Being Dalit means being casteless – Kavin Malar
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...
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...
Pakistanis to be careful before laying down lives
Ref: - (i)- Democracy will not come in charity. (ii)- Need to be on guard against Indian example & media propaganda. (iii)- UN / USA & its democratic allies can't be relied upon.
Swami Prasad Maurya vows to form a majority BJP government in UP
Lucknow : Former Leader of opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly and senior Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Swamy Prasad Maurya, who joined the...
“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...
Eight Mahadalits converted to Christianity in Bihar
Patna: Eight poor Mahadalits, including a woman, converted to Christianity in a village in Bihar's Munger district, an official said Saturday.
"It is a fact...
Shazia Khan: An entrepreneur trying to mentor Muslim women find their feet
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
For Shazia Khan, the path to success has never been a straight one: as a Muslim girl growing up in...
Sub inspector in Maharashtra booked for Dalit woman’s rape
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Nagpur: A Dalit woman has filed a rape complaint against a police sub-inspector (SI) alleging he sexually exploited her for...
Eight JNU students suspended for speaking out against fees hike and other discriminatory orders
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
New Delhi: Eight Dalit, Adivasi and minority students of Jawaharlal University (JNU) were suspended with immediate effect and their...
PM should sack ministers, apologise for Dalit’s suicide: Kejriwal
New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to sack the two ministers who allegedly interfered in...
Dalit ring draws controversy, designer says ‘ring aimed at creating awareness on plight of...
By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
Stella Simona is a Bangladeshi origin designer, who before starting her jewelry store was a model and a fashion photographer. The...
दलित बहुल गांव के लोगों का झलका दर्द
फ़हमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
बिहार के औरंगाबाद जिले में बसा नारायण खाप गाँव, जहां 4000 आबादी वाले गाँव में 1200 से भी अधिक दलित परिवार रह...
Medha Patkar opposes slum demolition
By IANS,
Mumbai : Social activist Medha Patkar Friday tried to stop the razing of hutments at Anna Bhau Sathe Nagar here, demanding that the slum dwellers be first provided alternative accommodation.
Patkar and her supporters dubbed the demolition as anti-Dalit and vowed to stop it.
"They (Dalits) are the backbone of this city. Their rights should not be taken away just because they are poor," she said.
She said about 10,000 residents of the area in Mumbai's northeast suburb had nowhere to go.
बुंदेलखंड : वोट के लिए दलितों को प्रताड़ित कर रहे हैं भाजपा प्रत्याशी
प्रियंका कोटमराजू और अंशु ललित, TwoCircles.net
बुंदेलखंड : 'वोट नहीं दोगे, तो देख लेंगे. सरकारी नल से पानी नहीं पीने देंगे, सरकारी रोड पर चलने...
Ensure the Dalit voice is not stifled: Amnesty tells Indian states
New Delhi, (IANS): Day after a Dalit activist immolated himself in Gujarat, Amnesty International on Tuesday urged the state governments to ensure Dalit protestors...
Dalit girl’s ragging: Karnataka Police arrest three
Kozhikode/Bengaluru : The Karnataka Police has arrested three female nursing students for allegedly ragging and forcing their junior, Aswathi K.P., to drink a disinfectant,...
Massachusetts hosts America’s first-ever Dalit art exhibition
Organized by Adavi Myah, an art collective led by Dalit and Bahujan women, the exhibition will run for four weeks until May 30, 2022.
BOSTON,...
Activists express solidarity with HDRC for controversial advertisement on sanitation
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...
आगरा संजली काण्ड: लोगो में गुस्सा, न्याय की मांग
आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net
बीते मंगलवार को आगरा जनपद के ललाऊ गाँव की रहने वाली दसवीं में पढ़ने वाली 16 साल संजली दलित छात्रा जब...
Defeating BJP in 2019 is the key to save constitution, says resolution drafted by...
TCN News
New Delhi: Jolted with the recent violence, suppression of Muslims and Dalits in the country and to chalk out a solution senior Dalit...
Dalit, Adivasi protestors released, say they will not be intimidated
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Claiming that the government is trying to suppress agitating dalit and adivasi voices, the 30-odd dalit and adivasi activists released from police custody said they will not be intimidated and will not compromise on their fundamental rights.
भीम आर्मी चीफ का 23 फरवरी को भारत बंद का ऐलान, तेज़ हुई हलचल
आस मोहम्मद कैफ।Twocircles.net
सहारनपुर।
प्रोन्नति में आरक्षण को मौलिक अधिकार मानने से सुप्रीम कोर्ट के इंकार के बाद दलितों में आया उबाल अब आंदोलन की तरफ...
It’s not only beef and pork politics; and not a division of TISS students
By Yogesh Maitreya, TwoCircles.net
On August 9th 2014, a local tabloid paper called Mumbai Mirror based in Mumbai published a news that could only be...
This education Centre in Mumbai named after Rohit Vemula offers education, training to underprivileged...
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...
Gujarat government will be taught a lesson: Kejriwal
Ahmedabad : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday warned that the Gujarat government will be taught a lesson in the assembly elections next...
Understanding the verdict 2014
By Vidya Bhushan Rawat,
There are huge lessons for every political party as well as people who aspire for a secular democratic space in this verdict 2014 which has brought glimmer in the face of a huge number of people who believed in a ‘dream’ sold to them but also apprehensions and fear among those who have fought against the process of communalization and corporatization.
125 years on, Dalits wait for a leader like Ambedkar
By Soroor Ahmed, TwoCircles.net,
Notwithstanding reservation in education, job, Lok Sabha and state Assemblies India is yet to produce as towering a Dalit personality as...
Dalit politics beyond BSP
By Vanya Mehta, TwoCircles.net,
In Maharashtra, the galvanization of political power on the basis of empowerment of scheduled castes has taken a backseat due to fractionalization. Though this is a well known phenomena, the BSP is attempting to capitalize on the failure of other Dalit-issue-based parties like the Republican Party of India(RPI), a product of the Scheduled Castes Federation founded by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, which is now in shambles with over 50 different splintered groups.
A plea to the Election Commission
Election Commission should ban political parties that directly or indirectly organise communal riots and reap communal votes to win elections
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.
DHRM: Beginning of a new political culture, says BRP Bhasker
By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,
Thiruvananthapuram: The Dalit Human Rights Movement is the beginning of a new political culture in Kerala, said famous journalist BRP Bhasker. He was inaugurating the meeting organized in front of the state Secretariat welcoming the party’s chairman Selvaraj who was released from prison.
वाह रे मोदी बजट! दलित-आदिवासियों का हक़ भी मार लिया!
Afroz Alam Sahil, TwoCircles.net
प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी भले ही अरूण जेटली द्वारा पेश किए गए बजट को गांव, गरीब और किसान समर्थक बजट बता रहे...
Bihar: Hopes and hurdles for minority communities in much-hyped caste census
The ongoing caste-based census in Bihar is considered a possible game-changer in policy-making for all the backward castes of the state. Muslims too...
Will Congress’ faith in dynastic politics save it in Dima Hasao?
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
Haflong: Dima Hasao, the least populated district of Assam, goes to polls on April 4 and like most of the state,...
Obituary to Ambedkarite poet and writer, Ketan Pimpalapure
By Yogesh Maitreya, TwoCircles.net
Mr. Ketan Pimpalapure, a poet, writer and journalist died in the month of July 31st, 2015. He was...
बिहार राज्य महादलित आयोग के चेयरमैन का बयान, मोदी हैं रंगा सियार
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
पटना: अख़बारों में छपे विज्ञापन भले ही ‘मेरा देश बदल रहा है... आगे बढ़ रहा है’ के नारे लगा रहे हों,...
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.
