In this Gujarat town, no place to bury dead as high-caste residents flood Dalit...

By Mahesh Trivedi, TwoCircles.net Gujarat: Dalits in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s wealthy state of Gujarat are named and shamed during their entire lives but, for...

मदरसों के पक्ष में मायावती ने उठाई आवाज़

आकिल हुसैन। Twocircles.net बसपा प्रमुख मायावती उत्तर प्रदेश में अपनी खोई हुई ज़मीन मुस्लिम वोटरों के जरिए तलाशने में लगीं हैं। पिछले कुछ समय से...

Reservation for Dalit Muslims

By M Naushad Ansari,

नयी सदी, नयी सरकार: मैला ढोनेवाले मैला ही ढो रहे हैं

फहमिना हुसैन, TwoCircles.net पटना: देश को आज़ाद हुए सालों हो चुके लेकिन दलित समुदाय के साथ भेदभाव लगातार जारी है. यह समुदाय अभी तक...

RSS-ABVP disrupts BAMCEF’s Haryana convention

Yogesh Maitreya, for TwoCircles.net Mumbai: A group of RSS and ABVP cadres disrupted the Haryana State Convetion of The All India Backward (SC, ST, OBC)...

FIR against Baba Ramdev in Jaipur

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

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

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

यूपी की एक दलित महिला की विडंबना गाथा…

आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net बघरा (मुज़फ़्फ़रनगर) : दो साल पहले एक दलित की कैंसर से मौत हो गई. श्रम विभाग ने उनकी पत्नी को...

New Gujarat CM sets up SIT in Thangadh case

Gandhinagar : Bowing to pressure, the Gujarat government has finally reopened the sensational case of the killing of three Dalit youths in alleged police...

The Bhagana protest in Delhi

The four school-going Dalit girls were allegedly kidnapped and raped March 23 by upper caste men in Bhagana. The protestors have been demanding the arrest of the village head and his son along with others whose names have not been included in the police complaint.

To remember violence against Dalits & Christian Adivasis, NSF to commemorate Kandhamal Day on...

The National Solidarity Forum (NSF) on August 25 will remember the victims of targeted violence against Christian Adivasis and Dalits that occurred in Odisha...

Matto Ki Saikil highlights everyday gendered, casteist reality of Indian villages

Aatika S., a fellow at TwoCircles.net interviews Pulkit Philip, the screenplay writer of film Matto Ki Saikil The newly released film, Matto Ki Saikil (2022) directed...

Himachal tribal women don’t come under inheritance law

By IANS, Shimla: Tribal women in Himachal Pradesh do not come under inheritance law if there is a male member in the family, Revenue Minister Kaul Singh said Tuesday.

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...

Five-year-old Dalit girl raped, murdered in Haryana; community rises in protests

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter On the night of December 8, 2017, a 5-year-old Dalit girl was abducted from her home, raped, murdered and her body...

Thousands mourn slain Dalit litterateur Kirwale

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

Goyal visits Dalit’s house, says government will implement reservation

Bengaluru, (IANS): Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday visited a Dalit's house in south Bengaluru for breakfast and assured that the Narendra Modi...

Allocate more funds for Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan: CPIM to Jaitley

By TCN News New Delhi: K. Varadharajan, Member, Polit Bureau of Communist Party of India (Marxist) has written to Arun Jaitley, Finance Minister requesting more...

An Insider’s look into Casteism and Privilege

By Pragya Munshi, TwoCircles.net  Most of us know that a truly horrible incident took place a few weeks ago in a small city in Aligarh,...

Commission chief flays Jharkhand over SC welfare schemes

Ranchi : National Commission for Scheduled Castes chairperson P.L. Punia on Wednesday flayed the Jharkhand government over the non-implementation of welfare schemes for the...

Dalit cattle skinners in UP desperate to resume work

With cow vigilantism at its peak and a dearth of private skinning orders, Dalit cattle skinners of BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh have been left with...

