A social reformer, Dayanand Saraswati founded the Arya Samaj in 1875 and led a reform movement within Hinduism.

In news- Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K Kavitha has recently began a day-long hunger strike in New Delhi, demanding passage of the Women’s Reservation

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin will jointly inaugurate the centenary celebrations of the historic anti-untouchability movement at a ceremony in Vaikom later today.

Gender equality in the workplace is one of the most pressing social issues today. It affects men, women, and all members of society; if we want to build a safe and equitable future for everyone,...

Few places in India have seen a sustained women’s movement of the kind seen in Manipur—but the grinding ethnic war tearing the state apart has revealed it also has an ugly face.

HE HAS been called one of the most original political thinkers of the 20th century. Historians point out that ‘If academic citations and internet references are any guide, he is more influential than Machiavelli.’ And his impact...

Dalit women’s fight for equality and assertion has been as much with the ‘woman’ as with the ‘man’

A true Ambedkarite and Periyarist, his work, activism and translations are priceless in India's equality movement.

We need something else that can speak to working-class people across race and region. The Democrats aren’t going to do it. We need to be out there trying to win people over, not to win the left over.

One of the important claims of the self-respect movement was that all forms of customary and traditional Hindu marriages upheld caste supremacy and the patriarchal rights of men

Last month during the general debate of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, India’s Minister S Jaishankar made a remark about how Western states invoke respect for the UN Charter and advocacy...

Birsa Munda (1875-1900) emerged as ‘Dharti Aba’ (Father of the Earth) in Munda society and is now being worshipped again as ‘Lord’ or ‘Bhagwan’. He was the prophet, the visionary and the ultimate revolutionary. The short life of Birsa commands profound respect.

75th Republic Day of India: Pre-independence feminist movements played a crucial role in guaranteeing women’s rights in the Constitution

As the farmers go on the warpath again, we looked in Part I of this series at how real their angst was. The degree of distress that a typical farming household

The #MeToo movement has emerged as a powerful force in the fight against sexual
harassment and assault, sparking global conversations and driving significant
social change. This paper offers a ...

Running for over 600 days, the Vaikom satyagraha was the first among many temple entry movements in India. Amidst the national movement, it foregrounded the issue of untouchability and caste oppression.

Kolkata-based LGBTQIA+ activist, Pawan Dhall, has built up an archive documenting the LGBTQIA+ movement in its early years in India

The 4B movement also known as the “birth strike” and “marriage strike” meant to combat South Korea’s extreme patriarchal and misogynistic culture. This movement is seriously affecting their population growth. Will this be a growing trend across the world?

The Mahad Satyagraha is considered to be the 'foundational event' of the Dalit movement. This was the first time that the community collectively displayed its resolve to reject the caste system and assert their human rights.