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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
· May 07, 2024 · 07:30 am
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
· Feb 25, 2023 · 01:30 pm
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
· Dec 24, 2022 · 01:30 pm

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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
· Jan 20, 2019 · 07:30 am
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
· Jul 30, 2018 · 06:05 pm
‘Coolest monkey in the jungle’: Clothing giant H&M’s ‘racist’ advertisement sparks criticism

The company later altered its listing and apologised.

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· Jan 08, 2018 · 06:55 pm

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Eco India: How climate resilient fox nuts are helping Bihar's farmers tackle crop losses

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Eco India, Episode 274: How worsening environmental conditions call for action and innovation

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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
· Jul 18, 2016 · 12:30 pm
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
· Jan 11, 2015 · 06:00 am

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