Over 60% OBC, SC Positions Vacant in IIMs
More than half of the faculty positions reserved for OBCs in central institutions of higher education are vacant, while about 40% of those reserved for Scheduled Castes and Tribes also remain unfilled.
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Mahad Satyagraha: After 94 Years, Do We have Equality, Dignity & Access?
Ninety-four years ago, on March 20, 1927, Babasaheb Ambedkar walked to the public water tank/pond – Chavdar tale – with fellow satyagrahis and drank water from a common property resource denied to the Dalit Untouchables.
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Long Wait for Rehabilitation May Push Thousands Back into Manual Scavenging
Government departments’ apathy and lack of reliable data on manual scavengers is a hurdle to rehabilitation efforts, say stakeholders.
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Capitalism | Caste | Communalism | Fascism | Indian Politics | Online Blog
Fundamentalists Make Hay While the Sun Shines
Perhaps, the rulers and administrators manning the State machinery, haven’t heard this verse of Baba Farid Shakarganj (1173-1265 AD): “Farid, the earth questioned the sky, Where are the mighty captains gone? / In their grave they rot, was the reply / And rebuked for tasks not done.”
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Caste | Culture | Online Blog
The Discordant Notes of Caste Lines in the Classical Arts
At a recent webinar organized by the UCLA Center for India and South Asia, scholars and artists laid bare the seldom-discussed problem of caste in the performing arts of South India.
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Relevance of Ambedkar
The problems spotlighted by Ambedkar’s life, struggles and experimentation in ideas remain alive and kicking more than 50 years after his death, while the big socio-political questions he raised about the state, well-being and future of India remain basically unanswered.
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Caste Among Indian Muslims Is a Real Issue. So Why Deny Them Reservation?
While Hindu Shudras and Dalits enjoy the protection of reservation, a Muslim Ajlaf or Arzal, who experiences the same discrimination – if not worse due to their Muslim identity – is not given similar protection by the law.
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A Nonsense called ‘Hurting Religious Sentiments’
A petition has been filed against actor Saif Ali Khan and director Om Raut of the film Adipurush in a district court of Uttar Pradesh for Saif’s comments on his role in the film. The judge by admitting this petition is shutting the door to free speech.
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When it Comes to Manual Scavenging, Enacted Laws Have Persistently Failed
The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation (Amendment) Bill, 2020 continues to tread the same flawed path as its previous versions of 1993 and 2013 with little to no effect on providing succour to sanitation workers.
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Capitalism | Caste | Fascism | Indian Politics | Online Blog
Seven in 10 Indian Prisoners are Awaiting Trial – One in Three Jail Inmates Is Dalit or Adivasi
Caste prejudices and over-policing of certain communities are important factors behind the significant presence of marginalised groups in jails.
