There is more than enough evidence to show that Dalit and Adivasi students are subject to recurring discrimination in educational institutions. The existing mechanisms are not enough to stop …
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Subtly But Surely, India’s Premier Colleges Still Enforce Caste Norms. I Saw it First Hand.
Life at the university would show me how marks, degrees, distinctions, awards and honours cannot teach you humility. Sadly, only education cannot build an egalitarian world.
IITs Will Remain Elitist Until They Prioritise the Needs of Marginalised Students
The response of the IITs to such a critical issue is often seen as formulaic – more akin to solving an engineering problem, without considering the psychological dimensions of …
Dalit Student’s Suicide Points to Well-Known – But Ignored – Caste Discrimination in IITs
Mental health concerns, students at IIT Bombay say, can't be looked at in isolation from other factors that determine the atmosphere on campus.
Tamil Nadu: School Principal Allegedly Forced Dalit Students to Clean Toilet
One of the students' parents has filed a complaint against the school headmistress, and the police are now looking for her.
Reducing Dalits to Mere Beneficiaries: The Neo-Brahmanism of the Sangh Parivar in Karnataka
The Sangh parivar's response to the Karnataka BJP accepting the Justice Das Committee's recommendations to increase reservation for SCs and STs betrays the contradictions between the saffron party's ideology …
What Indian Women Need to Deal With the Gendered Threat of Air Pollution
Gender-based social roles, lack of economic agency, caste structures and restricted access to healthcare shape women’s experiences of polluted air.
Karnataka: Dalit Family Fined Rs 60,000 After a Teen ‘Touches’ Hindu Deity Idol
The village elders ruled that the boy had touched the pole connected to the idol of Sidiranna, a prominent south Indian village deity, during a procession and the idol …
Rajasthan: Nine-Yr-Old Dalit Boy Passes Away After Alleged Assault by Schoolteacher
The accused, Chail Singh, reportedly saw Indra drinking water from an earthen pot "reserved for upper-caste teachers", and proceeded to beat him up.
Despite Eligibility and Competence, SC/ST Aspirants Not Made Faculty in AIIMS: Panel
The Committee further said it is "not inclined" to accept the frequently stereotype reply of the government that no sufficient number of suitable candidates could be found.