SC moved seeking benefits of backward class quota to ‘most deserving sections’
New Delhi : Haryana-based Kumhar Maha Sabha on Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking direction to the central government to undertake revision of the...
Politics of Religion
By Sadiq Zafar for TwoCircles.net,
When elections are around, politics in Uttar Pradesh starts revolving around communal issues and Ram Mandir Babri Mosque debate erupts...
Why was the right arm of Dr. Ambedkar’s statue broken in UP’s Gautam Budh...
Aatika S | TwoCircles
As the internationally celebrated event of Dalit History month comes to an end, the Indian subcontinent is reeling with an increased...
दलित समाज में बढ़ी सामाजिक जागरूकता : लक्ष्य
TCN News,
दलित-बहुजन समाज में लक्ष्य द्वारा सामाजिक जागरूकता का अभियान तेजी के साथ आगे बढ़ रहा है। जहाँ दलित समाज की महिलाओं द्वारा इसे...
Does the BJP intend to change the Indian Constitution?
By Ram Puniyani
BJP, which believes in Hindu nationalism, faces a dilemma about Indian Constitution. The party, at least on the surface, has to pay...
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...
Why BAPSA’s support to Muslim Right is problematic: Part One
This is a first in a three-part series on how Birsa Ambedkar Phule Students Organisation (BAPSA) has, while effectively countering Savarna politics espoused...
बसपा सुप्रीमो मायावती की मां रामरती देवी का निधन
स्टाफ़ रिपोर्टर।twocircles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश की पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री और बहुजन समाज पार्टी की अध्यक्ष मायावती की मां रामरती देवी का शनिवार शाम दिल्ली के एक...
‘मोदी गो बैक’ का नारा लगाने वाले छात्रों को किया गया सम्मानित
TwoCircles.net News Desk
लखनऊ : बाबा साहब भीमराव अंबेडकर विश्वविद्यालय में ‘मोदी गो बैक’ का नारा लगाना वाले छात्र रामकरन, अमरेन्द्र और सुरेन्द्र को रिहाई...
What are you doing about public toilets, court asks civic body
By IANS,
New Delhi : Pulling up the city civic body over the sorry state of public toilets in the national capital, especially with the Commonwealth Games due next year, the Delhi High Court Monday sought a detailed status report on what it plans to do to improve sanitation in the city.
A division bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and S.K. Mishra told the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) counsel, "We are not satisfied. The MCD should be directed to submit a detailed report in three months."
Two drones seized in Patna rally, two held
Patna : Two drones were seized while video recording a rally of the extremely backward classes here on Sunday and two people were detained...
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...
Time running out for Kashmiris
Ref:- Invocation of Kashmiri martyrs , the only leverage left for Kashmir solution.
Dear Sir
This refers to the statement of Indian prime minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh at a function on Sunday in Jammu where he proposed (a)- the turning of LOC into a line of peace with free flow of ideas, material and people across the border and (b)- Land and water resources of entire J&K (including PAK) can be used jointly for the benefit of people of J&K living on both sides of LOC.
दो दलित बच्चों की हत्या: खुले में शौच या जाति की वज़ह से गई...
By Meena Kotwal, TwoCircles.net
मध्यप्रदेश के शिवपुरी ज़िले का एक छोटा-सा गांव है भावखेड़ी. मुश्किल से 150 से 200 घर होंगे.
भावखेड़ी वो गांव है जहां...
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...
Dalits beaten up by ABVP activists for holding beef festival
By Mohd. Ismail Khan, TwoCircles.net,
Ambedkar’s Bust inaugurated in Boston, USA
TCN News
Boston Study Group (BSG), an organization dedicated to working towards a just and equitable society based in Boston (MA), was a proud contributor...
Owaisi seeks withdrawal of cases against Hyderabad varsity students
Hyderabad : MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday demanded withdrawal of cases against students and professors of Hyderabad Central University.
The Member of Parliament from...
Gorakhpur: SP alliance to pose a tough challenge to BJP thanks to NISHAD party’s...
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
A few kilometres east of Gorakhpur railway station, there is a lake named Ramgarh Tal. Walking along the banks of the...
