Social Justice
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Interview: Rank, social status and how BJP balances upper-caste appeasement with its welfare push
Social justice politics and redistribution policies draw strong backlash when they threaten dominant caste identity, says Pavithra Suryanarayan.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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In western Rajasthan, the pastoralist way of life is under severe threat
India counts its livestock, but not the people who herd them.
Azera Parveen Rahman, IndiaSpend.com
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In Jharia’s burning coalfields, children dream of a fire-free future
Hopes take flight amid dust, smoke and soot.
Roli Srivastava, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Trending
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BJP worker’s son claims in video he cast eight votes in Uttar Pradesh’s Farrukhabad
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Bow and arrow or torch? In Maharashtra, confusion over new election symbols may help BJP, allies
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International Booker Prize 2024: Quick reviews of the six shortlisted novels
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Why a health crisis is brewing among the labourers of Assam’s tea gardens
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Is Anirban Bhattacharya Bengali cinema’s white knight?
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Why IIM-A grad Anand Teltumbde's colleagues are shocked but not surprised at his imminent arrest
A vindictive government is targeting the reputed author, engineer, academician for his activism, they say.
Aarefa Johari
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Tamil Nadu has appointed its first non-Brahmin priest, finally fulfilling Karunanidhi’s 2006 reform
The Supreme Court in 2015 had allowed members of all castes to become priests in all public temples in the state.
Sruthisagar Yamunan
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‘Coolest monkey in the jungle’: Clothing giant H&M’s ‘racist’ advertisement sparks criticism
The company later altered its listing and apologised.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: Two musicians simultaneously play the violin with one hand and the piano with another
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Caught on camera: Streaking meteorite turns night sky blue across Portugal and Spain
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Watch: Ed Sheeran sings Punjabi remix of ‘Shape of You’, accompanied by Bhangra dancers
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Eco India: Even as technology lends a hand, India's farmers grapple with an uncertain future
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Eco India, Episode 260: Can technology's societal benefits extend to environmental sustainability?
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Activists welcome court directive, but quotas for transgenders in Tamil Nadu will take some doing
The proposal may be useful if it is done in combination with strong anti-discriminatory laws, says activist. There’s also the issue of legality.
Vinita Govindarajan
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How Bihar chief minister Manjhi revived Dalit politics in the Hindi belt
He has signalled that the ruling combination aims to take social justice to those on the bottom rung of Bihari society.
Dhirendra K Jha