A festival in Tamil Nadu to honour folk artists from marginalized communities
The festival, titled “Veethi Virudhu Vizha (The Street Award Ceremony)” in its ninth year, has provided a platform for Dalit and other marginalized...
Aaghaz Foundation announces scholarship in the name of Rohith Vemula
By TCN News
The executive council of Aaghaz Foundation, an organisation that has been working towards reducing drop-out rate among Muslims, today announced an annual...
पसमांदा मुस्लिम समाज के राष्ट्रीय अधिवेशन में CAA का जबरदस्त विरोध
By आस मोहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net
लखनऊ- शनिवार को आयोजित किए गए पसमांदा मुस्लिम समाज के 8वें राष्ट्रीय अधिवेशन में CAA का मुद्दा छाया रहा।यहां वक्ताओं...
Dalits’ beating in Gujarat is the repetition of Akhlaq’s killing in Dadri: Welfare Party...
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Strongly condemning the brutal and inhuman attack on Dalits in Una, Gujarat for skinning dead cow, Welfare Party of India...
In Hyderabad University, Dalit students pay heavy price for protesting against Hindutva brigade
By Hana Ashraf and Anees M for Twocircles.net
There is nothing more important in ‘student politics’ than the ongoing tension in FTII Pune, if one...
FORWARD editor defends controversial ‘Mahishasur’ as Bahujan rendition
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: Days after the police action against FORWARD Press following the complaint by saffron organisations regarding a painting of Goddess Durga published by the magazine, its consulting editor Pramod Ranjan has said the controversy possibly has roots in the Bahujan rendition of the narrative of a mythical character called Mahishashur.
All Dalit BJP MPs should resign: Kejriwal
New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said that all Dalit Bharatiya Janata Party MPs should resign to protest the assault...
Jamia students celebrate Ambedkar’s 125th birth anniversary
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Paying tribute to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar on his 125th birth anniversary, students of Jamia MIllia Islamia gathered at Jamia Hall...
Let the world hear our stories of defiance and resistance to caste-violence: Dalit women...
By Afroz Alam Sahil, TwoCircles.net
On June 21, issues and stories of Dalit women were presented at the UN level for the first time ever...
यूपी में जंगलराज : दलित बस्ती में लगाई आग, दो मासूम जले
TwoCircles.net News Desk
लखनऊ : सीतापुर के लहरपुर थाने के पट्टी देहलिया गांव में दलित बस्ती के 35 घरों में आग लगाने और 2 मासूम...
‘Muslims have become New Subalterns’
Interview with JNU Prof. Ajay Gudavarthy by Mishab Irikkur and Abhay Kumar.
New Delhi: Ajay Gudavarthy is an assistant professor at Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Apart from his deep interest in theory, particularly critical school, post-Marxism and postcolonial studies, he also keeps an eye on political processes and dynamism of Indian politics. As the fire of communal violence is fast engulfing many parts of the country and the ruling BJP, as alleged by the opposition parties, remains involved in polarising society for electoral gains, Mishab Irikkur and Abhay Kumar spent Sunday’s morning with Ajay Gudavarthy at his house in South Delhi, conversing with him about the current volatile situation.
Marginalised students of JNU can now speak for themselves: Bhupali Magare, President, BAPSA
By Atul Anand and Dhrubo Jyoti for Twocircles.net
Bhupali Magare, one of the students suspended from JNU for speaking out against the authoritarian decisions...
BJP showing fake love for Dalits, says BSP chief
Lucknow : Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Tuesday accused the BJP of showing "fake love" for the Dalits. The BJP hit back,...
Hour of reckoning for constitutionally secular Hindu majority India.
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.
Campaign to make minority and SC/ST women legally aware
By Saiyed Danish, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: Ashray Welfare and Charitable Society (AWCS) organized an event on legal awareness for women belonging to SC/ST and minority communities living near Pant Nagar and Nizamuddin in the community hall of Pant Nagar neighbourhood.
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...
3D stereo caste: A sophisticated way of treating caste discriminations in music
By Abdul Basith, TwoCircles.net,
Sambhaji Brigade receives threat through packet of explosive
By Yogesh Maitreya, TwoCircles.net,
Pune: Sambhaji Brigade, an extremist organisation and proponent of Maratha reservation and Shiv-dharma, has received an anonymous packet containing explosives here.