Doctoring History for Political Goals: Origin of Caste System in India
By Ram Puniyani,
Caste hierarchy is a major obstacle to the goal of social justice and it continues to be a major obstacle to social progress even today. There are many a theories, which have tried to understand its origin. The latest in the series is the attempt of RSS to show its genesis due to invasion of Muslim kings. Three books written by RSS ideologues argue that Islamic atrocities during medieval period resulted in emergence of untouchables and low castes. The books are ‘Hindu Charmakar Jati’, ‘Hindu Khatik Jati’ and ‘Hindu Valmiki Jati’.
Gorakhpur infant tragedy: After months in jail, Dalit doctor Satish Kumar gets bail
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
Dr Satish Kumar, one of accused in the tragedy at Baba Raghav Das Medical College, Gorakhpur in August 2017, was granted...
Athawale’s remark exposes BJP’s double speak on Bhima-Koregaon: Congress
New Delhi (IANS): Demanded a fair investigation into the Bhima-Koregaon riots, the Congress on Friday slammed BJP's double speak after NDA ally and Union...
छत्तीसगढ़ में पादरी के साथ मारपीट,बजरंग दल पर आरोप
आकिल हुसैन।twocircles.net
छत्तीसगढ़ में एक थाने के अंदर हिंदूवादी संगठन के लोगों द्वारा पादरी से मारपीट का मामला सामने आया हैं। हिंदूवादी सगठन के...
Mayawati bares her prime ministerial ambitions
Agra: A day after Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav said he would stake claim for the prime minister’s post, former Uttar Pradesh chief...
“मुझे इस लड़के का संघर्ष पसंद आया” भीम आर्मी चीफ चन्द्रशेखर से मिलकर बोली...
आस मुहम्मद कैफ , TwoCircles.net
मेरठ-
चोंकाने वाले सिलसिलों के बीच कांग्रेस की राष्ट्रीय महासचिव प्रियंका गांधी आज भीम आर्मी चीफ चन्द्रशेखर आज़ाद से अस्पताल में...
उत्तर प्रदेश मे दलितों और महिलाओं के विरुद्ध बढ़ गए अपराध,कानून व्यवस्था पर संगीन...
आसमोहम्मद कैफ़ । Twocircles.net
इन दिनों उत्तर प्रदेश में दलित उत्पीड़न और महिलाओं से जुड़े आपराधिक मामले लगातार बढ़ रहे हैं और आज़मगढ़ से लेकर...
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.
With Chandrashekhar in jail, Dalits of Saharanpur seek to rekindle struggle
By Siddhant Mohan & Aas Mohammad Kaif, TwoCircles.net
Bhim Army is trying to ensure that the fight for justice and equality continues even as its...
Vaibhav Chhaya: A maverick voice of dissent into the poetic world
By Yogesh Maitreya,
“With all my baggage gone I can travel light now, forging on deeper into forest” says Haruki Murakami in his Kafka on the Shore. The same feeling can be drawn as soon as one finishesreading ‘Delete Kelela Sarr Aakash’ (Entire deleted sky), the first poetry book by Vaibhav Chhaya. Vaibhav writes poetry in Marathi. And the forest of his poem is equally risky and beautiful, one who could see the life in the underbelly, would certainly remain unsettled after brooding into the forest of his poems.
Scholar’s suicide: Rahul seeks action against Dattatreya
Hyderabad : Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday favoured the students' demand for action against union Minister Bandaru Dattatreya, the Hyderabad University vice...
RSS-BJP want to end reservation in the country: Nitish Kumar
Patna: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) want to end reservation in the country, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar...
PM’s Dalit comment sounded like film’s dialogue: Yechury
New Delhi : Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Communist Party of India-Marxist General Secretary Sitaram Yechury said on Tuesday that his...
Another Dalit girl alleges rape in Haryana
By IANS,
Chandigarh : Another Dalit girl in Haryana has alleged that she was gang-raped by two youths, police said Wednesday.
Dalit girl killed for protesting harassment
By IANS,
Bhopal : A minor Dalit girl died in Madhya Pradesh Friday after a boy who was harassing her set her ablaze after pouring kerosene on her, police said.
