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‘Minorities, Dalits & Adivasis affected acutely due to urban poverty and informal settlements’

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By TCN News, London: Minorities and indigenous peoples have been among the last to benefit from the rapid growth of Asia’s cities, according to Minority...

Wardha Gandhi Ashram offers Una victims 25-year stay, land

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Ahmedabad : Mahatma Gandhi's Sevagram Ashram at Wardha has offered the Dalit victims of Una to shift to its premises in Maharashtra after they...

Eastern UP chosing mechanical over manual farming

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Amit Dwivedi Special Correspondent, CNS Farmers in Eastern Uttar Pradesh (UP) are increasingly chosing costlier mechanical ways of farming over less-expensive manual ways. Why? "Mechanical harvesting is easy and less time taking. At main harvesting time its become very tough to get the labourers at right time. And if the harvesting process will get late it can harm our crops due to hail storm and heavy rains. Due to these factors big and even small and marginal farmers are also moving towards mechanical harvesting" said a farmer living in eastern part of UP, Gyan Chand.

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...

यूपी उपचुनाव में विपक्ष को मिल गया जीत का पैटर्न

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आस एम कैफ़ ।Twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश में हुए तीन सीटों पर हुए उपचुनाव में खतौली विधानसभा सीट की सबसे अधिक चर्चा है। खतौली में...

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...

Murder and Mystery: Silence Shrouds Tragic Tale of a Dalit Family in Bhopal

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TCN Correspondent Bhopal: Following the deaths of three members in the past one year, silence prevails at Raghuvir Ahirwar’s home. This Dalit family lives on the...

Embarrassment in Nepal

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

Bhanubhai Vankar’s death: BJP leaders face heat in several parts of Gujarat

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Ahmedabad, (IANS): The political trinity of Jignesh Mevani, Hardik Patel and Alpesh Thakor on Saturday upped the ante against Gujarat government following the death of...

First ever Dalit Film Festival to be held in New York in February

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By TCN News For the very first time, a Dalit Festival is going to be held in New York on February 23 and 24 organised by...

Dalit party threat to recapture Indu Mills land

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By IANS,

Protest held in Latur against mob lynching and inaction of government bodies

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter Narendra Modi’s government faced the first stain of lynching when Mohsin Sadiq Shaikh, a Pune-based techie was killed in May 2014...

Rohith Vemula’s death sparks outrage within Indian Diaspora

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By TCN News, Boston: Protests have erupted at major universities and cities across the US and elsewhere, expressing shock and outrage at the death of...

Dalits beaten up by ABVP activists for holding beef festival

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By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net,

Bihar liquor ban: Boon or bane debate back into focus

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Even as some political bigwigs are demanding ease or an end to liquor ban, women in the state are firmly standing with chief...

भारत बंद बवाल के बाद एक्शन में प्रशासन, अब दलितों को कुचलने की तैयारी

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आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net मेरठ : एससी/एसटी एक्ट में संशोधन के विरोध में हुए भारत बंद के दौरान पश्चिमी उत्तर प्रदेश में सर्वाधिक बवाल...

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.

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

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

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...

12 people held for Dalit woman’s murder in Kerala

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Perambavoor (Kerala) : The police has so far arrested about a dozen people in connection with the murder last week of Dalit law student...

Dalit-Muslim union creates a flutter in Maharashtra

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

Hour of reckoning for constitutionally secular Hindu majority India.

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Ref: - Was India dishonest when gave assurance to Muslims after 1947 partition? Dear Sir This refers to Thursday 'Tehelka' exposure on Indian T.V. channels which was also reproduced next day in prominent print media, exposing State sponsored gory massacre of thousands of innocent Muslims in Gujarat 2002 pogrom.

Dalit Panther Bhagwat Jadhav’s martyrdom day celebrated in Mumbai

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Text and video by Shiva Thorat, Twocircles.net The 43rd martyrdom day of Bhagwat Jadhav, a prominent Dalit leader of the 70s, was marked in Mumbai...

Dalit groups unhappy with interim budget, says proportionate allocation to SC/STs denied

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, New Delhi: National Confederation of Dalit Organization (NACDOR) has expressed disappointment on the interim budget of the Government of India.