The...
Students protesting for Rohith Vemula detained in Delhi
New Delhi : About 250-300 students, staging a demonstration here commemorating the death anniversary of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula, were on Tuesday detained when they...
Haryana village appeals to Dalit families to return home
By IANS,
Hisar (Haryana): Residents of a Haryana village Monday made an appeal to Dalit families, who had fled after clashes and arson attack, to return home.
Nearly 20 families of Valmiki community in Mirchpur village fled after an arson attack April 21. At least 15 houses were damaged and a 70-year-old Dalit man and his 18-year-old physically challenged daughter were burnt alive.
Discrimination against Dalit women in Ahmedabad
(Editor’s Note: This is Case Study which is part of a new annual report titled ‘State of the World’s Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2015’...
A Portrait of the Indian as a Young Dalit Girl: Part 3 – Meeting...
(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...
Hundreds of Mahadalits flee Bihar village after threats
Patna: Their caste kinsman may be the Bihar chief minister but that brings no solace to hundreds of Mahadalits who fled their village in...
Irani insensitive to Rohith’s family, say varsity teachers
Hyderabad : Targetting central minister Smriti Irani over suicide of Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula, the SC/ST Teachers Forum and Concerned Faculty of University...
A prosperous, Muslim-majority district? No wonder Subramanian Swamy wants it under AFSPA
By Shafeeq Hudawi, Twocircles.net
What would you call a district where female literacy is more than 90%? Where the sex ratio is much better than...
‘Raven’: The new art of protest from the land of Sahodaran Ayyappan
By Najiya O, TwoCircles.Net
When Adarsh Kumar Aniyal gave the title ‘A story of an Indian’ to his music video titled ‘Raven’, he did so...
Does the BJP intend to change the Indian Constitution?
By Ram Puniyani
BJP, which believes in Hindu nationalism, faces a dilemma about Indian Constitution. The party, at least on the surface, has to pay...
Dalit leader accepts Islam, pens a book
By The Milli Gazette,
New Delhi: After 52 years of struggle, a well known dalit leader in Tamil Nadu, T. M. Mani, accepted Islam. The English version of his book "End of Casteism" will be released in New Delhi on Sunday, 18 April 2010.
Mr. T.M. Mani waged a long war against casteism and caste atrocities. He fought ferociously for 52 years and at the end, accepted Islam. His struggle's sufferings and achievements are detailed in this book.
Venue of the book release will be Ghalib Academy, Hazrat Nizamuddin, New Delhi and time: 10.30 am-2 pm
Una incident organised crime against Dalits: Mamata
Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday condemned the thrashing of Dalit youths in Gujarat's Una and...
Pratik Parmar: Challenging the Savarna hegemony with a camera in hand
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
Delhi: On a slightly chilly November evening, Pratik Parmar sat with about 30 people in a conference hall in...
दिल्ली में रविदास मन्दिर पुनर्निर्माण आंदोलन तेज़। अनुयायियों में भारी आक्रोश!
आस मुहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
दिल्ली -
बीते 10 अगस्त को दिल्ली के तुगलकाबाद में सुप्रीम कोर्ट के निर्देश के आलोक में डीडीए द्वारा ध्वस्त किए गए...
Bhagana’s Dalit victims seek justice; protest at Jantar Mantar
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: The movement for justice for the victim of Bhagana violence is growing day by day. On April 27, protested at Jantar Mantar in the national capital. The protesters called the dharna a “prelude,” adding that if the government and political parties fail to respond to it timely then they may witness “huge public protest” in the coming days.
Government working for Dalit empowerment: Modi
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his government was working for the empowerment of Dalits.
"Our government is your government. We...
दलित-मुस्लिम महिलाओं के हक के लिए लड़ती कनीज़ फातिमा
फहमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
आजमगढ़(उत्तर प्रदेश): हमारे समाज में आज भी जब औरतें आजीविका के लिए घर से बाहर कदम रखती हैं तो उन्हें कड़ी चुनौतियों...
Anti-Dalit violence in Maharashtra disrupts Rajya Sabha
New Delhi, (IANS): The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm on Wednesday after ruckus over the violence against Dalits in Maharashtra that some...