भीम आर्मी सुप्रीमो चंद्रशेखर आज़ाद ‘रावण’ पर जेल में हमला
आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net
सहारनपुर : दलितों की महिलाओं पर बेहद आपत्तिजनक टिप्पणी करने वाली वीडियो के बाद अब भीम आर्मी के संयोजक चन्द्रशेखर ‘रावण’...
Manjhi floats new party in Bihar
Patna : Former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Friday formally launched a new party, Hindustan Awami Morcha (HAM), which will contest all...
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...
Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar files nomination papers
Patna : Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Wednesday filed her nomination papers for the Lok Sabha polls from Sasaram constituency in Bihar, officials said.
"I...
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...
‘दूषित मानसिकता वाले लोग अब बहुजन समाज को कमज़ोर समझने की भूल न करें…’
TwoCircles.net News Desk
लखनऊ : दलित मुद्दों पर काम करने वाली भारतीय समन्वय संगठन ‘लक्ष्य’ द्वारा बहुजन समाज के अधिकार, उन पर बढ़ते हुए अत्याचार...
Speakers indict Narendra Modi for orchestrating gender violence and serious violations of...
By TCN News,
A packed meeting at the London School of Economics organised by the LSE Gender Institute in collaboration with the Freedom Without Fear Platform and South Asia Solidarity Group on 3rd March, discussed the rise of Hindu fascism and its impact on gender and called for Narendra Modi to be brought to justice.
Kashmiris should support United Punjab, a precursor to “United States of SAARC”
Ref: - India need not be over sensitive to revival of Punjab movement minus terrorism.
Dear Sir
This refers to last week news in Indian and...
Tribal boys in Wayanad under POCSO threat
By Shafeeq Hudawi
Kozhikode: Babu, a 21-year-old from the Paniya community, came out of jail in March after spending close to three months in jail....
आज़मगढ़ में दलित उत्पीड़न के मामले ने तूल पकड़ा
स्टाफ रिपोर्टर।Twocircles.net
उत्तर प्रदेश के आजमगढ़ जिले के एक गांव में दलितों पर पुलिस उत्पीड़न का मामला सामने आया है। गांव में दो पक्षों...
Rohith Vemula’s death sparks outrage within Indian Diaspora
By TCN News,
Boston: Protests have erupted at major universities and cities across the US and elsewhere, expressing shock and outrage at the death of...
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...
बिहार में सभी 243 सीटों पर लड़ेगी चंद्रशेखर की आज़ाद समाज पार्टी
नेहाल अहमद। Twocircles net
भीम आर्मी चीफ चंद्रशेखर आजाद ने बिहार विधानसभा चुनाव में 243 सीटों पर चुनाव लड़ने का ऐलान किया है। चंद्रशेखर की...
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,...
Dalit girl raped in Odisha, four held
By IANS,
Bhubaneswar : Four men were arrested in Odisha's Jajpur district for the rape of a 15-year-old Dalit girl two days ago, police said Friday.
FORWARD editor defends controversial ‘Mahishasur’ as Bahujan rendition
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: Days after the police action against FORWARD Press following the complaint by saffron organisations regarding a painting of Goddess Durga published by the magazine, its consulting editor Pramod Ranjan has said the controversy possibly has roots in the Bahujan rendition of the narrative of a mythical character called Mahishashur.
कोरोनाकाल मे दलित महिलाओं की हालत चिंताजनक,सह रही है अधिक उत्पीड़न
सुमन देवठिया
समय कोरोना महामारी पूरे देश मे फ़ैल रही है जिसकी चपेट मे भारत भी है, इस कोरोना ने ना केवल इंसान के स्वास्थ्य...
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...
Dalit women travel through Odisha to map caste violence against dalit women
All India Dalit Mahila Adhikar Manch journeys to exposes horror of caste-ridden society
By Yogesh Maitreya, TwoCircles.net
“I have been running from pillar to post demanding...
Left alone to battle, Delta Meghwal’s father says he has little hope of getting...
By Amit Kumar, Twocircles.net
On March 29, 2016, when the news of the brutal murder of Delta Meghwal first flashed across TV screens and websites,...
