Coimbatore school student death: investigation transferred to CB-CID
A. Kowsalyadevi, mother of the deceased student Akilan, at the protest site…
SP-RLD row over chavanni flips open caste fault lines ahead of U.P. poll
The modest chavanni – the now-obsolete 25-paise coin – is gaining currency in western…
T.N. Assembly unanimously adopts resolution urging Centre to do away with ‘Open-Column Method’ while enumerating BCs, MBCs, and DNCs
Image used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: C. Venkatachalapathy The…
Derogatory caste names should not be used in Census, says VCK MP
Villupuram MP and Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) general secretary D. Ravikumar on…
From ultra left to campaigner for Tamil Brahmins
K.S. Pandiarajan doesn’t see the BJP as truly defending the rights of Brahmins. Photo: Special…
Parties, outfits invoke ‘Brahmin’ angle to ‘pandit’ reference in U.P. police recruitment exam
The use of the word ‘pandit’ allegedly in bad light in a…
Reassessing Periyar E.V. Ramasamy’s take on Tamil, which he called a barbarian language
Actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam founder Kamal Haasan’s debut speech in the…
Hassan KPRS stages protest seeking grant of land for landless families of Karekere Kavalu
Leaders of Karnataka Prantha Raitha Sangha and Dalit Hakkugala Samiti staging a…
From ‘Samskara’ to ‘Kaatera’: Caste resistance & representation in Kannada cinema | Decode Karnataka
Kannada cinema has often spoken about class divide and social reform, but…
Madras High Court stays order against registration and operation of caste-based societies
Madras High Court. File | Photo Credit: K. Pichumani A Division Bench…
