https://en.themooknayak.com/bahujan-nayak/pandit-c-iyothee-thass-a-visionary-who-challenged-caste-through-buddhism-and-dravidian-identity https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-05-05/2dz45z2r/Pandit-Iyothee-Thass.jpg Arguing that Dalits in Tamil land were originally Buddhists whose egalitarian traditions were suppressed by the imposition of the caste system and Brahmanical dominance, Iyothee Thass led efforts to reclaim this heritage. themooknayak-en en 2026-05-05T14:22:00.000+05:30 Pandit C. Iyothee Thass – A Visionary Who Challenged Caste Through Buddhism and Dravidian Identity Pandit C. Iyothee Thass, caste oppression, anti-caste intellectual, Scheduled Caste leader, Buddhism https://en.themooknayak.com/dalit-news/follow-up-curaj-dalit-professor-questions-rajasthan-police-impartiality-as-asi-probes-complaint-against-his-own-senior-inspector https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-04-22/mubv23o5/WhatsApp-Image-2026-04-21-at-4.17.38-PM-1.jpeg Dr. Rakesh Kumar, who had politely declined to participate in the event citing date discrepancy and alleged discrimination against SC/ST members by the university administration, was allegedly harassed, threatened, and detained for nearly four hours by police inside the university campus. themooknayak-en en 2026-05-05T13:15:10.592+05:30 Follow-up: CURaj Dalit Professor Questions Rajasthan Police Impartiality as ASI Probes Complaint Against His Own Senior Inspector CURaj, Rajasthan Police, caste discrimination, academic irregularities 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