The Tribal Intellectual Collective India, a national platform of academics and scholars from the Scheduled Tribe communities are organising a special lecture on an important subject concerning the history and process of becoming a Scheduled Tribe in India. The lecture will be delivered by its National Convener (Academic) Dr. Bodhi S. R, Associate Professor and …
When will the suicides of Dalit, Tribal students stop?
Vikas Parashram Meshram Referring to the recent incident of the alleged suicide of Darshan Solanki, a Dalit student in their first year of B.Tech at IIT Bombay, the 50th Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, said suicide incidents among marginalized students are on the rise, and research has proven it. In February, there was the …
Just Savarna Things…
Pranav Jeevan P The survey results conducted by various institute bodies of IIT Bombay over the last one and a half years have been made public by the media. These results point to the atmosphere of blatant casteism and humiliation that Dalit Bahujan Adivasi (DBA) students must face on a day-to-day basis. Though the survey …
Let me tell you about the Modern Manusmriti
Suraj Jadhav Dr. Thol. Thirumavalavan recently distributed translated copies of Manu Smriti in Tamil Nadu and explained why it should be burned. Dr. Ambedkar burned the Manu Smriti in 1927. Rajasthan High Court has a statue of Manu in its premises. On the issue of Manu Smriti, there are only two types of people: those …
Hathras Case and Dalit Representation in Courts
Rahul Kumar Gautam Atrocities against Dalits are not new in India. On 14 September 2020, a rape case happened with a Dalit girl in Hathras district, Uttar Pradesh. It was horrible and painful because the victim’s family said they remained alone, and the whole administration and Thakurs were on one side. The girl (victim), before …
Interim Report is a Proclamation that Dalit Bahujan Adivasi Students Don’t Belong in IITs
Pranav Jeevan P On 6th March, IIT Bombay administration released the interim report on the committee formed to “investigate the tragic incident that happened on February 12, 2023 involving Darshan Solanki.”. This report is the strongest testimony to the atmosphere of casteism that is prevalent in IIT Bombay as it reeks of the casteist attitude …
A tale of two Indias: The rich-poor divide widens
Manish Kumar Rao Keywords- Income Inequality, Rich, Poor, Oxfam’s Report, Tax, GST Oxfam’s recent report on economic inequality in India has highlighted the deepening of income disparities in the country during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report indicates that income inequality in India is not only persistent but has increased largely due to the pandemic, which …
‘Aapke ghar me to light jalti hai, hamara to dil jalta hai’: Toothless protection of Adivasi & Dalit coalworkers in Chhattisgarh
Ankush Uttam Helode Coal is one of the many natural minerals that are found in the state of Chhattisgarh. In 2021, Chhattisgarh alone produced 113 million metric tonnes of coal, or 20% of the nation’s total coal production. The majority of the coal produced comes from the land of Dalits and Adivasis, but because the …
In their own voice: The uphill struggle of Adivasis and Dalits for land rights in rural Gadchiroli
Ankush Uttam Helode History is replete with evidence of all social, economic, and state institutions exploiting Dalits and Adivasis every day. And this mental trauma is invisible to all those who are the reason behind it, but still, these brave communities are fighting against these operative criminal institutions. I personally have so many experiences of …