https://en.themooknayak.com/governance/sir-row-john-brittas-seeks-president-murmus-urgent-intervention-over-eci-functioning-sir-and-electoral-roll-integrity https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-09-23/i1477cqa/ChatGPT-Image-Sep-23-2026-064031-PM.png The two Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi raised objections at least 14 times during the previous 10 months, including objections to decisions and communications allegedly undertaken in the name of the Commission without their knowledge or approval. themooknayak-en en 2026-09-23T19:15:00.000+05:30 SIR Row: John Brittas Seeks President Murmu’s Urgent Intervention Over ECI Functioning, SIR and Electoral Roll Integrity SIR Row, Electoral Roll Integrity, Election Commission of India, Gyanesh Kumar https://en.themooknayak.com/dalit-news/sanitised-republic-caste-contracts-how-a-film-on-caste-and-contract-labour-was-blocked-from-keralas-documentary-festival-tm-exclusive https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-09-23/q5k1pxv6/5uCCc.jpg The documentary has been denied screening at three festivals- the Durgapur Film Festival, the Ritu Rangam Film Festival and IDSFFK. The third festival denial has therefore pushed the filmmakers to ask a larger question about what happens when the experiences of sanitation workers are documented and brought into public view. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-09-23/a59kqg0o/competition-short-documentary-1-1.png The Union government has not granted permission for 31 films at the festival, including 18 officially selected films and nine films in the International Non-Fiction section, where ‘Sanitised Republic’ was selected. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-09-23/sxdujem4/IMG4367.jpg The repeated difficulties in screening the documentary have led the film makers to question what happens when someone documents sanitation workers whose labour is indispensable to hospitals and other institutions, but whose voices and working conditions remain uncomfortable to represent publicly. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-09-23/io91f2o3/kalawati-hospital.jpeg The film looks beyond the physical act of cleaning hospitals. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-09-23/you293az/1767938458lady-hardinge-medical-college-hospital-new-delhi.jpg The documentary records what happened inside the hospitals during COVID, how the pandemic was managed and what happened to the frontline workers, particularly sanitation workers, who helped keep those hospitals running. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-09-23/na0e87sx/Screenshot-2026-09-23-at-1.13.49-AM-1.png Cleaning, the filmmakers argue, is not neutral labour. It is caste-coded labour. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-09-23/z6qyq07h/IMG1420.PNG A film about sanitation workers and a larger question about who gets to speak. themooknayak-en en 2026-09-23T11:36:53.428+05:30 Sanitised Republic: Cast(e) & Contracts: How a Film on Caste and Contract Labour Was Blocked From Kerala’s Documentary Festival | TM Exclusive ‘Sanitised Republic: Cast(e) & Contracts’ documentary, sanitation workers struggle, caste and contract labour, Kerala’s Documentary Festival https://en.themooknayak.com/discussion-interview/iit-bombays-reputation-at-stake-caste-merit-and-the-unfinished-promise-of-equality https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2023-08/65a392f3-22f7-4960-9579-2c31c112e46b/iit_bombay_sign_angle.jpg The IITs occupy a powerful place in India’s understanding of merit. Their entrance examinations are widely regarded as instruments through which individual ability can overcome social circumstances. themooknayak-en en 2026-09-22T13:15:28.922+05:30 IIT Bombay’s Reputation at Stake: Caste, Merit and the Unfinished Promise of Equality IIT Bombay, Sahil Wakode Suicide, Professor Suryanarayana Doolla, Caste based harassment https://en.themooknayak.com/education/reforms-not-retaliation-amid-faculty-march-backing-prof-doolla-iit-b-student-body-draws-line-between-institutional-reform-and-presuming-guilt https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-09-22/fl69b9ht/surya.jpeg IIT Bombay faculty members held a march supporting Prof. Suryanarayana Doolla, saying he followed Senate-approved exam procedures when he reported second-year student Sahil Wakode for alleged phone use during an exam on Sept 18. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-09-22/976nfv0u/IITB.jpeg The statement asserted that the concerns arising from the tragedy "must remain student-led and addressed within the Institute," cautioning against the episode becoming "a platform for external political interests, organisations, or narratives" to shape the student body's concerns. themooknayak-en en 2026-09-22T10:30:46.620+05:30 'Reforms, Not Retaliation': Amid Faculty March Backing Prof Doolla, IIT-B Student Body Draws Line Between Institutional Reform and Presuming Guilt IIT Bombay Row, Sahil Wakode Suicide, IIT Bombay Students Protests, Professor Suryanarayana Doolla https://en.themooknayak.com/tribal-news/cjps-adivasi-school-thik-karo-campaign-exposes-major-gaps-in-udaipur-tribal-schools https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-09-22/6b1glq4p/Udaipur-school.jpeg The CJP team said not even a single school building was found in a safe condition, posing severe security threats for the students studying here. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-09-22/3sq98011/WhatsApp-Image-2026-09-21-at-6.57.18-PM.jpeg themooknayak-en en 2026-09-22T10:06:49.159+05:30 CJP’s ‘Adivasi School Thik Karo’ Campaign Exposes Major Gaps in Udaipur Tribal Schools Udaipur Tribal Schools, ‘Adivasi School Thik Karo’ Campaign, TAD Budget, Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)