https://en.themooknayak.com/dalit-news/tm-special-from-a-dream-outside-bbau-to-a-gold-medal-amay-sonkers-journey-of-education-law-and-social-change https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-09-02/aqpnhtxp/GeminiGeneratedImagelu0mclu0mclu0mcl-1.png Amay Sonker, a final-year BBA LL.B. (Hons.) student, was awarded the Gold Medal in the Scheduled Caste category at the 11th Convocation of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU), Lucknow, held on August 29. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-09-02/7i02oca2/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-02-at-10.45.06-AM.jpeg Sonker began viewing the university not simply as a place to obtain a degree but as a space where he could contribute to students and communities that had historically been denied equal opportunities. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-09-02/lbpdtu6e/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-02-at-10.44.59-AM.jpeg Sonker became involved in student welfare and student politics through the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI). https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-09-02/7a24uw66/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-02-at-10.45.06-AM-1.jpeg Amay took part in numerous national and state-level seminars and academic programmes. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-09-02/9jpy7k2a/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-02-at-10.45.07-AM.jpeg Sonker organised a protest at BBAU in which an effigy of Amit Shah was burnt. Sonker says the protest subsequently brought repercussions for him within the university. themooknayak-en en 2026-09-02T14:32:47.103+05:30 TM Special | From a Dream Outside BBAU to a Gold Medal: Amay Sonker’s Journey of Education, Law and Social Change Amay Sonker Gold Medal, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU) , BBAU 11th Convocation, Education and Social Justice https://en.themooknayak.com/discussion-interview/kishtwar-minors-rape-case-selective-societal-outrage-and-price-of-being-gujjar-in-kashmir https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-09-01/uq44573i/1000356518.jpg Razia was reportedly employed as a domestic worker by Khalid Hussain, who was also her neighbour and teacher at the school where she studied in the 8th grade. themooknayak-en en 2026-09-01T13:03:11.648+05:30 Kishtwar Minor’s Rape Case: Selective Societal Outrage and Price of Being Gujjar in Kashmir Gujjar- Bakarwal communities, tribal minor rape J&K, Kishtwar rape case, Razia Bano Gujjar, Chatroo incident https://en.themooknayak.com/education/tribal-villagers-in-banswara-protest-shift-of-dilapidated-schools-demand-new-buildings-at-same-site https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-09-01/xp9coul9/107421.jpg The villagers protested the shifting move as they explained that relocating the schools would force young children to travel three kilometres and leave many of them without education. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-09-01/0yadvvkj/96121.jpg The crumbling state of the school ceiling. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-09-01/p36s53zc/96145.jpg Both the primary schools lack toilets and urinals, boundary walls, electricity, water and a playground. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-09-01/2zm70f2p/96106.jpg Encroachment on school land continues. themooknayak-en en 2026-09-01T12:17:50.668+05:30 Tribal Villagers in Banswara Protest Shift of Dilapidated Schools, Demand New Buildings at Same Site Dilapidated Govt Schools, Rajasthan Schools, Education department https://en.themooknayak.com/obc-news/accurate-caste-data-essential-for-social-justice-delegation-submits-representation-on-census-2027-mechanism https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-09-01/b4fn01o9/1.jpeg The Coordination Committee urged the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India to take the concerns raised in the representation and resolution seriously and take immediate corrective measures in the larger interest of social justice and constitutional equality. themooknayak-en en 2026-09-01T09:43:22.094+05:30 Accurate Caste Data Essential for Social Justice: Delegation Submits Representation on Census 2027 Mechanism Census 2027 , caste enumeration, unique codes https://en.themooknayak.com/india/he-asked-for-an-fir-on-haldwanis-purification-police-booked-him-instead-congress-orders-marches-tonight https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-31/ckuzcqlt/gandhi-.png All India Congress Committee general secretary K.C. Venugopal has directed every Pradesh and District Congress Committee to hold protest marches at state and district headquarters on 31 August. themooknayak-en en 2026-08-31T17:25:36.250+05:30 He Asked for an FIR on Haldwani’s ‘Purification’. Police Booked Him Instead; Congress Orders Marches Tonight Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi , Haldwani’s ‘Purification’ Row, SC/ST Act, Congress Protest March https://en.themooknayak.com/sexual-violence/16-year-old-allegedly-gang-raped-in-moving-sleeper-bus-in-delhi-ncr-driver-and-conductor-arrested https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-31/p7nw975e/gang-rape-.png After the bus started moving, the conductor allegedly began making obscene advances. When the girl resisted, both accused allegedly gang-raped her. themooknayak-en en 2026-08-31T14:37:12.965+05:30 UP teen Allegedly Gang-Raped in Moving Sleeper Bus in Delhi-NCR; Driver and Conductor Arrested Gang rape, Moving Sleeper Bus, POCSO Act