The reason our representation is so low is because upper-caste academia restricts our representation.
Tag: caste discrimination
Insults, Isolation, Broken Friendships: Dalit Students Open Up on Caste Discrimination in US
The inclusion of caste in its anti-discrimination policy by the California State Universities is as a major triumph for activists.
After IIM Kozhikode Reveals Postgrad Students’ Castes, Spotlight Returns to Discrimination on Campus
The administration has since issued an 'apology' for having 'inadvertently shared the documents'. But students believe that cannot make up for the trauma they have faced.
UC Davis Becomes First US Public Institution to Add Caste to its Anti-Discrimination Policy
According to the new policy, which was amended in September this year, students or university staff who are discriminated against on the basis of their castes, can now file …
The Missing Solidarity in Deepa P. Mohanan’s Battle
No single organisation from the so-called left-leaning progressive and gender justice forums came forward to stand in solidarity with the PhD scholar, which shows the hypocrisy of the 'progressive' …
Man? Woman? Khuki.
A personal essay about a lower-caste trans-man who is a childhood friend of the author.
Kerala Varsity Removes Prof Accused of Casteism From Post, PhD Scholar Calls for Expulsion
Deepa P. Mohanan, a scholar belonging to the Dalit community, has alleged that she was discriminated against on the basis of her caste for the last ten years.
IIT Madras Faculty Member Resigns Citing Caste Discrimination at Institute
In an email, Vipin P. Veetil apprises members of the faculty that one of the primary reasons for 'my leaving the institute is the caste discrimination I have faced …
Why We Started a Fundraiser to Buy Sanitation Workers PPE
In a society riddled with caste discrimination, our frontline warriors are risking their lives for us every day.
Inside The Toxic Media Culture Of A Casteist, Islamophobic Local Daily
Say ‘hi’ to the local dailies bringing you 15-pages of propaganda each morning.