The newest revolution is the number of hospitals owned by Dalit doctors that are springing up everywhere in the country, posing a powerful counter to the centuries-old stigmas.
Besides amplifying Dalit protests, social media has lowered the barriers to entry into the political discourse for Dalits.
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Ambedkar knew the importance of land in the emancipation of dalits, but he also knew it would not be easy to secure it for them, writes Anand Teltumbde in a new book titled ‘Republic of Caste: Thinking Equality in the Time of Neoliberal Hindutva’.
Even OBC representation in higher bureaucracy is no more than 2.89 per cent; retired officers claim Dalits & tribals continue to face discrimination in career.
After K.G. Balakrishnan’s retirement in May 2010, no Dalit judge has been elevated to apex court; even not a single Dalit chief justice in 24 high courts.
We have failed terribly at two important things. One, we are reacting to this issue only emotionally, not logically. And two, we are not asking the right questions.
WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
The author’s must be also from reserved category, remove those lenses and find out the real facts. What’s happening among the merit holders who are job less. This cast based system should be abolished. Reservation should be for real poor, soldiers and other deprived people like victims of rape, cheaters etc
If there is only one caste in india and all of us share to clean the dirties of our country there is no need for resevation.
Well, it says a lot about the work that these babus do, or rather the lack of it.
The author’s must be also from reserved category, remove those lenses and find out the real facts. What’s happening among the merit holders who are job less. This cast based system should be abolished. Reservation should be for real poor, soldiers and other deprived people like victims of rape, cheaters etc