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Minority legislators rue the erosion of the Constitution under the Modi government

Politics / Commentary

Minority legislators rue the erosion of the Constitution under the Modi government

Subcategorising Dalits would undo their historical identity

Subcategorising Dalits would undo their historical identity

Caste / Commentary Why Dalits must abandon the Kanwar Yatra Sagar

Caste / Commentary Landmark victories show the growing strength of the movement for caste equity in the United States Thenmozhi Soundararajan

Politics / Commentary The social profile of Hindu nationalism and its unease over reservations Christophe Jaffrelot

Politics / Books The perils of a monolithic approach to OBC politics and identity Ravikant Kisana

Crime / News Delhi Police arrests two Dalit Sikh youth for conspiracy to murder Sushil Pandit, families contest claims Jatinder Kaur Tur

Caste / Commentary The Hindu American Foundation’s warped position on the Cisco caste-discrimination case S Karthikeyan

Literature / Books Twelve books that form part of the arsenal of Dalit writing Suraj Yengde

Caste / Interview Dalits will quit RSS if exposed to the real Ambedkar: Bhanwar Meghwanshi, former karsevak Abhimanyu Chandra

Caste / Essay Race, caste and what it will take to make Dalit lives matter Suraj Yengde

Labour / News COVID-19: Dominant-caste panchayats in Punjab pass resolutions to reduce labour wages Jatinder Kaur Tur

Arts / The Lede An anti-caste collective challenges oppression through music S Senthalir

Law / Noticeboard Dalit leaders condemn Anand Teltumbde's arrest on 14 April—Ambedkar Jayanti

Politics / News In Delhi’s Seemapuri, former Congress voters give AAP the edge despite BJP’s polarising campaign Tushar Dhara

Caste / Essay The fight for beef as a democratic right Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd

Caste / News Vikram Harijan, the ABVP and caste discrimination at the University of Allahabad Appu Ajith

Politics / Excerpt As the VBA contests polls in Maharashtra, a look at Asaduddin Owaisi’s Dalit outreach Neyaz Farooquee

Politics / Commentary How caste trumped class in the state elections Hartosh Singh Bal

Education / News The Denial of Promotion to a Dalit Professor in JNU Is Symptomatic of a Deep-Rooted Caste Bias Within the University Sagar

Caste / Commentary “We Are Hindus, So How Can We Clean It?”: How Caste Prejudices Promote Open Defecation in Rural India Diane Coffey

Caste / News Tensions Escalate in Saharanpur as Anti-Dalit Violence After A Mayawati Rally Kills One and Injures Over 20 Dalits Kedar Nagarajan

Caste / News In Saharanpur, the Mass Mobilisation of Thakurs and the One-Sided Nature of Violence Suggests an Organised Attack Against Dalits Sagar

Caste / Photo Essay In Pictures: The Dalit Quest for Dignity in Nepal Diwas Raja KC

Policy / Interview “It is White Modi Versus Black People”: Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd on the Government’s Demonetisation Policy Sagar

Politics / Reportage Asaduddin Owaisi’s ambition to unite India’s fractured Muslim electorate Neyaz Farooquee

Caste / Essay A comics journalist chronicles the struggles of Dalits in Uttar Pradesh Joe Sacco

Politics / Commentary What’s in store for Mayawati Darshan Desai

Law / Commentary Why Karnataka’s cattle slaughter bill is simply ridiculous Vinod K Jose

Politics / Reportage What happens when 25 years of single-caste rule in a small panchayat in Rajasthan is challenged by Dalit reservation? Shivam Vij

Policy / Reportage Can India’s most ambitious legislation tackle poverty? Mehboob Jeelani