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Will Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg win a Nobel Peace Prize this year? 

The Nobel Peace Prize would be awarded on October 8. A week of Nobel Prizes kicks off on October 4 with Physiology or Medicine

Published on 1st October 2021
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Student leaders demand reopening of college, university campuses which have been shut since last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic

The activists also urged the Centre and state governments to provide concession in fees to students who are facing financial constraints

Published on 10th September 2021
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How student activist Samya Korde has helped kids in Dharavi get access to education

As per government estimates, there are around 57,000 families living in the slums that are spread across 2.5 sq km. Most parents were out of jobs for a while, and many are still struggling

Published on 22nd July 2021
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His way or the highway: Why Traffic Ramaswamy is one tough 'PIL' to swallow!

Beaten, threatened and abandoned. This octagenarian's spirits have never dipped as he continues to crusade for Chennai's rights without missing a beat

Published on 8th December 2017
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A miracle in Mollem: How Goans are galvanising the young with art and activism to save their habitat

Students, researchers, scientists, musicians and artists in Goa have launched a widespread movement that hopes to save the protected Mollem National Park from three developmental projects

Published on 30th August 2020
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Disha’s family friend says parents had little idea about the extent of her climate change activism

Asked whether Disha was alerted by Nikita about the police action, Prasanna said he didn’t know whether Disha was informed about it

Published on 19th February 2021
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Inside Indulekha Warrier's Penn Rap: Feminism and the force of musical activism 

Indulekha Warrier who rose to fame when she rapped about the moral policing that most women are subject to, is now all set to explore the genre further

Published on 2nd December 2020
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For an Ambedkarite like me, education is part of activism: Dalit student who topped the SSUS exams

A prominent Dalit activist, Dinu K scored the highest marks in this year's MA Sociology final year examinations conducted by the Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady

Published on 27th August 2020
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Over 300 IIT alumni, students, profs extend support to soon-to-be-jailed academic Anand Teltumbde

Members of the pan-IIT community - faculty, scientists, researchers, students and alumni issued a joint statement condemning the actions of the state 'in their individual capacities'

 

Published on 1st April 2020
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Arrested during Xi's visit, Tibetan activist Tenzin Tsundue has been jailed 16 times. Here's why

The activist was picked up by the police much before Xi's visit and was detained at Puzhal for 12 days, but this was not the first time this was happening to him

 

Published on 21st October 2019
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The Suraj Yengde interview: People are eager to learn about Nazis, but not about caste oppression in India

Suraj Yengde is a Harvard scholar, he was also the first Dalit to get a PhD from an African University. He is in India to promote his book 'Caste Matters'

 

Published on 5th August 2019
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Girish Karnad: A man who had the strongest and best lines — both on stage and in real life

The Padma Shri and Jnanpith awardee passed away after a prolonged illness on Monday morning

Published on 10th June 2019
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Why Thirumurugan Gandhi believes that no one will be brought to justice for Thoothukudi shooting

The activist talks about the situation in Thoothukudi and how education is increasingly catering only to the rich and powerful and denied to the oppressed

Published on 20th February 2019
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Anatomy of a student activist: Why Valarmathi's family supports her firebrand activism, despite her arrest

The student activist was arrested a few days ago after she spoke against police brutality on protesters. Her parents have no idea why she has been repeatedly denied bail

Published on 3rd July 2018
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Is JNU delinking integrated MPhil-PhD programme to eliminate the culture of activism on campus?

The University has separated the two courses, so now students have to write two entrance exams to study at JNU but the students don't see that as the issue, they believe its something else entirely

Published on 8th December 2017

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