Dalit Activist Thenmozhi Soundararajan Takes on Caste
Her debut book, The Trauma of Caste, exposes caste oppression in the South Asian subcontinent and the United States.
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Book Review: All the Answers to Your Questions on India's Reservation Policy
The book is an accessible and finely written introduction to one of the most controversial issues in India.
Hijab ban: How the dreams of young Muslim women in Karnataka were shattered
Young Muslim women in Karnataka recount how a court order legitimised Hindutva prejudice and locked them out of an education.
How the West projected Hitler’s ‘hooked cross’ as the Swastika with the help of New York Times
The New York Times has distorted the image of Hindu holy symbol Swastika. The publication compared Hindu symbol with the Nazi Symbol.
It is imperative to note that the Nazi Party adopted the hooked cross (Hakenkreuz in German) as its emblem in 1920. There is no evidence that Hitler ever heard of the word “Swastika”. Hooked Cross had been a sacred symbol of Christianity since its inception in ancient days and it is very natural to find Hooked Cross symbols in old churches and chapels. The Christian symbol had nothing to do either with Hinduism or Swastika. It existed as an important symbol of Christendom since its very existence. It was found in early Christian Graves of Rome in the second century CE.
The New Humanitarian | How India’s caste system keeps Dalits from accessing disaster relief
Historically disenfranchised, they are denied aid and equal protection.
Historically marginalised, many of the 280 million Dalits that form 20% of India’s population today still live on the fringes of society. About a third of the population remains impoverished, according to the UN, and they often continue to be shunned by so-called oppressor castes who hold power at both the village and federal levels