#castediscrimination — Public Fediverse posts
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India will witness a revolution against caste oppression: Divya Dwivedi | INTERVIEW https://english.mathrubhumi.com/features/specials/india-will-witness-a-revolution-against-caste-oppression-divya-dwivedi-interview-y1wrnln2?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #CasteDiscrimination #Caste #Democracy #IITDelhi
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Caste is not a relic.
It is not something that happened in the past and left traces.
It is a living system, actively maintained, actively defended,
often most aggressively by the people who benefit from it most
and claim to be unaware of it entirely.
Unawareness is a privilege too.#AntiCaste #Ambedkar #CasteDiscrimination #India #Equality #IndianPolitics
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Caste-Based Place Names Persist Despite Official Scrutiny
Tamil Nadu election officials asked for reports on caste place names in voter lists. This shows slow progress in removing caste labels from localities.
#TamilNaduCasteNames, #ElectionRolls, #SocialJustice, #CasteDiscrimination, #Coimbatore
https://newsletter.tf/tamil-nadu-caste-place-names-election-rolls/
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Caste-Based Place Names Persist Despite Official Scrutiny
Tamil Nadu election officials asked for reports on caste place names in voter lists. This shows slow progress in removing caste labels from localities.
#TamilNaduCasteNames, #ElectionRolls, #SocialJustice, #CasteDiscrimination, #Coimbatore
https://newsletter.tf/tamil-nadu-caste-place-names-election-rolls/
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Tamil Nadu election officials are being asked to report on the continued use of caste-based place names in electoral rolls. This highlights a slow change in removing these old caste labels.
#TamilNaduCasteNames, #ElectionRolls, #SocialJustice, #CasteDiscrimination, #Coimbatore
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Tamil Nadu election officials are being asked to report on the continued use of caste-based place names in electoral rolls. This highlights a slow change in removing these old caste labels.
#TamilNaduCasteNames, #ElectionRolls, #SocialJustice, #CasteDiscrimination, #Coimbatore
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In a strongly worded statement, Premkumar said, “We have built our cultural consciousness within a shell of hypocrisy. Many of the social advancements we boast of today move forward wearing masks of deceit.” https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/rohithemula-nithin-raj-how-many-more-premkumar-calls-for-justice-wants-perpetrators-exposed-fokn326h?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #NithinRaj #CasteDiscrimination #Premkumar #KeralaNews
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“Festivals made us cry more.” In a moving interview with Siddharth Kannan, Panchayat actor Vinod Suryavanshi reflects on a childhood of hunger and the heartbreaking reality that, despite his success, his family is still barred from entering temples in his home village. A powerful story of resilience against both financial hardship and social exclusion. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/were-still-barred-from-temples-panchayat-actor-vinod-suryavanshi-on-enduring-pain-of-casteism-kydqhrbc?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #VinodSuryavanshi #Panchayat #CasteDiscrimination #StruggleToSuccess
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Caste discrimination complaints in Indian higher education institutions have risen, with Kerala cases highlighting gaps in campus grievance redressal mechanisms and institutional accountability. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/caste-discrimination-kerala-higher-education-cases-w9g0nrnh?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #CasteDiscrimination #HigherEducation #Kerala #UGC #StudentRights
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State Commission Tackles Dalit Grievances Amidst Wider Concerns
The State Commission for Scheduled Castes visited Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh to address Dalit grievances like land disputes and caste certificate issues. Learn about the changes and next steps.
#DalitRights, #AndhraPradesh, #Chittoor, #CasteDiscrimination, #GovernmentHelp
https://newsletter.tf/state-commission-reviews-dalit-issues-chittoor-andhra/
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The State Commission for Scheduled Castes is working to solve problems for Dalit people in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. They are looking into land issues and help with government programs.