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...
Andhra to challenge acquittal of accused in Dalits massacre case
Hyderabad : Andhra Pradesh will challenge in the Supreme Court an order of the state high court acquitting all 56 accused in Dalits massacre...
Dalits pledge not to lift carcasses in Gujarat
Ahmedabad : Thousands of Dalits took a pledge here on Sunday not to lift carcasses in protest against the attacks on Dalits by upper...
Muslim women beaten up in MP for allegedly carrying beef; uproar in Rajya Sabha
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...
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...
Communal violence again erupts in Meerut over Rs 50
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
Meerut: In communal charged Western Uttar Pradesh, a brawl between two youths – one Muslim and one Dalit - over Rs 50 turned into a communal riot in a Meerut village on Sunday evening.
Five persons were injured in a communal clash between members of dalit and Muslim communities in Durveshpur village under Parikshitgarh police station in Meerut district. Soon the rumor mill got acting, escalating communal riots in the neighboring villages as well.
Ensure proper implementation of SC/ ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act without diluting it: NCSPA...
By TCN News:
National Convention on Elimination of All forms of Discrimination based on Caste (Work and Descent) was organized on 27th September in Constitution...
FIR against IAS officer, 15 others in Bihar SC/ST scholarship scam
Patna : An IAS officer, along with 15 other officials, was booked on Wednesday for alleged irregularities in disbursement of post-matric scholarship among...
Paswan files nomination from Hajipur
Patna : Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan Tuesday filed his nomination papers from Hajipur Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar.
Bharatiya Janata Party leader...
Dalit leader Jignesh detained ahead of Modi’s arrival in Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad : Gujarat Dalit rights leader Jignesh Mevani was "picked up" by Gujarat police from Ahmedabad airport on Friday evening, hours before Prime Minister...
ग्राऊंड रिपोर्ट : दलितों की बस्तियों का नाम बदलने से नही सुधरेगी उनकी हालात
आलोक राजपूत twocircles.net के लिए
BJP सरकार के द्वारा सभी राज्यों एवं केंद्र शासित प्रदेशों को ये आदेश देने के बाद कि सरकारी...
Activists disrupt Hindu supremacist conclave in Chicago, evoke violent reaction from extremists
By TCN News:
The Alliance for Justice and Accountability (AJA), an umbrella organization of progressive South Asian groups across the United States in coordination with...
For short-cut to sainthood, consult journalists of Bihar
By Soroor Ahmed for TwoCircles.net
There is a unique short-cut route to sainthood in Bihar. Vatican must learn from it.
There is no need to wait...
पटना में दलित छात्रों की पिटाई पर गरमायी सियासत
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
पटना / नई दिल्ली : गुजरात के बाद अब बिहार में दलित छात्रों की पिटाई के मुद्दे पर राजनीति गरमाती नज़र आ...
Bhanubhai Vankar’s death: BJP leaders face heat in several parts of Gujarat
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...
Governor calls upon tribals to strengthen democracy
By IANS,
Vadodara: Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal Tuesday called upon the tribal youth to strengthen democracy in the country and abjure violence.
Mahadalit women denied temple entry in Bihar
Patna, (IANS): Tension gripped a village in Bihar's Bhagalpur district where dozens of Mahadalit women were denied entry into temples, police said on Saturday.
The women...
‘मूकनायक’ जैसी पत्रकारिता आज भी जरूरी क्यों है!
मीना कोटवाल, twocircles.net
नई दिल्ली। ‘मूकनायक’ के सौ साल पूरे होने की खुशी में देशभर में इसका आयोजन किया गया। देशभर के आंबेडकरवादियों ने एकजुट होकर...
BHU anti-reservation scam: How the University is denying jobs to Dalit-Bahujans
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
Earlier this month, we had written about how Banaras Hindu University (BHU) was defying reservation in the appointment process and discussed...
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...
UP cop to woman: Who will rape you at your age?
