#casteism — Public Fediverse posts
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The Stupid Brahmin and His Even Stupider Janeu
“The moment I realized that it is only the Brahmin male who wears the janeu and not the Brahmin female, I understood that all castes are lower castes.”
#Brahmin #CasteSystem #CasteSystemInIndia #Casteism #Dvija #Janeu #ScaredThread #TwiceBorn #Upanayanam -
'The Making of Caste: 1000 BCE to 1000 CE' by Tony Joseph
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJI5fZhQr7I
#Caste #Casteism #Brahminism #India -
Dalit Labourer, Family Brutally Assaulted for Refusing Forced Labour in UP Village
The police have responded promptly by registering an FIR and arresting four individuals involved in the attack.
#UttarPradesh #gonda #dalits #CasteViolence #labour #RuralIndia #casteism #caste #india
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French Director Jailed After Attending Dalit March, Was Unable to Leave India Even After Bail: Report
'We slept on the floor, with so little space that it was impossible to turn around at night. The entire floor space was occupied by bodies,' French daily Le Monde quoted Valentin Hénault as saying while speaking about his jail term.
#UttarPradesh #gorakhpur #dalits #ValentinHenault #activism #HumanRights #cinema #BJPStates #caste #casteism #india #france
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French Director Jailed After Attending Dalit March, Was Unable to Leave India Even After Bail: Report
'We slept on the floor, with so little space that it was impossible to turn around at night. The entire floor space was occupied by bodies,' French daily Le Monde quoted Valentin Hénault as saying while speaking about his jail term.
#UttarPradesh #gorakhpur #dalits #ValentinHenault #activism #HumanRights #cinema #BJPStates #caste #casteism #india #france
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French Director Jailed After Attending Dalit March, Was Unable to Leave India Even After Bail: Report
'We slept on the floor, with so little space that it was impossible to turn around at night. The entire floor space was occupied by bodies,' French daily Le Monde quoted Valentin Hénault as saying while speaking about his jail term.
#UttarPradesh #gorakhpur #dalits #ValentinHenault #activism #HumanRights #cinema #BJPStates #caste #casteism #india #france
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French Director Jailed After Attending Dalit March, Was Unable to Leave India Even After Bail: Report
'We slept on the floor, with so little space that it was impossible to turn around at night. The entire floor space was occupied by bodies,' French daily Le Monde quoted Valentin Hénault as saying while speaking about his jail term.
#UttarPradesh #gorakhpur #dalits #ValentinHenault #activism #HumanRights #cinema #BJPStates #caste #casteism #india #france
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French Director Jailed After Attending Dalit March, Was Unable to Leave India Even After Bail: Report
'We slept on the floor, with so little space that it was impossible to turn around at night. The entire floor space was occupied by bodies,' French daily Le Monde quoted Valentin Hénault as saying while speaking about his jail term.
#UttarPradesh #gorakhpur #dalits #ValentinHenault #activism #HumanRights #cinema #BJPStates #caste #casteism #india #france
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Being Dalit on a dating app. Upper caste men only want to argue over reservation, EWS
My Instagram bio reads ‘Namasudra Dalit, West Bengal’. But around 10 men – whom I had added from dating apps – unfollowed and blocked me after learning about my identity, writes Manisha Mondal.
#casteism #dalits #DatingApps #reservations #EWS #caste #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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From ‘strong support’ to ‘let’s debate it’: The shifting stance of RSS on reservations
The discourses around reservations, a cornerstone of affirmative action, by the RSS are skillfully manoeuvred so that it does not impact the Hindutva cause of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
#RSS #BJP #reservations #communalism #casteism #hindutva #CasteSystem #brahminism #islamophobia #IndianMuslims #vegetarianism #india
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Marked by Insight and Foresight:
K. Balagopal on Caste, Class, and the StateThe writings between the 1980 and 2003 of K. Balagopal, the scholar and democratic rights activist who died too early, emphasised caste’s role in fuelling fascism in India.
