Stay updated with breaking news from Rohith Act. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Rohith Vemula's mother Radhika Vemula met Rahul Gandhi and walked with him briefly during the morning leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra.
Trigger warning: Mentions of casteist abuse and suicide In April 2021, videos surfaced on the internet that showed Seema Singh, an associate professor at IIT Kharagpur, hurling abuses at students of marginalised castes and/or with physical disabilities during an online class. Her tirade was allegedly a response to a student not standing up for the national anthem and not saying “ Bharatmata ki jai“. Another video shows Singh responding publicly to a student’s email asking for a few days’ leave after her grandfather had succumbed to COVID-19. In her response, Singh calls the request an...
»From Aspiring Scientist to Auto-Rickshaw Driver, Now Advocate: How Raja Vemula's Life Changed After Rohith's Death 3-MIN READ From Aspiring Scientist to Auto-Rickshaw Driver, Now Advocate: How Raja Vemula's Life Changed After Rohith's Death Raja Vemula with his mother, Radhika. Image Credits: Twitter. With an M.Sc in Applied Geology, Raja had wanted to become a scientist. In 2017, he started driving an auto to meet expenses. FOLLOW US ON: In 2015, before his elder brother, Rohith Vemula died by suicide, Raja wanted to be a scientist. After his older brother's death altered his course of li...