#DalitRights, #AndhraPradesh, #Chittoor, #CasteDiscrimination, #GovernmentHelp
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Homebound, almost without being aware of it, spans a host of significant agendas the country is riddled though it is now more than 75 years since Independence. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/columns/when-every-frame-speaks-the-power-of-homebound-qqr8qqkb?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Homebound #NeerajDhaywan #Indiancinema #castediscrimination
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Anger At Governance Failures In 3 ‘Model’ Villages In Modi’s Constituency Point To His Diminished Popularity
As Narendra Modi’s winning margin fell from 479,505 in 2019 to 150,000 in 2024, Article 14 travelled to three villages ‘adopted’ by the PM—meant to become adarsh or ‘ideal’ villages—in his parliamentary constituency and found clues to his diminished popularity: widespread administrative failures, allegations of corruption and caste discrimination in the implementation of his government’s flagship programmes for housing and water.
#UttarPradesh #varanasi #NarendraModi #SAGY #IdealVillageProgramme #corruption #CasteDiscrimination #housing #sanitation #SwachhBharat #PMAY #BJP #india
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Anger At Governance Failures In 3 ‘Model’ Villages In Modi’s Constituency Point To His Diminished Popularity
As Narendra Modi’s winning margin fell from 479,505 in 2019 to 150,000 in 2024, Article 14 travelled to three villages ‘adopted’ by the PM—meant to become adarsh or ‘ideal’ villages—in his parliamentary constituency and found clues to his diminished popularity: widespread administrative failures, allegations of corruption and caste discrimination in the implementation of his government’s flagship programmes for housing and water.
#UttarPradesh #varanasi #NarendraModi #SAGY #IdealVillageProgramme #corruption #CasteDiscrimination #housing #sanitation #SwachhBharat #PMAY #BJP #india
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Why there should be no place for a ‘Brahmin conference’ at Indian universities
An idea that creates an exclusive group that does not allow others entry should not be given space at educational institutions, writes Apoorvanand.
#delhi #DelhiUniversity #brahminism #IndianUniversities #casteism #CasteDiscrimination #brahmins #caste #education #CasteSystem #india
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Why there should be no place for a ‘Brahmin conference’ at Indian universities
An idea that creates an exclusive group that does not allow others entry should not be given space at educational institutions, writes Apoorvanand.
#delhi #DelhiUniversity #brahminism #IndianUniversities #casteism #CasteDiscrimination #brahmins #caste #education #CasteSystem #india
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Six new books about the personal and political histories of India
Personal stories of migration and belonging, India’s first steps into global diplomacy, accounts of greatest financial frauds in history and more.
#books #IndianHistory #partition #hindutva #HindiImperialism #TamilNadu #congress #BJP #HindiImposition #IndianForeignService #dissent #PoliticalPrisoners #federalism #caste #CasteDiscrimination #history #histodon #bookstodon #india
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Six new books about the personal and political histories of India
Personal stories of migration and belonging, India’s first steps into global diplomacy, accounts of greatest financial frauds in history and more.
#books #IndianHistory #partition #hindutva #HindiImperialism #TamilNadu #congress #BJP #HindiImposition #IndianForeignService #dissent #PoliticalPrisoners #federalism #caste #CasteDiscrimination #history #histodon #bookstodon #india
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An Anthology of Anti-Caste Essays and the Question of Who Gets to Kill Whom
'Indian Philosophy, Indian Revolution: On Caste and Politics' by Divya Dwivedi and Shaj Mohan is an anthology of their political and theoretical writings, skilfully edited and presented by philosopher of science Maël Montévil. J. Reghu writes.
#caste #books #dalits #DivyaDwivedi #ShajMohan #MaelMontevil #CasteDiscrimination #CasteViolence #bookstodon #india
https://thewire.in/books/an-anthology-of-anti-caste-essays-and-the-question-of-who-gets-to-kill-whom
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An Anthology of Anti-Caste Essays and the Question of Who Gets to Kill Whom
'Indian Philosophy, Indian Revolution: On Caste and Politics' by Divya Dwivedi and Shaj Mohan is an anthology of their political and theoretical writings, skilfully edited and presented by philosopher of science Maël Montévil. J. Reghu writes.
