Caste Discrimination
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Institutional Murder of Dalit Engineering Student – Ajith Kumar
Dalit, Ajith Kumar (21) was studying second year B.E civil engineering in St.Joseph college of engineering, Pennalur village, Kanchipuram dist. He was the youngest son of Gnanamani (56) a daily wag…
Casteism in Examination Halls!
This is a question from Higher Secondary Hindi exam paper which was held on March 5, 2016 in Madhya Pradesh. One of the choices offered for writing a 200 word essay is, ‘Why Caste-based reservation…
#Budget2016 once again fails to deliver for the Dalit Adivasis
On February 29, Union Finance Minister delivered the second full budget of the BJP-NDA government. Though we applaud the allocation of Rs. 500 crores under the stand-up India scheme for SC/ST entr…
Caste and Hinduism – By Gail Omvedt
M V Nadkarni’s recent article “Is Caste System Intrinsic to Hinduism?: Demolishing a Myth”, (EPW, November 8, 2003) comes as a follow-up to his earlier article “Ethics and Relevance of Conversions:…
Brahmins bringing caste to your food plate
I wrote few days back about what is the caste of your food? It’s no strange for me that Brahminism has infiltrated to such an extent that caste has reached your food table and or to your plate.
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Research Shows Caste Discrimination in Indian Private Sector
Discrimination on the basis of caste endures in the formal labor market of contemporary India, according to Paul Attewell of the City University of New York Graduate Center and Katherine S. Newman …
Caste Discrimination at UGC
The University Grants Commission annually allots only 11 per cent of the total money it gets under the SC and ST sub plans on scholarships and fellowships, which directly benefits the students of t…
Caste Discrimination in Public Distribution System (PDS)
Another study in the book ‘Blocked by Caste: Economic Discrimination and Social Exclusion in Modern India’ published in 2010 reports discrimination in Public Distribution System (PDS). fair price s…
Caste Discrimination in Jobs at Private Sector. What is the caste of your company?
For those who say there is no caste discrimination in private job market.
Book “Blocked by Caste: Economic Discrimination and Social Exclusion in Modern India” published in 2010 reports an experime…
Facing Caste Discrimination at an Education Institution? Now, report online at www.castediscrimination.com
A much-needed website (www.castediscrimination.com) has been launched by Dalits to record and highlight caste discrimination at educational institutions with the tagline of
Exposing Brahminism O…
Reservations: For Whom And For What?
The brewing Kapu agitation and the recent Hardik Patel led the agitation for BC (Backward Class) status for Patidars (Patels) in Gujarat has reignited passions and stirred up debates about reservat…
What is the caste of your food?
Brahmins have infected everything from foods to cricket, everything has its own caste. Here are some of the pictures showing caste in the food items. What is the caste of your food? Let me know in …
Why being Non-Casteist isn't just enough!
Last week, I asked on Twitter that are you Non-casteist or Anti-casteism? (Non-Casteist = Don’t discriminate Anti-Casteism = Want whole caste system end)
https://twitter.com/Silent_Steps/status/693…
Caste on a Chennai Supermarket Shelf
Wonder if they will soon start asking for caste certificate to buy these products!
Check also – Watch – ‘Caste on the Menu Card’ documentary
Caste at College
Only seven out of every 100 hundred teachers in colleges and universities across the country were from the Scheduled Castes last year. Those from the Scheduled Tribes were even worse off, numbering…