Caste on my back

By Aishik Chanda for TwoCircles.net, Mumbai: “Jai Mahar” read one, “Jai Maratha” read another. Several autorickshaws of Greater Mumbai region display caste identities on the...

डेल्टा मेघवाल को मिला न्याय, गुनाहगारों को उम्र कैद की सज़ा

आकिल हुसैन।Twocircles.net 2016 में राजस्थान के बीकानेर के नोखा में हुए बहुचर्चित डेल्टा मेघवाल हत्याकांड को लेकर बीकानेर की पोक्सो कोर्ट ने बड़ा...

Dalit man who married high-caste girl killed in TN

Chennai : A 23-year-old Dalit man who married into the politically influential Thevar community was hacked to death in front of a large number...

Distorted hierarchy of political values of ‘Absolute Democracy (Republic)’ over ‘Human Rights’ claimed Benazir.

Ref: - Lack of human values of non-interventionist UN, the result of shirking Christianity. Dear Sir

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...

Dalit girl gangraped, four booked

By IANS, Chandigarh : Three men and a woman have been booked for the gangrape of a 15-year-old Dalit girl in Haryana's Sirsa district, police said Saturday.

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

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

“हरियाणा में महादलित महिला होने के बजाय गाय होना ज़्यादा अच्छा है”: महादलित महिला...

मनीषा मशाल   भारत में यह एक कठिन समय चल रहा है, जिसमें देश में रह रहे हाशिए के समुदाय से जुड़े लोग ब्राह्मणवाद और प्रताड़ना...

संजली हत्याकांड का खुलासा,परिजनों को पुलिस की कहानी पर नही हो रहा यक़ीन,भीम आर्मी...

आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net आगरा पुलिस ने दिल दहला देने वाले संजली हत्याकांड का खुलासा कर दिया है। 25 दिसंबर को जब देश भर दलितों...

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

मीना कोटवाल, Twocircles.net राजधानी दिल्ली के द्वारका में एक पत्रकार की गोली मारकर हत्या कर दी गई. पत्रकार , दलबीर वाल्मीकि एक लोकल न्यूज़ के लिए काम करते थे. इसके साथ ही वे सीवर और नाले साफ करने का काम भी करते थे. ये घटना 17 फरवरी की है, जब देर रात को अचानक दलबीर को एक कॉल आता है. रात लगभग 12 बजे दलबीर को पास के मेट्रो स्टेशन बुलाया जाता है. लेकिन वहां से वापस घर कभी नहीं आ पाए क्योंकि वहीं उनकी गोली मारकर हत्या कर दी जाती है. दलबीर के भाई रिंकू हरिद्वार दलबीर की अस्थि विसर्जन प्रथा के लिए गए हुए हैं. उनसे फोन पर ही बात होती है, जो बताते हैं कि मेरा भाई बहुत सीधा था और बहुत मेहनती भी. उसकी किसी से कोई दुश्मनी नहीं थी. उसके साथ ऐसा कौन कर सकता है हम नहीं जानते. दलबीर दिल्ली के द्वारका के झुग्गी- झोपड़ी कॉलोनी में अपनी पत्नी और तीन बच्चों के साथ किराए के एक मकान में रहते थे....

Three of Dalit family killed in Uttar Pradesh

By IANS, Lucknow : Three members of a Dalit family were killed in Uttar Pradesh's Jyotiba Phule Nagar Tuesday, police said. Mukhram, 55, his wife Gyanwati, 50, and their son Rahul, 22, were found murdered inside their house in Dhanaura area, about 300 km from here. "Prima facie it appears the three died of injuries inflicted by a sharp-edged weapon," police inspector Sanjay Tiwari told reporters in Jyotiba Phule Nagar. "We are yet to ascertain the exact reason behind the killings. Investigations are on to nab those involved in the incident," he said.