सहारनपुर : डीजीपी सुलखान सिंह ने सर्किट हाऊस में लिया जायज़ा, घटनास्थल पर नहीं...

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आस मोहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net सहारनपुर : उत्तर प्रदेश में सहारनपुर ज़िले के शिमलाना व उसके आस-पास के गांव में शुक्रवार को हुए जातीय संघर्ष...

Girl who was gang-raped, filmed fights back

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

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...

DCW chief booked for naming Dalit rape victim

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New Delhi : The Delhi Police on Tuesday registered a case against Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal for allegedly revealing the...

Mevani backs Dalits’ fast unto death in Gujarat

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Gandhinagar (IANS): Around 40 people from a Gujarat village, including women and children, have started a fast unto death in Detroj of Ahmedabad district...

Ambedkar Jayanti celebrated; Dalits stage sit-in

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By IANS,

‘Come Eat With Me’: Exploring caste through cooking Dalit cuisine in upper caste kitchens

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In an interview with TwoCircles.net, award winning Dalit theatre artist Sri Vamsi Matta talks about his experiences as a Dalit which inform the questions,...

IOS organises lecture on ‘Religious Minorities in India and Legal Perspective’

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By TCN News, New Delhi: Focusing on the constitutional provisions for the religious minorities to profess and propagate their religious belief, Professor Manzoor Ahmad, former IPS officer and vice chancellor of Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Meerut, examined how the freedom of religion, right to equality and the right to maintain their cultural identity guaranteed under the Constitution were being allowed to be practised unfettered.

Why the Left parties are unlikely to achieve much without support from Ambedkarites

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By Badre Alam Khan and Sanjay Kumar for TwoCircles.net The current debate within the CPI (M) has generated intensive discourse on the dilemmas to formulate...

Sanitation workers at Delhi’s all-women university allege caste discrimination

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On February 12, scores of sanitation workers under the banner of SKU started a protest demonstration against the IGDTUW authorities for transferring two...

A Portrait of the Indian as a Young Dalit Girl: Part 6 – The...

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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...

Apex court tells CBI to give report on Azad’s killing

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By IANS,

मोदी सरकार के तीन साल और दलितों में टकराव व बदलाव की नई चेतना

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फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net देश में आज से तीन साल पहले भाजपा की मोदी सरकार बनने के साथ ही लोगों में ये उम्मीद साफ़ देखने को...

Dalit groups give political warning to UPA over SC status

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By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net,

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...

“Being Dalit in India is a sin,” Saharanpur’s Dalits recount facing caste-discrimination all their...

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By Musheera Ashraf, TwoCircles.net Saharanpur: Dalit’s represent over one-sixth of India’s population. The Indian constitution outlaws caste discrimination and the practice of ‘untouchability’. It prohibits...

‘Long March’ succeeds, Maharashtra concedes farmers’ demands

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Mumbai (IANS): The gruelling 200-km, six-day long 'Long March' by over 35,000 farmers ended on a positive note, with the Maharashtra government conceding most...

जेलों में 64 फ़ीसदी आबादी दलित व पिछड़ों की, अल्पसंख्यकों की संख्या भी बढ़ी...

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Afroz Alam Sahil, TwoCircles.net देश में जहां दलितों व पिछड़ों के ख़िलाफ़ अपराध में इज़ाफ़ा हुआ है, वहीं भारत के जेलों में भी...

मुसलमानों की तरह दलितों को भी किया जा सकता है बदनाम, ऐसे मनाएं अंबेडकर...

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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...

Activists express solidarity with HDRC for controversial advertisement on sanitation

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By TCN News, Several human and civil rights activists have come out in support of the content of an advertisement for sanitation worker by the...

Kanhaiya Kumar’s family objects to Mayawati remarks against him

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Patna : Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar's family on Friday took a strong objection to Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati's remarks...

Kaamgar Patrika: A magazine of – by – and- for sanitation workers to be...

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By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is one of the largest and richest Municipal corporations in the country, with an annual budget...

Nothing to do with Dalit students’ suspension: Dattatreya

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

Soni Sori, Lingaram: Maoist conduits or police trap?