#caste #books #dalits #DivyaDwivedi #ShajMohan #MaelMontevil #CasteDiscrimination #CasteViolence #bookstodon #india
https://thewire.in/books/an-anthology-of-anti-caste-essays-and-the-question-of-who-gets-to-kill-whom
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In Pakistan, Dalits battle dual discrimination
As a religious minority and a ‘lower’ caste, the community leads a marginal existence even though political representation has improved.
#dalits #CasteDiscrimination #casteism #caste #pakistan #india
https://scroll.in/article/1065833/in-pakistan-dalits-battle-dual-discrimination
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In Pakistan, Dalits battle dual discrimination
As a religious minority and a ‘lower’ caste, the community leads a marginal existence even though political representation has improved.
#dalits #CasteDiscrimination #casteism #caste #pakistan #india
https://scroll.in/article/1065833/in-pakistan-dalits-battle-dual-discrimination
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IITs Defy Quota, Deny Seats to SC, ST & OBC at Faculty & PhD Level: RTI Data
Let’s take a look at what the data from the RTI response indicates about SC/ST/OBC representation across IITs.
#IITs #CasteDiscrimination #reservations #SCST #dalits #adivasis #education #casteism #caste #india
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IITs Defy Quota, Deny Seats to SC, ST & OBC at Faculty & PhD Level: RTI Data
Let’s take a look at what the data from the RTI response indicates about SC/ST/OBC representation across IITs.
#IITs #CasteDiscrimination #reservations #SCST #dalits #adivasis #education #casteism #caste #india
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Banaras Hindu University researches Manusmriti ‘applicability’
Banaras Hindu University is researching the continuing “applicability” of the Manusmriti, which codified what became the caste system and gave women the status of family property, with government funds earmarked for worldclass academic projects.
#UttarPradesh #BHU #manusmiriti #education #brahminism #casteism #CasteSystem #sexism #misogyny #untouchability #CasteDiscrimination #hindutva #BJPStates #india
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Banaras Hindu University researches Manusmriti ‘applicability’
Banaras Hindu University is researching the continuing “applicability” of the Manusmriti, which codified what became the caste system and gave women the status of family property, with government funds earmarked for worldclass academic projects.
#UttarPradesh #BHU #manusmiriti #education #brahminism #casteism #CasteSystem #sexism #misogyny #untouchability #CasteDiscrimination #hindutva #BJPStates #india
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‘Freedom fighters were not necessarily caste equality champions’: Writer Manoj Mitta
An interview with Manoj Mitta, author of ‘Caste Pride: Battles for Equality in Hindu India’.
#interview #ManojMitta #caste #FreedomStruggle #FreedomMovement #casteism #congress #MKGandhi #BRAmbedkar #CasteDiscrimination #untouchability #IntercasteMarriage #history #histodon #books #bookstodon #india
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‘Freedom fighters were not necessarily caste equality champions’: Writer Manoj Mitta
An interview with Manoj Mitta, author of ‘Caste Pride: Battles for Equality in Hindu India’.
#interview #ManojMitta #caste #FreedomStruggle #FreedomMovement #casteism #congress #MKGandhi #BRAmbedkar #CasteDiscrimination #untouchability #IntercasteMarriage #history #histodon #books #bookstodon #india
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UGC's Committee to Probe Caste Discrimination on Campuses Offers No Solutions
Members of the committee have no track record of tackling discrimination – but do have a closeness to the BJP. Their affidavit in the Supreme Court does not respond to the many issues raised in Abeda Tadvi and Radhika Vemula’s petition.
#UGC #CasteDiscrimination #education #CasteViolence #RohithVemula #PayalTadvi #dalits #adivasis #casteism #RSS #ABVP #BJP #india
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UGC's Committee to Probe Caste Discrimination on Campuses Offers No Solutions
Members of the committee have no track record of tackling discrimination – but do have a closeness to the BJP. Their affidavit in the Supreme Court does not respond to the many issues raised in Abeda Tadvi and Radhika Vemula’s petition.