Bihar CM meets SC/ST officials

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi Sunday courted another controversy when he held a meeting with state government officials from the Scheduled Castes...

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...

We committed no crime, only followed Babasaheb; say youth as combing operations intensify in...

By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net As combing operations intensifying throughout Maharashtra, Mumbai Police is not far behind. Already, hundreds of youngsters have been apprehended by police...

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

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

‘Sometimes My Chest Burns, But I Still Go Up’: The Silent Suffering of Women...

Saloni Sharma, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: Long before the city awakens, Ansura, a rag picker, begins her climb every morning. With a torn sack slung over...

Bihar outcome a referendum on Modi: Kejriwal

New Delhi: The BJP-led coalitionÂ’s defeat in Bihar was a referendum on Prime Minister Narendra ModiÂ’s working style, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said...

Raju Chalwadi: Helping migrant Dalit-Bahujan students crack higher education

By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net In a small room located on the first floor of a tiny two-storey house in the migrant colony of Baiganwadi area...

Lok Sabha begins debate on atrocities against Dalits

New Delhi : The Lok Sabha on Thursday began general discussion on the "atrocities against Dalits" in the country under Rule 193. Communist Party of...

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.

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,...

Multi-crore SC scholarships racket unearthed in Uttar Pradesh

By Sharat Pradhan, IANS, Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has unearthed a multi-crore racket in disbursement of scholarships to Scheduled Caste students in educational institutions in the state. The racket involves hundreds of engineering, medical, dental and management colleges that have mushroomed over the past few years in several parts of the state.

Now, AIMIM to field 60 candidates for Aurangabad civic elections

Enthused with support from SCs and dalits, AIMIM has also decided to contest from saffron bastions – Gulmandi, Raja Bazar, Khadkeshwar and Aurangpura. By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Aurangabad: Buoyed after winning two seats in 2014 assembly election in Maharashtra – one of it being the Aurangabad (Central) seat – the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) is now aiming at the forthcoming civic body polls in the city by declaring to contest 60 of the 113 wards.

Narendra Modi’s victory in Gujarat

Dear Sir

The reason for Modi's victory (widely covered by Indian and international media) is following and simple as apprehended in my letter (dated October 30, 2007) published in international print media, some paragraphs of which are reproduced below:-

"[This refers to Thursday ''Tehelka' expose 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.

NGOs protest against Honour Killing of a Dalit Boy

By TCN News, Puducherry: Periyar Viduthalai Kazagam, a Tamil Nadu based organization along with Puducherry unit of Khudai Khidmatgar jointly protest against the brutal honour...

Political ambitions behind claims for Ambedkar’s legacy, say experts

By Sidhartha Dutta and Mohd Asim Khan New Delhi : Political parties seem to be seeking to outdo each other in claiming the legacy B....

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

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

Mayawati threatens to resign from RS

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

यूपी सरकार के मंत्री का गंभीर आरोप,दलित समाज से होने के कारण हुआ भेदभाव,इस्तीफा

स्टाफ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net उत्तर प्रदेश की योगी सरकार अभी 100 दिन पूरे होने की कामयाबी का जश्न मना रही थी कि चार महीने की इस...

Court accepts terror charges against Kobad Ghandy

By IANS, New Delhi: A Delhi court Monday accepted a fresh set of formal charges filed by police against Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy for prosecuting him under terror charges.

Dalit intellectual Teltumbde arrested in Mumbai

Mumbai, Feb 2 (IANS) The Pune police arrested prominent Dalit intellectual and academic Professor Anand Teltumbde from the Mumbai airport early on Saturday, official...

Creating “Muslim as the enemy” is the RSS-BJP mantra: Jignesh Mevani

By TCN News New Delhi: Creating “Muslim as the enemy” to mobilize the Hindus and manufacture a conflict between the two is...

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...

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...

