MAHARASHTRA CHIEF MINISTER VILASRAO DESHMUKH GARLANDING THE PORTRAIT OF MAHATMA JYOTIBA PHULE ON LATTER'S DEATH ANNIVERSARY AT A FUNCTION HELD IN MANATRALAYA,IN MUMBAI ON WEDNESDAY.ALSO SEEN WITH PICTURE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HOME KRIPA SHANKAR SINGH .HT PHOTO. HTPHOTO

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Updated on Apr 11, 2023 01:12 AM IST

Gandhi’s anti-untouchability campaign letter to be auctioned; expected to fetch $15,000

Gandhi’s anti-untouchability campaign letter to be auctioned; expected to fetch $15,000.

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Updated on Apr 24, 2020 08:21 AM IST

Review: Beasts of Burden by Imayam

Life is hard: This could be Arrokyam from Imayam’s

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Updated on Apr 23, 2020 07:38 PM IST

‘Caste gets into every nook and corner of relationships’

TM Krishna

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Updated on Mar 12, 2020 05:04 PM IST

The audacity of democratic hope

A view of the Constituent Assembly on December 10, 1946.

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Updated on Nov 25, 2022 04:13 PM IST

HTLS 2019: For a better India, nurture constitutional ideals | Opinion

India has been a robust democracy. It is deeply federal. It has maintained diversity. And it has worked towards a more just society. For the future, it needs to safeguard and preserve precisely these features

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Published on Nov 30, 2019 05:15 PM IST

VD Savarkar fought caste, colonialism, and orthodoxy | Analysis

Savarkar was the first political leader to set Independence as India’s goal in 1900, which was accepted much later by the Congress in its Lahore session in 1929

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Published on Oct 28, 2019 07:20 PM IST

Teachers’ Day Special: The life of Savitribai Phule, India’s first female educator

Thane, India - January 3, 2019: Savitribai Phule, the women who initiated pioneering the importance of education within females, student of New English School, Thane pays tribute to Savitribai Phule on the occasion of her birth anniversary by celebrating her thoughts and efforts in Thane , India, on Thursday, January 3, 2019. (Photo by Praful Gangurde/ HT Photo)

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Updated on Sep 05, 2019 02:55 PM IST

Mahatma Jyotirao Phule: Reformer Far Ahead of his Time

Mahatma Jyotirao Phule inspired BR Ambedkar, the architect of India’s Constitution. Ambedkar not only acknowledged Phule as one of his three gurus but also drew inspiration from him.

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Updated on Sep 04, 2019 11:27 AM IST

The challenges of upward mobility | Opinion

The gap between the desire for upward mobility and what can be achieved could lead to social unrest

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Updated on Aug 27, 2019 07:01 PM IST

Kayastha cuisine: Koftas, karelas, shami kebabs and more

Mastane Kofte — minced meat balls cooked in a spicy gravy by chef Sugandha Saxena

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Updated on Sep 16, 2019 01:34 PM IST

Bhim Army leader challenges Mohan Bhagwat to an open debate on reservation

Chandrashekhar Azad said if RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat gives a call for abolishing the caste system, the Bhim Army will support it.

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Published on Aug 20, 2019 08:54 PM IST

Gandhi has been misunderstood, says filmmaker Anand Patwardhan

Patwardhan has referenced Gandhi in many of his films such as War and Peace, Reason among others.

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Updated on Aug 02, 2019 02:53 PM IST

Delhi University members object to lessons on Gujarat riots, homosexuality and caste

A section of a Delhi University (DU) panel has recommended dropping a lesson from the syllabus under the BA (Programme) course

education

Updated on Jul 15, 2019 07:28 AM IST

With Article 15, Bollywood, finally, sheds its caste blind spot

Perhaps the film’s biggest success is that it has been able to weave in and represent almost all the major ideological viewpoints

analysis

Updated on Jul 08, 2019 07:49 PM IST

Review: Cities and Canopies: Trees in Indian Cities by Harini Nagendra and Seema Mundoli

In the shade of the mighty banyan.

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Updated on Jun 28, 2019 05:59 PM IST

Mahatma Jyotirao Phule: Reformer far ahead of his time

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Updated on Jun 27, 2019 07:06 PM IST

Veer Savarkar should not be treated as a hate figure

A portrait of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar placed in the central hall of Parliament House on his birth anniversary, New Delhi, May 28, 2016

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Published on May 28, 2019 07:42 PM IST

To wipe out taboos in Malwa, young activists choose to marry inter-caste

The district welfare officer Sangrur, said the department has received 29 applications in the past two years, for financial assistance from couples who have married inter-caste, as the government gives Rs 30,000 assistance to such couples.

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Updated on Apr 14, 2019 12:07 PM IST

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