Neeraj Bunkar Navodaya Vidyalayas, established under the vision of the former Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi, were conceived to ensure holistic development of underprivileged children from rural areas and promote social justice. Presently, there are around 700 such residential schools across India, aiming to provide quality education to marginalized students. However, instances of caste-based discrimination …
Human Feces and Caste in Tamil Nadu
Raja M In the socio-political structures of Tamil Nadu, caste is a pertinent issue in which all the problems are tied together. The following questions raise more skepticism about Dravidian Politics: Do Dalits access public places? Can Dalits have everyday lives/practices without caste discrimination? Can they easily avail of state-assigned civil rights without any discrimination? …
When will the suicides of Dalit, Tribal students stop?
Vikas Parashram Meshram Referring to the recent incident of the alleged suicide of Darshan Solanki, a Dalit student in their first year of B.Tech at IIT Bombay, the 50th Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, said suicide incidents among marginalized students are on the rise, and research has proven it. In February, there was the …
Interim Report is a Proclamation that Dalit Bahujan Adivasi Students Don’t Belong in IITs
Pranav Jeevan P On 6th March, IIT Bombay administration released the interim report on the committee formed to “investigate the tragic incident that happened on February 12, 2023 involving Darshan Solanki.”. This report is the strongest testimony to the atmosphere of casteism that is prevalent in IIT Bombay as it reeks of the casteist attitude …
Literature of Black Panthers & Dalit Panther: A comparative study
Kundan Kamble Introduction This paper undertakes a comparative study between the Black Power Movement in America and the Dalit Movement in India. The study between these two movements will show the similarities and differences between race in the American context and caste in the Indian context. To bring forward these features I have analyzed …
‘Great boast, little roast’: DSE and Bahujan students
Preeti Koli and Ritika Koli Dr. B.R. Ambedkar said: “Turn in any direction you like, caste is the monster that crosses your path. You cannot have political reform; you cannot have economic reform unless you kill this monster.” (Ambedkar, 1936) Caste-based microaggressions are not new to any of the Bahujan students who manage to enter …
Eklavya and Karna: An Understanding of Discrimination against Marginalised in Indian Education System
Ritu Mahabharata and Ramayana are considered as the biggest epics (Mahakavya) of India. These are back in popular discussion with the reruns of their TV serials on Doordarshan amid the Covid-19 crisis. Those who have access to television are watching the serials with great interest as shown by the rising TRPs of Doordarshan. Coming to …
What is the significance of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion framework in Indian Higher Education?
Bharat Rathod After Rohith Vemula’s Institutional murder in 2016, public protest and media discussion had created a political pressure on the Government of India to take institutional measures to prevent such type of incidents. Therefore, as a reactionary measure, the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) had announced that a new policy will be prepared …
Dear society, I have questions for you!
Shivani Waldekar My dear society, do you know that I heard the word ‘society’ for the first time when I was in 11th standard when one of the teachers who loved me a lot taught us one day the valuable words of Maclver and Page, “Society is the web of Relationships.’ Back then, I …