https://en.themooknayak.com/dalit-news/new-york-anti-caste-discrimination-bill-seeks-to-add-caste-as-a-protected-category-under-state-human-rights-law https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-05-12/gu9legef/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-12-at-10.38.37-AM.jpeg The bill was initiated by Swati M. Sawant, Esq., a Dalit attorney who identified a gap in New York law and brought the issue to state legislators. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-05-12/af2qay7p/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-12-at-10.38.36-AM.jpeg Group photo with Sanders office on lobby day. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-05-12/nlgz4coy/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-12-at-10.38.34-AM.jpeg Swati Sawant with Assembly member raga on April 13. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-05-12/qq824s6s/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-12-at-10.38.35-AM-1.jpeg Swati sawant and Senator Sanders https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-05-12/udsb1knl/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-12-at-10.38.35-AM.jpeg Senator James Sanders Jr. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-05-12/2qfx3ngo/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-12-at-10.38.36-AM-1.jpeg From Left to Right- Shalini Kishan , Swati Sawant and Rajkumar, President of Begampura cultural society of NY with Senator Sanders. themooknayak-en en 2026-05-12T13:01:16.506+05:30 New York Anti-Caste Discrimination Bill Seeks to Add Caste as a Protected Category Under State Human Rights Law Anti-Caste Discrimination Bill , NY Bill S6531/A6920, caste-based discrimination , State Human Rights Law https://en.themooknayak.com/tribal-news/bengaluru-police-serves-notice-to-iim-b-professor-wife-in-kuki-nanny-abuse-case-spot-verification-held-on-campus-iim-b-yet-to-act https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-05-11/tuq1wqcm/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-08-at-4.14.21-PM-1.jpeg On Monday, a team of officials from Mico Layout Police Station arrived at the IIM-B campus along with the victim to conduct the mandated spot verification. themooknayak-en en 2026-05-12T00:12:00.000+05:30 Bengaluru Police Serves Notice to IIM-B Professor, Wife in Kuki Nanny Abuse Case: Spot Verification Held on Campus, IIM-B Yet to Act IIM-B Professor Abuse Case, Bengaluru police, Migrant worker, SC/ST Act https://en.themooknayak.com/women-news/they-slut-shamed-her-in-a-boys-hostel-corridor-the-committee-told-her-she-should-have-reconciled https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-05-11/jytzjk93/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-11-at-3.04.47-PM-1.jpeg The Malayali student at UoH who stayed firm and what it cost her. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-05-11/bmgfddx1/3.jpeg The accused filed the complaint first. The committee fined her. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-05-11/9o2hc2vv/1.jpeg AIOBCSA's statement also raises sharp questions about the role of certain campus political organisations, alleging that rather than engaging seriously with the accusations of misogyny, intimidation, and public slut-shaming, some groups worked to divert the narrative and shield the accused from accountability. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-05-11/rtvn9boc/2.jpeg Savitri is equally clear about what she wants from this process, not revenge, but accountability. A written acknowledgement, she says, would at least protect her going forward. themooknayak-en en 2026-05-11T15:22:13.211+05:30 They Slut-Shamed Her in a Boys Hostel Corridor. The Committee Told Her She Should Have Reconciled. University of Hyderabad harassment, campus gender violence, UoH slut shaming, AIOBCSA support, Gender Sensitisation Committee, GS-CASH https://en.themooknayak.com/tribal-news/tm-exclusive-rape-every-3-hours-32-kidnappings-a-day-why-is-madhya-pradesh-indias-crime-capital-for-tribals https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-05-10/e1usvt7m/GeminiGeneratedImageoo8mmoo8mmoo8mmo-1.png The 'Crime in India 2024' report released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has raised serious questions about Madhya Pradesh's law and order and social security. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-05-10/b4bf1mp4/GeminiGeneratedImagevtoznmvtoznmvtoz-1.png Rising crimes against women, children, and vulnerable sections prove that the criminals no longer have the fear of law. themooknayak-en en 2026-05-11T09:09:00.000+05:30 TM Exclusive | Rape Every 3 Hours, 32 Kidnappings a Day: Why is Madhya Pradesh India’s Crime Capital for Tribals? Atrocities on Tribals, Madhya Pradesh , 'Crime in India 2024' report, NCRB data https://en.themooknayak.com/discussion-interview/bjps-rise-in-bengal-and-the-failure-of-bhadralok-secularism https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-05-10/cboiyij1/BJP-Bengal.jpeg The BJP did not create the alienation of Dalit-Bahujan communities in Bengal; it exploited an alienation produced by decades of neglect. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-05-10/pl3mpwxv/BJP1.jpeg The BJP’s expansion cannot be explained only as a communal success. It is also the failure of a secularism that refused to confront caste. themooknayak-en en 2026-05-10T14:22:00.000+05:30 BJP’s Rise in Bengal and the Failure of Bhadralok Secularism Bengal Elections Results 2026, Bhadralok Secularism , BJP’s Rise in Bengal