The BJP won in UP. Can we please get rid of the facade called...

By Mushtaque Rahamat for Twocircles.net The elevation of Yogi Adityanath to be the next Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh has finally obliterated the oft-repeated differentiation...

Ex-IAS Anees Ansari elected chairman of Momin Conference

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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...

Meira Kumar to attend IPU meet in Bangkok

By IANS, New Delhi: A high-level Indian parliamentary delegation led by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar will leave for Bangkok Friday to attend 122nd assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) to be held March 27-April 1. "The assembly will hold a general debate on the political, economic and social situation in the world with reference to the overall theme of 'Parliament at the heart of political reconciliation and good governance'," said a release issued by the Lok Sabha secretariat Thursday.

‘बहुजन समाज बच्चों के हाथ में झाड़ू नहीं, क़लम थमायें’

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Dalits of West Medinipur district facing social boycott for past two years, state government...

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The need to implement Dalit Bahujan ideas of social justice

By Badre Alam and Sanjay Kumar for Twocircles.net The tragic death of Rohith Vemula at Hyderabad Central University (HCU) has created a strong public...

नाइंसाफी,अन्याय,संवेदनहीनता, दुख और तक़लीफ़ का साल 2020

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Bahujan Kranti Morcha organises rally in Mumbai, asks for separate courts for Dalit atrocity...

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UK’s Dalit organizations urge Modi to act against BJP leaders named by Cobrapost in...

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Indian/non-Indian Muslims should persuade Rasheed Masood to move High/Supreme Court.

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English education for the SC/ST/OBCs is my long term commitment​: Kancha Ilaiah​

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Maha dalit killings: Film industry faces to join demonstration in Mumbai

By A Mirsab, TwoCircles.net, Mumbai: Social activists, common citizens and even some faces from the film industry are likely to participate in a demonstration march on Saturday in Mumbai to show solidarity with three dalit victims from Ahmednagar district.

Bihar shutdown disrupts rail, road traffic

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“Aren’t we human?,” ask Dalit families after demolition of their settlement in Chennai street,...

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Demolition of Bogada Chawl: 205 residents displaced in heavy monsoon

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Kanhaiya’s grandfather moves court against two in Bihar

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Aurangabad HC acquits all 7 accused in dalit youth lynching case of 2009

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‘We have been made to feel like criminals’: How a defamation case is threatening...

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Gujarat CM Anandiben finally offers to quit

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Ambedkarites across Mumbai pay homage to Panther Raja Dhale

Daisy K for Twocircles.net Ambedkarites across Mumbai paid homage to Raja Dhale the co-founder of Dalit Panthers of Maharashtra.Raja Dhale 78, passed away at his...

Aalaap: First movie out of Chhatisgarh will take on Naxalism head on

By TCN News, Mumbai: Chhattisgarh is caught between Capitalism and Naxalism. A group of people who hail from the region are making a movie to change the perception of the region.

मुजफ्फरनगर में इज्जत के लिए दलित युवक का क़त्ल

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Asaduddin Owaisi backs Hyderabad varsity students’ protest

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Muslims would do well to take lessons from the Dalit agitation

By Aijaz Zaka Syed for Twocircles.net Since the change of guard in India two years ago, it has been one hell of a ride...

Dalit girl burnt alive in UP village

Lucknow, (IANS): A young Dalit girl was burnt alive in an Uttar Pradesh village in Unnao district late last night, police said. Eighteen-year-old Moni was...

Lok Sabha witnesses din as Opposition demands debate on lynchings

New Delhi, (IANS): The Lok Sabha on Monday witnessed noisy scenes as the Opposition members led by Congress created pandemonium, demanding a discussion on the...

Indian Americans condemn Saudi award for Prime Minister Modi

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

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Kerala youth congress ‘purify’ the spot where a Dalit MLA sat for protest

TCN News Geetha Gopi, a Dalit MLA of CPI, from Nattika constituency, Thrissur District, Kerala, sat down in front of the PWD (Public Welfare Department)...

Aadhaar linkage threatens voter exclusion among Dalits, Adivasis

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…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, Adivasis in India pushed out of higher education during Covid-19, new report finds...

A new study by National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR) has found out that with stark social divides, the pandemic has visibilised and...

USA Prez elections should motivate India to make party elections, the State responsibility.

Ref: - Without inspiring & disciplining parties, democracy is meaningless.

Dear Sir

There is any number & type of democracies being practiced in contemporary world and one need not ape the other. But there is always some radical element in one democracy which if adopted by another democracy (may be in a modified form) then it can prove to be a panacea for quite a number of problems faced by that ailing democracy. In this context the fundamental difference between democracies of USA and India needs highlighting.

