In contrast to the 203rd anniversary of the historical battle last year, which was a low-key affair due to pandemic curbs, many people have paid their tributes at the Jaystambh, which, as per a Dalit narrative is the symbol of the victory over casteism.
P Varavara Rao, the activist and poet is presently facing trial in the Bhima Koregaon case.
In a statement issued on Thursday, UN Special Rapporteur Mary Lawlor said Father Swamy’s case should remind all states that human rights defenders and all those detained without sufficient legal basis, should be released.
Activist Anand Teltumbde, one of the co-accused in the Elgar Parishad case, was denied bail by a special court on Monday.
The 10 Bhima Koregaon co-accused include Rona Wilson, Surendra Gadling, Sudhir Dhawale, Mahesh Raut, Arun Ferreira, Vernon Gonsalves, Gautam Navlakha, Anand Teltumbde, Ramesh Gaichor and Sagar Gorkhe.
US-Based digital forensics firm Arsenal Consulting has revealed that Surendra Gadling’s computer was infected with malware, for nearly two years before his arrest in 2018, reports claimed
Speaking to Outlook, Stan Swamy’s lawyer Mihir Desai said that the draconian law UAPA needs a relook
'We refuse to be silent spectators and are ready to pay the price': Family members of Bhima Koregaon prisoners
Activist Stan Swamy, who was arrested in connection with the Elgar Parishad case, breathed his last on Monday
Any post-mortem of how state and courts failed Swamy will be a case of too little, too late.
The 84-year-old Jesuit priest was put on ventilator after his health deteriorated further early Sunday.
Kin and lawyers of imprisoned activists say the ruling will help in the delivery of justice
At 84 years of age, Stan Swamy is the oldest among the 16 accused in the Bhima Koregaon case and, arguably, the oldest prison inmate across the country facing non-bailable charges under the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
Some activists allegedly made inflammatory speeches and statements at the Elgar Parishad meet on December 31, 2017, which triggered violence at Koregaon Bhima, said officials
Activist Varavara Rao was arrested in the Bhima Koregaon case in June 2018
Mark Spencer is the president of Arsenal Consulting, a forensic firm that recently released a report that concluded that incriminating evidence was planted on the computer of Bhima-Koregaon accused and activist Rona Wilson.
Varavara Rao was arrested in the Elgar-Parishad-Maoist links case in June 2018.
Anand Teltumbde was arrested by the NIA on April 14, 2020, for allegedly having links with Maoists
He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.