1/6. Tata Institute of Social Sciences suspension of Dalit scholar P. S. Ramadas for alleged ‘anti-national’ activity is appalling. This must mark the lowest point TISS has seen in its distinguished history in both leadership and action.#TISS #DALIT

1/5. And so the BJP lost the Faizabad (Ayodhya) Lok Sabha seat. Has Lord Ram fought his last electoral battle for them? Or did he resent being politicized for cheap partisan gain? Or maybe he figured out who the ten-headed monster really was? #ElectionsResults

"ભાષાને શું વળગે ભૂર, રણમાં જે જીતે તે શૂર!" This fascinating thread explains the politics at the heart of languages!

Who encroaches on whose space if a road is built through community dwellings or when people set up stalls on the newly built road? Who owns the city? Ask fishers in #Chennai's #Nochikuppm. A Divya Karnad story People's Archive of Rural India. Manini Bansal InSeason Fish ruralindiaonline.org/en/articles/be…

1/8. Most Indians see the Big Fat Indian Wedding as a national achievement and are not put off by it, according to TV commentary, including on BBC. Really? Did BBC, anyone, do a poll/survey of most Indians? People hit the streets for what they see as a national achievement –

'It all begins with a single thread and ends with a single thread,' says Rekha ben, a Dalit woman weaver from Limadi #Gujarat. A story of the labour & art of weaving intricate #patola. A must read on #NationalHandloomDay2024 Umesh Solanki on People's Archive of Rural India ruralindiaonline.org/en/articles/pi…

1/4 Freedom fighter Bhabani Mahato passed away peacefully in her sleep soon after midnight of August 29-30, 2024. She was 106 years old. With her passing, the numbers of India’s freedom fighters are thinner than ever. In 3-5 years, the golden generation will be gone and not a

શિક્ષકદિને People's Archive of Rural India પર પ્રકાશિત એક એવા શિક્ષકની વાત જે આદિવાસી બાળકોને English શીખવવાની સાથે પોતે એ બાળકોની મૂળ બોલી શીખીને એને વર્ગખંડના શિક્ષણનો ભાગ બનાવે છે, એના વિસરાતા શબ્દો દસ્તાવેજીકૃત કરી મૃતઃપ્રાય થઈ રહેલી એ બોલીમાં નવા પ્રાણ પૂરે છે વાંચો tinyurl.com/mpph7pj3

There is nothing else. No roads. No water. No light. No pucca houses. The school is close by, so our kids are at least learning to read and write.” By @jyotishinoli ruralindiaonline.org/en/articles/in…

In the last five years, land conflicts have increased with digitisation. “We do not know what rules are made and changed in this country. Educated people know a lot of things. But with that knowledge they rob the less informed people.” Bharosi Horo says. ruralindiaonline.org/en/articles/ad…

Films can be used to showcase ground realities to people. Through cinema, the viewer can feel more empathetic towards our existence. This is why I decided to make a short film. Film which was selected for the New Wave International Film Fest this year. outlookindia.com/art-entertainm…

Most of the temples in this country have been built over the places of worship of tribals. The tribals are continuously resisting this. scroll.in/article/107411…

1/3. One of India’s very last living freedom fighters, R. Nallakannu, turns 100 years of age today. The CPI veteran was one of the founding members of the farmers’ movement in Tamil Nadu. Nallakannu’s struggles seamlessly integrated farmers’ battles with the anticolonial

We are proud to announce the recipient of the inaugural TM Krishna-PARI Award, instituted in 2025 to honour individuals who bridge the worlds of art and journalism. The first recipient of this award is Labani Jangi, an artist and painter from Dhubulia, located in the rural Nadia

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