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Systematic Dismantling of Social Justice & Equity in Higher Education by the Modi Government

by rti_adminupdated on March 20, 2023May 19, 20211

Dr. Magilan Karthikeyan In the Indian union of states, the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are considered the most socially and educationally disadvantaged groups among the other disadvantaged sections, namely other backward castes (OBCs) and religious minorities.1 Despite several policy interventions, the number of OBC/SC/ST/Minority students enrolled in higher education continues to remain …

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Dr. B.R. Ambedkar – From Denunciation of the Vedas to the Negation of Karl Marx and Surrender to Nāstika Buddhism

by rti_adminupdated on March 20, 2023May 16, 20212

Dr Aniruddha Babar “Buddha would never allow violence, but the communists do. No doubt the communists get quick results because when you adopt the means of annihilating a man, they do not remain to oppose you. Humanity does not only want economic values, it also wants spiritual values to be retained. Permanent communist dictatorship has …

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How BJP ran TN without getting elected – the story before 2 May

by rti_adminupdated on March 20, 2023May 13, 20210

Radhika Sudhakar The story of Tamil Nadu election 2021, as the election itself drew close, was judged by non-brahmins in the state as one that was not going to be who the winner is – the ruling party or the opposition, but the faceoff between the outgoing Chief Minister Edappadi K Palanisamy vs BJP-backed-dy-CM-O …

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The caste of election analysis

by rti_adminupdated on March 20, 2023May 9, 20210

Bobby Kunhu “Christ is born, my wise Solomon, my wretched pen-pusher! Don´t go picking things over with a needle! Is He born or isn´t He? Of course He is born, don´t be daft. If you take a magnifying glass and look at your drinking water-an engineer told me this, one day – you´ll see, …

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Babasaheb and Labour

by rti_adminupdated on March 20, 2023May 1, 202111

Gaurav Somwanshi Today, let us understand Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar’s contribution to labour welfare in 10 examples. These are taken from a variety of sources, but primarily from BAWS volumes. The quoted portions are taken directly from the mentioned sources, while the additional commentary is made by me without the quotes. Babasaheb & Labour- 1 …

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Understanding Cultural and Social Capital of Savarnas

by rti_adminupdated on March 20, 2023April 29, 202180

Pranav Jeevan P Why is the assertion of Bahujans branded as identity politics based on caste, but the savarna assertions are termed as “culture”, “tradition” and “merit”? The dominance of rituals and performance of savarna hegemony is the sign of cultural penetration of caste hierarchies in all sections of society. It is the institutions which …

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The need for studies on Dalit musical traditions

by rti_adminupdated on March 20, 2023April 21, 20211

Dr. Chandraiah Gopani Dalits are creators of music. They not only produced many musical instruments and performed them but also generated rich knowledge on music. The studies of art and cultural production are important to understand human expression, taste, beauty and emotions etc. Within cultural production, music plays a unique role to express human …

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The OBC case of ‘House Negro’ and ‘Field Negro’

by rti_adminupdated on March 20, 2023April 11, 20213

Anand Kshirsagar There was a time in the American antebellum South like Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri, Alabama, and South Carolina where economic, social, political, cultural, and religious relations of the American society were established on the bloody foundations of slavery of blacks. These black slaves were brought bounded in chains from the West Coast of …

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Moral Right to Labour

by rti_adminupdated on March 20, 2023April 7, 20218

Pralay Nagrale The recent mobilization of the Valmiki community all over India was important in fighting for justice for the 19 year old girl of Bulgaddhi village of district Hathras, because till now, the protests of the Valmiki community used to be on local levels, mostly. But this resistance did not happen suddenly. It was …