on elmination of Discrimination based on Work and...

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By TCN News The first Global Forum on Discrimination based on Work and Descent (DWD) was convened on 20-23 September in New York, which took...

Every cloud has a silver lining

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After the darkest of dark clouds of uncertainty prevailing over AMU, the acting Vice Chancellor Prof Saleem Uddin has taken a courageaous and bold step to appoint a very competent team of administrators (Registrar-Prof. Jawed Masarrat; Controller of Exams â€“ Prof. Akhtar Haseeb; and Proctor- Prof Muzaffar Ahmad Siddiqui), to beam a ray of hope among the student community. I take this opportunity to congratulate the VC and all the newly appointed stalwarts, for accepting the challenge and wish that their dedicated efforts will shed all fears among students and their parents.

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...

अनाथ नज़र आता है मायावती का आदर्श ग्राम ‘माल गांव’

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net माल/ मलीहाबाद (लखनऊ) : ‘हमें बहन जी ने गोद में लिया कब था, ये अलग बात है कि गोद में लेने...

After Uddhav expose, Athawale’s RPI-A heads for split

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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...

SC declines early hearing of PIL for SIT probe into Saharanpur violence

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New Delhi, (IANS): The Supreme Court on Friday declined to hold early hearing of a plea seeking direction to the Uttar Pradesh government to...

Silent revolution is going on at grass roots of India

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Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi,

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...

Ex-judge to probe deaths in Tamil Nadu police firing

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By IANS,

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

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

Activists spell out need for formation of ‘National Diversity Movement’

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By TCN News, New Delhi: Bahujan Diversity Mission has launched a nation-wide movement to ensure representation to Scheduled castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) in...

CM meets Dalits; sporadic protests, partial shutdown in Gujarat

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Ahmedabad : Different regions of Gujarat observed sporadic protests and partial shutdowns on Wednesday to air anger over atrocities on Dalits as Chief Minister...

Modi had better speak on Rohith’s suicide: Kejriwal

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New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to speak on the suicide of Dalit research scholar Rohith...

Aaghaz Foundation awards second Rohith Vemula memorial scholarship to female student from Gorakhpur

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter Lucknow: An economically weak female student from Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's constituency has won the second Rohith Vemula Memorial...

अंबेडकर नगर में दलित युवक की पिटाई से मौत, परिजनों ने पुलिस पर लगाया...

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स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश के अंबेडकरनगर में पुलिस की पिटाई से एक दलित युवक की मौत का मामला सामने आया है। मृतक के परिजनों ने...

Dalit-Muslim unity is the need of the hour – Asaduddin Owaisi

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By Mohd Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net, Hyderabad: It’s a rough summer afternoon in Hyderabad, but the newly renovated Majlis-e-Itehadul Muslimeen headquarter ‘Daraul Salam (abode of peace)’ is packed with ticket aspirants, many of them interestingly are Dalits. MIM’s screams of expansion and alliance with Dalits has resonated well with its cadre to expand their base.

Dalit IAS officer explores law to preach Christianity

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Chennai : Senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer C. Umashankar is looking at legal options to challenge a government directive forbidding him from preaching...

Tribal affairs ministry promises more funds for northeast

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By IANS, New Delhi: More funds and development schemes for the northeastern states were promised as Tribal Affairs Minister Kanti Lal Bhuria wrapped up his three-day visit to the region Wednesday. The minister, summing up his visit said that norms for opening residential schools for tribal children will be relaxed in the northeastern states.

Art festival at TISS celebrates the colours of Bahujan resistance

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter The Mumbai campus of Tata Institute of Social Sciences was abuzz with the colours of Bahujan Art the past weekend as...

‘My memoir is on inter-relational experiences of caste’: Dalit rapper Sumit Samos

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Sumeet Samos is a 28-year-old Dalit rapper whose memoir, published earlier this year, offers a fresh perspective on the Dalit autobiographical tradition. Riya Talitha |...

Book review: Loknath Yashwant’s Broken man might be too hard-hitting for ‘Ghalib’ fans

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By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net Mirza Ghalib is a celebrated figure in the vast world of poetry, and many times Ghalib produces a self-demolishing effect on...

Dalit killing case shifted out of Haryana

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

Yashica Dutt’s book ‘Coming Out as Dalit’ to be released in 2017

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By TCN News, A book written by Yashica Dutt, a journalist living in New York, who concealed her identity of being a dalit for a...

भीम आर्मी का नया रंग : शादी के कार्ड पर चंद्रशेखर की तस्वीर और...

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आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net सहारनपुर : गुलशन की शादी हो रही है. 17 फ़रवरी को अनीता उनकी जीवनसंगिनी बन जाएंगी. 26 साल के गुलशन घड़कौली...

Stand-up India to benefit 2.5 lakh SC/ST, women entrepreneurs

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New Delhi : The government here on Friday said the Stand-up India Scheme will benefit 2.5 lakh Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe members and women entrepreneurs. “The...

Undermining Democracy: Stifling Academic Institutions

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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...

