What followed was a gradual but unmistakable erosion of both authority and hope. Reports of communal violence, particularly ...

Santosh Nagoji takes a deep breath and walks toward the hole-in-the-wall men’s salon on a Thursday evening. He needs a haircut but dares not enter the 10 x 10 sq feet parlour, painted with pink walls, ...

As India celebrates the 135th birth anniversary of Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, a man admired and revered across the nation, let’s revisit his social reform movements against the caste system, ...

Caption: Akhila Karnataka Sri Shivasharana Hadapad Appanna Samaj Seva Sangha has launched 'Kshourikara Nade Dalitara Keriya Kade' (Barbers' move towards Dalits' colonies) campaign to sensitise barbers ...

Ahimsa is presented as the highest Hindu virtue. It evokes images of gentle sages, compassionate saints, and morally superior lives. But beneath this halo lies a social technology that has, for ...

Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has said that untouchability is still prevalent even after 75 years of independence but with a new face. Untouchability doesn’t mean mere physical distancing but ...

Salman Saleem, whose LinkedIn bio defines him as Creative Head at the Vibes Network, turned a delivery agent for a day and asserted that it “completely changed the way he looks at work, value, and ...