https://en.themooknayak.com/discussion-interview/reservation-badhao-andolan-the-next-agenda-is-reservation-in-private-universities https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2023-09/426501c0-dbd4-4c4c-8f58-6dff6760603d/m.jpg Image for Representational Purposes Only themooknayak-en en 2026-08-25T12:31:10.759+05:30 'Reservation Badhao' Andolan: The Next Agenda Is Reservation in Private Universities Reservation debate, Private Universities, reservation badhao https://en.themooknayak.com/discussion-interview/not-just-oppression-but-the-desecration-of-babasahebs-statues-signifies-dalit-resistance-too https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-25/1qoxd4l3/01-.png Aatika Singh's ongoing doctoral project on iconoclasm analysis the sculptural defacement of anti-caste iconography, its nexus with land ownership and the intervention of photographic archiving. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-25/vzsxf5gs/48530709817454677697024038440067202910680292n.jpg Babasaheb Ambedkar statues continue to ignite passionate debates through their sheer existence. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-25/pvr7nqyp/aba5fad8-7496-4afb-9a7d-d881f47d33a4.jpeg https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-25/uqr4xhbn/4103415853540527540093451451482705654455996n-1.jpg https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-25/nytcvpsm/64dffd93-feb8-4d19-9082-e176a1db8203.jpeg themooknayak-en en 2026-08-25T10:35:09.850+05:30 Not Just Oppression but the Desecration of Babasaheb’s Statues Signifies Dalit Resistance Too : Aatika Singh Babasaheb Ambedkar statues, Aatika Singh, doctoral research, Dalit community https://en.themooknayak.com/dalit-news/ajeet-bharti-fir-sc-st-act-chandrashekhar-azad https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-24/str8pf2w/YouTuber-Ajeet-Bharti-faces-an-FIR-under-the-SCST-Act-in-Delhi-for-explicit-casteist-slurs-against-Dalit-women-and-MP-Chandrashekhar-Azad. YouTuber Ajeet Bharti faces an FIR under the SC/ST Act in Delhi for explicit, casteist slurs against Dalit women and MP Chandrashekhar Azad. themooknayak-en en 2026-08-24T15:49:27.098+05:30 Youtuber Ajeet Bharti Slapped with SC/ST Act in Delhi Over Casteist and Sexually Explicit Slurs Against Dalit Women, MP Chandrashekhar Azad Ajeet Bharti FIR, Chandrashekhar Azad, SC ST Act https://en.themooknayak.com/india/editors-guild-hits-out-at-bjp-over-dimagi-naxal-attack-on-journalists https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-24/l90lpgr0/Rajdeep.png In a statement, the Guild said the move was especially disturbing because the attack came not from fringe elements but from the official social media accounts of the ruling party. themooknayak-en en 2026-08-24T13:57:05.963+05:30 Editors Guild Hits Out at BJP Over ‘Dimagi Naxal’ Attack on Journalists Editors Guild of India (EGi) , media freedom , Sudhanshu Trivedi https://en.themooknayak.com/books/film-maker-anand-patwardhan-calls-akhlaq-a-must-read-in-hard-hitting-foreword-on-mob-lynching https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-24/1b6qzuu0/Akhlak-book-by-Dayashankar-Mishra.jpg-1.jpeg 'Akhlaq' is a meticulously researched book by Dayashankar Mishra that documents the history, patterns, and ground realities of mob lynching in India through citizens’ testimonies and case studies of attacks on minorities. themooknayak-en en 2026-08-24T13:40:03.735+05:30 Film Maker Anand Patwardhan Calls ‘Akhlaq’ a Must-Read in Hard-Hitting Foreword on Mob Lynching mob lynching, Anand Patwardhan, ‘Akhlaq’, Dayashankar Mishra’s book, attack on minorities https://en.themooknayak.com/books/akhlaq-book-dayashankar-mishra-mob-lynching-india https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-24/5tkfoe0g/Akhlak-book.jpg Discover how Dayashankar Mishra's fearless book 'Akhlaq' unmasks the chilling reality, state complicity, and media silence surrounding mob lynchings in India. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-24/ipw1prsu/Dayashankar-Mishras-book-Akhlaq-is-now-available-on-Amazon-and-Flipkart. Dayashankar Mishra's book "Akhlaq" is now available on Amazon and Flipkart. themooknayak-en en 2026-08-24T12:34:50.045+05:30 Akhlaq Book: Exposing India's Mob Lynching Epidemic Akhlaq book, Dayashankar Mishra, mob lynching India, Dadri lynching, Dalit atrocities https://en.themooknayak.com/discussion-interview/caste-based-reservation-the-wisdom-of-willful-surrender https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-01-15/luh8u6af/image-52.png Reservation is not a substitute for economic growth, job creation, education or poverty eradication. It is an instrument of representation. themooknayak-en en 2026-08-24T12:04:22.804+05:30 Caste Based Reservation: The Wisdom of Wilful Surrender Caste Based Reservation, equitable justice , discrimination, caste census https://en.themooknayak.com/society/tm-special-can-a-new-law-end-rajasthans-hukka-pani-band-and-its-parallel-caste-justice-system-heres-what-a-rising-campaign-is-demanding https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-24/s07zjaz4/GeminiGeneratedImagel0xdeil0xdeil0xd.png A new movement Is challenging caste justice and arbitrary panchayat diktats in rural villages. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-24/i01quz56/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-23-at-1.16.32-PM-1.jpeg Social boycott commonly referred to as “hukka-pani band”, continues to operate as an extrajudicial practice in large parts of rural Rajasthan. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-24/vezwk6yl/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-23-at-1.16.33-PM-1.jpeg The central objective of the campaign is to push the Rajasthan government towards enacting a comprehensive, victim-centric law specifically criminalising social boycott. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-24/cssbrfzk/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-23-at-1.16.31-PM.jpeg The campaign's proposed framework includes a 24-hour dedicated helpline, fast-track courts or special cells, free psychological counselling and legal aid, financial assistance and livelihood support. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-24/00gfec7g/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-23-at-1.17.43-PM.jpeg The movement seeks immediate security protection for victims and witnesses facing community pressure or retaliation. themooknayak-en en 2026-08-24T09:25:48.603+05:30 TM Special | Can a New Law End Rajasthan's "Hukka-Pani Bandh" Culture? Here's What a Rising Campaign Is Demanding extrajudicial punishment, Hukka-Pani Band Culture, Rajasthan High Court, Social Ostracism, Rajasthan Social Boycott Campaign https://en.themooknayak.com/governance/aiobcsa-calls-for-united-fight-against-anti-reservation-push-terms-quotas-a-constitutional-right https://cf-images.assettype.com/mooknayak-english-prod/import/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/OIP-696x417-1.jpg themooknayak-en en 2026-08-24T06:24:33.976+05:30 AIOBCSA Calls for United Fight Against Anti-Reservation Push, Terms Quotas a Constitutional Right Anti-Reservation Campaign, Constitutional Right, All India OBC Students Association (AIOBCSA) https://en.themooknayak.com/dalit-news/tm-special-why-tamil-nadu-government-refused-to-remove-iron-bars-around-ambedkar-statues https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-23/he5f1sbs/1.jpeg The state government's principal argument is that CCTV surveillance cannot substitute for a physical barrier in locations where statues may be vulnerable. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-23/156hm7ez/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-22-at-7.51.09-PM.jpeg Activists believe that the cage is not for security; it represents societal foolishness and deep-rooted caste prejudices. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-23/b77axd07/3.jpeg The issue was taken up by the NCSC, which sought a response from the Tamil Nadu government recently. https://cf-images.assettype.com/themooknayak-en/2026-08-23/w46xnbnn/2.jpeg The state government refused the petitioner's proposal to remove the bars and rely only on CCTV surveillance. themooknayak-en en 2026-08-23T14:30:00.000+05:30 TM Special | Why Tamil Nadu Government Refused to Remove Iron Bars Around Ambedkar Statues? Ambedkar Statues, Tamil Nadu Government, National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC)