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Caste Census – Challenges of Controlling the Long Term Spin
Caste Census – Challenges of Controlling the Long-Term Spin Bihar is the first state to complete the caste census and bring out the results showing that OBCs and EBCs comprise more than 60% of the population while Scheduled Castes comprise about 20% of the population, Scheduled Tribes less than 2% of the population and
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Dhammachakra Anupravartan Din – The Unique Utsav
Dhammachakra Anupravartan Din – The Unique Utsav It is well-known that Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar converted with hundreds of thousands of his followers to Buddhism on 14 October 1956 at Nagpur. The day after that Babasaheb travelled to Chandrapur, and here too his followers converted to Buddhism on 16th October 1956. Every year, masses of Dr.
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Kolams in Ghatraiguda – a Precarious Existence
Kolams in Ghatraiguda – a Precarious Existence Growing cotton, jawari, ambadi and some lentils is the basic livelihood of the Adivasis in Jivti. If they are driven out of their land, their community life is destroyed and they migrate from place to place looking for wage labour. Today the condition of Adivasis in Jivti is
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Judgment at Nuremberg (Film Review)
Judgment at Nuremberg Why did Judges Capitulate to Hitler? Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) written by Abby Mann and directed by Stanley Kramer is a black and white movie that communicates the truth in black and white. The film shows the trial of four Nazi Judges and one Nazi prosecutor and the predicament of Judge
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Kolam Adivasis Run Pillar to Post for Ration Shop
Belgaon is a small hamlet of Kolam Adivasis under the Nandappa Group Gram Panchayat. There was a time when this hamlet had its own fair price shop which served a total of around 100-110 card holders. This shop was closed down and ration cards were linked first to the shop at Pittiguda and more recently
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What does the Indian Express List of 100 Powerful Indians Tell Us?
What does it Tell Us? the Indian Express List of 100 Powerful Indians The Indian Express has come out with its annual list of 100 most powerful Indians. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi is at No.1, Home Minister Amit Shah at No.2, RSS Sarsanghachalak Mohan Bhagwat at No.3 – no surprises there! In fact, beginning
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Art 21 not applicable to Kolam Adivasis of Pataguda?
Art.21 not applicable to Kolam Adivasis of Pataguda? Yesterday (17 August 2024) after visiting Pataguda (Taluka Jivti, District Chandrapur) I felt that Art.21 of the Indian Constitution which ensures the Fundamental Right to Life with Dignity is not applicable in this tiny hamlet of Kolam Adivasis. Why else would the people live such a life
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Daughters of Chandrapur Reclaim the Night
Daughters of Chandrapur Reclaim the Night Women’s safety has become a central issue in India where incidents of rape, murder, molestation, kidnapping and assault are increasing every day. In Maharashtra, one rape is registered every twelve minutes. The matter of safety is not just a matter of ‘incidents’ but a lived reality – there is
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The Role of Tribal Development Department in the Context of Adivasi Land Rights
Revisiting the Role of Tribal Development Department in the Context of Adivasi Land Rights It is time to revise the mandate of the Tribal Development Department beyond implementation of a few schemes and disbursal of the Tribal Sub-Plan to other departments. In fact, the department should be empowered to ensure the Constitutional and Legal
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