caste - Different Truths

July 14, 2016
Lenin Raghuvanshi
Advocacy, Subaltern & Dalits

Caste and Torture

The National Human Rights Commission (2011) notes that from 2001 to 2010, there were 4,034 custodial deaths and 1,836 cases of custodial torture registered in India. The worst affected state...

May 5, 2016
Nirmal Kumar Paudel
Subaltern & Dalits

Bonded Labourers of Sarai walk tall, Wait for Emancipation

Nirmal documents the life in Sarai Village, in Varanasi district, which is now free of bonded labourers, due to the pro-active measures of PVCHR. During his recent visit, he found that...

April 12, 2016
Different Truths News Service
Dissent, Politics, Subaltern & Dalits

125th Anniversary of Dr. BR Ambedkar: Seminar against Continuing Caste Atrocities

Here’s a curtain raiser on the 125th anniversary of Dalit torchbearer, Dr BR Ambedkar. A seminar organised by the CPIML New Democracy shall discuss the continuing caste atrocities against the Dalits...

April 4, 2016
Different Truths News Service
Dissent, Economy, Politics

III AIKMS Conference: Commoners Betrayed after Independence, says Prof Ravi Srivastava

On the second day of the delegate session of the third AIKMS conference noted economist from JNU, Prof. Ravi Srivastava, anguished that aspirations or better life among the common...

December 21, 2015
Rama Shanker Singh
Cover Story, People

Numbers, Language and Story: A Nomadic Perspective

Nomads are the most ancient people on earth. They speak several languages. Their ancient Nomadic lingo is very different from the languages that we use. Rama Shanker explores into the Nomadic...

November 24, 2015
Lenin Raghuvanshi
Cover Story, Dissent, Human Rights, Politics

Can the Neo-Dalit Movement Eradicate Emerging Fascism in India?

The vast poor majority remains oppressed to the emerging fascist forces. They are brutalised by the caste system, the ‘culture of impunity’ and the hydra-headed tortures. Dr. Lenin...