I was intrigued and surprised to read a short piece written by Anup Tanaeja titled Untouchability Is Repugnant To Spirit Of Hinduism in a column “The Speaking Tree” in “The Times of India”, dated 30th ...

Born Erode Venkata Ramasamy Naicker on September 17, 1879, EVR entered a world where caste lines were as rigid as the iron in his father's merchant business.

The choice before Bharat is stark: either we reclaim our narrative, or we allow others — foreign as well as domestic — to write it against us. The society may not be as vigilant as it was this time ...

Mahatma Gandhi has insisted that social renewal must begin with reforming caste structures. His words have argued that ...

It was Sunday at midnight. Around 30 migrant workers were in deep sleep after a hard day’s work. A devastating fire engulfed ...

In 1931, Mahatma Gandhi questioned Ambedkar about his criticism of the Congress. Ambedkar's answer captures the heart of the ...

Indian developers are quitting their jobs at established studios like EA and Tencent, and even consulting roles at EY, to be ...

New ‘criminal code’ in Afghanistan also legalises ‘Caste-like slavery’, prescribes flog-at-sight for ‘sinners’ & proposes 3 months’ jail for wife visiting kin without ‘permission’.

A human rights group claimed that the Taliban code has divided society into four unequal categories, where it has legitimised slavery (‘Ghulami’) and has kept Mullahs and clerics immune, meaning they ...

In the Udyoga Parva of the Mahabharata, Vidura — the wise and incorruptible prime minister of Hastinapur — offers King Dhritarashtra a timeless lesson on statecraft and justice. In one such discussion ...

By A Representative In a major pre-budget mobilization, the Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (JSA), India’s leading public health ...

In 1945, two years prior to India’s independence, the current Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan, was born into a working-class family in northern Kerala. He was his mother’s fourteenth child; ...