I am Among the Dalits Who Were Never the Same Since Rohith Vemula’s Letter
Rohith Vemula passed away on 17 January, 2016. Seven years later, Yashica Dutt writes on the impact of his words. Also: Rohit Vemula’s letter of 17 January 2016.
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EWS Quota: Was Economic Condition Ever the Foundational Principle for Reservation in India?
Since the first reservation implemented by the Maharaja of Kolhapur to the days of independence, quota in education and public services has been a mechanism to alleviate social degradation, not poverty.
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The Dangerous Agenda Behind Probing Interfaith Marriages
The Maharashtra government panel will make life harder for both women wanting to exercise their choice and minorities.
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Caste Hypocrisy in the Name of Hindu Unity
Book Review: Raghuram Meghawanshi’s book, ‘I Could Not be a Hindu: The Story of a Dalit in RSS’ shows the hypocrisy of RSS on caste issue. It reveals how Meghawanshi’s humiliating experiences in RSS as a Dalit transformed him from an RSS activist to a Dalit activist.
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Periyar Ignored? Dravidian Anti-Brahminical Polity ‘Failed to Uphold’ Women’s Rights
Can “annihilation of caste” also break the oppressive shackles of women? A recent lecture by V Geetha, eminent feminist writer and social historian, suggests there is no such one-to-one relationship between the two.
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Scheduled Tribes: Adivasi or Vanvasi
Ram Madhav of RSS stated that if they are called Adivasis, then it will mean that others have come from outside. According to the ideology of Madhav and his organization, we (Hindus) are all original inhabitants of India. Presentation of this narrative has deeper political implications.
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GoI Denies Pre-Matric Scholarship to SCs, STs, OBCs Amidst Quota Offer to Upper Castes
This is an undisguised assault on the fundamental right to education for the poorest children from historically discriminated sections of our society.
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Why Is There No Upper Caste Outcry When Merit Goes for a Toss in the EWS Quota?
For centuries, those who have reserved all the opportunities for themselves have started considering their talent as natural. They do not realise the injustice and tyranny hidden within the social structure which makes them owners of merit by robbing others of their merit.
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Unflagging, Unyielding Discrimination Makes Madhya Pradesh the State with India’s Highest Caste-Crime Rate
In the hinterlands of Madhya Pradesh, untouchability thrives, as younger generations of Dalits, OBCs, and Adivasis accept it as a way of life. While enjoying the fruits of their hard work and labour, upper castes and even OBCs avoid physical contact with Dalits.
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EWS Quota a Stupefying Inversion of the Idea of Equality
The SC ruling has sanctioned a forward-caste only quota, endorsing the reactionary idea that reservations to SCs/STs and OBCs have resulted in injustice to forward castes who may not be equally well off. This is a stupefying inversion of our Constitution’s idea of equality.
