For An Informed Ambedkar Age
B. D. Khane Maharaja was a champion of social justice and equal opportunities for all. He believed in protecting the weak against the strong. The aim of his measures was to raise the lower castes from their abject position in society by employing them and fitting them for hitherto closed avenues of life. For …
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 …
Keerthi Nathan Tamil Nadu has a long history where Dravidian politics is associated with the Tamil cinema industry and they both go hand in hand because the Tamil film industry has produced three Chief Ministers. The trend started with M.Karunanidhi and CN Annadurai who were known for their acumen in script writing and continued the …
Tanishque Gedam Reservations in promotion for people belonging to the Scheduled Castes(SCs) & Scheduled Tribes(STs) in public services and government employment has been subject to intense debate and severe criticism ever since it first came into effect. However the issue was in the limelight again after the apex court in February ruled that reservation in …
Vinod Kumar & Hawaldar Bharti Student movements in general, and students’ union election system in particular, have systematically been made non-effective through various government rulings by several electoral reform committees, particularly Lyngdoh Committee recommendations. In most of the Universities either there is no system of student representatives who can raise their voice for the …
Dr. R. Praveen If equality is the light at the end of the tunnel, social justice is the lantern that will guide us to it. The preamble to the constitution of India states that WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a 1[SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC] and to secure …
Gautam Kumar The three words, Justice, Liberty, Equality mentioned in the preamble of the Indian constitution are the essence of our constitution. This is part of the basic structure because these are building blocks of a Welfare State which is the ultimate vision of the founding fathers of our constitution. In these words, the …
Suresh R V பொருளாதாரத்தில் நலிந்த உயர்சாதியினருக்கு வழங்கப்படும் 10 சதவிகிதம் இடஒதுக்கீடு குறித்து முனைவர். தொல். திருமாவளவன், எம்.பி அவர்களுடனான ஒரு உரையாடல். இந்த உரையாடல் 3.5.2019 அன்று நிகழ்ந்தது., அதாவது, மதிப்பிற்குரிய முனைவர்.தொல் திருமாவளவன் அவர்கள் எம்.பி. ஆக தேர்தலில் வெற்றிப்பெறுவதற்கு முன்பாக நடந்தது. எங்களுக்கு இந்த வாய்ப்பினை தந்ததற்கு நன்றிகளையும், தேர்தலில் வெற்றிப்பெற்றதற்கு எங்களது வாழ்த்துகளையும் நாங்கள் தெரிவித்துக் கொள்கிறோம்.
Murali Ramathoti Friends, experience shows us that social movements are necessary but not sufficient to bring about long-lasting change. It also requires a strong political will and commitment which the present dispensation lacks. I trust legislative bodies, to some extent, could provide a platform for a democratic articulation of the problems of the marginalized …