“हाईस्कूल में सवर्ण मुझे मारते-पीटते थे” – बिहार आयोग के चेयरमैन हुलेश मांझी
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
पटना: बिहार राज्य महादलित आयोग के चेयरमैन डॉ. हुलेश मांझी ने हाल में ही बेहद हैरान करने वाला बयान दिया है....
भागलपुर पुलिसिया दमन : नीतीश कुमार के ‘सामाजिक न्याय की प्रतिबद्धता’ को कर दिया...
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
दिल्ली : उत्तर प्रदेश के लखनऊ में अपने पुराने पेंशन व अन्य मांगों को लेकर प्रदर्शन कर रहे शिक्षकों पर पुलिस...
“Nothing has been left our homes. Where will we go?” Patna’s Nat community face...
Scores of families belonging to the marginalized Nat community of Patna, Bihar were left homeless after a demolition drive carried out by the Patna...
Kishor Kharat appointed as CEO and MD of IDBI bank
By Yogesh Maitreya, Twocircles.net,
Mumbai: Kishor Kharat has been appointed as the CEO and MD of IDBI Bank. The announcement was made on August 14,...
Five point programme for Indian muslims
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.
Why BAPSA’s support to Muslim Right is problematic: Part Two
Intro: This is the second in a three-part series on how Birsa Ambedkar Phule Students Organisation (BAPSA) has, while effectively countering Savarna...
Patel delegation hands over 27-point charter to Gujarat CM
Ahmedabad: A delegation of Patidar community leaders, including BJP MP from Porbandar Vitthal Radadiya, who is mediating between the state government and the agitating...
Amit Shah had food cooked by non-Dalits, says Telangana CM
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...
Brinda Karat demands probe in tribal girls’ deaths in Andhra Pradesh
By IANS,
New Delhi: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Brinda Karat Monday asked Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad to order a probe into the deaths of four tribal girls given a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination by an NGO in Andhra Pradesh.
In a letter to Azad, Karat said a programme of HPV vaccination was launched in several districts of Andhra Pradesh, exclusively among young, mainly tribal girls from the ages of 10-14 years by an NGO.
जेलों में 64 फ़ीसदी आबादी दलित व पिछड़ों की, अल्पसंख्यकों की संख्या भी बढ़ी...
Afroz Alam Sahil, TwoCircles.net
देश में जहां दलितों व पिछड़ों के ख़िलाफ़ अपराध में इज़ाफ़ा हुआ है, वहीं भारत के जेलों में भी...
NHRC notice to Karnataka over ragging of Dalit student
New Delhi : The National Human Rights Commission on Friday issued a notice to Karnataka over reports that a Dalit nursing student from Kerala...
दिल्ली की आरक्षित सीट पर क्या हैं इस बार के मुद्दे?
मीना कोटवाल, Twocircles.net
संकरी गलियां, बहती नालियां और साइड में रखा नालियों से निकला मलबा। दिल्ली की ज्यादातर झुग्गियां शायद ऐसी ही दिखती हैं। सर्दी में धूप...
Kerala to bring new law to ensure quota for SC/ST in aided colleges
By Shafeeq Hudawi, TwoCircles.net
Thiruvananthapuram: Taking note of the poor representation of teaching staff belonging to SC/ST sections in aided colleges in the...
सफ़ाई कर्मचारियों के परिजनों की मांग, कोरोना योद्धा के तौर पर मिले 50 लाख...
आसमोहम्मद कैफ़।Twocircles.net
विश्व भर की विकराल समस्या बन चुका कोरोना वायरस से जान जोखिम में डालकर लड़ने वाले कोरोना फाइटर्स में सफ़ाई कर्मचारियों की बेहद...
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...
Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar files nomination papers
Patna : Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Wednesday filed her nomination papers for the Lok Sabha polls from Sasaram constituency in Bihar, officials said.
"I...
PMO protecting Bhima-Koregaon violence accused: Prakash Ambedkar
New Delhi (IANS): Dalit leader Prakash Ambedkar on Monday alleged that the PMO had given orders not to arrest Hindutva leader Sambhaji Bhide, booked...