By IANS,
Lucknow : A Dalit woman, who petitioned a senior Uttar Pradesh Police officer seeking registration of her rape complaint, was told that her's was not an age to be raped.
एससी-एसटी आरक्षण के वर्गीकरण के खिलाफ और समर्थन में सजातियों में छुआछूत है बड़ी...
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...
जेएनयू विवाद: भूख हड़ताल से आगे का रास्ता
फहमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net
दिल्ली: जवाहरलाल नेहरू में चल रहा विवाद अब पूरे नए फलक पर आ चुका है. राष्ट्रद्रोह और देशविरोधी कार्यक्रमों के मामले में...
Ambedkar statue vandalized in UP
Lucknow, (IANS): A statue of Dalit icon Bhimrao Ambedkar was vandalized in Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, police said.
The incident took place in...
Andhra minister booked for assaulting Dalit youth
By IANS,
Hyderabad : Hyderabad police Sunday booked an Andhra Pradesh minister and his aides for assaulting a Dalit supporter of the Telangana movement.
This time, Sangh Parivar should not be allowed to get away
Ref: - Great implications of Ram Setu controversy on Babri Masjid dispute & on future of SAARC.
Dear Sir
The wall of religion is the tallest for Dalits in Gujarat
By Manjula Pradeep for Twocircles.net
After finishing my Masters in Social Work from M. S. University, Vadodara, I immediately joined Navsarjan Trust, which I...
Thackeray blows hot and cold at BJP in Dussehra rally
Mumbai : Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the recent surgical strikes across the Line of...
Caste-based discrimination data sought from universities
New Delhi (IANS): The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked higher learning institutions to send data of complaints received against caste-based discrimination during the...
मुसलमानों को पिछड़ेपन से उबारने की अदुभुत कोशिश थी फ़ातिमा शेख़ की मुहिम
आकिल हुसैन।Twocircles.net
देश की पहली महिला शिक्षक फातिमा शेख की 191वीं जयंती देशभर में मनाईं गई। कोविड के चलते फातिमा शेख़ की जयंती पर कार्यक्रम...
Parched summer again for Bihar Mountain Man’s village
By Imran Khan,
Dashrath Nagar (Bihar) : Bhagirath Manjhi and his neighbor Ramesh Manjhi are struggling to get drinking water for themselves and their families...
On Quit India Day, Modi-Shivraj asked to quit Narmada Valley
By TCN News
Bhopal: Narmada valley reverberated with the slogan “Modi-Shivraj Go Back” – “Hamare Gaon me Hamaara Raj, Vaapis Jao Modi Shivraj”. The slogan...
Prominent US-based Dalit activists call for international support against caste-based violence
TCN News
India Civil Watch International has recently published an online series that was originally prepared by prominent African-American and Dalit activists as a protest against...
Religious leaders stress on strengthening mutual love, harmony in India
TCN News
New Delhi: A get-together of the prominent leaders of different religions was organised at the Archbishop House here on Monday to strengthen mutual...
Hyderabad varsity expects normalcy to return soon
Hyderabad : Cracks appear to have developed among students protesting over a Dalit research scholar's suicide at University of Hyderabad with the authorities claiming...
This rally will question why untouchability is prevalent in India
As India will celebrate the 75th year of independence this year, well-known Dalit rights activist Martin Macwan will lead a rally at the Indian...
I Feel Unmistakable Sense of Belonging: Rishab Dahiya, the Photographer Behind Powerful Photographs of...
Aatika S | Twocircles.net
Aatika S. interviews Rishab Dahiya, a dalit photographer and a filmmaker who is famous for clicking powerful pictures of members of...
Who is Sant Ravidas and why are his devotees agitating? Pardeep Attri provides background
Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
On August 10th, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), on the orders of Supreme Court, demolished a Sant Guru Ravidas temple in Tughlakabad...