Ambedkar was voice of marginalised: Modi
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday while praising B.R. Ambedkar said he was the voice of marginalised who inculcated inner power...
Study finds only 66% of Muslim women using medical care for child delivery
By TCN News
New Delhi: A study published in the online journal PLos One has found poor migrant Muslim women to be one of the groups least likely to use safe medical care for child delivery.
युवाओं में निराशा और हताशा बढ़ा रही है बेरोजगारी, दलित-मुस्लिम बहुल गांव से ग्राउंड...
आस मोहम्मद कैफ़
मोदी सरकार के कार्यकाल के दौरान बेरोज़गारी एक गंभीर समस्या बनकर उभरी है। बेरोज़गारी की इस समस्या का ग्रामीण भारत पर क्या...
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...
Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) celebrates Bhim Jayanti
TCN News
Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), an advocacy group dedicated to safeguarding India’s pluralist ethos, on April 14, marked the birthday of B R...
Geeta Bharti: A Maratha lady dedicated to singing Kirtans of revolt and presenting the...
By Shiva Thorat, Twocircles.net
Revolt came early in the life of Geeta Bharti. Born in 1943 and married her early 20s, that event was also...
Death of a Doctor: A year later, family still looking for justice
By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter
New Delhi: For the 40-45 people who gathered near Rajghat, the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi, it was a day to protest...
Dalit Movements felicitate two elected Dalit MPs from Tamil Nadu
TCN News
Of the seven elected MPs from Tamil Nadu, two MPs are from the Dalit community from VCK (Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi).
These two MPS Dr...
15 leaders from different parties join BJP
New Delhi : A total of 15 leaders from different political parties, including the Congress and the AAP, Tuesday joined the BJP here expressing...
Tribals’ nod must for takeover of their land: Rahul Gandhi
Raipur: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that tribals must be asked for their permission before their land is taken away from...
Census 2011: India’s Muslims are no better today than a few decades earlier
BY Sourjya Bhowmick, Via Catch News
Recently released Census 2011 data based on religious faiths has revealed that Muslims have the lowest share...
Dalits sore over Khairlanji massacre verdict
By IANS,
Nagpur : Dalit leaders have reacted sharply to the Bombay High Court's decision Wednesday to reduce the punishment awarded to six convicts in the massacre of a Dalit family in Khairlanji in 2006, saying it was a failure on the part of the government.
Prakash Ambedkar, president of the Bahujan Maha Sangh, said that the court had not even considered the cruelty committed against the victims. "We will request the Maharashtra government to file an appeal in the Supreme Court at the earliest," he said.
Government working for Dalit empowerment: Modi
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his government was working for the empowerment of Dalits.
"Our government is your government. We...
Tension in Haryana’s Hisar after Dalit-Jat spat
By IANS,
Hisar : Tension prevailed in the Surya Nagar area of this Haryana district Tuesday after stray incidents of violence following a dispute between the members of the Dalit and Jat communities, police said.
"Yesterday (Monday) night a buffalo, belonging to a member of Dalit community, collided with a vehicle that was owned by a Jat youth. At that time there were some heated arguments but the situation was somehow controlled," a police official said.
200 Mahadalits convert to Christianity in Bihar, probe ordered
Patna : Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi Thursday ordered a probe into the conversion of 40 Mahadalit families comprising 200 people to Christianity...
‘This is our home from generations:’ residents of Haldwani on eviction orders
Haldwani residents, majority of whom are Muslim, have challenged the Uttarakhand High Court's eviction order in the Supreme Court, which will hear the plea...
Three get death, 20 sentenced to life in Bathani Tola massacre
By IANS,
Patna : A Bihar court Wednesday sentenced to death three men and awarded life imprisonment to 20 others in the Bathani Tola massacre case in which 21 Dalits and poor Muslims were killed by members of the upper caste Ranvir Sena in 1996.
The sentence was pronounced by Additional District and Sessions Judge of Ara Civil Court Ajay Kumar Srivastava amid high security. The three sentenced to death are Ajay Singh, Manoj Singh and Narendra Singh.
The judge convicted 23 accused and acquitted 30 men due to lack of evidence May 5, a court official said.
