What can Poomani’s Tamil novel ‘Vekkai’ tell us about resistance to violence in modern India?

A close reading of the novel, translated into English as ‘Heat’, reveals a symbolic diagnosis as well as prescription.

Yashasvi Arunkumar

· Jul 14, 2019 · 08:30 am

One year ago, Dalits were forced to leave Maharashtra village. Why have most failed to return?

Scroll.in revisited the case of Rudrawadi village which had seen an exodus of Dalit families in June 2018.

Mridula Chari

· Jun 07, 2019 · 09:00 am

Uttarakhand: Three arrested for allegedly beating Dalit man to death for eating in front of them

The assault led to critical injuries and the victim, Jitendra Das, died at a hospital in Dehradun, nine days after receiving treatment.

Scroll Staff

· May 07, 2019 · 02:35 pm

Uttarakhand: Dalit man dies after upper-caste men beat him for sitting and eating in front of them

He died, while undergoing treatment at a Dehradun hospital, nine days after the incident.

Scroll Staff

· May 06, 2019 · 07:56 am

‘We came because of the violence last year’: Lakhs pour in to pay homage at Bhima Koregaon

The state expected fewer people to visit this year but they turned out in larger numbers instead. Several of them were first-time visitors.

Mridula Chari

· Jan 02, 2019 · 07:30 am

Bhima Koregaon: A year after caste violence, Pune village has fewer visitors but more police pickets

The state administration has made little progress in pursuing criminal cases against the attackers.

Mridula Chari

· Dec 31, 2018 · 09:00 am

Telangana caste killing: Police arrest parents and relatives of 22-year-old woman beaten to death

In a video clip recorded last month, the victim said her parents and village head should be held responsible if anything were to happen to her and her husband.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 24, 2018 · 09:28 pm

In suspected caste killing, 22-year-old woman beaten to death by parents, relatives in Telangana

Pindi Anuradha and Lakshman had sought protection after getting married in Hyderabad on December 3.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 24, 2018 · 08:49 am

Bihar: Five people convicted of beating and parading Dalit woman naked sent to seven years in prison

Fifteen other accused were imprisoned for two years.

Scroll Staff

· Nov 30, 2018 · 11:00 pm

Bhima Koregaon: Why the events of 1689 are being revisited in an inquiry into caste violence in 2018

Shivaji’s son Sambhaji Maharaj’s last rites at nearby Vadhu village take centre stage

Mridula Chari

· Oct 08, 2018 · 10:30 am

Bhima Koregaon: Preventive arrests will ensure there is no violence, says accused Milind Ekbote

The Hindutva leader’s lawyer had four suggestions for the government to ensure there is no repeat of this year’s violence.

Mridula Chari

· Oct 05, 2018 · 07:30 am

Bhima Koregaon: Judicial commission shifts focus to contested history as hearings commence in Pune

The inquiry commission is examining documentary evidence from 1818 and earlier.

Mridula Chari

· Oct 04, 2018 · 07:30 am