Mandal-II vs Kamandal-II: Social justice and Bihar assembly election
By Sanjay Kumar & Badre Alam,
"For a successful revolution it is not enough that there is discontent. What is required is a...
It feels like Babasaheb’s blessing: Woman whose Bhimgeet video went viral overwhelmed with response
By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net
Kakhet lekru, Hatat jhadan, Doi war Shenachi Paati, Maye Bhima na sonya ne bharli woti”
(Child in arms, broom in the hand...
Article 370 will be dealt later, peace in Valley a priority: Ahir
Panaji : Abrogation of Article 370, which grants special status to Jammu and Kashmir, will happen in due course of time, but right now...
Ambedkar’s fight was for equality, dignity: PM
Mhow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that B.R. Ambedkar, the chief architect of the constitution, fought against injustice in society and his...
JD-U may be headed for split over CM Manjhi
Patna: Bihar's ruling JD-U Friday appeared headed for a split over the likely replacement of Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi by his predecessor Nitish...
Bihar CM includes Paswan caste in Mahadalit category
Patna : Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi has approved a proposal to include the Paswan caste in the Mahadalit category, an official said...
Lost Her Husband to Manual Scavenging, Soni Singh’s Struggle for Survival
Punam Masih, TwoCircles.net
New Delhi: Soni Singh sits on the steps of a shop near Mehrauli Dargah with her two daughters, waiting for kind-hearted individuals...
नीतिश सरकार अपने निज़ाम को कलंकित होने से बचाएं –भाकपा
TwoCircles News Desk
पटना : ख़बर है कि विगत 28 जनवरी, 2016 को खगडि़या ज़िले के राहुलनगर दमहा गांव में बसे महादलित परिवारों के घरों...
From scavenging to doctoral dreams: An inspiring journey of Sunil Yadav
“Even if 100 people from my community of scavengers exit from this inhumane occupation and move towards a dignified life, I will feel my...
Prima Facie report by Team of The Independent Peoples Tribunal on death of Rohith...
By TCN News,
Delhi: The Joint Action Committee for Social Justice had requested the Indian Peoples Tribunal to send a fact finding team to investigate...
दलित पत्रकार के ख़िलाफ़ फ़र्ज़ी मुक़दमें को लेकर सड़क पर उतरे शामली के पत्रकार
आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net
शामली : शामली के वरिष्ठ व मान्यता प्राप्त पत्रकार राजपाल पारवा के ख़िलाफ़ झूठे व फ़र्ज़ी मुक़दमें दर्ज कराने से पत्रकारों...
‘Bahujan Victory’: Ordinance restores 200-point roster system for Universities
By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net
Following countrywide protests, the much-criticised 13-point roster system for Indian universities has been overturned and the original 200-point roster system has been...
Lawless laws leading to exclusion of marginalized: Professor Upendra Baxi
By Lalita, TwoCircles.net,
New Delhi: Ambedkar University, Delhi organized the 5th Dr B R Ambedkar Memorial Lecture on 5 March in India Islamic Cultural Centre. The lecture was delivered by Professor Upendra Baxi, eminent legal expert and scholar, on “Restoring ‘Title Deeds to Humanity’: Lawless Law, Living Death and the Insurgent Reason of Babasaheb Ambedkar”.
TCN seeks a full-time reporter for its Dalit section
TwoCircles.net (TCN) is a platform for the news of the marginalized communities of India, particularly Muslims, Dalits and Adivasis. For the past 10 years,...
ज्योतिबा फुले से उपेंद्र कुशवाहा तक…
काशिफ़ यूनुस
जो लोग उपेंद्र कुशवाहा के उन दिनों के संघर्ष से वाक़िफ़ हैं, जब वो राष्ट्रीय लोक समता पार्टी के गठन का प्रयास...
Attack on human rights defenders Soni Sori
By TCN News,
Geedam (Chattisgarh): Reports are emerging that Soni Sori, the adivasi leader from Bastar, was attacked by few unidentified men in Geedam, Chattisgarh....