Kerala seeks Karnataka’s help in ragging case of Dalit nursing student

Kozhikode (Kerala) : The Kerala Police has approached its Karnataka counterparts to register a case against two college students for brutally ragging a Dalit...

Undermining Democracy: Stifling Academic Institutions

Kanhaiya Kumar: JNU and University Autonomy By Ram Puniyani On the back of the death of Rohith Vemula in Hyderabad Central University (HCU), one of...

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...

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.

Students across Mumbai come out in support of Fathima Latheef, JNU students

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter As the protests across both IIT Madras and JNU surged with more and more students coming out on the streets, hundreds...

Lalu wants Dalits, OBCs as Shankaracharya

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Without invoking 80,000 martyrs, Kashmiris will achieve nothing

Ref: - Time running out fast for Kashmiris in view of impending elections. Dear Sir As per September 1 media reports Huriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, asked people of J&K to completely boycott the forthcoming Assembly elections in the state.

Muslim leadership has always ignored Dalit Muslims: Dalit Muslim leaders

By, Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: “We don’t want to criticize anybody but the fact of the matter is that, the entire Muslim leadership has always ignored Dalit Muslims. Be it Jamiat Ulema Hind, Milli Council or any other organization, their attitude towards Dalit Muslims can only be described as indifferent,” complained a group of Dalit Muslim leaders.

यूनाइटेड अगेंस्ट हेट: नफरती हमलों के विरोध छिड़ा आंदोलन

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100 Gujarat Dalits embrace Buddhism

Amreli (Gujarat), (IANS): At least 100 Dalits in Amreli district in Gujarat on Thursday embraced Buddhism in protest against government inaction over the death of...

Mayawati, Akhilesh indifferent to Dalits’ plight: Minister

Lucknow, (IANS) : Union Minister for Social Justice Thawar Chand Gehlot on Monday lashed out at the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) government and the Bahujan...

JNU scholar complains about discrimination at campus

New Delhi: A week after having threatened to commit suicide over not getting his research grant extended, a Jawaharlal Nehru University scholar on Wednesday...

How Savarna feminism is eroding the discourse on the Hathras case?

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Indian Americans express outrage over mob lynchings in India through protests across US

T​CN News ​ The Alliance for Justice and Accountability (AJA), an umbrella coalition of progressive organizations across the United States and various coalition partners held protests...

गुजरात के दलितों से कब सबक लेंगे मुसलमान

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बिहार चुनाव: दलित समीकरण नहीं आसान

अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net पटना: दो रोज़ पहले उत्तर प्रदेश के हमीरपुर में मंदिर में प्रवेश करने पर एक दलित दम्पत्ति की जलाकर हत्या कर...

In Vaishali ‘birthplace of democracy’ parties pinning hope on caste equations

By M Reyaz, TwoCircles.net, Sahebganj/Vaishali: At a rally in Sahebganj in Muzaffarpur District (under Viashali Constituency) Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) Supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav arrived almost two hours late that originally scheduled time of 3 PM (normal for all leaders in election season with hectic schedule). His supporters though braved the scorching Sun taking refuge in water-melon and shadow of tree, but waited to listen to their leader.

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...

PCLM: Knocking the doors of UN against Vatican

Dalit Christians constitute 70% of the total Christian population in India but they have no share in the Church-run institutions. Indian church (should) stop...

Vitthal Umap: A versatile folk artist who will be remembered for his enthusiasm

By Shiva Thorat, Twocircles.net ‘Rasik Maybapa tula bhetav jata jata ani evadhach sangav gata gata maj maran yav majh gan marananhi eikav’ (Audience...

Kerala forests suspected to shelter Maoists: Police

By IANS, Alappuzha: Police suspect the presence of Maoists in the forests across Kerala but is unsure of their activities, a top police officer said here Wednesday.

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By Suraj Yengde for Twocircles.net Cambridge: Mid-January in the New England area is infamous for the unfriendly cold shivers. Stepping out on a weekend after...

‘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...

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Fresh autopsy on Dalit youth’s body in Telangana

Hyderabad, (IANS): A fresh autopsy was conducted on Monday on the body of a Dalit youth who died under suspicious circumstances in Peddapally district...

Rajya Sabha disrupted repeatedly over Dalit atrocities

New Delhi : The Rajya Sabha was disrupted repeatedly on Monday over atrocities against Dalits in Punjab, as Congress leaders protested the gruesome chopping...