Beating of 3 Paraya boys in Kozhikode unpack existing caste-violence in Kerala

By Ashfaque EJ, TwoCircles.net Kozhikode: “It’s been a week after we got beaten and casteist slurs were used against us. The police have failed to...

Lalu Prasad demands Bharat Ratna for Dalit leader Kanshi Ram

Patna (IANS): Describing Dalit leader Kanshi Ram as a great revolutionary on his birth anniversary, RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Thursday demanded the Bharat...

SC status to dalit Muslims might wait for some time: petitioners

By Md. Ali, TwoCircles.net, New Delhi: UPA government has done it again. It was the 8th extension, which the Central government sought for the hearing of a PIL lodged in Supreme Court, for inclusion of Dalit Muslims in Scheduled Caste category, by Akhil Maharastra Khatik Samaj (AMKS).

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...

The 13-point system is both casteist and unconstitutional, say activists (I)

By Atul Anand https://youtu.be/V8tz5fbDIYM On January 31, 2019, a protest march was organized from Mandi House to the Parliament Street on the 13 point roster issue....

तबाही : मुम्बई में झुग्गियों पर गिरी दीवार ,17 की दर्दनाक मौत

स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net मुंबई में बारिश का कहर देखने को मिला हैं। भारी बारिश ने मुंबई को बेहाल कर दिया है। मुंबई के दो इलाकों...

Dalit woman gangraped in Greater Noida

By IANS, Greater Noida : A 20-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly gangraped at gunpoint in the Jewar area of Greater Noida, police said Tuesday. The incident came to light Tuesday when the woman complained to the police. "Shalini (name changed) was sleeping on the terrace of her parents's house in Karoli locality of Jewar area Monday night when two neighbourers, identified as Bunty and Bhura, raped her at gunpoint. She was sleeping alone as her parents were away and her siblings were sleeping inside the house," said Superintendent of Police Atul Saxena.

‘Chalo Thiruvananthapuram’ will bring forth issues of Dalits and Adivasis, expose Kerala model of...

By Shafeeq Hudawi, Twocircles.net Thiruvananthapuram: On the lines of Chalo Una movement in Gujarat followed by Chalo Udupi in Karnataka, Kerala will see the Chalo...

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...

SC/STs have healthiest sex ratio in Goa

Panaji : Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) in Goa lead the way as far as sex ratio is concerned, according to the...

Will torch myself if not given a home, says poor Dalit

By IANS, Patna: Many rural poor are upset over alleged corruption in getting houses under a central government scheme and a 30-year-old Dalit woman has threatened to set herself on fire if she does not get a home due to her. Ramvati Devi, a resident of Begusarai district, has threatened to set herself on fire April 1 if she is not provided a house under the Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) before that. She says her name was in the 2008 waiting list of the scheme. "I will set myself on fire to protest injustice. I am a victim of injustice and corruption in the scheme.

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

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

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.

Probe into Vemula death a farce: Mayawati

New Delhi: BSP chief Mayawati on Friday alleged that the government was protecting people with RSS links who forced Dalit scholar Rohit Vemula to...

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.

Attack on marginalised students shows SFI is losing the plot in Kerala

By Shafeeq Hudawi, Twocircles.net For the past year, campus politics in India has taken up a sizeable space in the media; but the focus has...

Dalit killing case shifted out of Haryana

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

Vidyarthi Sena goondagiri on Christian educational institutions

URGENT PRESS RELEASE THE BOMBAY CATHOLIC SABHA CONDEMNS INTIMIDATORY TACTICS BY BVS ON SCHOOLS AND URGES THE DEPUTY CM / HOME MINISTER R.R PATIL TO PROVIDE PROTECTION TO SCHOOLS AND ITS PERSONNEL. The Editor, Dear Madam / Sir, We are watching with dismay the goondagiri and strong arm tactics of the BVS on the Principals and Convent Schools in Dadar. We condemn such attempts to terrorise the Convent Schools and its Personnel. There are better ways to handle issues across the table and sort them out. We have also learnt through reliable sources that the grouse with

Mayawati names old party loyalist Bhimrao Ambedkar as RS candidate

Lucknow, (IANS): Laying to rest speculation over naming her brother Anand as the party's Rajya Sabha candidate, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on...