#UGC #CasteDiscrimination #education #CasteViolence #RohithVemula #PayalTadvi #dalits #adivasis #casteism #RSS #ABVP #BJP #india
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Colonial and casteist ideas still shape criminalisation and policing in India
The disproportionate policing and incarceration of Denotified Tribes and other caste-oppressed communities must be understood as a result of colonial and Brahminical power, writes Nikita Sonawane.
#dalits #adivasis #casteism #CasteistPolicies #DenotifiedTribes #CriminalTribesAct #brahminism #policing #law #CasteDiscrimination #india
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Colonial and casteist ideas still shape criminalisation and policing in India
The disproportionate policing and incarceration of Denotified Tribes and other caste-oppressed communities must be understood as a result of colonial and Brahminical power, writes Nikita Sonawane.
#dalits #adivasis #casteism #CasteistPolicies #DenotifiedTribes #CriminalTribesAct #brahminism #policing #law #CasteDiscrimination #india
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India needs a caste census – and Southasia does too
Demands for a caste census are shaking up politics and prompting a fresh reckoning with historical injustices in India. Everywhere that caste is endemic, overdue caste counts have the power to do the same. Anil Verghese and Naval Kishore Kumar write.
#CasteCensus #CasteSystem #CasteDiscrimination #bihar #dalits #hindutva #BJP #india
https://www.himalmag.com/caste-census-india-hindutva-dalit-south-asia/
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India needs a caste census – and Southasia does too
Demands for a caste census are shaking up politics and prompting a fresh reckoning with historical injustices in India. Everywhere that caste is endemic, overdue caste counts have the power to do the same. Anil Verghese and Naval Kishore Kumar write.
#CasteCensus #CasteSystem #CasteDiscrimination #bihar #dalits #hindutva #BJP #india
https://www.himalmag.com/caste-census-india-hindutva-dalit-south-asia/
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How ‘Hinduphobia’ is being weaponised in the US
Challenging this agenda will mean condemning efforts to brand anti-Hindutva as discriminatory and compassion for Hindus who face religious marginalisation.
#hindutva #UnitedStates #IndianDiaspora #communalism #RSS #HSS #HAF #brahminism #CasteDiscrimination #casteism #caste #dalits #labour #AntiMinorityViolence #BJP #india
https://scroll.in/article/1060250/how-hinduphobia-is-being-weaponised-in-the-us
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How ‘Hinduphobia’ is being weaponised in the US
Challenging this agenda will mean condemning efforts to brand anti-Hindutva as discriminatory and compassion for Hindus who face religious marginalisation.
#hindutva #UnitedStates #IndianDiaspora #communalism #RSS #HSS #HAF #brahminism #CasteDiscrimination #casteism #caste #dalits #labour #AntiMinorityViolence #BJP #india
https://scroll.in/article/1060250/how-hinduphobia-is-being-weaponised-in-the-us
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on PIL Filed By The Wire Reporter on Caste-Based Prison Rules
Prison manuals in India continue to retain unconstitutional caste-based labour rules. The Wire's series on prisons, which was the basis of the PIL filed in the apex court, has won awards both in India and abroad.
#SupremeCourt #IndianPrisons #CasteDiscrimination #casteism #caste #TheWire #IndependentMedia #CasteSystem #india
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Supreme Court Issues Notice on PIL Filed By The Wire Reporter on Caste-Based Prison Rules
Prison manuals in India continue to retain unconstitutional caste-based labour rules. The Wire's series on prisons, which was the basis of the PIL filed in the apex court, has won awards both in India and abroad.
#SupremeCourt #IndianPrisons #CasteDiscrimination #casteism #caste #TheWire #IndependentMedia #CasteSystem #india
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Temples closed following entry of Dalit youth at Gollarahatti in Tarikere
Residents says temples will remain closed until rituals of ‘purification’ are held; locals say this is an age-old practice.