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By Sujeet Kumar, IANS,

Rahul Gandhi to visit Hyderabad university on Tuesday

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Hyderabad: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday will visit University of Hyderabad, where a Dalit research scholar committed suicide. Rahul will land at Begumpet...

India’s religious minorities and Dalits weep alone

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By John Dayal, India’s several religious minorities weep alone when they are in pain. So to do the Dalits and the Indigenous people, called...

From scavenging to doctoral dreams: An inspiring journey of Sunil Yadav

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“Even if 100 people from my community of scavengers exit from this inhumane occupation and move towards a dignified life, I will feel my...

15 in Bihar charged for boycotting Dalits

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By IANS, Patna : A case has been lodged against 15 people in Bihar on charges of socially boycotting dozens of Dalit families and causing them mental torture, police said Tuesday.

Uddhav trying to split RPI: Athawale

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Mumbai : Grappling with an intra-party controversy over his decision to ally with the BJP, Republican Party of India (A) President Ramdas Athawale Tuesday...

AAP takes out candle march to protest atrocities on Dalits

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New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers led by senior leader Dilip Pandey and MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj took out a candle march at Jantar...

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

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

Sikhs protest over atrocities against minorities, Dalits

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By Arul Louis United Nations, (IANS): A group of Sikhs held a protest against atrocities against minorities and Dalits in India during B.R. Ambedkar's birth...

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...

J.V. Pawar: A life dedicated to Ambedkarite movement

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By Yogesh Maitreya, TwoCircles.net J.V. Pawar is 74 years old and recently underwent a cataract operation. But age and medical issues do not prevent him...

Intra Kashmir women activists will achieve nothing by merely emulating their male counterparts

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Ref:- Human rights of women dependents of Kashmiri martyrs & massive participation in exports, hold the key.

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This refers to three day Intra Kashmir women's conference 'Connecting women across the LoC' organised by Center for Dialogue and Reconciliation New Delhi & Women's Studies Centres of J&K Universities, which concluded on November 18, at Srinagar.

End reservations: BJP leader

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Patna: BJP leader C.P. Thakur Saturday demanded an end to reservations in jobs and educational institutions, triggering a row. "Reservations should end in jobs and...

बाढ़ : सुशासित बिहार में 250 दलित सड़क पर रहने को मजबूर

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फहमीना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net बेलसर : बिहार सरकार द्वारा विकास के दावों के बीच आज वहां गया जिले में बेलसर गाँव के दलित टोले में रहने...

Dalit award winner of Dutch Human Rights award is refused passport

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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...

This education Centre in Mumbai named after Rohit Vemula offers education, training to underprivileged...

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By Aparajita Ghosh, TwoCircles.net Mumbai: A group of young students of Mumbai’s Phule Nagar have collectively started an education centre naming it after PhD scholar...

Documentary on Rohith Vemula aims to address caste discrimination and Dalit-Muslim solidarity

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By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Hyderabad: In March 2015, Satya Chakra, a 44-year-old documentary filmmaker from Hyderabad, conceived an idea of making a short documentary...

Real-tough times ahead for Kashmiris

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Ref: - 'Kashmiri Nationalism' is the reality. Dear Sir The first-ever Indo-Pak poll sponsored by Indian Express, Dawn News and CNN-IBN published on August 12, 2007 along with survey carried out by CSDS and Jammu University in 2002 should be enough for the Kashmiris to wake them up from their slumber and gird up for the arduous diplomatic fight and tough periods ahead. Without going into the details of the entire findings of these surveys what is presently relevant is that: -

Bihar assembly adjourned over attack on Dalits

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Patna : Amid uproarious scenes, the Bihar assembly was on Thursday adjourned when the opposition sought a debate on the police lathicharge on Dalit...

Mayawati: Will her garland turn into noose?

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By Amulya Ganguli, IANS, The apparently bizarre nature of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's politics can be understood by remembering that she is driven by an intense desire to make a mark in politics and, moreover, to do so in a manner which she believes will impress the core group of her supporters, the Dalits. As a newcomer in politics and that too from a depressed community, she has had to build her career from scratch, as it were, without the help of an established party or an influential social network. Hence her unconventional ways.

Dalit woman alleges dowry harassment, gangrape

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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.