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...

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...

Complaint filed against caste panchayat in Rajasthan

Jaipur : A complaint was registered Tuesday against some members of a caste panchayat in Rajasthan's Rajsamand district after they allegedly ostracized members of...

The inspiring journey of Dalit journalists in race for an Oscar award

The documentary Writing With Fire narrates the story of gutsy women in India’s heartland. Musheera Ashraf | TwoCircles.net  UTTAR PRADESH — Nominated for best documentary feature...

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...

Should caste matter?

By Nikhat Fatima, TwoCircles.net Caste system in India, according to a large number of historians and intellectuals began with the advent of the Aryans and...

Farmers protesting land acquisition thrash officials

By IANS, Bangalore: Farmers opposing acquisition of their land for a residential complex on Bangalore's outskirts Monday punched, kicked, head-butted and tore clothes of officials who went to the area to survey the land, police said. Farmers of Kodigehalli, which forms part of the proposed 'Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Layout', named after founder of Bangalore, Kempegowda, thrashed an executive engineer, an assistant executive engineer and their driver and broke the windshield of their vehicles, they said.

Over 300 Dalit atrocity cases in Himachal

By IANS, Shimla : More than 300 cases of atrocities against Dalits were reported in Himachal Pradesh in the past three years, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Monday told the state assembly.

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.)

Karnataka to vote Thursday for all 28 Lok Sabha seats

Bangalore : Karnataka will Thursday vote to elect its representatives from all the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state. Polling will be held in...

SP to vote against promotion quota bill

By IANS, New Delhi : The Samajwadi Party Monday said it will vote against the bill to provide reservation in promotion for Dalits and tribals in government jobs.

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

Doms in Varanasi seek justice through honorable rehabilitation

By Vidya Bhushan Rawat, Hundreds of pilgrims seek to see the sunrise on the banks of Ganges in Varanasi and the boatmen go on live commentary of these ghats narrating the mythological details.The most poignant moment come when you see the Manikarnikaghat, Dashashwamegha Ghat and Harishchandraghat reminding you the stories of Raja Harishchandra’s loyalty to his ‘profession’. In an indirect reference, these are the same ‘preachings’ which ask you to do thy duty while ‘result’ is not thy concern.

Bhim Army founder Chandrashekhar arrested by UP STF in Himachal Pradesh

TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter Founder of the Bhim Army advocate Chandrashekhar Azad 'Ravan' was arrested today from Dalhousie town of Himachal Pradesh by Special Task Force...

Is Onam an inclusive festival?

As people of Kerala celebrate Onam, this article tries to critically explore the emerging counter narrative of historically oppressed section against sustaining casteist tradition. By...

Chidambaram says ‘minimal’ Maoists in Arunachal

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

‘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...

Man kills self, family in Bihar

By IANS, Patna : Driven by poverty, a man set his wife and three children on fire before killing himself in Bihar's Aurangabad district early Monday, police said.

Four held for alleged forced conversion in Bihar

Patna : Four of the seven people accused of forcing to convert a Dalit family to Islam have been arrested in Bihar's Sitamarhi district,...

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...

‘We were promised rehabilitation,’ 40 families homeless after railway demolishes Ranchi slum

Nearly 40 families, most of whom Dalits and Adivasis, were rendered homeless after railways destroyed their basti on December 28 last month.  Aquilur Rahman...

अपने अधिकार के लिए संगठित हो रही हैं इस गांव की महिलाएं

TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter मधुबनी (बिहार) : मधुबनी ज़िले के कलुआही प्रखंड के काज़ीटोला व हरपुर के ग्रामीण इन दिनों अपने गावं में हो...