“Snooping won’t deter us,” say Indian journalists, activists listed on Pegasus snoop list
Jharkhand based freelance journalist Rupesh Kumar Singh, his wife Ipsa Satakshi, Ludhiana based journalist Jaspal Singh Heran and Chhattisgarh based activist Degree Prasad Chouhan...
तलवार की धार पर छत्तीसगढ़ के पत्रकार
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
दंतेवाड़ा (छत्तीसगढ़) : छत्तीसगढ़ के बस्तर इलाक़े में चौथे खंभे की हालत बेहद ही दयनीय है. नक्सली इलाक़े में जान-जोखिम...
Ambedkar Foundation appoints AMU prof. to manage Urdu translation of Ambedkar writings
By TCN News,
Aligarh: Professor Mohammad Asim Siddiqui from the Department of English, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has been appointed as the managing editor...
एक बार फिर भीम आर्मी चीफ चन्द्रशेखर गिरफ्तार
आसमोहम्मद कैफ-Twocircles.net
देवबंद-
भीम आर्मी चीफ चन्द्रशेखर आज़ाद को एक बार फिर गिरफ्तार किया गया है.उनके गिरफ्तारी देवबंद में की गई.
गिरफ्तारी के तुरंत बाद चन्द्रशेखर की...
सहारनपुर जातीय संघर्ष : क्या सोचते हैं यहां के दलित नौजवान?
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...
India’s human rights record to be discussed at US Capitol
Date: Tuesday, June 7, 2016 - 3:00pm
Location: 1334 Longworth House Office Building
By TwoCircles.net special correspondent
Washington DC: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is yet again...
रविदास जयंती के पहले बेगमपुरा एक्सप्रेस रद्द, दलितों और सिखों में गुस्सा
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
वाराणसी : बनारस में एक मोहल्ला है, सीर गोवर्धन. यहां आप संत रविदास जयंती के दिन घुसेंगे तो पिसने की नौबत आ...
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.
अलीगढ़ : खेत मे मिला दलित किशोरी का शव,ग्रामीणों में आक्रोश
स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर । Twocircles.Net
अलीगढ़ में जंगल मे चारा लेने गई एक लड़की का शव मिलने के बाद हड़कंप मच गया है। लड़की दलित समुदाय...
Hyderabad MP Owaisi clashes with Najma Heptulla in Lok Sabha
New Delhi : Two senior leaders, Asaduddin Owaisi of Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) and union Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptulla, clashed fiercely in the Lok...
Akhilesh Yadav hopes inclusion of 17 castes in SC category will help SP, relieve...
By Faisal Fareed, TwoCircles.net
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav mooted the development agenda for forthcoming assembly polls, ushering in a new wave and...
Budget casts gloom on Dalits: Udit Raj
By TCN News
New Delhi: Dr. Udit Raj, National President, Indian Justice Party and All India Confederation of SC/ST Organizations said that this budget has again cast gloom on Dalits. Rs. 4,500 crore have been allocated for the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment which will be utilized not only for the welfare of Dalits but also for the welfare and upliftment of backwards and senior citizens etc.
Solidarity Demonstration in London for JNU Students
By M Ghazali Khan for TwoCircles.net,
London (UK): Expressing solidarity with Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students, many former students demonstrated outside Indian High Commission...
2700 crores for dalits but just 45 crores for Muslims in Mayawati’s budget
By Faisal Fareed, TwoCircles.net,
RSS-BJP want to end reservation in the country: Nitish Kumar
Patna: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) want to end reservation in the country, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar...
Caste lines blurred in Varanasi poll?
Varanasi : As Varanasi votes Monday, traditional caste lines seem to have blurred and loyalties changed.
With nearly 17 lakh voters as per figures of...
Rajya Sabha disrupted over Gujarat Dalit issue
New Delhi : The Rajya Sabha faced disruptions on Wednesday as opposition members demanded a debate on atrocities against Dalits in Gujarat's Una town,...
BSP walks out over Dalit funds for Games
By IANS,
New Delhi : Alleging that funds meant for Scheduled Castes had been diverted by the Delhi government to the Commonwealth Games, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MPs Tuesday walked out of the Lok Sabha.
Soon after the house re-assembled at 11.40 a.m. following an adjournment, the BSP MPs created an uproar.
BSP's leader in Lok Sabha, Dara Singh Chauhan, alleged that Rs.750 crore meant for the welfare of Dalits had been diverted by the Delhi government for the October Games.
