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From the Shadows to the Stars marked not only a remembrance of Rohith Vemula but also created a historic opening for anti-caste spaces in New York, which will hopefully lead to greater mainstream visibility for the Dalit community in the city and increased awareness around caste, within and beyond South Asian spaces.
In rural livelihoods, the introduction of the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission Gramin (VB-G RAM G) scheme, replacing the long-standing MGNREGA, has raised alarms.
Reports from monitoring groups indicate 2025 saw record levels of anti-Christian incidents, with hundreds of documented cases of assaults, church disruptions, threats, and vandalism, marking the fifth consecutive year of escalation.
MP Rawat emphasized that if these vacant positions are filled promptly, it would provide quality education to the youth while creating large-scale employment opportunities.
On January 28, members of Bajrang Dal and other activists approached the shop owner, objecting to the word "Baba" in the name. They claimed it was linked to Hindu religious sentiments and demanded its removal, arguing a Muslim owner should not use it.
Ravidas must be understood not only as a saint-poet but as a social thinker who transformed the experience of caste-based humiliation into a powerful moral and political imagination.
Jayvardhan Singh's viral video has once again brought the UGC law issue to the center of political debate.
The protest was led by AISA State Secretary Abhigyan. Several speakers addressed the gathering and raised serious concerns about caste discrimination in higher education.
The UGC itself in its assessment put that in the last five years there has been a rampant rise of 118% caste- based discrimination and humiliation cases against disadvantaged caste groups in higher institutions in India.
The Supreme Court's judgment in G. Kiran exemplifies this phenomenon precisely, deploying procedural neutrality to produce substantively unequal outcomes that entrench upper-caste dominance in civil services.
Survivor playing with her puppy, Birju
Despite being a key statutory institution mandated to provide immediate institutional support, including grievance redressal, counselling, crisis intervention, and coordination with authorities, the DCW has reportedly remained physically inaccessible and operationally defunct for a prolonged period. (File Image)
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