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The Livelihood of Manual Scavengers in India and Prospects for their Future Well Being
Author – Ishan Parmar. He is a high school senior at Newark Academy, New Jersey. His research is based on marginalized and underprivileged communities.
Mentor Professors: Divya Cherian, Princeton …
The Revolutionary Literature of Dalits by Dr. M. N. Wankhade
Originally delivered in Marathi. Translated by Mangesh Dahiwale
Brothers and sisters, first of all I thank you for giving me the opportunity to meet you. I also thank you again for honoring me b…
The Invisible History of Slavery in Kerala – A Book Review
Author: Naveen Prasad Alex
There are many areas that have been largely untouched by mainstream historiography for ages. The recent historical studies about slavery in Kerala are revealing unknow…
Eradicating Bias: The Supreme Court’s Decisive Move Against Mentioning Caste and Religion in Courtrooms
Author – Janhavi Nagdeve
In a landmark decision that resonates with the fundamental principles of equality and justice, the Supreme Court of India has directed all courts to shun the practice of…
Book Review of “Outcasts of the Margins: Exclusion and Discrimination of Scavenging Communities in Education”
This book is based on the insights gathered through an empirical study undertaken by the Indian Social Institute between 2014 to 2019 to gather evidence of discrimination in education and their cau…
12th Fail Movie and Hidden Caste Privilege: An Critical Analysis
People are talking about the movie 12th Fail and its emotional scenes from a Dalit perspective. This movie needs to be seen critically. Emotionally, this movie tried to connect with the audience. T…
Tell Us the (Dis)Advantages of the Caste System and How it has Harmed/Benefited You?
We know it might be controversial to call advantages of the caste system as, basically, it has been associated with negative aspects. However, as a discriminatory system, it benefits some at the co…
ONGC- A Classic case of Caste Based Discrimination
ONGC Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd is one of the biggest Public sector companies (PSU) in India. There are around 28000 (Twenty Eight thousand) employees in ONGC, out of which around 7500(Sev…
Institute of Scheduled Castes Affairs (ISCA) – Historical Ambedkarite Idea Whose Time Has Come
Author – Mangesh Dahiwale
The Institute was registered on 24 August 1944 and the idea was muted on 1 November 1943. On 23 October 1944, a memorandum was submitted to the Government of India with…
Resolutions of 1st World Dalit Convention, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1998
1ST WORLD DALIT CONVENTION
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Held on 10th & 11th October 1998
Organised By The Dalit International Organisation
Sponsored By The Indian Progressive Front, Malaysia
Decla…
Years Of Fashion Through The Lens Of Casteism
Author – Srishti Chaudhary
Emma Tarlo, professor of anthropology at Goldsmiths, University of London wrote in her book that fashion in India is a “symbol of casteism or untouchability.” Explori…
Narrow Goal For Women’s Empowerment Is No Less Than Cruelty – Dr Ambedkar
The following text appeared in Marathi in Bahishkrit Bharat, a newspaper started by Dr. Ambedkar on 15 July 1927. Harishchandra Sukhdeve from Nagpur translated it into English
The narrow goal f…
Are We A Nation Of Dr Ambedkar’s Dreams?
Author – Sunny Tawar
On 25th November 1949, while submitting the draft of India’s Constitution, Bharat Ratna Babasaheb Dr. B.R. Ambedkar said that “I am of the opinion that in believing that we …
Reservation – Past and Present
Author – Dr. D. Surender Naik
The issue of reservation in India has always been a bone of contention between those who support it and those who don’t. The idea of reservation emerged as a conseq…
Caste and Cricket – How Celebrities Enable Inequality
Authors – Professor Hari Bapuji and Dr Dolly Kikon, University of Melbourne
Recently, Ravindra Jadeja, an Indian international cricketer, hit two fifties in India’s three-day tour match in Engla…