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The experience of the aid workers in the era of populism

Balaka Chattaraj India has been the home for refugees from diverse communities from different parts of the world. In 2017, many Rohingya people fled the brutal oppression inflicted upon them by the extremist authority in Myanmar. Around 70,000 of them settled in Bangladesh, according to a UNHCR report, and an estimated 40,000 of the same …

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Manusmriti to Modernity: Caste, Labour, and the Unbroken Chain of Exploitation

Ashutosh Arke “Slavery is a denial of human rights. Caste is also a form of slavery which denies people their fundamental rights.” – Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar. Caste-based labour exploitation in India is increasingly being equated with modern slavery due to the persistent, hereditary, and coercive nature of labour practices imposed on marginalized communities, particularly Dalits …

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“Do Not Break My India”: A Letter From the Margins of a Shattered Silence

Kangsa Manlong There’s a pain that doesn’t just live inside your bones—it lives in your tongue, in your name, in the way you look at your land and no longer recognize it. I write this with the full weight of that pain. Not just mine, but of so many who have been silenced, mocked, erased—not …

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Artificial Intelligence in Education: Opportunities and Challenges for Marginalized Students

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Dr. Md Tabrez Alam & Dr Md Afroz Introduction: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping the education sector, offering new opportunities for accessibility, personalized learning, and administrative efficiency. However, for marginalized students, AI presents both advantages and challenges. While AI-driven tools can help bridge learning gaps through adaptive learning, language translation, and assistive technologies, structural barriers …

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Reflections in a Cracked Mirror: Caste, Epistemic Violence, and the Self

Subham Malpani Away from South Asia, I have had the privilege of reflecting from afar on the everyday banality that sustains caste, from my savarna location. The Cracked Mirror by Guru and Sundar Sarukkai has offered a language to think through the unknown, repressed violence I had internalized. This essay attempts to locate my place …

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Stop Extrajudicial Killings in Operation Kagar: Urge UN Investigation Into Adivasi Deaths

Karthik Navayan To, Complaint Procedure Unit – Human Rights Council Branch OHCHR – Palais Wilson United Nations Office at Geneva CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland, Email: cp@ohchr.org @UN_HRC @IndiaUNNewYork @UN Subject: Stop Extrajudicial Killings in Operation Kagar: Urge UN Investigation into Adivasi Deaths in India 1.    The Indian government’s Operation Kagar, launched in January 2024 …

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Caste, Landownership, and Its Historicity: The Redistribution Question

Santosh Rasve Land ownership in India is entwined with caste hierarchies, reflecting thousands of years of structural inequality and exclusion. Dalits, Adivasis, Lower OBCs, and other marginalised communities are landless or marginal landholders. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar emphasised that land is not merely an economic asset but a marker of social status and dignity. Historical and …

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Phule: A Cinematic Ode to Social Reform in a Polarized India

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Neeraj Bunkar Phule—a film directed by Ananth Mahadevan faced significant opposition from Brahmanical ideologues. The film chronicles the revolutionary lives of Jyotiba and Savitribai Phule, whose fight against caste oppression and gender inequality remains strikingly relevant. A Historical Canvas with Contemporary Resonance The film opens in 1897, Poona, during the bubonic plague, with an elderly …