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Dalit lorry driver killed by Tamil Nadu Special Forces in custody, alleges family

By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu): On the evening of February 12, Suresh, 33, from Gandhi Nagar, Orikkai, in Kancheepuram district of Tamil...

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...

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...

Tent of Bhagana protesters removed from Jantar Mantar by police; asked to leave

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, New Delhi: The tent of Bhagana protesters at Jantar Mantar has been removed by the Delhi Police today morning and they have been asked to leave.)

The BJP Parivar created the Gau Raksha Dals; now it must face the heat...

By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net The Gau Raksha Dals can stand and take notice now. For the past few years, these vigilantes, in the name of...

Bihar’s Healthcare Crisis: Dalit Woman Struggles for Kidney Transplant After Tragic Surgery

MI Khan, TwoCircles.net Patna: There appears to be no hope for justice for Sunita Devi, a Dalit woman from Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district, who allegedly had both...

Modi is anti-Dalit, anti-student: Rohith Vemula’s mother

New Delhi : Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula's mother on Wednesday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as being "anti-Dalit" and "anti-students". Speaking during a protest...

Una agitation can usher a new brand of Dalit-Bahujan politics

By Badre Alam and Sanjay Kumar for Twocircles.net The Una incident has once again exposed the hypocrisy of the so-called ‘Gujarat model’ as...

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Under pressure to retract statement, says Pakistani Hindu scribe

By Aadil Mir New Delhi/Karachi : A Dalit Hindu reporter working with Pakistan's state-run news agency says he has slipped into depression after facing discrimination...

Two men arrested for attacking Dalits in Karnataka village

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Raichur (Karnakata) : The Karnataka police have arrested two men so far for barging into the Dalit colony and attacking...

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

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Call for “Chalo HCU” by Dalit Organisations on Rohit Vemula’s death anniversary

TCN News Hyderabad: Several Dalit organisations in Hyderabad have given a call for “ Chalo HCU” to protest against the demolition of the Velivada this month...

Ram Vilas Paswan, son Chirag win

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

Bihar priest beaten for pushing Dalit woman out of temple

Patna: A priest was beaten up by a group of men after he pushed a Dalit woman and forcibly stopped her from offering prayers...

Untouchables in predatory world of EdTech industry: Making a case for recognition of critical...

Digital learning carries with it the same biases and inequities that dominate the sphere of traditional education. Riya Talitha | TwoCircles.net  NEW DELHI — Rishab P,...

Congress, JD-U, Left to bring privilege motions against Irani

New Delhi : Seeking to put the Narendra Modi government on the defensive, the Congress and JD-U said on Saturday that they will bring...

BJP’s defeat is seldom analyzed deeply

By Soroor Ahmed, TwoCircles.net, When the Bharatiya Janata Party performed badly in the August 21 by-polls in Bihar––it could win only four out of 10 seats––it was attributed to the coming together of RJD, JD(U) and Congress. But how will the BJP explain losing three out of nine seats in prime minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat, three out of four in Rajasthan and eight out of 11 in Uttar Pradesh. After all the BJP-led alliance had won 124 out of 131 Lok Sabha seats in these three states in the parliamentary election held in May 2014.

Research scholars’ fellowships face fund crunch, students left in the lurch

Fund for SC students worst affected. By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, New Delhi: Several research scholars, enrolled in M.Phil and PhD courses in different subjects in universities across the country are not getting their fellowships on time. Students belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SCs) seem to be most hit since Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has not released the fund for the year so far.

As Chirang goes to polls, Santhals, Bodos hope peace is prioritised, not politicised

By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net Chirang: William Tudu, a 60-year-old Santhal, is not sure who to vote for. He has been voting in the past elections...

Two months after being attacked by SFI cadre, Dalit student continues to wait for...

By Amit Kumar, Twocircles.net This is the third and final part of a three-part series of stories documenting caste discrimination against Dalit, Bahujan and...

SC to hear challenge to amendment to SC/ST law from March 26

New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would commence hearing from March 26 on a batch of petitions challenging...

Budget 2016: Jatiley allocates Rs 500 crore for SC, ST, women entrepreneurs

By TCN Staff Reporter Delhi: In an attempt to help people from marginalised communities set up their own businesses, the Union Budget has allocated Rs...

Act against those who burnt Ambedkar’s posters: Dalits

Ghaziabad : Members of the Dalit community here on Tuesday urged strict action against unidentified miscreants who burnt the posters of Bhimrao Ambedkar and...

Secular India should legislate to stop politics entering religion.