Ramdev insulted Dalits, women: Congress

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New Delhi: Congress Saturday accused Ramdev of insulting Dalits and women, a day after the yoga guru said Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi visited...

दलितों को भट्टे पर जबरन बंधक बनाकर कराया गया काम, भीम आर्मी लड़ रही...

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आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net मोरना /सरधना : आज़ाद भारत में ग़ुलामी की दास्तान का एक सनसनीखेज़ मामला सामने आया है. मसला मेरठ और मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर...

सहारनपुर : पुलिस की एकतरफ़ा कार्यवाही से दलितों में रोष, लखनऊ में आन्दोलन की...

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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...

मुश्किल होती डेल्टा मेघवाल के इंसाफ़ की राह, कल होगा प्रदर्शन

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अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net दिल्ली: डेल्टा मेघवाल को मिल सकने वाले इंसाफ़ की उम्मीदों पर अभी से ही ग्रहण लगना शुरू हो गया है. सरकारों...

Atrocities on Dalits following pattern during NDA rule: Congress

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New Delhi : The Congress on Thursday said atrocities against the Dalits across India during the National Democratic Alliance government's rule since May 2014...

Dalit party threat to recapture Indu Mills land

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‘प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी से इस्तीफ़ा लिया जाए, मुख्यमंत्री योगी को बरख़ास्त किया जाए’

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TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter नई दिल्ली : देश में दलित-मुस्लिम-ओबीसी समाज पर बढ़ रहे अत्याचार, ‘भगवा आतंकवाद’ और भीम आर्मी के संस्थापक चंद्रशेखर आज़ाद ‘रावण’ और भीम...

APCR ensures freedom for seven marginalised prisoners on Independence day

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By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Seven prisoners got back their freedom on the occasion of Independence Day this year through Association for protection of Civil Rights...

Book on discrimination against Dalits creates buzz in the US

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

Menon freed, says willing to serve in Sukma again

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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.

Maharashtra Dalit Murders: Jawkheda – Anatomy of a dalit triple murder

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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.

Why I participated in the Yuva Hunkar rally

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Text and photos by Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net The Yuva Hunkar rally, which took place in Delhi today, saw a sizeable participation from people from all...

Thousands mourn slain Dalit litterateur Kirwale

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

Pilfered CWG funds could have helped Delhi’s Dalits: Mayawati

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By IANS,

देशभर में चर्चित केसीआर की महत्वाकांक्षी ‘दलित बंधु’ योजना की ज़मीनी पड़ताल

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तेलंगाना में केसीआर की दलित बंधु योजना की देश भर में चर्चा है। केसीआर अपनी इस योजना को खूब प्रचार करते हैं और...

A Portrait of the Indian as a Young Dalit Girl: Part 7 – Being...

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(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...

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...

Mirchpur violence: Dalits leave village fearing Jat threat

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By Alkesh Sharma, IANS,

Two BSP MLAs accuse Mayawati of selling tickets for crores

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Lucknow : Two Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislators raised the banner of revolt against the party leadership on Wednesday and accused party chief Mayawati...

Parched summer again for Bihar Mountain Man’s village

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By Imran Khan, Dashrath Nagar (Bihar) : Bhagirath Manjhi and his neighbor Ramesh Manjhi are struggling to get drinking water for themselves and their families...

The colonization of Ambedkar: Caste politics behind Arundhati Roy-Navayana’s appropriation of ‘Annihilation of Caste’

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By Yogesh Maitreya and Daisy Katta for TwoCircles.net, Mumbai: A discussion on ‘Caste Politics behind Arundhati Roy-Navayana’s Appropriation of ‘Annihilation of Caste’ was held at the Kalina campus of the University of Mumbai on 21st December 2014.

Nearly 500 Hindus convert to Buddhism in Bihar

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Patna : Nearly 500 Hindus, including women and children, converted to Buddhism Saturday in half a dozen villages in Bihar's Gaya district, officials said. All...

VCK gets one more constituency

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Chennai: Mollifying its dissatisfied ally VCK, the DMK Saturday offered one more Lok Sabha seat to the Dalit party. With this, the VCK will...

Congress MLAs suspended after Gujarat assembly ruckus over Dalits

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Gandhinagar : Gujarat assembly Speaker Ramanlal Vora on Tuesday suspended all Congress MLAs -- barring Leader of Opposition Shankersinh Vaghela and Balwantsinh Rajput --...

Delhi to increase loan amount for minorities, Dalits

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By IANS,

Ram Vilas Paswan, son Chirag win

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

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

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

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...

Gorakhpur: SP alliance to pose a tough challenge to BJP thanks to NISHAD party’s...

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By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net A few kilometres east of Gorakhpur railway station, there is a lake named Ramgarh Tal. Walking along the banks of the...

Caste, Cash and Construction: The Struggle of a Dalit Student Aspiring an IIT Education...

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Iqra Farrukh, TwoCircles.net Darbhanga (Bihar): Neha Kumari, a determined young woman from the Scheduled Caste (SC) Mehtar community, dreams of becoming an architect. Her ambition is...