#BookReview #KBalagopal #caste #casteism #hindutva #communalism #authoritarianism #dalits #CasteViolence #BJP #congress #fascism #reservations #books #bookstodon #history #histodon #india
https://www.theindiaforum.in/book-reviews/marked-insight-and-foresight
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Recounting Ambedkar’s Logic for Conversion
This Dalit History Month, revisiting Ambedkar’s arguments around conversion to Buddhism, and why conversion is a radical solution to the caste system. Joel Ernest Gonsalves writes.
#DalitHistoryMonth #BRAmbedkar #conversions #caste #buddhism #hinduism #dalits #ambedkar #SocialJustice #casteism #CasteSystem #india
https://thewire.in/caste/recounting-ambedkars-logic-for-conversion
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Sidelined by the Sangh, Karnataka's Billava community seeks political representation
Unfulfilled promises of political representation and a feeling of being taken for granted by the BJP are leading to a potential shift in the Billava allegiances in coastal Karnataka.
#karnataka #billavas #RSS #OBCs #shudras #brahmins #casteism #caste #hindutva #elections2024 #BJP #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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Madras HC modifies comments in its judgement that said caste system is ‘less than a century old’
The order pertained to a plea seeking removal of Tamil Nadu minister Udhayanidhi Stalin from his post for remarks on Sanatana Dharma.
#TamilNadu #MadrasHC #AnitaSumanth #brahminism #CasteSystem #casteism #hindutva #SanatanaDharma #UdayanidhiStalin #caste #india
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State benefits doled on caste lines are also leading to ‘caste ferocity’ in society: Madras High Court
Justice Anita Sumanth, in her observations in the case relating to the Sanatana Dharma row, said the ancient Varna Dharma propounded caste divisions only on the basis of avocation and not birth; she emphasised that caste inequities that exist today must be eradicated.
#TamilNadu #MadrasHC #AnitaSumanth #brahminism #CasteSystem #casteism #hindutva #SanatanaDharma #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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Chennai: An intercaste love story ends in cold-blooded ‘caste killing’
Praveen was murdered by his brother-in-law and four other men.
#TamilNadu #chennai #HonourKilling #IntercasteMarriage #IntercasteLove #CasteViolence #paraiyars #dalits #yadavas #OBCs #caste #casteism #india
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Badaga community members refuse to allow bus to ply to SC/ST villages in the Nilgiris
Hundreds of people from Badaga-dominated Ebbanad staged a protest, preventing the bus from reaching Koranur and Bikkapathy Mund.
#TamilNadu #nilgiris #badagas #casteism #dalits #adivasis #OBCs #PublicTransport #india
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Hyderabad: HMDA official seeks action against Bajrang Dal members for attack on church
The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority official filed a complaint on February 14, a day after the Dalit Christian church was attacked by a mob of 200 Bajrang Dal members from various dominant castes.
#telangana #hyderabad #CommunalViolence #BajrangDal #HMDA #CasteViolence #casteism #IndianChristians #VHP #HinduMobs #caste #dalits #DalitChristians #india
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Hyderabad: HMDA official seeks action against Bajrang Dal members for attack on church
The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority official filed a complaint on February 14, a day after the Dalit Christian church was attacked by a mob of 200 Bajrang Dal members from various dominant castes.
#telangana #hyderabad #CommunalViolence #BajrangDal #HMDA #CasteViolence #casteism #IndianChristians #VHP #HinduMobs #caste #dalits #DalitChristians #india
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Hyderabad: HMDA official seeks action against Bajrang Dal members for attack on church
The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority official filed a complaint on February 14, a day after the Dalit Christian church was attacked by a mob of 200 Bajrang Dal members from various dominant castes.
#telangana #hyderabad #CommunalViolence #BajrangDal #HMDA #CasteViolence #casteism #IndianChristians #VHP #HinduMobs #caste #dalits #DalitChristians #india
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Hyderabad: HMDA official seeks action against Bajrang Dal members for attack on church
The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority official filed a complaint on February 14, a day after the Dalit Christian church was attacked by a mob of 200 Bajrang Dal members from various dominant castes.