New report by NDMJ-SASY reveals surge in atrocities against Dalits, Adivasis amid COVID-19 lockdown
TCN News
National Dalit Movement for Justice (NDMJ), headquartered in New Delhi, has released a detailed report on increasing human rights violation cases against Dalits,...
Has RSS and its cohorts Talibanized Hinduism in India?
Taliban doesn’t necessarily need to be turban clad, swinging AK47, loitering around the streets of Kabul, aiming to kill those who don’t necessarily agree...
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...
Vemula case shows government is anti-Dalit: Congress
New Delhi: Scholar Rohith Vemula's suicide in Hyderabad University shows the "anti-Dalit attitude" of the central government, the Congress said on Thursday.
"HRD Minister (Smriti...
Revisiting Babasaheb on India at 70: For Dalits, there has never been much to...
By Yogesh Maitreya, TwoCircles.net
All photos by Daisy Katta
August 15 has come and gone; delved into, reflected upon, and discussed at length. Yet, the familiar...
Incriminating documents in Volcker report against Sonia allegedly with USA.
Ref: - Why Sonia not prosecuting Swamy for charges of USA (through her) blackmailing India in Indo-US nuclear deal?
Dear Sir
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...
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
TCN launches an internship program
By TCN News
Come learn about exciting world of online journalism. TwoCircles.net (TCN) is a US-based non-profit news organization working on unreported stories of the...
Ambedkar Foundation appoints AMU prof. to manage Urdu translation of Ambedkar writings
By TCN News,
Aligarh: Professor Mohammad Asim Siddiqui from the Department of English, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has been appointed as the managing editor...
Striving to Ensure Budget Justice: Voices from the Grassroots
A report on the " National consultation on “Budget Justice: Agenda for the Next Five Years” by Pervez Bari
New Delhi, September 19: D. Raja, National Secretary, Communist Party of...
Irani insensitive to Rohith’s family, say varsity teachers
Hyderabad : Targetting central minister Smriti Irani over suicide of Dalit research scholar Rohith Vemula, the SC/ST Teachers Forum and Concerned Faculty of University...
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....
Looking beyond Women’s Day and Capitalism-inspired Feminism
By Ashley Tellis for Twocircles.net
Now that Women’s Day has gone, women will be forgotten once again for the rest of the year....
Custody death: Cops to face identification parade
By IANS,
Gurgaon : An identification parade would be held to narrow down on accused policemen in the alleged custody death of a 29-year-old Dalit cab driver here last week, police said Monday.
Obama urged to pay tribute to Ambedkar
By TCN NewsNew Delhi: The All India Christian Council (AICC) has appealed to the President of the United States, Mr. Barack Obama, to pay...
In Sangrur, Dalit face ostracisation, death and Jail for demanding land
By Pritam Singh Tinna, TwoCircles.net
For the past few weeks, most of the attention towards Punjab has been regarding the upcoming elections, and whether...
Government will ensure complete freedom of faith: Modi
New Delhi: Coming out unequivocally for the first time against recent attacks on churches and controversial utterances by right-wing fringe elements, Prime Minister Narendra...
Students allege discrimination against Dalits, Tribals and Muslims after being denied entry into EFLU...
Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad has come under attack from students for allegedly discriminating against Dalit-Muslim students of the campus,...
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...
Ruckus in Rajya Sabha over Dalits, Mayawati threatens to quit
New Delhi, (IANS): Sparks flew as the Rajya Sabha was adjourned for the day on the second day of the monsoon session on Tuesday as...
Stalin torchbearer for upliftment of Dalits: Karunanidhi
By IANS,
Chennai : DMK president M. Karunanidhi Thursday said his second son, M.K. Stalin, would be the party's torchbearer after him to fight for the upliftment of Dalits.
A Tribute to Raju Kamble from a Father and Daughter
Dear All,
Jai Bheem and Namo Buddhaya,
The loss of my dear friend Rajkumar D Kamble (I call him mottu with love, for which he never...
Human Rights Watch criticises Modi government over increasing attacks on Muslims and Dalits
By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
New Delhi: Hindu vigilante groups attacked Muslims and Dalits over suspicions that they had killed, stolen, or sold cows for beef....