#karnataka #tarikere #dalits #TempleEntry #CasteDiscrimination #casteism #IndianTemples #RuralIndia #india
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Temples closed following entry of Dalit youth at Gollarahatti in Tarikere
Residents says temples will remain closed until rituals of ‘purification’ are held; locals say this is an age-old practice.
#karnataka #tarikere #dalits #TempleEntry #CasteDiscrimination #casteism #IndianTemples #RuralIndia #india
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Caste discrimination is legal in Australia, home to more than 1 million South Asians. Some deny it even exists
Despite living in Australia, many ‘lower caste’ South Asians from India, Nepal and elsewhere say the system of hereditary social hierarchy persists.
#CasteDiscrimination #australia #caste #casteism #nepal #india #IndianDiaspora #hindus #CACD #brahminism #kshatriyas #dalits
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Caste discrimination is legal in Australia, home to more than 1 million South Asians. Some deny it even exists
Despite living in Australia, many ‘lower caste’ South Asians from India, Nepal and elsewhere say the system of hereditary social hierarchy persists.
#CasteDiscrimination #australia #caste #casteism #nepal #india #IndianDiaspora #hindus #CACD #brahminism #kshatriyas #dalits
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Rajasthan: Over 56,000 caste crimes in 5 years, a shrinking conviction rate, ‘shoddy’ final reports
Conviction rate in SC/ST atrocities cases fell from 27% in 2020 to 22% in 2022.
#rajasthan #CasteViolence #CasteCrimes #dalits #adivasis #untouchability #CasteDiscrimination #casteism #caste #congress #india
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Rajasthan: Over 56,000 caste crimes in 5 years, a shrinking conviction rate, ‘shoddy’ final reports
Conviction rate in SC/ST atrocities cases fell from 27% in 2020 to 22% in 2022.
#rajasthan #CasteViolence #CasteCrimes #dalits #adivasis #untouchability #CasteDiscrimination #casteism #caste #congress #india
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Mohan Bhagwat May Quote Ambedkar, But RSS Is Polar Opposite of His Ideology
It is ironic that despite core contradictions in ideologies, RSS leaders make a show of paying respect to Ambedkar for electoral gains, writes Ram Punyani.
#BRAmbedkar #RSS #MohanBhagwat #dalits #CasteDiscrimination #hindutva #fascism #elections #history #histodon #india
https://thewire.in/history/mohan-bhagwat-ambedkar-rss-polar-opposite-ideology
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Mohan Bhagwat May Quote Ambedkar, But RSS Is Polar Opposite of His Ideology
It is ironic that despite core contradictions in ideologies, RSS leaders make a show of paying respect to Ambedkar for electoral gains, writes Ram Punyani.
#BRAmbedkar #RSS #MohanBhagwat #dalits #CasteDiscrimination #hindutva #fascism #elections #history #histodon #india
https://thewire.in/history/mohan-bhagwat-ambedkar-rss-polar-opposite-ideology
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At Visva-Bharati University, Neglect Marks Multiple Allegations of Sexual Harassment Against Faculty
The university has seen numerous show-cause notices and suspension orders issued to students and teachers since controversial V-C Bidyut Chakrabarty assumed his position in November 2018.
#WestBengal #kolkata #VisvaBharatiUniversity #SexualHarassment #BidyutChakrabarty #BJP #CasteDiscrimination #GenderDiscrimination #india
https://thewire.in/rights/visva-bharati-university-sexual-harassment
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At Visva-Bharati University, Neglect Marks Multiple Allegations of Sexual Harassment Against Faculty
The university has seen numerous show-cause notices and suspension orders issued to students and teachers since controversial V-C Bidyut Chakrabarty assumed his position in November 2018.
#WestBengal #kolkata #VisvaBharatiUniversity #SexualHarassment #BidyutChakrabarty #BJP #CasteDiscrimination #GenderDiscrimination #india
https://thewire.in/rights/visva-bharati-university-sexual-harassment
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The plight of Tamil Dalits in Sri Lanka has never been addressed: Writer N Sarawanan
Award-winning writer N Sarawanan explains why it is important to mark the 200th anniversary of the migration of Tamils to Sri Lanka.