#telangana #hyderabad #CommunalViolence #BajrangDal #HMDA #CasteViolence #casteism #IndianChristians #VHP #HinduMobs #caste #dalits #DalitChristians #india
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Hyderabad: HMDA official seeks action against Bajrang Dal members for attack on church
The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority official filed a complaint on February 14, a day after the Dalit Christian church was attacked by a mob of 200 Bajrang Dal members from various dominant castes.
#telangana #hyderabad #CommunalViolence #BajrangDal #HMDA #CasteViolence #casteism #IndianChristians #VHP #HinduMobs #caste #dalits #DalitChristians #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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'Team Member Posted Incorrect Translation': Assam CM on 'Shudras to Serve Other Castes' Tweet
CM Himanta Biswa Sarma took to X, formerly Twitter, to issue an apology and claimed that Assam was “casteless”.
#assam #HimantaBiswaSarma #BJP #brahminism #shudras #brahmins #kshatriyas #vaishyas #casteism #BhagavadGita #CasteSystem #varnas #caste #x #twitter #india
https://thewire.in/caste/himanta-biswa-sarma-caste-comment-shudra
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Why Kamal Nath’s Hindutva lite might dent Congress in this Madhya Pradesh region
Even Congress leaders worry that his public religiosity is turning OBCs against the party in Chhatarpur district, home to the temple of Bageshwar Dham.
#AssemblyElections2023 #MadhyaPradesh #chhatarpur #KamalNath #congress #hindutva #INC #OBCs #dalits #brahmins #rajputs #casteism #caste #BJPStates #india
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In Yogi’s Gorakhpur, an Ambedkarite Outfit Speaking for Land Rights Faces State Crackdown
The Ambedkar Jan Morcha views the arrests in Gorakhpur as an attempt by the government to tarnish its image and weaken their movement for land rights for Dalits.
#UttarPradesh #gorakhpur #AmbedkarJanMorcha #dalits #LandRights #BJP #poverty #HumanRights #caste #casteism #BJPStates #india
https://thewire.in/politics/gorakhpur-ambedkar-jan-morcha-land-rights-crackdown
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In Yogi’s Gorakhpur, an Ambedkarite Outfit Speaking for Land Rights Faces State Crackdown
The Ambedkar Jan Morcha views the arrests in Gorakhpur as an attempt by the government to tarnish its image and weaken their movement for land rights for Dalits.
#UttarPradesh #gorakhpur #AmbedkarJanMorcha #dalits #LandRights #BJP #poverty #HumanRights #caste #casteism #BJPStates #india
https://thewire.in/politics/gorakhpur-ambedkar-jan-morcha-land-rights-crackdown
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In Yogi’s Gorakhpur, an Ambedkarite Outfit Speaking for Land Rights Faces State Crackdown
The Ambedkar Jan Morcha views the arrests in Gorakhpur as an attempt by the government to tarnish its image and weaken their movement for land rights for Dalits.
#UttarPradesh #gorakhpur #AmbedkarJanMorcha #dalits #LandRights #BJP #poverty #HumanRights #caste #casteism #BJPStates #india
https://thewire.in/politics/gorakhpur-ambedkar-jan-morcha-land-rights-crackdown
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In Yogi’s Gorakhpur, an Ambedkarite Outfit Speaking for Land Rights Faces State Crackdown
The Ambedkar Jan Morcha views the arrests in Gorakhpur as an attempt by the government to tarnish its image and weaken their movement for land rights for Dalits.
#UttarPradesh #gorakhpur #AmbedkarJanMorcha #dalits #LandRights #BJP #poverty #HumanRights #caste #casteism #BJPStates #india
https://thewire.in/politics/gorakhpur-ambedkar-jan-morcha-land-rights-crackdown
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In Yogi’s Gorakhpur, an Ambedkarite Outfit Speaking for Land Rights Faces State Crackdown
The Ambedkar Jan Morcha views the arrests in Gorakhpur as an attempt by the government to tarnish its image and weaken their movement for land rights for Dalits.