Every cloud has a silver lining
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 – 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.
भीम आर्मी के समर्थन में अब गांव-गांव लगने लगे हैं ‘द ग्रेट चमार बोर्ड’
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...
Tribals appeal for separate religion code in census
By IANS,
New Delhi: Tribal groups from several states across the country Wednesday held a protest here, demanding they be listed under a distinct 'religion code' in the 2011 population census. Union Minister of Food Processing Industries Subodh Kant Sahay, who visited the protest-site, promised to take their demands to the government.
Nearly 150 people of various tribal groups from states like Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh took part in the protest at Jantar Mantar.
Ambedkarite community celebrates Cyber Jayanti on his 129th birthday
Ambedkarite community celebrates Cyber Jayanti on his 129th birthday
By TCN News
As Covid19 pandemic has strictly prohibited physical gatherings and events, people are finding innovative...
आज सहारनपुर में दलित महापंचायत, प्रशासन ने लगाया धारा —144
आस मोहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net
सहारनपुर : शुक्रवार को सहारनपुर के शब्बीरपुर गांव में हुए जातीय संघर्ष के बाद अब दलितों ने अपने पंचायत का ऐलान...
Send us to Pakistan, but don’t ask us to go back to our villages,...
By M Reyaz, TwoCircles.net,
Hissar/New Delhi: On Sunday, May 11, a large number of Dalit women from a village in Haryana staged a protest outside the residence of Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, demanding the arrest of a village head and his son over the alleged gang rape of four minor girls. Earlier on May 5, about hundreds of them had organised a candle-march at Jantar Mantar seeking justice for the four girls who were gang-raped by a group of boys from the dominant Jat community. Police had put barricade as safety-measure and did not allow them to move beyond a certain limit.
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...
दलित साहित्य समारोह, दूसरे साहित्य समारोह के बीच में एक अलग पहचान
मीना कोटवाल, Twocircles.net
दिल्ली। देश में कई तरह के साहित्यिक समारोह होते हैं। लेकिन पिछले दो साल से दिल्ली में दलित साहित्य समारोह का आयोजन किया...
‘दलित महिलाओं के ज़िन्दा जलाने पर नेताओं की चुप्पी दुखद’
TwoCircles.net News Desk
हरदोई : ‘इलाहाबाद में क़ानून की पढ़ाई कर रहे दलित समाज के दिलीप सरोज की निर्मम हत्या को हम भूले भी नहीं...
Members of Muslim community celebrated the spirit of harmony on Prakash Utsav
By TCN News,
New Delhi: On the occasion of “Prakash Utsav” of Guru Nanak, members of the Muslim and Dalit community celebrated the spirit...
Tribals’ nod must for takeover of their land: Rahul Gandhi
Raipur: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that tribals must be asked for their permission before their land is taken away from...
Casteism among Hindus and Sikhs in the UK as Rampant as In India
By TCN News
London: Casteism exists and flourishes not only in India but even in the Diaspora based in UK, where discrimination among Hindus and...
यूपी सरकार के मंत्री का गंभीर आरोप,दलित समाज से होने के कारण हुआ भेदभाव,इस्तीफा
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उत्तर प्रदेश की योगी सरकार अभी 100 दिन पूरे होने की कामयाबी का जश्न मना रही थी कि चार महीने की इस...
फिर से दलित-ठाकुर संघर्ष : दलितों की लड़की छेड़ी, बाबा साहब की मूर्ति तोड़ी
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
मुजाहिदपुर भूपखेड़ी : मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर व मेरठ के बॉर्डर पर स्थित भूपखेडी गांव में पिछले दो दिनों से भारी तनाव है. बस्ती सुनसान...
Why Muslims are a punching bag
By Bobby Naqvi
The Indian Right has always used Muslims as a stepping stone to power in Delhi and elsewhere since the 1930s. Almost every...
Dalit agitation forces Gujarat to set up atrocity courts
Ahmedabad : The Gujarat government on Thursday announced setting up of special courts in 16 districts of the state to handle cases related to...
Dalit-speak of PM Modi, BJP a sham, says Mayawati
Lucknow, (IANS): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said his words and the acts...
