Round Table India brings together perspectives from Dalit and Bahujan communities.
Cockroaches to Reservations: The Old Politics of Caste Denial in a New Avatar
Merit: A Savarna Tool to Reinforce Caste Hegemony
Vaibhav Kharat The recent notification by the UPSC, inviting applications for 45 lateral entry posts at the levels of Joint Secretary, Director, and Deputy Secretary across 24 Union government ministries, has reignited the toxic debate of meritocracy vs reservation. The government’s promotion of lateral entry as a tool to bring in fresh talent and expertise …
Dalits of All Faiths Deserve Equal Rights: A Call for Justice
Shahnawaz Ahmad Ansari Shahnawaz Ahmad Ansari, National Spokesperson, All India Pasmanda Muslim Mahaz (AIPMM) In a nation where diversity is our strength, the struggle for social justice remains an ongoing battle. The recent landmark decision by the Supreme Court, allowing sub-classification within Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST), is a beacon of hope for …
The Case of Subcategorisation and Creamy-layer Principle in SC/ST Reservation
Apoorva & Apeksha Singegol D The heat of reservation policy has just begun to bring the milk to a boil, yet the Supreme Court is already eager to extract the cream that hasn’t even formed yet. The bubbles on the surface of the boiling milk might hint at cream, but in reality, it’s just skimmed …
‘Rich Dalit with an iPhone’
Dr. Abhijit Khandkar He walks in, his iPhone shining in your face eclipsing centuries of darkness. With all that swag, how dare he, this rich Dalit. Certainly has two more stashed at his bungalow, and surely a Mercedes. Father an IAS or Doctor, earning more than all the poor Brahmins. Don’t you tell me …
The End of Independent Ambedkarite Dalit Politics?
AIISCA Statement on the Defeat of Ambedkarite Dalit Parties in the 2024 General Elections Alongside economic injustice, unemployment, and the conventional Hindu-Muslim binary, the 2024 general elections were primarily fought around the ‘Social Justice’ narrative. The opposition alliance (INDIA alliance) led by Congress campaigned on the narrative that “if the BJP came to power with …
Equality through Equal Opportunities
Samyak Samudre Introduction It is important to know why equal opportunity is important to maintain equality in society. In this article, I have explained that a class that is not equal in the social system and is exploited will need some special rights to maintain equality in society, and it is unnecessary to oppose reservation. …
Cancel the Illegal, Anti-constitutional Adequacy G.O. No. 2 of 2004
Please sign the petition here. Date: 13/03/2024 Place: Hyderabad To, The Chief Secretary, Government of Telangana, D.R. B R Ambedkar Telangana Secretariat, Hyderabad – 500063, Email – cs@telangana.gov.in Twitter: @TelanganaCS Principal Secretary, Government of Telangana, School Education Department, R. B R Ambedkar Telangana Secretariat Hyderabad – 500063, Email: splcs-edu@telangana.gov.in prlsecyedu@telangana.gov.in The Commissioner and Director of School Education, Govt …
Tavleen Singh’s and The Indian Express’ Casteist Narratives
Vaibhav Kharat In her persistent engagement with caste, reservation, census related topics, Tavleen Singh exemplifies a pseudo-intellectual approach that perpetuates casteist biases located in the strong foundation of savarna prejudices, stereotypes and stigmatisation. Her recent writings on caste include the column ‘Time to end the reservation’, and ‘A caste census is casteism’ in the ‘The …