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Remembering Gail Omvedt: An icon of anti-caste, emancipatory politics in India
By Karthika Jayakumar Today, 25th August 2023, marks the second death anniversary of American-born, Indian sociologist, and social activist, Gail Omvedt who is known for her prolific and widely cited writings on…
- India
Person facing casteism has right to change surname: Delhi HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has said that individuals have the right to change their surnames if they wish to not to be identified with a specific caste that could subject…
- Hyderabad
University of Hyderabad’s grading system casteist, discriminatory: Report
Hyderabad: The Ambedkar Students’ Association (ASA) of the University of Hyderabad (UoH) produced a seven-page report on the ‘discriminatory grading system’ in the institution’s PhD admissions. The report, which has gone viral…
- Bangalore
Bengaluru casteist skit row: Six Jain University students suspended
Following the use of casteist slurs against SC/STs and Dr BR Ambedkar in a skit performed by the Jain University Centre for Management Studies students at a college festival, six students have…
- India
Morbi bridge collapse: Section of Patidar community throws weight behind Oreva’s MD
Rajkot: Umiyadham Sidsar, a section of Patidar community, has pledged its support to Oreva Group’s Managing Director Jaysukh Patel in the Morbi bridge collapse case. Jaysukh Patel is the prime accused in…
- India
Jharkhand: Fifty Dalit families driven out by Muslim strongmen; governor seeks report
Medininagar: About 50 Dalit families were allegedly driven out of a village, where they were living in for the last four decades, by members of a group of Muslim strongmen in Jharkhand’s…
- India
Egalitarian society a myth, casteism prevalent in Assam, claim observers
Guwahati: Political patronage of forces that fuel casteism, and growing intolerance and hatred towards other castes and religions are barriers to effectively forming an egalitarian society, according to social observers of Assam.…
- Hyderabad
India cannot progress when stuck in shackles of casteism: KTR
Hyderabad: Telangana municipal administration and IT minister KT Rama Rao (KTR) said that the country cannot progress if it is caught in the shackles of casteism. He further said that young people…
- India
Day after resignation, Hardik slams Congress, calls it casteist
Ahmedabad: A day after resigning from the Congress party, Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader Hardik Patel slammed the grand old party and called it a casteist. Speaking at a press conference…
- India
Gujarat: Singer booked under SC/ST act for using casteist slurs
Yogesh Gadhvi, a folk musician was arrested on May 14 for reportedly hurling casteist slurs during a public performance at Bhuj in Gujarat. According to a report published by the Indian Express,…
- Bangalore
Man torches Dalit partner to death in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: In a shocking development, a man has allegedly torched his partner belonging to the Dalit community, to death in Bengaluru, police said on Friday. The deceased has been identified as 23-year-old…
- India
Casteism, communal appeal at core of political parties’ strategy in UP polls
By Sanjay Sinha Lucknow: The BJP has developed its poll narratives around Hindutva and development in the battle for Uttar Pradesh and the Samajwadi Party on welfare schemes based on socialism, but…