Aaghaz’s Rohith Vemula Memorial Scholarship awarded to a Dalit student
By TCN News,
New Delhi:Aaghaz Foundation, an organisation that has been working towards reducing drop-out rate among minorities has announced the winner of ‘Rohith Vemula...
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...
Dalit women on a tour of the US to highlight caste violence
Come to the ASpace in Philly - #dalitwomenfight photo exhibit is open till September 4! pic.twitter.com/aIUXDTr1IT— DALIT WOMEN FIGHT! (@dalitwomenfight) September 2, 2015
By TCN...
Government mulling review petition in SC/ST Act case
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The government is mulling to file a review petition in the Supreme Court pertaining to the apex courts order that...
Malkangiri: Who is responsible for deaths of more than 120 Adivasi children?
By Akash Poyam for Adivasi Resurgence
Up until now, Japanese Encephelitis (JE) has caused more than 120 deaths (Official numbers, real deaths could be...
…और मैंने नोखा को ‘डेल्टा’ के लिए लड़ते हुए देखा
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...
Dalits denied water, NHRC issues notice to Bihar
By IANS,
New Delhi : The NHRC Wednesday sought a report from the Bihar government over the denial of water to Dalits by upper caste people in Kishanganj.
Raja targeted because he is Dalit: Karunanidhi
By IANS,
New Delhi: DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Monday denied the allegations against Communications and IT Minister A. Raja over the 2G spectrum allocation saying he was being targeted because he was a Dalit.
"Dominant forces are creating a big issue because Raja is a Dalit," Karunanidhi said. He was speaking to reporters after meeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his 7, Race Course Road, residence.
Challenge to Gujarat CM as Patidars on warpath
Ahmedabad: Keeping their promise, the agitating Patidar community on Tuesday swamped the city in a 10-km long revolution rally demanding caste reservations, posing a...
Ramdev insulted Dalits, women: Congress
New Delhi: Congress Saturday accused Ramdev of insulting Dalits and women, a day after the yoga guru said Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi visited...
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...
मज़हब की राजनीति में गायब होते मुस्लिमों और दलितों के सवाल
आसिफ़ इक़बाल
यह अजीब मज़ाक़ है कि राजनीतिक नेता न केवल विभिन्न धर्म के मानने वालों के मार्गदर्शक बने हुए हैं बल्कि समाज भी आमतौर...
V.K. Singh stirs row with ‘dog’ remark, clarifies
New Delhi : Union minister V.K. Singh on Thursday triggered a huge row when he spoke of a dog's stoning while commenting on...
‘Entire society must come forward to fight fascist forces’
Daya Pawar Memorial Award received by Pratima Joshi and Bhimsen Dethe
By Yogesh Maitreya, TwoCircles.net,
This year, ‘Padmashri Daya Pawar Smruti Puraskar’ (Padmashri Daya...
Success in Bihar victory against RSS, Modi: Rahul
New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said the success of the Grand Alliance in Bihar was a victory against the RSS,...
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...
Dalit journalist from Gujarat returns award over anti-Dalit policies of state government
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
Sunil Jadav, a veteran Dalit journalist from Gujarat, has decided to return the award conferred upon him by the Gujarat government...
‘Liberal’, ‘Ambedkerite’ Islamophobia and communal violence: A counter narrative
By Dr Mohammad Kamran Ahsan
As hate becomes the fulcrum, and the new normal of Indian polity, various view-points have emerged analysing this institutionalised hatred...
नवादा के कझिया गांव में सामंतों ने लगाया महादलितों के घरों में आग, वाम...
TwoCircles.net News Desk
पटना : नवादा ज़िले के अकबरपुर प्रखंड अन्तर्गत कझिया गाँव में वर्षों से बसे लगभग एक सौ महादलितों के घर में सामंती...
Modi has time to talk about Balochistan, but not for Dalits: Congress
New Delhi : Gujarat Congress leaders on Sunday submitted a memorandum to President Pranab Mukherjee highlighting "atrocities" against Dalits in the state, and criticised...
नीतिश राज में लाचार बिहार के पिछड़े व दलित
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
पटना: बिहार के पिछड़े, दलित और महादलित सूबे के मुख्यमंत्री नीतिश कुमार के बड़े वोट-बैंक रहे हैं. इन तबक़ों ने...
