Educate,Agitate,Organise
April 11th and 14th respectively mark the birth anniversaries of two of India’s most radical anti-caste thinkers: Jyotirao Phule and B.R. Ambedkar. Remembering them now is a necessity for all...
The Need for a Rohith Act
Caste discrimination in India’s higher education system is structural, persistent, and often invisible. Behind the facade of meritocracy lies a deeply unequal reality where students from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled...
UGC Regulations, Rohith Act,and the Brahminical Backlash
The recent stay ordered by the Supreme Court of India on the UGC (Equality Promotion in Higher Education Institutions) Rules, 2026 marks yet another moment where the state has sided...
The Socio-Educational Survey in Karnataka
Karnataka’s ongoing caste and socio-economic survey has brought many discussions and debates to the surface. The survey aims to collect information about people’s social, educational, and economic backgrounds to understand...
On the Contradiction of SC Internal Reservation
On August 19 after a cabinet meeting, the Siddaramaiah government announced its own matrix for internal reservation (sub-classification) for scheduled castes in Karnataka. But the decision leaves glaring issues in...
Murder in the Name of ‘Honour’
In a horrific incident that shook Kalaburagi’s Melakunda village, an 18-year old girl from the Lingayat community named Kavita Kollura, was brutally murdered by her father and relatives over her...
Manual Scavenging: Biggest Shame of India
On 21st July, just weeks after India proudly announced its ascent as the fourth largest economy in the world, Puttaswamy, a 31-year-old labourer, developed severe breathing difficulties and died while...
A Tale of Insecurity: Anti Intellectualism, Caste, Class, Capitalism—and the Slow Death of the Humanities
In today’s world, where science and technology are advancing rapidly, many people seem to dislike deep thinking, especially in subjects like literature, philosophy, or sociology. This attitude—called anti-intellectualism—is not just...
Rohith Vemula: An Episode of Institutional Casteism
Rohit Vemula was a Dalit PhD scholar at Hyderabad Central University who was a vocal member of Ambedkar Students' Association (ASA) that fights against caste issues. ASA had friction with...
Understanding Caste
Caste has been a defining feature of Indian society for millennia. Understanding it does not require delving into speculative debates about its origins, as caste has continually evolved. What castes...