Manjhi meets Modi, fuels speculation of tie-up with BJP

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New Delhi : Former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Thursday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, fuelling speculation of a tie-up between...

Here’s what explains Mayawati’s rout in UP election

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Many independent observers believe that Mayawati may be down but she is not out yet. Hina Khan | TwoCircles.net LUCKNOW — The rout of the Bahujan...

Bhimayana: Where Gond Art Breathes and Ambedkar Speaks – A Visual Rebellion Against Caste...

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“Democracy has not eradicated caste. It has entrenched and modified it. That is why it is time to read Ambedkar.” – Arundhati Roy, The Doctor...

Film advocating philosophy of Ambedkar screened in Boston, US

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Boston Study Group (BSG), a not-for-profit organization based in Massachusetts, United States screened a movie Jayanti. The movie is based on the influence of Dr Babasaheb...

Maharashtra orders probe into attack on Dalit woman

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By IANS,

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।...

Wife of Pranay, victim of caste murder, delivers a baby in Hyderabad

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TCN News Amrutha, wife of Pranay who was hacked to death in September for marrying a girl from the upper caste community, has delivered a...

‘अखिलेश को दलितों के घर फुंकवाने वाले आपराधिक तत्व प्रिय हैं’

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TCN News बलिया : जहां एक तरफ़ बलिया सदर विधायक नारद राय को दोबारा कैबिनेट मंत्री बनाए जाने को लेकर उनके समर्थकों में खुशी व...

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

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

Dalits beaten up by ABVP activists for holding beef festival

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By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net,

NSUI paid tribute to Rohith Vemula on this birthday

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By TCN News, Jammu: Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir unit of National Students Union of India (NSUI) today lit candles outside Jammu University and paid tribute...

Indian Americans demand CBI inquiry into atrocities against Dalits and Muslims under the pretext...

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By TCN News, The Indian American Muslim Council, an advocacy group dedicated to safeguarding India's pluralist and tolerant ethos today joined millions of Indians and...

Bihar Minister refuses to withdraw ‘controversial’ statement on Ramcharitmanas; BJP demands FIR against him

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Ayodhya seer Jagadguru Paramhans Acharya had announced a bounty of Rs 10 crore for anyone who slits the tongue of Chandrashekhar Yadav if...

उत्तर प्रदेश मे दलितों और महिलाओं के विरुद्ध बढ़ गए अपराध,कानून व्यवस्था पर संगीन...

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आसमोहम्मद कैफ़ । Twocircles.net इन दिनों उत्तर प्रदेश में दलित उत्पीड़न और महिलाओं से जुड़े आपराधिक मामले लगातार बढ़ रहे हैं और आज़मगढ़ से लेकर...

“Having few dalit figureheads does not change the administration’s attitude towards dalits”

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By TwoCircles.net staff reporter

Dalit activists join DU teachers against four-year course

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By IANS,

Funds collected outside Pune mosques help rebuild 74 Dalit homes in Pune

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By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net In a heart-warming story of Dalit-Muslim unity from Maharashtra, an NGO managed to rebuild homes of 74 Dalit families who lost...

बिहार में दलित युवक की बेरहमी से हत्या, 6 गिरफ्तार

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जिब्रानउद्दीन।Twocircles.net बिहार के सारण ज़िले से एक दलित युवक की निर्मम हत्या का मामला सामने आया है, जहां कुछ दबंगों ने पासवान समाज से संबंध...

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...

House attacked because I am Mahadalit: Bihar speaker

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Patna : Bihar assembly Speaker Uday Narain Choudhary Wednesday said his house was pelted with stones by Rashtriya Janata Dal workers because he hails...

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...

A critique to “Caste on my back”

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(This is a rejoinder to an article published on November 30 on TwoCircles.net titled caste on my back, written by Aishik Chanda.) By Yogesh Maitreya, Gopal Guru described that “Indian social science represents a pernicious divides between theoretical Brahmins and empirical Shudras”. Now this divide does not only limit to the social-sciences texts when it discusses the dalits lives through Brahmin-imagination. This divide has an inculcation factor which transmits into other upper castes writers than Brahmins.

उत्तर प्रदेश : दलित वोटों का बंटवारा और बसपा का विकल्प

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विद्या भूषण रावत उत्तर प्रदेश में बहुजन और दलितों का नेतृत्व करने वालों की कतार लग गयी है. ये कोई बुरी बात नहीं है क्योंकि...

बिहार: डायन करार देकर महादलित बुज़ुर्ग महिला की चाकू से काटी जीभ

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फहमीना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net बिहार में महिलाओं के साथ बलात्कार, छेडछाड़, अपहरण, दहेज के लिए हत्या एवं प्रताड़ना के मामलें तेजी से बढ़ा है। बिहार में...

British parliamentarians visit Jan Sahas and met Dalit women

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Dewas, MP: A delegation of British Parliamentarians of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association visited Jan Sahas intervention village Chinnotha in Madhya Pradesh on 20 February 2014 and participated in the community meeting with the liberated manual scavenger women, bonded labours, victims of rape, sexual abuse and dalit atrocities.