‘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...
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....
Bahujan Kranti Morcha organises rally in Mumbai, asks for separate courts for Dalit atrocity...
Text and Video by Shiva Thorat
The Bahujan Kranti Morcha, an umbrella organisation of various representatives of marginalised groups, organised a rally in Mumbai to...
Death of a Delta: Part 2
By A Mirsab and Afroz Alam for TwoCircles.net,
TwoCircles.net visited Nokha to investigate the story of Delta Meghwal. Within a couple of hours we...
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...
BSP candidate slaps Ramdev with case in Bihar
Patna : Chandradip Ram, BSP candidate from Bihar's Gopalganj constituency, Tuesday filed a case against yoga guru Ramdev for his remarks on Congress vice...
A Kashmiri activist arrested, a Dalit leader detained, a Muslim killed by Gau Rakshaks:...
By Amit Kumar, TwoCircles.net
The lynching of Mohammed Akhlaq in Dadri, Uttar Pradesh was a gruesome incident. But that was last year. Now, Dadri has...
रविदास जयंती के पहले बेगमपुरा एक्सप्रेस रद्द, दलितों और सिखों में गुस्सा
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
वाराणसी : बनारस में एक मोहल्ला है, सीर गोवर्धन. यहां आप संत रविदास जयंती के दिन घुसेंगे तो पिसने की नौबत आ...
क्या है मांझी की घटती उम्र का राज?
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net
पटना: बिहार के जीतन राम मांझी के साथ वाक़ई चमत्कार हो रहा है. जहां दुनिया के तमाम इंसानों की उम्र बढ़ती...
Remembering anti-caste social reformer Savitri Bai Phule on her birth anniversary
TCN News
Today marks the 188th birth anniversary of Savitri Bai Phule regarded as an icon in the field of education for girls in India. Born...
27 अगस्त को पटना में दलित उत्पीड़न के विरूद्ध राज्य स्तरीय कन्वेंशन
TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter
पटना : देश में दलितों पर हो रहे अत्याचारों और उनके उत्पीड़न का सिलसिला एक बढ़ोतरी की ओर है. गुजरात के ऊना...
Dalit Panther Bhagwat Jadhav’s martyrdom day celebrated in Mumbai
Text and video by Shiva Thorat, Twocircles.net
The 43rd martyrdom day of Bhagwat Jadhav, a prominent Dalit leader of the 70s, was marked in Mumbai...
भीम आर्मी का नया रंग : शादी के कार्ड पर चंद्रशेखर की तस्वीर और...
आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net
सहारनपुर : गुलशन की शादी हो रही है. 17 फ़रवरी को अनीता उनकी जीवनसंगिनी बन जाएंगी.
26 साल के गुलशन घड़कौली...
Where Are the Rest? ‘Panchayat’ Celebrates Rural India but Ignores Its Dalits, Marginalised
Adnan Ali, TwoCircles.net
The hit Amazon Prime series 'Panchayat' has become one of India’s most popular web shows, widely appreciated for its simple storytelling and...
Muslims will consider supporting AAP, if it offers concrete programme for them: Amir JIH
New Delhi: Amid the talk of communal forces emerging stronger, India is going to polls. The fear of BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is perhaps more felt by the Muslim minority than anyone else. The “secular” Congress—charged with corruption and misrule—does not seem much energetic and confident at this moment. At this crucial juncture what strategy should the largest religious minority community of the country adopt in the upcoming General and assembly elections? What are the options available for them? To learn about this and more, Mishab Irikkur, Mohammad Raghib and Abhay Kumar interacted with Maulana Jalaluddin Omari, the Amir (national president) of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) last week at the New Delhi headquarter. The seventy-nine year old Amir--who is an Islamic scholar and author of dozens of books--spoke on a host of issues such as elections, politics, the social and economic problems of Muslims, reservation, framing of innocent Muslim youth on terror charges etc. The JIH---which came into existence soon after the Jamaat-e-Islami had split into two separate organisations during Partition -- is one of the most influential Islamic organizations among Muslims that mainly does “intellectual” work and carries out welfare activities as well. The excerpts are as follows.
