Is There A Second Wave of Dalit Upsurge in West Bengal?

Is There A Second Wave of Dalit Upsurge in West Bengal?: The Matua movement that lost momentum after raising hopes of Dalit awakening in West Bengal appears to have received fresh impetus again. But is it too early to pass verdict on the future trajectory of the movement and Dalit politics in general?

Dalit alliance wants law insulated from future judicial review

Dalit alliance wants law insulated from future judicial review: NCDHR has also opposed 10% reservation for EWS, saying poverty alleviation schemes should be introduced instead

Final decision on Buddha statues rehab still awaited

Final decision on Buddha statues rehab still awaited

China Jails Human Rights Website Founder For Five Years

China Jails Human Rights Website Founder For Five Years: Liu Feiyue is sentenced by a Hubei court after being found guilty of 'incitement to subvert state power.'

Indigenous girls tops in Burnaby for grad rate last year

Indigenous girls tops in Burnaby for grad rate last year: When it comes to students graduating from high school, the Burnaby school district is ahead of the curve. For well over a decade, the district has been ahead of the provincial average – by as . . .

The Women Who Enriched The Indian Constitution | Madras Courier

The Women Who Enriched The Indian Constitution | Madras Courier: Fifteen women members of the Constituent Assembly made substantial contributions to the Constitution. Here's how.

Buddha Head Found amid New Excavation Efforts in Gujarat, India | Buddhistdoor

Buddha Head Found amid New Excavation Efforts in Gujarat, India | Buddhistdoor: Carving among numerous findings that narrate the Buddhist history of Gujarat

Crime and politics

Crime and politics: Nirmala Panta’s unsolved rape and murder divides activists and prolongs the family’s grief

Entry to Sabarimala a big step forward for gender equality? Ask Dalit women

Entry to Sabarimala a big step forward for gender equality? Ask Dalit women: Clearly, the people celebrating this victory at Sabarimala are predominantly dominant caste Hindu women

Human Rights Double Standard: Iranian Sanctions Impact the Most Vulnerable

Human Rights Double Standard: Iranian Sanctions Impact the Most Vulnerable

The Buddha’s Last Instruction | James Ford

The Buddha’s Last Instruction | James Ford

Ask An Atheist | WAMU

Ask An Atheist | WAMU: One nation, not under God.

Confucius Replaces Buddha in Sinicized Chinese Temples

Confucius Replaces Buddha in Sinicized Chinese Temples: In the new China, Buddhist and Daoist artifacts are destroyed, and temples are turned into nondescript buildings for worshiping the state.

20 Things You Didn't Know About ... The Year in Science | DiscoverMagazine.com

20 Things You Didn't Know About ... The Year in Science | DiscoverMagazine.com

Is There A Second Wave of Dalit Upsurge in West Bengal?

Is There A Second Wave of Dalit Upsurge in West Bengal?: The Matua movement that lost momentum after raising hopes of Dalit awakening in West Bengal appears to have received fresh impetus again. But is it too early to pass verdict on the future trajectory of the movement and Dalit politics in general?

Aboriginal suicide prevention. Where is the funding going?

Aboriginal suicide prevention. Where is the funding going?: Comment from A/Prof Dr Tracy Westerman 2018 Australian of the Year finalist and suicide prevention expert.

Buddha’s first peace mission to Sri Lanka

Buddha’s first peace mission to Sri Lanka

Call For Paper: Conference On Nationalism And Patriotism In The Contemporary World, NLU Delhi

Call For Paper: Conference On Nationalism And Patriotism In The Contemporary World, NLU Delhi: The International Conference on Understanding Nationalism and Patriotism in the Contemporary World will be held on 02-03 March 2019 by Center for Human Rights and Subaltern Studies (CHRSS), National...

Delhi court refuses to accept chargesheet against Kanhaiya Kumar, others

Delhi court refuses to accept chargesheet against Kanhaiya Kumar, others

Sowing division: caste is crucial in Indian elections | openDemocracy

Sowing division: caste is crucial in Indian elections | openDemocracy: Of course,
politicians did not create the powerful Hindu caste system. They merely exploit
this fault-line, exacerbating the caste animosities to build vote banks.

“She is not a ‘Abid”: blackness among slave descendants in southern Tunisia | openDemocracy

“She is not a ‘Abid”: blackness among slave descendants in southern Tunisia | openDemocracy: Connected first by a slave-master relationship and now by geographical proximity, the ‘white’ and ‘black’ populations of Ghbonton, Tunisia have a complex relationship with each other.

How to Think About Empire

How to Think About Empire: Boston Review speaks with Arundhati Roy on censorship, storytelling, and her problem with the term ‘postcolonialism.’

Going ape over Hanuman

Going ape over Hanuman

Is Japan really racist?

Is Japan really racist?: Much ink has been spilled about the supposed homogeneity of Japan and the dangerous idea of racial purity that goes along with it. Some expats have made entire careers writing — or ranting — about the problems of discrimination in Japan. And yet, the number of foreign residents has more…

Art Exhibit Raises Awareness on Violence Against Native American Women

Art Exhibit Raises Awareness on Violence Against Native American Women: An art exhibit dedicated to Native American women affected by violence and human trafficking took place Friday at the Powless Cultural Center. The art work was created by people in the region impacted by the issue.

Vikings S05E16: The Buddha – A tale of faith and mothers

Vikings S05E16: The Buddha – A tale of faith and mothers

Meet Nunavut’s first Inuit-owned coffee company: Kaapittiaq

Meet Nunavut’s first Inuit-owned coffee company: Kaapittiaq

Prayer For World Peace at Fo Guang Shan Hsi Lai Temple - Press Release - Digital Journal

Prayer For World Peace at Fo Guang Shan Hsi Lai Temple - Press Release - Digital Journal

Mrinal Sen In His Own Words

Mrinal Sen In His Own Words

A human rights-friendly approach to education | The Royal Gazette:Bermuda Young Observer

A human rights-friendly approach to education | The Royal Gazette:Bermuda Young Observer: The following was written for Amnesty International about Warwick Academy’s Human Rights Project on its fifth anniversary as part of Amnesty

Dalits in Bakarpur exercise NOTA; outnumber other votes polled in 2 wards

Dalits in Bakarpur exercise NOTA; outnumber other votes polled in 2 wards

Savitribai Phule: 10 facts to know about first female teacher of India

Savitribai Phule: 10 facts to know about first female teacher of India: A leading social reformer of her time, Savitribai Phule is hailed for her contribution in the field of education. Savitribai was a crusader for women empowerment as she broke all stereotypes and spent her life promoting the noble cause of women’s education. - Featured News

An iconoclast and a humanist

An iconoclast and a humanist

Call for Muslim-Dalit unity: An Unlikely Prospect | IndiaFacts

Call for Muslim-Dalit unity: An Unlikely Prospect | IndiaFacts: Call for Muslim-Dalit unity: What Mandal went through and what Dr Ambedkar said is enough to have serious doubts

Volunteer Odelle Pike to receive Order of Newfoundland and Labrador | The Western Star

Volunteer Odelle Pike to receive Order of Newfoundland and Labrador | The Western Star: When Odelle Pike gets invested into the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador later this month she believes the highlight for her will be being in the room with Kaetlyn Osmond.

That’s because the two have crossed paths before, Osmond as a young

Ending jailing for unpaid fines - real change includes affordable fines | The Stringer

Ending jailing for unpaid fines - real change includes affordable fines | The Stringer

Kundapur: Land sanctioned to Dalits after special efforts by DC

Kundapur: Land sanctioned to Dalits after special efforts by DC