https://en.themooknayak.com/dalit-news/labour-without-security-lives-without-dignity-public-hearing-chronicles-structural-exploitation-of-dalit-women-workers-in-delhi https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-05-04/0xo6q94v/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-04-at-4.27.55-AM.jpeg This was among the first public hearings in Delhi to centre the structural realities of Dalit women sanitation workers within outsourced labour systems. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-05-04/csywiqib/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-04-at-4.27.54-AM.jpeg During the public hearing, a broader structural pattern became evident as the testimonies unfolded. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-05-04/8q7c9ts3/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-04-at-4.27.55-AM-1.jpeg By bringing together workers, legal experts, researchers, and civil society actors, the hearing transformed individual narratives into collective testimony and evidence, while opening space to critically examine the role of state institutions, private contractors, and existing labour frameworks. themooknayak-en en 2026-05-04T17:15:44.720+05:30 Labour Without Security, Lives Without Dignity: Public Hearing Chronicles Structural Exploitation of Dalit Women Workers in Delhi Public Hearing , Dalit Women Workers, Dalit Adivasi Shakti Adhikar Manch, Mahila Kaamkaji Manch (MKM) https://en.themooknayak.com/politics/the-tears-that-brought-down-pinarayis-fortress-how-keralas-forgotten-victims-ended-ten-years-of-ldf-rule https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-05-04/cftxu074/Kerala-and-Pinarayi-Vijayan.avif Pinarayi Vijayan spent approximately 25 consecutive years either as the all-powerful Secretary of the CPI(M) Kerala State Committee or as Chief Minister making him the longest-serving Kerala CM in history at the time of his second term. themooknayak-en en 2026-05-04T16:53:33.174+05:30 The Tears That Brought Down Pinarayi's Fortress: How Kerala's Forgotten Victims Ended Ten Years of LDF Rule Kerala Elections 2026 Result, LDF Rule, Pinarayi Vijayan , United Democratic Front (UDF) government https://en.themooknayak.com/dalit-news/dalit-family-beaten-women-hurt-in-mps-chhatarpur-for-not-meeting-wheat-quota-for-temple https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-05-04/hh622wj9/Dalit-family-beaten-.jpg When the victim Dalit Ahirwar families stood their ground, the Patel community members reportedly took an aggressive stance and attacked them with sticks, bricks, and stones. themooknayak-en en 2026-05-04T15:36:41.143+05:30 Dalit Family Beaten, Women Hurt in MP's Chhatarpur for Not Meeting 'Wheat Quota' for Temple Maharajganj Civil Line police station, Dalit Ahirwar community, Temple donation row https://en.themooknayak.com/society/census-2026-buddhist-society-of-india-issues-urgent-appeal-to-buddhists-for-accurate-enumeration https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2025-02-28/vayxab54/Baudh.jpg The Buddhist Society of India has urged that every Buddhist should ensure that in the census, they write Buddhist in the religion column, their pre-conversion original caste in the caste column, and include Pali in the languages known column. themooknayak-en en 2026-05-04T13:11:00.000+05:30 Why This Appeal Matters: Buddhists Urged to Declare True Identity in Census 2026 to Protect Rights & Benefits 2026 Census, Buddhist community , welfare schemes https://en.themooknayak.com/discussion-interview/internal-reservation-in-karnataka-how-both-left-and-right-dalit-groups-stand-to-gain-over-1500-engineering-medical-seats https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-05-04/tznbimpu/medical-seats.avif Many right groups are arguing that internal reservation is bad for them. themooknayak-en en 2026-05-04T10:38:47.478+05:30 Internal Reservation in Karnataka: How Both Left and Right Dalit Groups Stand to Gain Over 1,500 Engineering & Medical Seats Internal Reservation, sub categorisation , Nagmohan Das Commission https://en.themooknayak.com/discussion-interview/when-equality-rides-a-horse-caste-strikes-back https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2025-08-27/yx1c2mxe/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-27-2025-052015-PM.png Wedding processions are highly seen as moments of prestige and celebration, and a Dalit sitting on a horse is a direct challenge to the graded inequality. themooknayak-en en 2026-05-04T09:00:00.000+05:30 When Equality Rides a Horse, Caste Strikes Back Dalit grooms, Brahminical rules, caste discrimination, wedding procession https://en.themooknayak.com/society/one-act-of-desecration-one-extraordinary-judge-one-order-that-turned-a-criminal-case-into-a-lesson-for-an-entire-nation https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-05-03/pw3neixl/GeminiGeneratedImagetbgyoftbgyoftbgy.png Justice L. Victoria Gowri did not merely decide whether to quash a prosecution. She used the occasion to demand something far more durable: that the State ensure every child in Tamil Nadu knows who Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was, and why he matters to India. themooknayak-en en 2026-05-03T16:30:00.000+05:30 One Act of Desecration, One Extraordinary Judge, One Order That Turned a Criminal Case Into a Lesson for an Entire Nation Madras High Court, Constitutional Justice, B.R. Ambedkar in school curriculum, SC/ST Act https://en.themooknayak.com/discussion-interview/who-owns-ambedkar-today-from-dalit-communities-to-national-politics https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2025-05-21/8lsa9fef/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-21-at-10.10.54-AM.jpeg Ambedkar is universal but his portrayal in different spaces changes as per the interest of the people and politics. On one hand Ambedkar is pride, on the other he is just a political interest, though his statue is present in both the spaces but its expression is totally different. themooknayak-en en 2026-05-03T13:42:04.497+05:30 Who Owns Ambedkar Today: From Dalit Communities to National Politics Dr B.R. Ambedkar , Ambedkarite politics, social justice politics https://en.themooknayak.com/obc-news/data-is-central-to-justice-round-table-at-uoh-calls-for-transparent-caste-census-2027-50-obc-reservation https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-05-02/tnhh8t02/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-02-at-9.19.37-PM.jpeg The conference brought together eminent intellectuals, policymakers, academicians, and social activists to deliberate on the findings of the Telangana Socio-Economic, Educational, Employment and Political Caste (SEEEPC) Survey. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-05-02/l5mvhzdj/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-02-at-9.19.37-PM-1.jpeg themooknayak-en en 2026-05-03T11:25:00.000+05:30 “Data is Central to Justice”: Round Table at UoH Calls for Transparent Caste Census 2027 & 50% OBC Reservation Telangana SEEEPC Survey, Caste Census 2027, 50% OBC Reservation https://en.themooknayak.com/discussion-interview/the-myth-of-keralas-governance-and-social-cohesion-beyond-identity-politics https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-05-02/cdzbvibv/breast-tax.png In 19th century, Dalit women in Travncore, Kerala, were not allowed to cover their breasts in public unless they paid a special tax, termed mulakkaram (Breast Tax). It ensured that the dignity of women belonging to the backward classes was literally stripped taken away. themooknayak-en en 2026-05-03T10:15:00.000+05:30 The Myth of Kerala’s “Governance and Social Cohesion” Beyond Identity Politics identity politics, caste societies, Narayana Guru, Vaikom satyagrah https://en.themooknayak.com/obc-news/pressure-on-centre-sought-for-bc-social-justice-demand-protection-act https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-05-02/0psueogh/1008827809.jpg Along with leaders of 20 BC community organisations, they met Telangana Rashtra Sena Party president Kalvakuntla Kavitha and discussed key national issues concerning BC reservations, caste enumeration, and women’s representation. themooknayak-en en 2026-05-03T00:03:00.000+05:30 Pressure on Centre Sought for BC Social Justice, Demand Protection Act Social Justice, Backward Classes, BC Protection Act