Social Justice

24-year-old Pritam Thakur with reported speech and cognitive impairments is at the centre of an alleged forced conversion case in Bangladesh’s Netrakona district, intensifying concerns over the protection of vulnerable religious minorities. Disputed Conversion and Questions of Consent Pritam from Nagra Shivbari village in Netrokona Sadar had reportedly left his home on the morning of …

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When the Supreme Court stayed the UGC Equity Regulations, 2026, a section of the General (Unreserved) Caste community exhaled in visible relief. Social media declared victory. Protests were hailed as having “worked.” But this relief is illusory. The stay does not vindicate the General Caste. It does not correct the injustice embedded in the regulations. And …

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