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Muthiah also alleged that since the caste crime was committed, many political organisations have been visiting the Dalit colony in Vengavayal and

Both the DMK and ADMK are equally to blame. When the question is violence against Dalits, they dont take measures to protect Dalits.

A lawyer by profession, Malaichamy started the Dalit Panther Iyakkam, a movement that wanted to claim its rightful space in a state dominated by parties running with caste-based vote banks. Today, September 14, is his 34th death anniversary.

TNM spoke to teachers and activists working in tribal welfare schools, and while they had conflicting views on the merger, they all agreed that Tamil Nadu’s welfare schools need major reforms.

Taking exception to Prof Ravi Kant's remarks about the circumstances in which the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi was built, the Hindutva student group chanted inflammatory slogans. However, the police ended up filing a criminal case against the professor.

Bullied by academic staff, barred from the university laboratory and even denied a chair, Deepa P Mohanan despaired of ever being able to finish her PhD as a low-caste Indian woman. But then she decided to fight back. Mohanan, who is researching on nanomedicine, became a poster girl for tens of thousands of fellow Dalit students when she went on hunger strike to protest

INDIA-EDUCATION/CASTE (FEATURE, PIX):FEATURE-Indian students fight against caste discrimination raises Dalit hopes

Indian student's fight against caste discrimination raises Dalit hopes

Chennai, India: Bullied by academic staff, barred from the university laboratory and even denied a chair, Deepa P. Mohanan despaired of ever being abl...