SDPI alleges atrocities against dalits increased under new regime

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

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...

Empower NHRC to act against erring officials: Justice Dattu

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

Campaign to provide clothes to Dalit Adivasi children in Maharashtra during Ramadan a huge...

By Imran Inamdar, TwoCircles.net On May 24, TwoCircles.net published a story which showed a unique attempt to bring a smile to the faces of Dalit...

SDPI vehemently condemns burning alive of Dalit Kids

By TCN News Bhopal: The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) has vehemently condemned the burning...

Can a Savarna apply for a ‘Dalit’ job? No, says RSS

By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net Ahmedabad: It is no secret that when it comes to doing menial jobs in our society, it is almost always seen...

भीम आर्मी के भारत बंद का व्यापक असर, दिल्ली मे भिड़े दो गुट, अलीगढ़...

आसमोहम्मद. कैफ़, Twocircles.net दिल्ली। दलित के हितों के लिए सँघर्ष करने का दावा करने वाले संगठन भीम आर्मी एकता मिशन के आह्वान पर सर्वोच्च अदालत...

Rahul blames Haryana government for Dalit killings

Faridabad: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused Haryana's BJP government of failing to ensure security for the weaker sections. Gandhi also said that...

Dalit woman alleges dowry harassment, gangrape

By IANS, Panchkula (Haryana): Haryana police Wednesday ordered a probe into allegations of dowry harassment and gangrape made by a Dalit woman against her Jat husband and his accomplices, officials said. According to police, Sheena (name changed) and her family members met Haryana Director General of Police (Administration) Swaranjit Singh at the police headquarters here Tuesday and submitted a written complaint against her husband Sukhwinder Singh and others.

Dalits in Haryana allege bias over power supply

By Pradeep Singh, IANS, Sihi (Haryana) : Residents of a Dalit-dominated village near Gurgaon say they are being denied adequate power supply because they are from depressed communities.

What does EWS quota mean for SC, ST, OBCs?

The Supreme Court's reservation for economically weaker sections, especially for the forward castes, has sprung up a debate that it will only create...

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...

Shut courts if they can’t protect rights: SC/ST Act vedict judge

By IANS New Delhi: Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, who headed a bench which delivered the judgment forbidding immediate arrest under SC/ST Act, on Friday said...

संडे स्पेशल : तो क्या भीम आर्मी सुप्रीमो चंद्रशेखर का सूरज अब डूब रहा...

आसमोहम्मद कैफ़।Twocircles.net पिछले कुछ सालों में राजनीतिक सरगर्मियों में तेजी से उभर कर सामने आए और दुनियाभर का ध्यान आर्कषित करने वाले भीम आर्मी के...

‘गुजरात में अल्पसंख्यकों, दलितों को लेकर क्राईम ब्रांच का रवैया भेदभावपूर्ण’

TwoCircles.net News Desk अहमदाबाद : पिछले दिनों विधायक जिग्नेश मेवाणी की क्राईम ब्रांच द्वारा अचानक गिरफ़्तारी को लेकर अल्पसंख्यकों और दलितों के अंदर गुस्सा पनपता...

Rashtriya Ekta Manch organizes protest and peace rally against killings of Muslim techie and...

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Mumbai: With the intention of spreading environment of peace and harmony in the state and to express solidarity with the...

Campaigning in Mumbai: Nightmare for candidates

By Quaid Najmi, Mumbai : From residential skyscrapers to the villas of the super-rich to the squalor of slums and starkness of pavement shacks, campaigning...

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...

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...

7 Dalit youths attempt suicide in Gujarat over atrocities

Rajkot : Seven Dalit youngsters on Monday attempted to commit suicide in two separate incidents in Saurashtra the entire region erupted into a wave...

Modi resorting to despicable politics, should disclose caste: Mayawati

Lucknow: BSP chief Mayawati Tuesday hit out at BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, accusing him of making false claims of being targeted because...

