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Rohith Vemula News

10 years on, how Vemula’s death forced policy shifts

Rohith Vemula, a PHD student, died by suicide at the University of Hyderabad following months of caste discrimination. (Hindustan Times)

Published 177 days ago

Caste discrimination in university campuses

Students from poorer families, marginalised castes and first-generation learner backgrounds often find it difficult to survive on campuses — not only because they fail to get adequate help but also due to hostility

Published 554 days ago

Revanth assures fresh probe into Vemula case

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy with University of Hyderabad student Rohith Vemula's mother Radhika Vemula and brother Raja Vemula and others during a meeting, in Hyderabad, on Saturday. (PTI)

Updated 799 days ago

Rahul Gandhi should apologise for politicising Rohith Vemula’s death, says Sitharaman

Nirmala Sitharaman (C) was speaking at an event in city. Also seen are BJP MP Medha Kulkarni (R) and leader Shaina NC. (HT PHOTO)

Updated 799 days ago

Rahul Gandhi should apologise for politicising Rohith Vemula’s death: Sitharaman

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman spoke at the Decan college in Pune on Saturday.

Updated 799 days ago

On Rohith Vemula case, Nirmala Sitharaman takes ‘Mohabbat ki dukaan’ jibe

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman (HT Photo)

Updated 800 days ago

Rohith Vemula's family to challenge police's ‘not Dalit’ closure report

Telangana Police closed Rohith Vemula suicide case and said there was not abutment to his suicide.

Updated 800 days ago

‘No case of suicide abetment’: What BJP said on Rohith Vemula death case closure

Telangana police files closure report on Rohith Vemula death case (Hindustan Times)

Updated 800 days ago

Rohith Vemula was not Dalit, Telangana Police closes case; protest at HCU campus

Telangana Police closed Rohith Vemula suicide case and said there was not abutment to his suicide.

Updated 800 days ago

Celebrating 50 years of hip-hop: Check out original voices from young India

Rappers Menime from Kashmir and Saniya MQ from Mumbai.

Updated 1074 days ago

Vemula and the new political wave

Universities are meant to be nurturing spaces that mold the intellectual capacity of students. Caste is the anti-thesis of this paradigm because, as Vemula eloquently wrote in his suicide note, it is based on the accident of birth. For India to progress, all of her people have to come together. After all, as Carl Sagan said ( and Vemula noted), we are all made of star dust. (Virendra Singh Gosain/HT PHOTO)

Updated 1638 days ago

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