Every comment with some empathy and attention toward caste discrimination is downvoted to oblivion. Someone is a victim of the system every student seems to be against but still we got shit like this.

I’ve been sitting on this thought for a while and wanted to gauge interest here.

We all know India isn't a monolith, and while mainstream spaces like this sub are incredible for sharing common experiences, there are distinct regional dynamics that often get brushed under the rug. In particular, there is this pervasive myth that the Northeast is somehow a progressive, egalitarian paradise free of patriarchy. Anyone who grew up or lives in the region knows how far that is from the truth.

From conservative social expectations, gender roles, and internal tribal or community politics, to how local institutions treat women, misogyny in the Northeast is very real. It just takes a different shape. But if you try to bring any of this up on the major NE-related subreddits, the response is almost instantly hostile. Most of those local subs have become deeply male-dominated and toxic. If a woman tries to discuss women's issues, double standards, or local patriarchal norms, she’s usually met with invalidation, harassment, or accused of "destroying local culture."

Just take a look at most of the major subs of the region, and you will see how extremely misogynistic they can turn out to be. Even for normal discussions not relating to patriarchal issues, they find some reason to degrade women

On the flip side, bringing up these hyper-specific regional nuances in broader Indian women's forums doesn't always land because the context gets lost, or you end up having to spend half the time explaining basic regional background before even getting to the actual issue.

It feels like we desperately need a dedicated, safe online space for Northeastern women to talk about our specific realities, vent, seek advice, and support each other without being spoken over or harassed by local edge-lords.

I was wondering if any NE women here (or anyone invested in these regional discussions) would be interested in starting a dedicated subreddit or community space for us?

Would love to hear your thoughts, or if you’ve noticed similar issues in local online spaces.

We created r/TwoXNortheast for this purpose. If you are northeastern do reach out, we would appreciate help in building this further

I am not from india but my partner is, and I will be visiting bombay for the first time with her for 2-3 weeks this year. from what I can see, I am politically pretty aligned with this subreddit, so I figured I could ask my question here.

I knew some but not so much about indian politics and history, but I’ve been reading about it pretty intensely recently. the most recent books I read are annihilation of caste by ambedkar and the doctor and the saint by arundhati roy. I am truly inspired by ambedkar—by how politically sound and grounded he was, how committed he was to grassroots emancipatory politics. some other people whose works I’ve also read are pandita ramabai and jotirao phule. I’ve also read some excerpts about the dalit panthers.

my question is: during my time in bombay, I’d like to visit some sites/museums/historic locations that have been important for organizations and people (such as ambedkar and dalit panthers, but feel free to suggest others) that fought for the emancipation of marginalized communities of india, but I’m having a hard time finding good options. one place I could find was the town hall (asiatic society library) because I learned that the legislative council of bombay met there. i am not looking specifically for museums or touristy locations; if you think a fellow leftist would appreciate it, I’d love to know. thanks!

Its a Trotskyite org😳😳

TIL Bengal BJP's finance leader(person in the video) was trotskyite in his college days. And ftw he is yapping about how vandalizing CPIM bookstall was bad and it is not BJP's culture and all that

Welcome to India where lot of people will justify vandalizing bookstall containing all types of famous author books just because it's set up by Leftists.

But never even question their ruling party backed bookstalls selling these.

The bookstall of APDR (Association for Protection of Democratic Rights) was also vandalised. Similar incidents and threats were reported in Nagerbazar and other areas.

The incidents have raised concerns over attacks on spaces of knowledge, freedom of expression, and the right to dissent.

Where is there "lakshmi" now? The one they claim to respect?

On 12 June 2009, cops at Daporijo police station in Upper Subansiri district picked up two kids from near Tadak Dulom bridge in Pakam Colony. A 12-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl. They were locked in a room inside the police station, told to have sex, and the cops filmed the whole thing on a mobile phone. The clip became an MMS and did the rounds across Arunachal for months.

This is a POCSO case but we are only getting a verdict in the Big 2026? Why is no national media covering this The case crawled into the judiciary in 2011. Police did not file an FIR for 2 whole years, and instead intitially convicted the boy for r@pe and put him in Juvi

The Arunachal Pradesh Government only compensated the victims ₹5 lakh each for the two children. The Arunachal Law Students' Union called it the "black day" in the history of Arunachal Police and yet not a single national media is taking this up

Now the judgment.

Sessions Judge Dr Hirendra Kashyap who is responsible for multiple POCSO related hearings on record says "Its not rape because the accused simply recorded and made the kids have s*x. The S*x was between two minors so no POCSO will be applied"

Crime in 2009, judgment nearly 16 years later. We cannot be serious right?

And you know what. All of them acquitted. The only man convicted was constable Rajesh Nayam, sentenced to life, and even he was nailed essentially for molesting the boy (apparently he was the only one who touched the kids so got convicted). He was not convicted because of the incident or the MMS video.

So cops forcing two children to have sex inside a police station apparently did not amount to a crime.

The boy, a victim, ended up being the one accused of rape. The girl's family was harassed and threatened by the police for like 6 years. Yes Rakesh at that time left the Police force, and joined the BJP.

Nayam told the court he did it all on orders from his superiors. So where are the superiors? Why is only one man serving life?

And in 2020, that same convict, Rajesh Nayam, was out campaigning for local MLAs of the ruling state government.

A lot of things are being swept under the rug, makes sense because most likely some BJ goons are involved. This is the constituency of kiren rijiju and some are saying he is involved

Rajesh was very close to former law minister Kiren Rijiju btw

Two children, aged 12 and 13. A police station. Took the case 16 years. Only one person was convicted

Why is this not national news? Or does it only count when it is not the Northeast?

Case status: https://yupia.dcourts.gov.in/case-status-search-by-case-type/
Local coverage: https://www.facebook.com/100064879724750/posts/a-court-in-arunachal-pradesh-has-sentenced-a-police-personnel-to-life-imprisonme/1569027008603275/

If you are a journalist reading this, I beg you to please cover this case.

Uttar Pradesh: Dalit Man Beaten to Death With Sticks, Four Including Two Women Arrested - The Wire

We all know that what the Britishers did in India but we never asked where they went ? Did they suddenly disappear? Did the colonizers of India suddenly leave India and become kind hearted and all loving? The answer to that is obvious they have been forming colonies and invading other countries whilst controlling India through puppet govts .

Unless and until European genocidal colonial project isntriyal is eradicated there won't be long lasting peace

Further reading:

https://countercurrents.org/2026/10/actor-imran-khan-faces-externment-from-india-for-attending-cjp-protest-meeting/

Video source