Dalits should come forward and participate in the development of society: Devyani Khobragade

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By TCN News Nagpur: "Dalits should utilize all possible government schemes and should actively participate in the developing of society”, said IAF officer...

A Portrait of the Indian as a Young Dalit Girl: Part 2 – Sister,...

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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...

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...

सहारनपुर जातीय संघर्ष : क्या सोचते हैं यहां के दलित नौजवान?

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आस मोहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net सहारनपुर : उत्तर प्रदेश में सहारनपुर ज़िले के शब्बीरपुर व उसके आस-पास के गांव में शुक्रवार को हुए जातीय संघर्ष के...

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

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

Jamia, DU teachers rally behind Ashis Nandy

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By IANS,

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...

Velivada will stand, say students, as HCU admin pulls down banners, posters of Dalit...

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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...

Ashif Sheikh ‘cleaning’ up India’s shame of manual scavenging

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By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net,

Assam youth killed for ‘practising witchcraft’

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Silchar: A 29-year-old tribal youth was killed by tea garden workers in Assam's Cachar district for allegedly practising witchcraft, police said here on Friday. "Over...

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...

Logic of women’s reservation

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By M. Burhanuddin Qasmi It is an unfortunate fact that in a democracy nothing is achievable without united agitations. This time again the Muslim social and political leadership in India is failing to unite strongly against a very genuine demand and clear hypocrisy against them in guise of women empowerment.

CPI-M accused of jailing Dalit women on false charges

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Kannur (Kerala) : The Congress party in Kerala on Saturday accused the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in the state of misusing power...

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....

Pregnant Dalit woman beaten up in Gujarat

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Ahmedabad : A pregnant Dalit woman was attacked by some upper caste people who barged into their home after her family refused to clear...

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...

भीम आर्मी भी आई किसानों के साथ, राकेश टिकैत से मिले चंद्रशेखर

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स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर। Twocircles.net चंद्रशेखर आजाद शुक्रवार को भीम आर्मी के सदस्यों सदस्यों के साथ यूपी गेट स्थित गाज़ीपुर बार्डर पहुंचे और उन्होंने लोगों को संबोधित...

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...

रोहित वेमुला के नाम मार डाले गए एक होनहार का ख़त

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

The Telegraph redefine newspaper front pages

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By IndScribe Telegraph, the Calcutta-based English newspaper, has redefined the front pages of newspapers. Creative, catchy and often shocking headlines, apart from unique presentation has...

नागौर : दलितों के साथ क्रूरता की सारी हदें पार, प्राईवेट पार्ट में डाला...

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मीना कोटवाल, Twocircles.net जुर्म- चोरी का शक सजा- बुरी तरह मारा गया, गुप्तांग में पेट्रोल और पेच कस डाला गया पीड़ितों की संख्या- दो (विसाराम और पन्नालाल) पीड़ितों...

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,"...

Dhanya Raman: Giving a voice to the marginalised in Kerala

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By Shafeeq Hudawi Thiruvananthapuram: In March 2016, while the entire mainstream media was still busy with the incidents in JNU,...

A new documentary challenges notions of mainstream anti-caste movement

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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...

AIC files amicus curie after Indian worker faces caste discrimination by a major tech...

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Commenting on the case, Ambedkar International Center (AIC) said that American workplaces must be caste-free zones. TCN News A Washington DC based organization Ambedkar International Center...

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...

दलितों और अल्पसंख्यकों की फेलोशिप पर होगा इस बदलाव का असर

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अरविंद कुमार और दिलीप मंडल ‘नीयत’ यानी इंटेंशन अगर सही नहीं हो तो भारतीय दर्शन परंपरा में महिमामंडित ‘न्याय’ और ‘नीति’ का समागम भी समतामूलक...

…और मैंने नोखा को ‘डेल्टा’ के लिए लड़ते हुए देखा

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दलित छात्रा डेल्टा मेघवाल की उनके कॉलेज परिसर में हुई विवादित मौत पर देश भर में चर्चा और चिंता है. कॉलेज-प्रशासन जहां इसे आत्महत्या...

Irani insensitive to Rohith’s family, say varsity teachers

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Hyderabad : Targetting central minister Smriti Irani over suicide of Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula, the SC/ST Teachers Forum and Concerned Faculty of University...