#UttarPradesh #gorakhpur #AmbedkarJanMorcha #dalits #LandRights #BJP #poverty #HumanRights #caste #casteism #BJPStates #india
https://thewire.in/politics/gorakhpur-ambedkar-jan-morcha-land-rights-crackdown
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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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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
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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.
#telangana #hyderabad #IITHyderabad #vegetarianism #caste #casteism #brahminism #CastePride #IITBombay #IITs #india
https://www.thenewsminute.com/telangana/after-bombay-pure-veg-section-and-mess-in-iit-hyderabad
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Saving the World Like a Savarna
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.
https://theswaddle.com/saving-the-world-like-a-savarna/
#caste #savarnas #UpperCastes #brahminism #LiberalBrahmins #casteism #CasteDiscrimination #untouchability #communalism #brahmins #india
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Dalit professor at BHU accuses two colleagues and two students of assault, molestation
The professor alleged that the police filed a case over three months after the incident occurred.
#UttarPradesh #varanasi #BHU #dalits #SexualAssault #CasteViolence #universities #academia #ViolenceAgainstWomen #casteism #india
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Hindutva Profiles: Sarah L Gates
Gates 'justifies' the discriminatory caste system in the Hindu religion by labeling the scourge as a British innovation aimed at defaming Hinduism. Gates regularly indulges in fear-mongering among Hindus and openly exhorts them to ‘step up and fight back’ against the supposed Hinduphobia.
#HindutvaProfiles #SarahLGates #PseudoHistory #propaganda #misinformation #HateSpeech #casteism #caste #HinduSupremacy #hindutva #BJP #RSS #history #india
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Delhi University wants the word ‘Hindu’ dropped from titles of two chapters on BR Ambedkar
Several academics condemned the proposal and alleged it was part of a concerted effort to purge curriculums of content unpalatable to Hindutva ideologues.
#DelhiUniversity #BRAmbedkar #ambedkar #caste #SocialJustice #history #philosophy #hinduism #education #censorship #hindutva #casteism #india
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Caste crimes: Justice remains a mirage for Dalits as govt caught in self-induced slumber
As if to add salt to their wounds, the Dalits were driven to the wall by authorities who would rather prefer to "resolve" the issue "amicably" rather than take action against the perpetrators.
#TamilNadu #villupuram #dalits #caste #dalit #CasteViolence #vanniyar #melpathi #CasteDiscrimination #TempleEntry #temples #untouchability #SCSTAct #SCST #casteism #vengaivayal #brahminism #india
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50,000 Dalits in Gujarat to Embrace Buddhism on Ambedkar Jayanti in One of the Largest Conversion Ceremonies Ever Seen
On April 14, a momentous mass conversion ceremony is set to take place in Gujarat's capital Gandhinagar, wherein approximately 50,000 Dalits from various cities and towns will formally adopt Buddhism and renounce Hinduism. The event promises to be one of the largest gatherings of its kind as more than one lakh people are expected to participate in the event.
#gujarat #dalits #buddhism #tribals #conversions #religion #AmbedkarJayanti #SwayamSainikDal #SSD #gandhinagar #dalit #SCST #hinduism #CasteDiscrimination #caste #casteism #india
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Lawmaker Faces Violent Threats for Trying to Make California the First State of Ban Caste Discrimination
The California state lawmaker who introduced a bill that would make the state the first in the nation to outlaw caste-based discrimination is receiving Islamophobic threats from the U.S. and abroad. State sen. Aisha Wahab says her office was flooded with dozens of hateful calls, hundreds of emails, and individuals yelling at staff in her district office after she introduced the legislation last week.
#california #caste #UnitedStates #CasteDiscrimination #casteism #AishaWahab #dalits #SCs #SCST #EqualityLabs #interview #islamophobia #IndianDiaspora #NRIs #brahminism #india
https://time.com/6267016/aisha-wahab-interview-caste-discrimination/
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Lawmaker Faces Violent Threats for Trying to Make California the First State of Ban Caste Discrimination
The California state lawmaker who introduced a bill that would make the state the first in the nation to outlaw caste-based discrimination is receiving Islamophobic threats from the U.S. and abroad. State sen. Aisha Wahab says her office was flooded with dozens of hateful calls, hundreds of emails, and individuals yelling at staff in her district office after she introduced the legislation last week.