#SriLanka #SriLankanTamils #NSarawanan #dalits #arunthathiyars #caste #CasteDiscrimination #india
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The plight of Tamil Dalits in Sri Lanka has never been addressed: Writer N Sarawanan
Award-winning writer N Sarawanan explains why it is important to mark the 200th anniversary of the migration of Tamils to Sri Lanka.
#SriLanka #SriLankanTamils #NSarawanan #dalits #arunthathiyars #caste #CasteDiscrimination #india
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Manual scavenging: The unending pain of India's sewer workers
Manual scavenging is banned in India but the practice is still commonplace, with people forced into it because of rigid caste rules and the lack of other livelihood options. Successive federal governments, including the current one, have missed several deadlines to declare India free of manual scavenging, most recently in August this year.
#ManualScavenging #CasteViolence #sanitation #SanitationWorkers #labour #labor #HumanRights #caste #CasteDiscrimination #casteism #governance #india
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'Completely Eradicate Manual Scavenging' : Supreme Court Directs Union & States; Increases Compensation For Sewer Deaths To Rs 30 Lakh
Expressing grave anguish at the continuance of this abhorrent practice in India, the Supreme Court directed that the compensation in cases of sewer deaths must be increased to Rs.30 lakhs. In cases of permanent disablement arising from sewer operations, the Court directed the increase of compensation to Rupees 20 lakhs and for other forms of disablement, the compensation must be not less than Rs 10 lakhs.
#ManualSavenging #SupremeCourt #CasteViolence #CasteDiscrimination #casteism #caste #india
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The hidden stigma around beef in Kashmir
In Kashmiri Muslim society, beef and mutton consumption entrenches caste and class fault lines, writes Burhan Majid.
#kashmir #muslims #beef #caste #KashmiriMuslims #CasteDiscrimination #casteism #india
https://www.himalmag.com/kashmir-muslim-caste-class-beef-mutton-stigma/
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This book examines how the Gandhi-Ambedkar debate on caste influenced theories on the public sphere
An excerpt from ‘India, Habermas and the Normative Structure of Public Sphere’, by Muzaffar Ali.
#BookExcerpt #MuzaffarAli #BRAmbedkar #MKGandhi #ambedkar #caste #dalits #untouchability #CasteDiscrimination #hinduism #CasteSystem #HumanRights #history #histodon #books #bookstodon #india
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Sustaining the myth of merit
How technical knowledge became the preserve of a ‘meritorious’ upper-caste elite: an interview with Ajantha Subramanian, author of 'The Caste of Merit: Engineering Education in India'. (From October 2020)
caste #merit #CasteDiscrimination #UpperCastes #brahminism #brahmins #education #reservations #IITs #india #books #bookstodon #AjanthaSubramanian
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Unmasking Hinduphobia in the US
Nationalist efforts have traveled far from the Indian mainland from which they originated, extending their influence into diasporic communities. This trend can be discerned through the emergence of a term that has become increasingly recognizable in the United States — “Hinduphobia.” Muskaan Arshad writes. (H/T: hindutvawatch.org)
#UnitedStates #hindutva #HinduNationalism #BJP #RSS #VHP #islamophobia #CasteDiscrimination #casteism #IndianDiaspora #india
https://harvardpolitics.com/unmasking-hinduphobia-in-the-us/
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California governor vetoes caste discrimination bill, calls it 'unnecessary'
Activists in the state are dealt a blow as Gavin Newsom says the state’s laws already offer civil rights protections.
#california #GavinNewsom #CasteDiscrimination #SB403 #dalits #adivasis #casteism #untouchability #brahminism #hinduism #hindutva #india
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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.
#IITDelhi #casteism #HateSpeech #CasteDiscrimination #IITs #caste #dalits #adivasis #education #reservations #vegetarianism #brahminism #india
https://thewire.in/rights/iit-delhi-survey-glimpse-hostility-caste-discrimination