Did anti-Dalit WhatsApp messages shared among Savarnas trigger the violence during Bharat Bandh?
By Siddhant Mohan, TwoCircles.net
The foundations of the Bharat Bandh, which took place on April 2, was laid on March 20, when the Supreme Court...
Agra gears up for biggest Dalit empowerment show
By IANS,
Agra: Agra is gearing up for the annual three-day Ambedkar Jayanti celebrations starting April 14 that are seen as a demonstration of Dalit empowerment over the past decades.
Each year, a Bheem Nagri - the venue of the celebrations - comes up in a different area, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Arvind Pushkar told IANS.
"The main focus is on the Bheem Manch that has a new theme each year. Last year, it was the Parliament House. This year, the theme is Buddhist culture and trends," Pushkar added.
‘Come Eat With Me’: Exploring caste through cooking Dalit cuisine in upper caste kitchens
In an interview with TwoCircles.net, award winning Dalit theatre artist Sri Vamsi Matta talks about his experiences as a Dalit which inform the questions,...
बनारस में कौमी एकता का महासम्मलेन, गूढ़ प्रश्नों पर खामोश रहे वक्ता
सिद्धांत मोहन, TwoCircles.net
वाराणसी: कल बनारस में कौमी-एकता को लेकर एक बड़ा कार्यक्रम आयोजित किया गया, जिसमें नगर और देश के बड़े मौलवियों, धर्मगुरुओं और महंतों ने शिरकत की. इस ‘कौमी यकजहती सर्वधर्म एकता महासम्मेलन’ का आयोजन बनारस स्थित अस्थायी हज हाउस में किया गया था.
Writing about marginalised communities is like walking a tight rope
On the sidelines of the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), writers reflect on the experiences of writing on the issues of marginalized communities in India.
Tabeenah...
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...
Logic of women’s reservation
By M. Burhanuddin Qasmi
It is an unfortunate fact that in a democracy nothing is achievable without united agitations. This time again the Muslim social and political leadership in India is failing to unite strongly against a very genuine demand and clear hypocrisy against them in guise of women empowerment.
जाति-धर्म के आधार पर बिहार के वोटरों को बांटता मीडिया
अफ़रोज़ आलम साहिल, TwoCircles.net,
पटना: बिहार में चुनावी जंग भले ही जंगलराज बनाम विकासराज के मुद्दे पर हो रहा हो, लेकिन इस लड़ाई में जाति...
Upper caste BJP leaders upset over OBC as Bihar chief
Patna : A powerful lobby of upper caste Bihar BJP leaders is disappointed over the appointment of OBC leader Nityanand Rai on Wednesday as...
The culprits of 1993 Bombay serial blasts have
The culprits of 1993 Bombay serial blasts have
received their penalties for the retaliatory measures
when, in the wake of the demolition of the Babri
Mosque in Ayodhya on the most tragic day of December,
6,1992, there were no traces of law or the guardians
of law to check the massacre of Muslims on the
streets of Bombay and else where in India. However,
whatever must have been the circumstances, there
cannot be any justification for such horrendous crimes
which claimed hundreds of innocent lives. While nobody
must feel pity for what the terrorists of Bombay
Kejriwal invokes Vemula, laments atrocities against Dalits, tribals
Panaji : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday invoked the suicide of Rohith Vemula while lamenting atrocities against Dalits and tribals, especially in...
Expelled CPI-M leader holds talks with pro-Dalit outfits
Kolkata : Expelled CPI-M leader Abdur Rezzak Mollah Sunday said he was hopeful pro-Dalit outfits would join him.
Mollah, an undefeated legislator since 1972, was...
When the Right is wrong: Indian-Americans call out Hindu nationalists in the US in...
By Twocircles.net Staff Reporter
San Francisco: In December of last year, support for Hindu nationalism from a largely ”upper”- caste Indian diaspora in the United...
My fight against Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) can help all Safai Karamcharis: Sunil Yadav
Text and video by Shiva Thorat
A lot of us are taught as children that if you want to study, there are no barriers...