Ref:- Present laws for stopping religion entering politics are not enough

Dear Sir

The following two events on July, 8-9 cause great concern that warrants immediate legislation by India during coming monsoon session of Parliament to ensure that politics does not enter religion:-

(i)-Media reported that jehadi CDs & incriminating hard disc were found by Bangalore Police from the house of Kafeel & Sabeel , the alleged accused of Glasgow terror blast.

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

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

Dear Sir

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.

TCN questions for Narendra Modi

By TwoCircles.net team, New Delhi: BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has opened up for interviews and he is being interviewed by number of TV...

‘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.

Where has all the anger gone? Dalit survivors of Sunped wonder as they fight...

By Amit Kumar for Twocircles.net This is the first in a four-part series on cases of Dalit atrocities in India which were brought up...

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...

28 crores to develop places related to Dr. Ambedkar

By TCN News, Mumbai: It may be an unrelated move but in the wake of historic Ambedkar Bhavan destructoin on Saturday June 25th,...

“We are united to fight fascism”, CPI (ML) candidate Sandeep Saurav aims to bring...

By Chinki Sinha, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: There was a poem by Punjabi communist poet Pash he stumbled upon in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) during his...

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

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

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...

क्या चंद्रशेखर आज़ाद यूपी के अगले चुनाव में मुख्यमंत्री के दावेदार हों सकते है?

आस मोहम्मद कैफ  , TwoCircles.net सहारनपुर। उत्तर प्रदेश की राजनीति एक बार फिर करवट ले रही है। पीएम मोदी, गृहमंत्री अमित शाह और सूबे के...

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.

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

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

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...

6 days after being kidnapped by ‘upper-caste men’ in village in Bihar, 20-year-old Dalit...

The killing of the twenty-year-old Dalit girl in a village in Bihar after being kidnapped by upper-caste men saw a protest by members...

सवर्णवादी व्यवस्था से पीड़ित पत्रकार मीना कोतवाल ने अब ‘सो कॉल्ड लिबरल-प्रोग्रेसिव सवर्ण पत्रकारों’...

मीना कोतवाल,Twocircles.net के लिए  सो कॉल्ड लिबरल-प्रोग्रेसिव सवर्ण पत्रकारों, प्रशांत कन्नौजिया को जेल गए हुए 50 दिन हो गए हैं. एक ट्वीट की वजह से प्रशांत...

Farzand-E-Pakistan and Pindi garbage

In early seventies, when the so-called "Furzand-e-Pindi" was student of Gordon College there used to be a garbage or filth disposal point near the gate of the College on the College Road side. The local sweepers used to throw filth and garbage at that place and it was then taken away by the Corporation workers in trucks.

Tibetans not utilizing India

Ref: - It is beyond Dalai Lama alone. Dear Sir On October 17, 2007 President Bush personally presented the Dalai Lama with the US Congressional Gold Medal and called on China's leaders to open talks with the Dalai Lama, which China resented, as it complained, "Dalai Lama is seeking independence for Tibet". But in his remarks at this award ceremony, the Dalai Lama reiterated his desire for the Tibetan people to have meaningful autonomy within China, which should have reasonably allayed the fears of China.

“We should record our history, our victory” Dalit poet Mercy Margaret

Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Dalit literature that revolves around the struggles and lives of Dalits first emerged in the 1960s and has seen exponential growth since....

RS stalled over discrimination against backward classes

New Delhi, (IANS): The Rajya Sabha was on Monday disrupted and repeatedly adjourned, with opposition parties alleging that the central government was discriminating against backward...

Swami Agnivesh attacked in Bhopal

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.

Condom, caste and morality

By Yogesh Maitreya The Indian Health Minister, Dr. Harsh Vardhan seems to provide unprecedented and remedial tool in the sector of health, especially in...

‘Safar-e-azadi’ by JKLF may usher in Federation of India.

Ref: Federation of SAARC in the making. Dear Sir The chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Muhammad Yasin Malik reportedly said that JKLF would resume its 'Safar-e-Azadi' (March for freedom) from May 20 for the inclusion of Kashmiris, in the ongoing process for the resolution of Kashmir problem.

Meeting for Dalit-Muslim unity at Malegaon on 13th February 2019

Bharatiya Republican Party Bahujan Mahasangh and AIMIM (All India Majlis e ittehadul Muslimeenand AIMIM (All India Majlis e ittehadul Muslimeen) are all set to...

Unspent money for Dalits/tribals, $42.6 bn = 8 times agri budget

By Nikhil M. Babu It was raining heavily last monsoon when Heerabai's youngest child, Seshkumari, 4, collapsed with a fever. The family could only...

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...

