Rohith Vemula

SC seeks response from Centre, UGC on plea moved by mothers of Rohith Vemula, Payal Tadvi to stop caste-based discrimination in universities

The Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from the Central government and University Grants Commission (UGC) on a petition filed by mothers of Rohith Vemula and Payal Tadvi

Rohith Vemula, Payal Tadvi’s mothers move Supreme Court seeking end of caste bias in educational campuses

The mothers of Rohith Vemula and Payal Tadvi, who had allegedly committed suicide following alleged caste-based discrimination, have moved the Supreme Court seeking to end such bias in universities

Understanding mental illness: Vulnerability is essential for the mind's well-being and a sense of community

We underestimate the role of being in touch with more invisible sources of strength and renewal that connect us to something larger than ourselves — art, sport and our connection with each other. Without the ability to turn to each other for succour, we are hamstrung, cut off from ourselves.

Resident doctor's suicide in Mumbai a grim reminder of how caste bias plagues India's educational institutes even today

While Dr Pragya Tadvi's suicide in Mumbai following caste harassment is a grim reminder of how classrooms are not free from the social evil, it is also an indicator of the sorry state of the education system in India.

Yashica Dutt on her decision to come out as Dalit: 'The truth was out, I didn’t feel the need to hide'

Journalist Yashica Dutt speaks about writing Coming Out As Dalit, the weight of pretending to be upper caste, and the pain that accompanies revisiting old memories

Angry young Indians: Nikhila Henry on documenting youth unrest, the need for a more humane society

Nikhila Henry on her book The Ferment, which traces the myriad reasons why India's youth is protesting against the State at a time when the country is witnessing a massive growth in its young population

Dalit Women in Politics: Unless women come into politics, no support will be offered to marginalised sections, says Sujatha Surepally

Dalit women have been fighters throughout our lives, we contribute to our economy, we are the major shareholders and this country owes us.

Githa Hariharan on her latest novel I Have Become The Tide, Rohith Vemula, politics of her writing

Githa Hariharan’s latest novel I Have Become The Tide centres around the caste system.

JNU sedition case: Arvind Kejriwal says chargesheet just before Lok Sabha polls raises several questions

Arvind Kejriwal said the police took three years to file in a court the chargesheet in connection with the sedition case against former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar and nine others.

What's caste got to do with it: Being a Dalit writer and responding to Savarna criticism

Because our bodies are full of caste, and caste memories that have to be purged before we can move on to writing about other things, very few Dalit, OBC writers get to write about what they really want to write about: films, books, sex, technology, dating etc.