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Patna HC Strikes Down Bihar's Amended Laws Increasing Reservations
After conducting a caste census last year, the Nitish Kumar government had hiked total reservations for SC, ST and OBC groups to 65%.
#bihar #PatnaHC #BiharReservationLaws #reservation #SCST #OBC #dalits #adivasis #CasteCensus #JDU #india
https://thewire.in/law/patna-hc-strikes-down-bihars-amended-laws-increasing-reservations
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VCK: A Dalit party that changed the political landscape of Tamil Nadu
Since its foray into electoral politics in 1999, the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), led by Thol Thirumavalavan, has become a strategic force and the biggest Dalit party in Tamil Nadu.
#TamilNadu #VCK #TholThirumavalavan #dalits #SocialJustice #RSS #BJP #hindutva #elections2024 #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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Political power is essential for a subaltern party: Thirumavalavan
Dalit leader from Tamil Nadu says extraordinary perseverance is needed to place Dalit ideology and identity within the reality of Dravidian politics.
#interview #TholThirumavalavan #VCK #dalits #OBCs #caste #DravidianPolitics #periyar #EVRPeriyar #ambedkar #BRAmbedkar #DMK #AIADMK #TamilNadu #elections2024 #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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West Bengal: Civil Society is Mobilizing People to Vote for INDIA
The INDIA Alliance may not have declared their seat-sharing plans for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls yet, but civil society in West Bengal is mobilizing people to vote for INDIA. The United Forum of Vote for INDIA organized a rally in the heart of Kolkata, with participants including members of the Matua community, Dalits, and Muslims. Prominent social and human rights activists addressed the gathering.
https://enewsroom.in/vote-india-kolkata-2024-lok-sabha-elections/
#WestBengal #INDIAAlliance #elections2024 #HumanRights #dalits #adivasis #muslims #matuas #HarshMander #RajRatanAmbedkar #SCST #BJP #hindutva #india
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India Will Miss 2030 Target To End Bonded Labour–By 98%
Experts say that there is reluctance to accept bonded labour at the state level, and that release certificates, mandatory to access rehabilitation entitlements, are not issued
https://www.indiaspend.com/governance/india-will-miss-2030-target-to-end-bonded-labourby-98-877306
#BondedLabour #labour #jobs #trafficking #InformalSector #MigrantWorkers #MigrantLabourers #SCST #dalits #adivasis #ForcedLabour #labor #unemployment #poverty #HumanRights #governance #UnionGovt #india
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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.
https://thewire.in/politics/bjp-narendra-modi-social-justice-caste-census-obc-dalit
#bihar #CasteSurvey #BJP #OBCs #EBCs #SCST #dalits #UpperCastes #SocialJustice #representation #reservations #hindutva #NarendraModi #GirirajSingh #NitishKumar #caste #INDIAAlliance #iindia
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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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Gujarat: OBC quota in local body polls increased from 10% to 27%
The announcement was made ahead of the upcoming polls in 7,100-gram panchayats, 75 Nagar Palikas, two district panchayats and 19 taluka panchayats.
https://scroll.in/latest/1055112/gujarat-obc-quota-in-local-body-polls-increased-from-10-to-27
#gujarat #OBCs #OBCQuota #polls #LocalBodyPolls #reservation #SCST #dalits #caste #BJP #india
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Only 3% of High Court judges since 2018 were SC; 1.5% ST: Parliamentary Committee flags 'diversity deficit' in judiciary
The Committee opined that the Supreme Court and High Court Collegiums should recommend an adequate number of women and candidates from marginalized sections for judgeship.
#IndianJudiciary #courts #SCST #dalits #SupremeCourt #HighCourts #collegiums #caste #CasteDiscrimination #GenderDiscrimination #representation #diversity #judges #india
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Tamil Nadu: Dalit and tribal organisations demand SC/ST sub-plan for better utilisation of funds
The draft demanded that the allocated fund to the SC/ST welfare should not be diverted to other plans and it should be non-lapsable.
#TamilNadu #SCSTSubPlan #TribalSubPlan #ScheduledCasteSubPlan #TSP #SCP #SCST #dalits #tribals #AdiDravidar #adivasis #welfare #TNGovt #india
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How caste comes into play when climate changes
Dalit and Adivasi communities have fewer adaptation resources to combat the damage from events related to climate change since they continue to be deprived of socio-economic and political rights and face systemic discrimination.
#ClimateChange #caste #dalits #adivasis #tribals #SCST #labourers #marginalised #inequality #poverty #CasteDiscrimination #SexualMinorities #nomads #HumanRights #SocialJustice #environment #india
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/caste-climate-change-8558611/
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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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In the name of the people
Fortune-tellers, snake-charmers, traditional healers, tightrope-walkers and others are just some of the hundreds of distinct communities that continue to be wrongly listed in the census. This injustice has robbed them of their identity and denies them access to state privileges due to marginalised groups.
#TamilNadu #census #MBCs #SCST #dalits #tribals #DNTs #NTs #welfare #marginalisation #india
https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/articles/in-the-name-of-the-people/
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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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Darshan Solanki Suicide: Did IIT-B Probe Intentionally Ignore Evidence of Caste Discrimination?
While the committee said it did not find any direct evidence of discrimination against Solanki, at least three witnesses deposed that his peers were unwilling to speak to him after coming to know his JEE score.
#DarshanSolanki #suicide #IITBombay #IITB #caste #dalits #dalit #CasteViolence #untouchability #CasteDiscrimination #maharashtra #mumbai #india
TW: suicide
https://thewire.in/caste/darshan-solanki-suicide-iit-b-ignore-evidence-caste-discrimination
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IIT-Bombay Dalit student death | Senior says Darshan Solanki felt alienated by roommate
The senior deposed before the committee orally on February 17 and sent a signed written statement to the committee on February 19.
#DarshanSolanki #IITBombay #IIRB #suicide #caste #casteism #CasteViolence #discrimination #dalits #dalit #SCST #adivasi #MentalHealth #students #education #maharashtra #india
TW: suicide
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IIT Bombay Suicide: Did Authorities Fail to Act Even After Surveys Pointed to Rampant Casteism?
Although an internal probe panel linked the recent suicide of a Dalit student on the campus to academic performance, at least three surveys by SC-ST Student Cell pointed to a highly discriminative atmosphere on campus towards students from the Dalit and Adivasi communities.
#maharashtra #mumbai #DarshanSolanki #IITBombay #casteism #dalits #suicide #education #caste #discrimination #dalit #adivasi #SCST #IITB #brahminism #MentalHealth #india
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Spend on Scheduled Caste Sub Plan in TN has fallen since DMK came to power
The dismal numbers have led to activists questioning the validity of the DMK’s claims of social justice and the ‘Dravidian model’.
#SC #TamilNadu #DMK #welfare #SCST #TSP #dalits #dalit #DravidianModel #PalanivelThiyagarajan #caste #india
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Ground report: The political conspiracy behind the mob attack on a Dalit man in Telangana
Mettli Naresh, a Dalit man from Telangana’s Vikarabad district, was attacked by a mob of more than 200 Shiva devotees who surrounded a police station and assaulted him until he fell unconscious.
#telangana #vikarabad #dalits #dalit #madiga #yadav #goud #mudiraj #lynching #casteism #brahminism #caste #ambedkar #ambedkarites #hindutva #HinduYuvaVahini #CasteViolence #CommunalViolence #india