Memorandum to the Governor of Gujarat on Present law and order situation

To, Sri Naval Kishore Sharma The Honorable Governor of Gujarat Gandhinagar. Sir, The Socialist Unity Centre of India, Gujarat State organizing Committee would like to draw your attention to some of the very vital problems of Gujarat haunting the state and taking a very ugly turn in an alarming scale. The Soharabuddin encounter case

‘एआईएमआईएम’के साथ गठबंधन की बात में रत्ती भर भी सच नही : मायावती

न्यूज डेस्क । Twocircles.net बसपा सुप्रीमो मायावती ने यूपी चुनाव के लिए बसपा और एआईएमआईएम के गठबंधन की खबरों को खंडित किया हैं और...

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...

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

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

BJP mocks constitution and celebrates Ambedkar: Nitish

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday attacked the BJP, saying "those who make a mockery of the Indian constitution" are now celebrating...

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...

Seven more Dalit suicide bids in Gujarat; 30 attempts so far

Ahmedabad : Seven persons, including two women, from the Dalit community, on Friday tried to commit suicide as protests continued against the July 11...

Atrocities against SCs, STs: Odisha to set up three special courts

Bhubaneswar : The Odisha government is taking steps to set up three special courts in Cuttack, Bolangir and Balasore districts to try cases of...

Government is not anti-Dalit, anti-Muslim: Minister

New Delhi, (IANS): Minister of State for Home Affairs Hansraj Ahir on Thursday said that incidents of lynching were not "general" and asked the states...

Dalit woman burnt alive in Madhya Pradesh

By IANS, Bhopal : A Dalit woman, set on fire by two people in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district, died at a hospital in Gwalior Thursday, police said. The woman, Krantibai, was living with Raghuveer Gurjar in Padora village in the district after leaving her husband a few years ago. "Raghuveer Wednesday demanded some money from her for liquor. When Krantibai refused, he and his brother doused her with kerosene and set her on fire," Shivpuri Superintendent of Police Rajendra Prasad said.

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

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

LJP demands Bihar CM’s resignation over Mahadalits’ exodus

Patna : Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan's LJP Friday demanded Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi's resignation following the exodus of hundreds of Mahadalits...

राजस्थान तो दलितों के लिए नरक जैसा है: रेनू मेघवंशी

आस मोहम्मद कैफ, TwoCircles.net रेनू मेघवंशी राजस्थान में दलित उत्पीड़न के खिलाफ लड़ाइयां लड़ने के लिए जानी जाती है,यह वही है जिन्होंने डांगबास में दलितों...

Several leaders from different parties, including Dalit faces from BSP, join AIMIM in Maharashtra

By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter, Aurangabad: In yet another rare success for the Assaduddin Owaisi led All India Majlees-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) in Maharashtra, as many as 15 local leaders including many corporators from different parties have joined it. Amongst these leaders, 10 are Dalits belonging to Panther Republic Party (PRP), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Dalit Bahujan Mahasangh and Bheem Shakti.

बुलंदशहर मे गैंगरेप पीड़िता दलित युवती की मौत ,गांव में तनाव

विशेष संवाददाता । Twocircles.net  उत्तर प्रदेश के बुलंदशहर में एक बार फिर हाथरस जैसी घटना हुई है। यहां की एक दलित युवती की जलकर मौत...

Will Modi make it as the first low caste PM?

By Saeed Naqvi, IANS, Should Narendra Modi actually be crowned the prime minister in May, the post-Mandal social justice political platform will finally have prevailed...

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.

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...

Meo Muslims wants ST status like Mina

By TCN Staff Reporter, New Delhi: Smoking Huqqa and eating steaming hot Kichadi, sitting on their traditional chairs, hundreds of old men and youth of Muslim Meo community of Haryana and Rajasthan made their unique presence at Jantar Mantar. They were rallying to demand ST status to the Community like Mina, with a difference style.

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