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Even after embracing new faiths, Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims continue to face caste-based exclusion. Yet a 1950 Presidential Order blocks them from constitutional protection.
Anand Teltumbde argues that caste enumeration entrenches hierarchy instead of dismantling it, and explains why the Modi government’s U-turn on a caste census is rooted in electoral arithmetic.
‘Is There Any ‘Honour’ in Killing?’: Despite Supreme Court orders to protect inter-caste couples, honour killings continue. Why haven’t Central and State governments enacted special laws? Also: ‘Tamil Nadu’s Journey from Social Justice Towards “(Dis)Honour Killings”’.
As anti-reservation sentiments grow, only data, facts and accurate information can provide solutions, says professor in demography Srinivas Goli.
Does caste still dictate occupation and occupational mobility? A socio-economic survey in Uttar Pradesh reveals that aside from modest Dalit upward mobility, the occupational gap between upper-caste Hindus and other groups remains unchanged or has even widened over three successive generations.
‘Modi’s Somersault on Caste Census is a U-turn Fraught with Long-Term Challenges for the RSS-BJP’; ‘As BJP Bows to Caste Census, How Will the Clash Between Social Justice Politics and Hindutva Play Out?’; ‘A Look Back at India’s Caste Census Journey’; and: ‘We Want Dates – Says Opposition’.
‘On His 135th Birth Anniversary, We Ask, Would Ambedkar be Allowed Free Speech in India Today?’. Also: ‘Why Marginalised Groups Celebrate Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s Birthday: A Contemporary Analysis of His Relevance in India Today’.
Phule was born almost 200 years ago, but his teachings remains very pertinent for understanding and fighting caste in India today.
An agitation demanding the end of ‘Brahmin control’ over the Mahabodhi temple has struck a chord in Maharashtra and other states.
The government’s decision to withhold the full survey data has sparked a separate controversy surrounding transparency and data privacy. Also: ‘Telangana Caste Census and the End of Data Oppression’.
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