Pakistan’s draft Hindu marriage law crosses first hurdle
Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons 10.7K Total Views After decades of filibustering, a parliamentary committee has finally approved a draft law on Hindu marriages in Pakistan, paving the way for registering…
Half full, half empty: 10 years of NREGA
10.3K Total Views Workers from a dalit hamlet in Tamil Nadu’s Villipuram district building a road to a cremation ground on the outskirts of the village as part of the…
After decades spent vilifying Ambedkar, why are the BJP and Congress so keen to claim his legacy?
Photo Credit: IANS 11.3K Total Views The popularity of Bhimrao Ambedkar in 2016 is remarkable. Ambedkar was always a Dalit icon. On his birth and death anniversaries, his memorial in…
This hilarious illustration is the Ravi Shastri of journalism cliches
Photo Credit: Karl Sharro 31.6K Total Views The stage is set. There's a keen contest on the cards. At first glance, this might serve as a cautionary tale forcing us…