59% General Category students agree with or are neutral to casteist remarks: 2019-20 IIT-Delhi survey
One of the disturbing findings of the survey shows that one in two “general category” respondents admitted to making casteist comments intentionally or unintentionally. Of them, nearly 15% admitted to having intentionally passed casteist comments.
Beyond Politics: Caste Census Is About Deepening India’s Social Justice Paradigm
There is an unstated consensus that the BJP’s Kamandal politics is a necessary evil to reverse Mandal politics. It perpetuated caste hegemonies and stymied numerous progressive policy measures. This is why the INDIA bloc’s championing of the caste census offers a rare window to unleash India’s third democratic upsurge.
Victim ‘converted Christian’, can’t get aid under SC/ST Act in Balveer case: Madras HC
Additional advocate general filed a counter affidavit, stating Kumar is neither a member of a SC nor a ST community and that he is a converted Christian, and not entitled for compensation.
After Bombay, ‘Pure Veg’ section and mess in IIT-Hyderabad
A survey, prompted by the Director and some students of IIT Hyderabad, was sent to students in July this year to see if there were enough takers for a vegetarian-only space. Soon after, a section was set up in the new mess of the institute.
Bihar Caste Survey: Why the BJP Is Jittery and INDIA Bloc Upbeat
While the prime minister and colleagues sang different tunes, leaders of the INDIA bloc foregrounded the formula that a share in governance should be proportionate to the size of a community's population, writes Nalin Verma.
How BJP's Own Fragmenting of Social Justice Politics Led to the Bihar Caste Census
Even though Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accused opposition parties of dividing the country along caste lines, it cannot be denied that BJP's success in exploiting the chink in the armour of social justice parties has now come to affect it, writes Ajoy Ashirwad Mahaprashasta.
Dalit youth allegedly tortured by Vizag cops, SI and two constables suspended
Bandevarapu Papu and Gali Yernibabu were detained at Padmanabham Police station in Vizag by SI Malleswara Rao and allegedly subjected to casteist insults and physical assault, fracturing Papu’s leg.
Savarnas can pose as extremely radical and culturally progressive and then, with the flip of a metaphorical switch, slip back into their privileged family lives without the slightest existential friction. This switching is possible because Savarna social lives are largely public-facing performances, writes Prof. Ravikant Kisana.
In Fresno, Sikhs and Oaxacans unite to pass caste discrimination ban
The state bill, which passed the Legislature in early September, was intended to protect supposedly lower-caste people of South Asian descent as well as Indigenous people like Oaxacans. It has sparked intense support, as well as opposition from those who say it singles out Hindu Americans as potential perpetrators of discrimination.
High Hopes, Uncertain Future: The Curious Case Of Caste Survey in Bihar
Several visits to different parts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in the last few months have revealed that the caste census is hardly an electoral or emotive issue on the ground and, as a result, this extraordinary survey has turned out to be nothing more than a dull administrative activity, write Supriy Ranjan and Pankaj Kumar.
New Report Reveals Stark Disparities in India's Labour Market Based on Caste, Gender, and Religion
The largest earnings gap is based on gender, with women reporting earnings at only 40% of those of men in self-employment, followed by 64% of men in casual wage jobs, and 76% of men in regular wage jobs.
‘Bantering with Bandits’: Annie Zaidi’s searing truths about Indian preoccupations and peculiarities
This book of essays by @anniezaidi creates a space where the personal and the political fuse to paint an often uncomfortable picture of our sociopolitical reality.
‘Virtual lynching’: Scholars issue statement supporting Yashica Dutt in Made In Heaven row
Signed by over 400 people, the statement called for giving Yashica Dutt due credit for her likeness being used in one of the episodes in Made in Heaven, directed by Dalit filmmaker Neeraj Ghaywan.
Modi Government in Tearing Hurry to Propose but Not to Wed
If the Modi government truly wanted to implement reservation for women, would it not have passed the Bill at the inception of its takeover of state power, giving itself room to accomplish the historic deed? Badri Raina writes.
Nanguneri caste crime survivors write quarterly exams from hospital ward
The 17-year-old boy, a Class 12 student, wrote his English exam while his sister who survived the violent attack on their lives at Nanguneri in Tirunelveli district appeared for a Tamil paper.
Sonia asks for caste census before Women’s Reservation Bill is passed
Sonia Gandhi demanded the BJP government to conduct a caste census so that reservations for BC, SC and ST women are included in the Nari Shakti Vandan Bill.