भारत में सरकार नाम की कोई चीज़ है या नहीं?

डॉ. खजान सिंह हाल ही में दबंगो द्वारा गुजरात के ऊना में दलितों के साथ किए गए अमानवीय व्यवहार ने सारे देश के बहुजनो को...

संयुक्त राष्ट्र में उठा भारत में दलित महिलाओं के साथ बढ़ते उत्पीड़न का मामला

अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net नई दिल्ली : भारत में दलित महिलाओं पर बढ़ते उत्पीड़न व शोषण का मुद्दा अब अंतर्राष्ट्रीय प्लेटफॉर्मों पर भी उठने लगा...

Haryana violence: Apex court orders Dalits’ protection

By IANS, New Delhi : The Supreme Court Wednesday said courts cannot solve problems linked to social prejudices and conflicts, and directed Haryana to provide protection to the victims of caste violence in Mirchpur village in Hisar district. The apex court's vacation bench of Justice G.S. Singhvi and Justice C.K. Prasad said the failure to provide protection would be viewed seriously.

Dailt teenagers accused of theft tied with ropes, dragged

By IANS, Lucknow : Two Dalit teenagers were assaulted, tied with ropes and then dragged for several meters by a group of villagers in Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli district on charges of stealing a mobile phone kept in a vehicle, police said Monday. Ajai Nat (15) and Ravishankar Raidas (14), residents of Lachminia village, some 80 km from Lucknow, were accused of stealing a mobile phone Sunday evening from the truck of Balbir Singh, who has a transport business in the village.

I didn’t recommend beef consumption: BJP MP

New Delhi : BJP MP Udit Raj on Monday clarified that he did not advocate beef consumption when he quoted Usain Bolt's coach as...

Establishment of Block Institute of Teachers Education lagging in Minority Concentrated Blocks

By Amjad Suri and Mohammed Imteyaz Ahmed for Twocircles.net The Sarvasiksha Abhiyan (SSA) was introduced in 2000 to bridge the gap between the social...

भारी हंगामे के बीच दलित युवक का अन्तिम संस्कार, आरएसएस पर दंगा भड़काने का...

आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net मोरना : सोमवार को मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर में हुए उपद्रव के दौरान मारे गए दलित युवक का अन्तिम संस्कार आज भारी हंगामे...

Five bodies found missing from Bihar graveyard

Patna : In a bizarre incident, miscreants have dug out five bodies from a graveyard in Bihar’s Purnea district, police said Wednesday. Purnea superintendent of...

Reservation for Dalit Muslims

By M Naushad Ansari,

दलितों विरोधी मनुवादी एजेंडा लागू नही होने देंगे: चंद्रशेखर आज़ाद

आसमोहम्मद कैफ़।Twocircles.net नियुक्तियों और प्रमोशन में आरक्षण के मुद्दे पर सुप्रीम कोर्ट के फैसले को लेकर दलितों में आक्रोश बढ़ता जा रहा है। दलित इसके...

No more skinning of dead cows, say Dalits marching from Ahmedabad to Una

By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net Ahmedabad: The Azaadi Kooch (Azadi March) oragnised by Una Dalit Atyachar Ladat Samiti from August 5 to August 15, starting...

No fees for girls upto higher secondary level in state schools, says J&K government

By Raqib Hameed Naik, TwoCircles.net Srinagar: In a significant move which will benefit thousands of girls studying in state run schools in Jammu and Kashmir,...

Dadarao Patekar: Fighting for the rights of Mumbai’s Safai Karamcharis

By Shiva Thorat, TwoCircles.net It would not be an exaggeration to say that manual scavenging remains one of the worst forms of caste atrocities in...

Encourage marginalised sections in higher judiciary, says outgoing CJI

New Delhi: Outgoing Chief Justice of India P.Sathasivam Friday said that rules and criteria in the appointment of judges should be relaxed for giving...

Manjhi will never be forgiven by people: Nitish

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday termed his predecessor Jitan Ram Manjhi as a "betrayer" and asserted such leaders are never forgiven...

‘मैं अंतिम सांस तक डेल्टा के इंसाफ़ के लिए संघर्ष करूंगा’ –राहुल गांधी

अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net नई दिल्ली : कांग्रेस के उपाध्य़क्ष राहुल गांधी आज डेल्टा मेघवाल के परिवार से मिलने बाड़मेर पहुंचे और डेल्टा के परिवार...

‘I want to break the hands of the people who attacked our brothers in...

By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net (The following is a first-person account of a youth from Amreli district) Amerli, Gujarat: My name is Sagar Bagada. I am...
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