To separate caste from something so crucial as food and present it as if it were a life-choice is to ignore a wider social context in which the food …
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A Legal Remedy Is Required to Stop Caste Discrimination in Academic Institutions
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 …
IIT-B Suicide: Probe Panel Hints at ‘Deteriorating Academic Performance’ of Student as Cause
The college probe panel also noted that "there is no specific evidence of direct caste-based discrimination". Bahujan students, however, raised doubts over the report and investigation.
Little Known About IIT Bombay Panel Looking Into Darshan Solanki’s Death, Say Students
Not all are ready to write off the inquiry committee but some on the IIT Bombay campus who have deposed before it expressed disappointment over the fact that not …
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.
IIT Bombay Cancels Conference on Left Movement After ‘Call From Senior Official’ in Edu Ministry
The decision was announced past midnight, just a day before the scheduled event. In the email, organisers noted they were 'forced' to cancel it.
RTIs Reveal IIMs Have Been Violating Reservation in PhD Admissions, Faculty Recruitment
A recent RTI filed by APPSC IIT Bombay has shown that the IIMs have been violating the mandated reservation norms in PhD admission.
IIT Bombay Not Been Paying Maintenance Staff For Months: Student Body
The student body has demanded that the institution pays wages to the construction workers in full, including those who have left the campus.
IIT Bombay Alumni Write an Open Letter to the Director Over Restrictions
'Is it fair to suppress all nonviolent activities which perhaps question the present order of things, including peaceful protests?'
‘No Anti-National Activities on Campus’: IIT Bombay Issues Circular
The dean of students' affairs has issued a circular with a list of 15 code of conduct rules for hostel residents.