Society

Activists, farmers and labourers have been directed to gather, set up a permitted pandal, display the party banner and seating arrangements, and partake of simple chutney-bhakri as a symbolic observance of ‘Black Diwali’.
Agriculture

'What is the Meaning of a Festival if There is Darkness in Farmers' Homes?': VBA Calls for Black Diwali with Chutney-Bhakri Protest on November 8

Geetha Sunil Pillai
3 min read
Shobha Prabhakar writes to Law Minister Jogaram Patel, seeks details on seven High Court directions; warns of contempt if no reply in 15 days.
Governance

TM Exclusive | No Nodal Officers, No SOP: Rajasthan Social Boycott Prevention Campaign Questions Raj Govt on Implementation of High Court Order Against Caste Panchayat Boycotts

Geetha Sunil Pillai
6 min read
Lodhi appeared with Satish Tiwari in a video clip and stated that the matter has been resolved amicably in the interest of social harmony.
OBC News

MP CMO Faces Casteist Abuse: “We Are Brahmins, You Are Lower Caste… What Will You Lose by Folding Your Hands Before a Brahmin?”

Geetha Sunil Pillai
3 min read
Kerala High court
Society

“Parents Can’t Dictate Adult Daughter’s Love or Job”: Kerala HC Protects Interfaith Couple, Orders Free Interaction

Geetha Sunil Pillai
3 min read
For the Bahujan community, Pillay’s Nobel Prize is both recognition of a lifetime of struggle against systems of racial and social hierarchy and a powerful affirmation of the global fight against caste-based discrimination.
Society

Navi Pillay Wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize: Bahujan Community Hails It as Victory for Dalit Rights

Geetha Sunil Pillai
6 min read
Two Sons Lost, Two Sit-ins: Will the System Listen This Time?
Dalit News

After Losing Their Young Sons, Parents Sit in the Open: How Long Must Dalit Families Wait for Justice?

Geetha Sunil Pillai
6 min read
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.
Dalit News

Sanitised Republic: Cast(e) & Contracts: How a Film on Caste and Contract Labour Was Blocked From Kerala’s Documentary Festival | TM Exclusive

Geetha Sunil Pillai
11 min read
Udaipur civic groups demand cancellation of JNU professor Nivedita Menon's lecture, citing past controversies.
Society

JNU Professor Nivedita Menon's Udaipur Talk Faces Protest Over Kashmir, Army and 'Accursed Country' Remarks

Geetha Sunil Pillai
4 min read
Shocking testimonies reveal severe medical negligence and targeted torture in Indian prisons. Activists demand the urgent release of filmmaker Vishal Singh.
Society

‘Medical Negligence as State Repression’: Activists Expose Horrific Prison Conditions, Demand Immediate Release of Filmmaker Vishal Singh

The Mooknayak English
3 min read
A new movement Is challenging caste justice and arbitrary panchayat diktats in rural villages.
Society

TM Special | Can a New Law End Rajasthan's "Hukka-Pani Bandh" Culture? Here's What a Rising Campaign Is Demanding

Geetha Sunil Pillai
7 min read
Outrage After Dalit Guests Humiliated at Rajasthan School on August 15
Dalit News

Dalit Guests Invited to Stage, Opposition Follows: Why an Independence Day Function Was Boycotted at Bhilwara Govt School | TM Exclusive

Geetha Sunil Pillai
4 min read
The court found that the police had arrested Mohandas without issuing a notice under Section 35(3) of the BNSS and had failed to place sufficient concrete material to substantiate apprehensions that he might abscond, destroy digital evidence or influence the complainant.
India

TM Analysis | From ‘Women Who Like Being Raped’ to Calls to Shoot Protesters: What Led Kerala Court to Grant TG Mohandas Bail?

Geetha Sunil Pillai
8 min read
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