Violence in Andhra as Kapus launch stir for quota
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...
MIM goons attacked a social worker
Hyderabad : Mr.Masood Khan a Social Worker of Hafiz Baba Nagar Under Chandrayangutta Assembly Constituency who was rectifying Street Lights along with GHMC (Electrical ) Workers was attacked by Majlish Ittehadul Musleemin (MIM) goons.Later he was sfifted to Osmania General Hospital in a Serious condition.MBT leader Mr.Amjed Ullah Khan Visited the hospital and demanded stern action against the culprits by the police.
Submitted by Amjed Ullah KhanSCs growing interest for Engineering in contrast with Muslims in Tamil Nadu
By A. Mirsab, TwoCircles.net,
Chennai: Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) in Tamil Nadu has released Engineering admission statistics community wise over the past few years which reveals that SCs are getting more inclined towards Engineering stream with exponential growth every year where as Muslims figures display steady admission rate – nor significantly increasing nor declining.
‘गुजरात के ‘विनाश मॉडल’ को ध्वस्त करेगी दलित-मुस्लिम एकता’
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लखनऊ : ऊना, गुजरात में गौरक्षकों द्वारा दलितों की पिटाई के बाद ‘गाय की पूंछ तुम रखो, हमको हमारी ज़मीन दो’ के नारे...
Bharatiya Dalit Church to be inaugurated on Oct 10
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Bharatiya Dalit Church (BDC), committed to preach good news to the socially outcaste and economically poor dalits, will be inaugurated tomorrow here.
Golden opportunity for both China and Tibetans
Ref: - China should exploit political weakness of India and USA & its democratic allies.
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Dalit memorials will be set up ‘come what may’: Mayawati
By IANS,
Lucknow : Thumbing a nose at political opponents and others, a defiant Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati said she would "not buckle under pressure" and continue to set up parks and memorials to commemorate Dalit icons.
"We have been constructing parks and memorials in the names of important Dalit and OBC (Other Backward Classes) personalities to give due respect to them," Mayawati told a gathering on Dalit icon B.R. Ambedkar's birth anniversary.
Indian/non-Indian Muslims should persuade Rasheed Masood to move High/Supreme Court.
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...
Parliamentary panel slams JNU on SC/ST vacancies
New Delhi : A parliamentary panel has flayed the JNU administration for what it said was "insouciant attitude" on faculty vacancies meant to be...
Jitan Ram Manjhi sworn-in as Bihar’s new CM
Patna: Jitan Ram Manjhi, a 68-year-old Mahadalit leader, was Tuesday sworn-in as the 23rd chief minister of Bihar.
Manjhi along with 17 ministers took oath...
BJP’s Dalit love a sham, says Mayawati
Lucknow, (IANS): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Thursday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttar Pradesh and said the Chief...
Una victims become ‘symbol’ of Dalit Chetna Yatra as Sangh Parivar goes all out...
By Amit Kumar and Afroz Alam Sahil, Twocircles.net
On July 11, four Dalits were publicly stripped and beaten up by Gau Rakshaks in Una...
Why Dalit organisations stopped Bandaru Dattatreya and NDA’s celebrations in Nanded
By Shiva Thorat, TwoCircles.net
Nanded: Over the past couple of months, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has spent considerable time and resources in celebrating two...
Jignesh Mevani’s Dalit Muslim Ekta Manch begins outreach programme
Ahmedabad, (IANS): A confederation of various organizations from the Scheduled Caste, Muslim and other underprivileged sections, formed under the leadership of Dalit activist turned legislator...
BJP desires ‘Hindu Rashtra’, Modi has failed, says Mayawati
Lucknow : BSP chief Mayawati on Sunday accused the BJP of trying to convert India into a "Hindu Rashtra" and said Prime Minister Narendra...
पटना के महादलित परिवार के बेटे को अमेरिका में ढाई करोड़ की स्कॉलरशिप
आकिल हुसैन।Twocircles.net
बिहार के पटना के एक दलित दिहाड़ी मजदूर परिवार का बेटा अमेरिका में अपना भविष्य संवारेगा। पटना के फुलवारी शरीफ के गोनपुरा गांव...
‘We were loyal supporters of BJP,’ Bengali Colony residents anguished with eviction notices
A Dalit majority area consisting of more than 25,000 houses situated near the Tughlaqabad Fort in New Delhi is facing the threat of...
A temple where upper castes bow to Dalits
By Asit Srivastava, IANS,
Lucknow : Stories of socially marginalised people not being allowed into places of worship are common in India. In such a scenario, a Dalit family presiding over an Uttar Pradesh temple for ages is nothing short of exemplary.
It's only Dalits who have been priests of the Kali Mata temple, dedicated to goddess Durga, in Lakhna town in Etawah, some 300 km from Lucknow, ever since the shrine came up around 200 years ago.
बहराइच : प्रधान की मौत के लिए अब तक परिजन मांग रहे इंसाफ,मायावती ने...
स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net
बहराइच में लगभग 2 महीने पहले हुए एक नवनिर्वाचित दलित प्रधान की हत्या का मामला अब तुल पकड़ता जा रहा है। मृत...
Kerala education minister orders probe in Dalit student’s ragging case in Kerala
By TwoCirlces.net Staff Reporter
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Education Minister has intervened in the incident, where a Dalit student was ragged so bad that his kidneys were...
Gujarat unrest: 5 more Dalits attempt suicide in Saurashtra
Rajkot : Five more Dalit persons allegedly tried to commit suicide in two separate incidents in Gujarat as widespread protests against last week's thrashing...
In UP, the truth is that no Muslim party plays a major role in...
By Faisal Fareed, Twocircles.net
With UP going to elections this weekend, it is clear that the gloves are off and everyone is either trying to...
Ashit Sable: A young documentary maker highlighting the role of Shahiris of Maharashtra
By Shiva Thorat, TwoCircles.net
In its purest sense, the role of an artist has always been to work for the empowerment and enlightenment of the...
भीम आर्मी की चेतावनी —‘सरकार बदलने में वक़्त नहीं लगेगा’
आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net
पिछले साल 9 मई को गांधी पार्क में जब भीम आर्मी शब्बीरपुर में दलितों पर हुए हमले के आरोपियों की गिरफ्तारी...
India at par with Afghanistan, Iraq, and Egypt in violation of religious freedom, reports...
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has alleged that 10 of the 29 Indian states are suffering from...
Delhi event discusses poll questions
New Delhi : 'Hum Dekhenge: Looking Back' - an event to help voters get answers to some questions ahead of the Lok Sabha election...
Jamia to deliberate on implications of 2014 elections on Dalit and Minorities
By TCN News,
New Delhi: Dr. K.R. Narayan Centre for Dalit and Minorities Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia is going to organize an International Conference on “Election 2014: Implications for Dalit and Minorities in India” on September 2 and 3, 2014.
Bengal to form Scheduled Caste Advisory Council soon
Jalpaiguri (West Bengal), (IANS): The West Bengal government will soon set up a Scheduled Caste Advisory Council, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced here on...
Shah woos Dalit voters in Delhi
New Delhi : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah Friday wooed thousands of Dalit voters and appealed to them to vote for his...
Targetted for being Dalit, tweets sacked Delhi minister
New Delhi : Former Delhi Social Development Minister Sandeep Kumar tweeted on Thursday that he was being targetted as he was a Dalit and...
बिजनौर : दलित-मुस्लिम एकता में खटास
आस मोहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net
बिजनौर: उत्तर प्रदेश विधानसभा चुनाव के दूसरे चरण के मतदान से ठीक पहले बिजनौर जिले में सांप्रदायिक तनाव है. एक युवक...