Dalit massacre in Lakshmipet is the result of Caste Vote Politics: CLMCI

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Raped Dalit girl battles for life

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Ghaziabad : A minor Dalit girl who set herself on fire after being raped in Ghaziabad is battling for life with 50 percent burns...

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...

SDPI alleges atrocities against dalits increased under new regime

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter Nagpur : In the wake of increasingly changing political conditions in the country, the state unit of...

Maharashtra CM faces serious threats to life: Prakash Ambedkar

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Mumbai, Jan 10 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis faces serious threats to his life from certain pro-Hindutva elements, Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh President Prakash...

Study finds only 66% of Muslim women using medical care for child delivery

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By TCN News New Delhi: A study published in the online journal PLos One has found poor migrant Muslim women to be one of the groups least likely to use safe medical care for child delivery.

No diversion of Dalit funds for CWG: Sandeep Dikshit

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By IANS, New Delhi : Contrary to an RTI reply, Congress MP Sandeep Dikshit Thursday said there was no diversion of funds meant for Dalits to Commonwealth Games projects, an issue that has raised a storm in parliament. "There is no question of diversion of funds," Dikshit told reporters outside parliament. The Congress MP from East Delhi is the son of Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.

Dalit woman raped in Odisha, one arrested

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By IANS, Bhubaneswar: A 50-year-old man was arrested Tuesday for raping a Dalit woman in Odisha, police said.

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

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

TCN – Seed Apprenticeship Program 2021

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The TCN-SEED Apprenticeship offers aspiring journalists an opportunity to build their communication skills and professional network under the guidance of experienced mentors. The vision...

एससी-एसटी आरक्षण के वर्गीकरण के खिलाफ और समर्थन में सजातियों में छुआछूत है बड़ी...

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Poonam Masih, TwoCircles.net देश आजाद होने के बाद संविधान निर्माता डॉ. भीमराव अंबेडकर ने वंचित समुदाय के लिए आरक्षण की मांग करते हुए इसे संवैधानिक...

BJP’s Dalit outreach under threat

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By Amulya Ganguli There is a long way to go before Uttar Pradesh can become Uttam Pradesh, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised after his...

भगाना के दलित: इंसाफ माँगा था, इस्लाम मिला

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भंवर मेघवंशी लगभग 4 माह तक उनका सामाजिक बहिष्कार किया गया, आर्थिक नाकेबंदी हुयी, तरह तरह की मानसिक प्रताड़नाएँ दी गयी| गाँव में सार्वजनिक...

‘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...

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...

March in Delhi on February 23 over Rohith’s suicide

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Hyderabad: The Joint Action Committee for Social Justice of University of Hyderabad will take out a march in New Delhi on February 23 to...

Despite improvements, Dalits continue to lag behind: Kumari Selja

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Empower NHRC to act against erring officials: Justice Dattu

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Bhubaneswar: National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairperson Justice H.L. Dattu on Wednesday sought amendment to the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, to empower...

Government will ensure complete freedom of faith: Modi

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New Delhi: Coming out unequivocally for the first time against recent attacks on churches and controversial utterances by right-wing fringe elements, Prime Minister Narendra...

NHRC issues notice to Haryana over assault of Dalit boy

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हैदराबाद छात्र संघ चुनाव में अंबेडकरवादियों का जलवा

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हैदराबाद छात्र संघ चुनाव में अंबेडकर वादियों और सामाजिक न्याय के पैरोकारो ने झंडा गाड़ दिया है। एएसए,डीडीयू, एसएफआई और अंबेडकर स्टूडेंट्स एसोसिएशन गठबंधन...

Dalit girl killed for protesting harassment

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By IANS, Bhopal : A minor Dalit girl died in Madhya Pradesh Friday after a boy who was harassing her set her ablaze after pouring kerosene on her, police said.

Swami Agnivesh attacked in Bhopal

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By TCN News Mumbai: All India Secular Forum (AISF) has strongly condemned the attack on Swami Agnivesh by communal forces in a meeting organized by Garima Abhiyan in Bhopal on Friday.

