Extending reservations to the 'upper castes' who are poor or singly disadvantaged delegitimises the concept of double disadvantage: social marginalisation and economic ill-being.
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Finding Balance – Making the Indian Higher Judiciary More Representative
It is time that the Supreme Court performs a balancing act to make the higher judiciary a more representative institution.
More Than 60% Faculty Posts Reserved for SCs, OBCs in IIMs Vacant: Education Minister
Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank also said that more than 50% of faculty positions for OBCs remain vacant in all central higher education institutions on average, as do more than 40% …
Getting Rid of Section 377 is Only the Beginning
It is something of an achievement to receive justice in our country.
Why Are There No OBC Professors in Central Universities?
Representation of OBCs in central universities is lagging even ten years after reservations were implemented.
On the Demonising of Student Activists
We need to re-address how we write about student politics – and not dismiss students protesting for positive change as one-dimensional ungrateful, tax-evading troublemakers.