Muzaffarnagar faces fresh set of violence as Rajputs attacked Dalits leaving 18 injured
Siddhant Mohan & Aas Mohammad Kaif, TwoCircles.net
A day before the anniversary of infamous Muzaffarnagar riots, violence erupted in Bhoopkheda village as upper caste Rajputs...
‘Urban manifesto’ ahead of Maharashtra elections highlights issues of the marginalised
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
With elections in Maharashtra just a week away, members of the civil society have prepared a manifesto with urban livelihood issues...
Blue is the warmest colour: How Ambedkar Jayanti was celebrated at Parliament Street in...
Aatika S, TwoCircles.net
Every year lakhs of Dalits, Bahujan and Adivasi gather at Parliament Street in Delhi along with their allies to celebrate the birth...
For these girls living in Delhi’s slums, education is a dream fraught with violence,...
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...
JD-U leader Uday Narain Choudhary quits party over ‘anti-Dalit’ policies
Patna (IANS): Senior ruling JD-U leader Uday Narain Choudhary, a former
Speaker of the Bihar Assembly, on Wednesday said he was quitting the ruling
Janata Dal-United...
SC to hear contempt PIL against three violent lawyers
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear plea for initiation of contempt proceedings against three lawyers who were caught on camera...
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.
पातालकोट : जहां ज़मीन के अन्दर से पनपता है भारत का भविष्य
जावेद अनीस
छिंदवाड़ा जिले के तामिया ब्लॉक में स्थित पातालकोट मानो धरती के गर्भ में समाया है. तकरीबन 89 वर्ग किलोमीटर क्षेत्र में फैली यह...
OBC quota in panchayats, civic agencies valid: Apex court
By IANS,
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday upheld the validity of the constitutional provision for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) reservation in panchayats and municipal agencies, including the post of a chairperson.
The chairperson's post could not be equated with solitary posts in the context of public employment, the court said.
However, the court said: "The upper ceiling of 50 percent vertical reservations in favour of Scheduled Castes (SCs), the Scheduled Tribes (STs) and OBCs should not be breached in the context of local self-government."
‘Cow Holy, Dalit Unholy?’: Ambedkar group raises slogan during protest rallies in USA
BY TCN News,
Detroit: Giving a global voice to the ongoing protests against the caste atrocities committed in India against Dalits, the Ambedkar Association...
Know the law: How to register Trusts
By Avani Bansal for TwoCircles.net
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Advocate Avani Bansal is currently a student doing Masters at Harvard Law School . She pursued MPhil in Law at...
Punia files papers as Congress candidate for RS polls
Lucknow : Congress leader and chairman of the Scheduled Castes Commission P.L. Punia Friday filed his nomination papers for the Nov 20 Rajya Sabha...
BJP ally RLSP announces candidates for two Bihar seats
Patna : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s ally in Bihar, the Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP), Tuesday announced candidates for two of the 3...
Dalit intellectuals’ voices should be heard on Arundhati Roy’s Ambedkar introduction
By Vanya Mehta, TwoCircles.net,
Since the publication of Arundhati Roy’s introduction to The Annihilation of Caste, called “The Doctor and the Saint,” intellectuals and Dalit activists have spoken out against her as a choice for the introduction as well as her over-emphasis on Mahatma Gandhi’s story over Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar’s story.
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...
Nitish, Lalu attack Modi government over Dalit student’s suicide
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Wednesday targeted the Narendra Modi government at the Centre for intolerance in...
Mayawati slams Khattar over Dalit attacks
Lucknow: BSP chief Mayawati on Friday accused the Haryana government and its Chief Minister M.L. Khattar of being insensitive to the attacks on Dalits.
She...
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...
AIMIM Pune protests against the murder of Dalit, questions media’s silence over issue
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...



















