#california #caste #UnitedStates #CasteDiscrimination #casteism #AishaWahab #dalits #SCs #SCST #EqualityLabs #interview #islamophobia #IndianDiaspora #NRIs #brahminism #india
https://time.com/6267016/aisha-wahab-interview-caste-discrimination/
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Lawmaker Faces Violent Threats for Trying to Make California the First State of Ban Caste Discrimination
The California state lawmaker who introduced a bill that would make the state the first in the nation to outlaw caste-based discrimination is receiving Islamophobic threats from the U.S. and abroad. State sen. Aisha Wahab says her office was flooded with dozens of hateful calls, hundreds of emails, and individuals yelling at staff in her district office after she introduced the legislation last week.
#california #caste #UnitedStates #CasteDiscrimination #casteism #AishaWahab #dalits #SCs #SCST #EqualityLabs #interview #islamophobia #IndianDiaspora #NRIs #brahminism #india
https://time.com/6267016/aisha-wahab-interview-caste-discrimination/
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Lawmaker Faces Violent Threats for Trying to Make California the First State of Ban Caste Discrimination
The California state lawmaker who introduced a bill that would make the state the first in the nation to outlaw caste-based discrimination is receiving Islamophobic threats from the U.S. and abroad. State sen. Aisha Wahab says her office was flooded with dozens of hateful calls, hundreds of emails, and individuals yelling at staff in her district office after she introduced the legislation last week.
#california #caste #UnitedStates #CasteDiscrimination #casteism #AishaWahab #dalits #SCs #SCST #EqualityLabs #interview #islamophobia #IndianDiaspora #NRIs #brahminism #india
https://time.com/6267016/aisha-wahab-interview-caste-discrimination/
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Lawmaker Faces Violent Threats for Trying to Make California the First State of Ban Caste Discrimination
The California state lawmaker who introduced a bill that would make the state the first in the nation to outlaw caste-based discrimination is receiving Islamophobic threats from the U.S. and abroad. State sen. Aisha Wahab says her office was flooded with dozens of hateful calls, hundreds of emails, and individuals yelling at staff in her district office after she introduced the legislation last week.
#california #caste #UnitedStates #CasteDiscrimination #casteism #AishaWahab #dalits #SCs #SCST #EqualityLabs #interview #islamophobia #IndianDiaspora #NRIs #brahminism #india
https://time.com/6267016/aisha-wahab-interview-caste-discrimination/
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Unbearable torment: What inter-caste couples in TN have to endure for ‘caste pride’
Inter-caste couples and activists talk about caste violence in Tamil Nadu, and the state’s failings in protecting couples from the brutal violence of their own families.
#TamilNadu #caste #IntercasteLove #IntercasteMarriages #casteism #CastePride #CasteViolence #SCST #dalits #HonourKilling #TNgovt #india
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Only 17 SC, 9 ST judges among 569 HC appointments since 2018
THE Union government on Friday informed the Parliament that a total of 569 judges were appointed to the high courts since 2018. Of the 569 judges, 17 belong to the Scheduled Castes (SCs), nine to the Scheduled Tribes (STs), 64 to Other Backward Classes (OBCs), and 15 belong to minority communities.
#IndianJudiciary #HighCourts #judges #caste #representation #SCST #SCs #STs #dalits #minorities #OBC #SocialJustice #casteism #UnionGovt #india
https://theleaflet.in/only-17-sc-9-st-judges-among-569-hc-appointments-since-2018/
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Survey Shows Caste Discrimination Affecting Mental Health of SC/ST Students in IIT Bombay
A survey conducted at IIT Bombay finds that caste discrimination is a key cause of mental health problems faced by reserved category students.
#maharashtra #mumbai #IITBombay #IITB #casteism #CasteDiscrimation #caste #untouchability #reservations #MentalHealth #SCST #students #education #india