NCERT advisor’s office ransacked over cartoon

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‘Left, farmers’ movement ignore distinction between peasants, labourers

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Interview with Gita Ramaswamy, author of “Land, Guns, Caste, Woman—The Memoir of a Lapsed Revolutionary” Aatika S | TwoCircles.net In this interview, the author talks...

Dattu Thorat: A mechanic working to improve education levels in Shirpur

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By Shiva Thorat, TwoCircles.net Most people expect a cycle repair mechanic to do just that: repair cycles, and make a living. Dattu Thorat also does...

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...

On Eid, an entire village mourns the loss of a son: A visit to...

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By Mehebub Sahana and Shahnawaz Ahmad Wani for Twocircles.net The recent lynching of Mohammed Junaid, a 16-year-old from Haryana, has not only shocked the Muslim...

Tension rises in Manipur following attacks on Kuki youths

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Imphal: Manipur Police beefed up security measures on Sunday as Kuki organisations condemned the "unprovoked" gun attack on February 3 on Kukis in Molnom...

Andhra minister booked for assaulting Dalit youth

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By IANS, Hyderabad : Hyderabad police Sunday booked an Andhra Pradesh minister and his aides for assaulting a Dalit supporter of the Telangana movement.

Houses set on fire; physically-challenged girl dead

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By IANS, Hisar: An 18-year-old physically challenged Dalit girl was burnt alive after she was trapped in her house which was set on fire by members of a dominant community in Haryana's Hisar district Wednesday. "Some miscreants set some houses in Mirchpur village on fire. A girl, Suman, who could not run out of the house, died of burn injuries. Her father, 70-year-old Tara Chand, is admitted in hospital with 90 per cent burns," O.P. Sheron, deputy commissioner of Hisar, told reporters, here.

I&B Ministry denies permission to exhibit three documentaries, draws ire from Kerala government

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By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter The refusal of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to give permission for three documentaries to be exhibited in the International...

Violence in Andhra as Kapus launch stir for quota

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Visakhapatnam: Violence broke out in Andhra Pradesh's East Godavari district on Sunday as thousands of protestors from Kapu caste set afire a train and...

Dalit funds not diverted to CWG: Dikshit

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

Shinde sad over attacks on Dalits in Haryana

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Dalit, minority kids pushed out of schools: HRW

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New Delhi : School authorities in India have persistently discriminated against children from Dalit, minority and other marginalised communities, pushing them out of education,...

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...

Mayawati threatens to resign from RS

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New Delhi, (IANS): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Tuesday threatened to resign from the Rajya Sabha after she was not allowed to raise...

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...

Collapsing credibility Of Western media: An opportunity for India

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By Saeed Naqvi, Even the skeptics now agree that India shall be a power in the Asian century. To insure this rise to the top, India must maximize all its assets. One asset for which it has a reputation is a lively media, a function of a relatively stable democratic order since independence.

बिहार में सभी 243 सीटों पर लड़ेगी चंद्रशेखर की आज़ाद समाज पार्टी

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नेहाल अहमद। Twocircles net भीम आर्मी चीफ चंद्रशेखर आजाद ने बिहार विधानसभा चुनाव में 243 सीटों पर चुनाव लड़ने का ऐलान किया है। चंद्रशेखर की...

Twocircles.net journalist Meena Kotwal wins IIMCAA Awards

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By TCN News In the 4th Edition of Connections 2020 by the IIMC Alumni Association, independent journalist Meena Kotwal was awarded the Indian Institute of...

Mayawati demands constitution amendment for SC/ST quota

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The works of a restless Dalit mind: Understanding Prabhakar Kamble’s art.

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By Shiva Thorat, TwoCircles.net The history, and the baggage, of the caste system in our country have always been felt the most by the...

BJP a party of greedy people, not Hindus, says Kejriwal

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New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday hit out at the BJP, saying it claims to be a party of the...

CPI-M plenum to stress deepening links with people: Yechury

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Kolkata : Describing the CPI-M as a "revolutionary party with a mass line", its general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Saturday said the five-day party...

Anti-beef ban march in Mumbai on Tuesday

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Mumbai: Thousands of people, including butchers, students and political leaders, will walk together in a march here on Tuesday to protest the ban on...

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.