Kerala Govt taking measures to allot land to all landless Dalits
By TCN News,
Kochi: The Kerala High Court has asked for detail about Dalits in the state and their condition of living, acting on a complaint filed by the Harrison Company that Dalits are forcing marches towards the private lands of the company. V. Anil Kumar, Under Secretary for Dalits, has filed an affidavit showing that about 14,200 tribal Dalits of the state are inhabited, and made it clear that the government is moving forward to allot lands to these people.
Coalition of 100+ South Asian and American organizations oppose APPWW’s hate campaign
TCN News
More than 100 community organizations in the US have condemned Alliance for Persecuted Peoples Worldwide (APPWW) in a latest open statement over its...
Dalit funds not diverted to CWG: Dikshit
By IANS,
New Delhi : Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Tuesday dismissed allegations by her Uttar Pradesh counterpart Mayawati that the city government had diverted funds meant for Dalit upliftment to the Commonwealth Games.
"We have not diverted any funds from the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes welfare schemes for the Commonwealth Games," Dikshit told reporters here.
Mayawati had Monday alleged that the Delhi government had diverted Rs.750 crore meant for Dalit welfare to the Oct 3-14 Games.
BJP forms panel over atrocities on Dalit women in Kerala
New Delhi : BJP president Amit Shah has set up a three-member committee to look into the incidents of atrocities against Dalit women in...
California textbooks: new battleground for Hindutva groups
By TCN News
Every six years, the California Board of Education reviews its History and Social Science frameworks in a multi-year series of public hearings....
Citizens’ Solidarity with Voices of Democracy
TCN
This is a statement of solidarity endorsed and signed by over 200 intellectuals, artists, academicians, lawyers, journalists, and students in support of the five...
Anti-Dalit violence in Maharashtra disrupts Rajya Sabha
New Delhi, (IANS): The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm on Wednesday after ruckus over the violence against Dalits in Maharashtra that some...
जज़्बात से नहीं, अब ‘अक़्ल’ से लड़ रही है भीम आर्मी
आस मुहम्मद कैफ़, TwoCircles.net
सहारनपुर : दलित अब सचमुच पहले जैसा नहीं है. पूरी ताक़त से जिस संगठन भीम आर्मी को कुचलने की कोशिश हुई...
Varun Gandhi for abolishing death penalty, BJP says personal view
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party MP Varun Gandhi on Saturday came out against the death penalty, noting most of the death row convicts are...
Dalit woman in MP sees ‘conspiracy’ to remove her as Sarpanch
Damoh (Madhya Pradesh) : A Dalit woman here has accused Madhya Pradesh Finance Minister Jayant Mallya of engaging in a "conspiracy" to have...
Dalit group members try to damage Rajkot stadium pitch
Ahmedabad : At least four members of the Rashtriya Dalit Mahasangh on Friday tried to damage Khanderi Cricket Stadium pitch in Rajkot to protest...
Challenge to Gujarat CM as Patidars on warpath
Ahmedabad: Keeping their promise, the agitating Patidar community on Tuesday swamped the city in a 10-km long revolution rally demanding caste reservations, posing a...
“Dalits are not definitely a block, and there is an intellectual blossom,” Kancha Ilaiah
By Ajmal Khan and Anish for TwoCircles.net,
Professor Kancha Ilaiah had well predicted that Narendra Modi would become the next Prime Minister under BJP, and he has also been instrumental in raising criticism on how Indian Left failed to understand the caste question. After the parliament elections, he described how the caste equations has been used in the country by the BJP. As soon as the BJP came into power, many decisions have already been taken by the ruling government, which will have far reaching consequences on the lives of dalits, adivasis, Muslims and Bahujans. In this context, Ajmal Khan and Anish engaged in conversation with Kancha Ilaiah, writer, a dalit rights activist and former Professor and head of the Political Science department at the Osmania University, Hyderabad, on contemporary politics in India, particularly on Muslim, Dalit and Bahujan politics. He argues, that Muslims will have to form their own national party or a national coalition of all the Muslim parties by retaining their political and social identity.





















































