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Aug- 2021 -12 AugustFeatures
Abuse faced by Vandana Katariya exposes casteism in sports
The family of Vandana Katariya, Forward player in the women’s hockey team, faced casteist abuse soon after the women’s team…
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Jul- 2021 -29 JulyFeatures
Bombay Catholics and the question of caste
I dedicate this article to Sharad Patil, who remains a guide for reinterpreting non-Vedic knowledge in India. At the onset…
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14 JulyNews
IIT Madras professor resigns alleging caste discrimination
Vipin P. Veetil Vipin Pudiyath Veetil, an assistant professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of…
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8 JulyFeatures
BAPS temple in New Jersey: How caste determines the value of skilled work
A prototype of temple design made by Sompura Brahmins and executed by Dalit and Adivasi stone carvers (Courtesy: @TempleCarvers) The…
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4 JulyNews
Near absent representation of SCs/STs in IIT Jammu faculty
IIT Jammu A Right to Information (RTI) query filed by the non-profit organisation Egalitarians has revealed poor representation of Bahujans…
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1 JulyFeatures
‘At CEDE we believe representation ought to be a goal in itself’
Supreme Court advocate Disha Wadekar The legal profession and judiciary are dominated by upper castes while the Bahujans are severely…
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Jun- 2021 -23 JuneFeatures
Dalits and decentralisation—Why is it important?
Gurusaravanan M hands over Decentralization Manifesto 2021 to VCK chief Thol Thirumavalan In a federal set-up, decentralisation can be defined…
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11 JuneNews
IIT Delhi refuses to divulge faculty composition data, SC/ST/OBCs under-represented in PhDs
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Bahujan students are severely under-represented in PhD programmes at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)…
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11 JuneNews
A survey records 629 oxygen shortage deaths in the second wave
More than 600 Covid-19 patients have died in India due to shortage of medical oxygen since 6 April, a survey…
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6 JuneNews
Upper caste dominate IIT Kharagpur faculty
IIT Kharagpur A data request filed by a non-profit organisation, Egalitarians, under the Right to Information Act, has revealed severe…
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