एसआईटी करेगी सहारनपुर के दंगों व जातीय संघर्ष की जांच, डीआईजी ने बना दी...
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
सहारनपुर : यूपी के ज़िला सहारनपुर में पिछले एक माह में हुए सभी 5 दंगों या जातीय संघर्षों की जांच एसआईटी को...
Advani clarified Ram controversy
Ram of Dashrath, as a pious Hindu god,
May be wandering in history's dark maze;
But Ram of my make- as my party's icon,
Is a fact,and born in full public gaze.
I,with my estranged Uma,on Decem.6,1992,
Gave him birth with thunderous bang;
To display him, we razed the maternity home,
All heard 'Ram Lala''Ram Lala'that we sang.
To celebrate the event,we massacred Muslims,
And nourished the newborn with their blood;
We hoped him to defend us through the ages,
And stand as a wall agaist opponents' flood.
As an infant, my Ram was full of vigour,
17-party alliance in Maharashtra to take on Cong and BJP
By TwoCircles.net staff reporter
Mumbai: Seventeen political parties of Maharashtra have recently announced that they have formed ‘Force One’ to contest upcoming Loksabha and state...
PM launches SC/ST hub, women get ‘charkhas’ at Ludhiana event
ArrayLudhiana : Launching the National SC/ST Hub and the ZED (Zero-Defect, Zero-Effect) Scheme for the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector here on...
गाय की पूजा के लिए गौशाला में गई दलित महिला के साथ दुष्कर्म
TwoCircles.net News Desk
रोहतक : हरियाणा के रोहतक स्थित पहरावर गौशाला में एक दलित महिला गाय की पूजा करने गई थी, जहां उस महिला के...
नफरत से टकराना यानी रोहित वेमुला हो जाना है
नासिरूद्दीन
‘गुड मॉर्निंग, जब आप सब यह खत पढ़ रहे होंगे, मैं आपसे दूर चला जा चुका होऊंगा.. मैं इस तरह की चिट्ठी पहली...
Dear Prime Minister, are you sure the rich are not sleeping well post...
By Soroor Ahmed for Twocirlces.net
As a son of a poor ‘chai-wallah’, Narendra Modi knows well how comfortably––‘aaram se’, to use his own expression––the...
How Savarna feminism is eroding the discourse on the Hathras case?
By Pragathi Ravi
On September 14, 2020, a 19-year-old Dalit woman was brutally gang-raped by four Thakur men in Uttar Pradesh, where she later succumbed...
Caste, Cash and Construction: The Struggle of a Dalit Student Aspiring an IIT Education...
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...
बनारस में कौमी एकता का महासम्मलेन, गूढ़ प्रश्नों पर खामोश रहे वक्ता
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
वाराणसी: कल बनारस में कौमी-एकता को लेकर एक बड़ा कार्यक्रम आयोजित किया गया, जिसमें नगर और देश के बड़े मौलवियों, धर्मगुरुओं और महंतों ने शिरकत की. इस ‘कौमी यकजहती सर्वधर्म एकता महासम्मेलन’ का आयोजन बनारस स्थित अस्थायी हज हाउस में किया गया था.
‘Dalit students in J&K not getting scholarships on time’
By TCN News,
Jammu: Aman Thappa, a former NSUI leader has appealed to the Director, Social Welfare Department of Jammu & Kashmir regarding problems being faced by SC students of the state. Addressing the media, Mr. Aman Thappa appealed the Director to intervene into the burning issues of SC students. He said that dalit students are not getting timely scholarships due to which they are facing a lot of hardships.
Amid Covid-19 lockdown, Mushar children in Bihar collect rats to feed themselves, families as...
With a population of 2.5 lakh, Mushar community in Bihar are considered Maha-Dalits (Dalits among Dalits) and discriminated against. Amid the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown...
2ND Ayyankali Lecture held at Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
By Yogesh Maitreya, TwoCircles.net,
Mumbai: The second Ayyankali Lecture was held at Tata Institute of Social Sciences on September 11, 2015. It was an important...
Manual scavengers to tie rakhi to Modi
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) Several manual scavengers, liberated by an NGO, will tie rakhi to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of...
IMRC का स्वास्थ जागरूकता अभियान: तीन दिनों में हुआ 1500 मरीजों का इलाज
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
लखनऊ/बाराबंकी: भारत के कोनों-कोनों तक पहुंचकर राहत कार्य करने वाली अमरीका संस्था इन्डियन मुस्लिम रिलीफ एंड चैरीटीज़ यानी IMRC के सातवें...
‘बहन जी ने ठीक किया, अब भाजपा के ख़िलाफ़ सभी को एकजुट हो जाना...
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
सहारनपुर : उत्तर प्रदेश की पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री आैर बसपा सुप्रीमो के राज्यसभा से इस्तीफ़े के बाद एक बार फिर से सहारनपुर का...
America deserves Trump!
By Mansoor Durrani for TwoCircles.net
Never interrupt your enemy, when he is making a mistake. - Napoleon Bonaparte
Although, I had planned to write this article...
Dalit man lynched in Ghaziabad by seven youths
By IANS,
Ghaziabad : A Dalit man was allegedly lynched by seven higher caste youths over a minor altercation in Ghaziabad, neighbouring the national capital, police said Monday.
The incident occurred Sunday night in Chitaura locality of this city.
According to police, the man, Surendra, 45, went to Hapur to buy a cow and was returning to his home in Noorpur with the purchase alongwith his wife and daughter when he was accosted by seven youths near Chitaura locality on the Upper Ganges canal.
Leaders urge Modi government to pass a bill against lynching
New Delhi, (IANS): Leaders of different political parties on Wednesday extended their support to a draft bill against lynching prepared by a civil society organisation...
Death of a Delta: Part 2
By A Mirsab and Afroz Alam for TwoCircles.net,
TwoCircles.net visited Nokha to investigate the story of Delta Meghwal. Within a couple of hours we...
BSP calls off agitation after police assures arrest of Singh
Lucknow : Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) workers on Thursday afternoon called off their agitation here against former Uttar Pradesh BJP Vice-President Daya Shankar Singh...
UP people should vote for a government that ensures safety, security to Dalits and...
By Amit Kumar, Twocircles.net
The Federation of Social Justice, an organisation that seeks to give a platform to all the marginalised voices in the country,...
In Gujarat, 95 of 100 suspects in crimes against Dalits acquitted
By Nikhil M. Babu
As violent protests continue in the Prime Minister’s home state of Gujarat over the flogging of Dalit youth by upper-caste Hindu...
Dalit riot victims attack Hisar district official in Delhi
By IANS,
New Delhi : A protest by Dalit (Balmiki) families who fled from Mirchpur village in Haryana's Hisar district turned ugly as the district's Deputy Commissioner Yudhvir Singh was attacked and manhandled by angry protesters here Wednesday.
"The deputy commissioner of Hisar district came to meet the protesters to convey the instructions given to him by the Supreme Court. He was attacked by the angry families as they did not want to move back," an eyewitness said at Mandir Marg where the Mirchpur families have taken refuge for the past two weeks.
Dalit chamber of commerce signs MoU with EDII to incubate Dalit enterprise
By IANS
Ahmedabad: The Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), in a first, has signed an MoU with the Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and...
Fear grips Dalits in Gujarat village after youth’s killing
Bhadraniya (Gujarat), (IANS): An atmosphere of fear hung over a colony of Dalits in this Gujarat village after the killing of a young man from...
नृशंस आपराधिक अग्निकांड : दोषियों को बचाने की फिराक़ में प्रशासन!
TwoCircles.net News Desk
लखनऊ : सीतापुर के लहरपुर थाने के पट्टी देहलिया गांव में हुई आगजनी के मामले के बाद आज पीड़ितों से...
Dalits allege denial of water by upper castes
By IANS,
Ranchi : Dalits of a Jharkhand village allege that they have been denied water from handpumps and entry into a community hall by upper castes in Chatra district.
Odisha’s SC/ST MLAs plead with CM on reservation
Bhubaneswar : The Odisha assembly on Friday witnessed an unusual scene when opposition MLAs belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Tribes fell at Chief...
Mob lynching: All India Momin Conference writes to Modi, questions ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
All India Momin Conference, an organisation of Muslim weavers and artisans, have written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to...











































