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Rajesh Chavda

‘Abolish reservations after 10 years’: The illusion of merit and what BR Ambedkar never said

The writer of India’s Constitution never favoured a time-bound framework for quotas. Misquoting him ducks questions on what has really changed for lower castes.

Rajesh Chavda
· Dec 27, 2023 · 06:30 am
Born Dalit: Always in and out

There is no real coming out in caste

Rajesh Chavda
· Sep 28, 2023 · 09:00 am
Why reservations matter: A letter to Justice Trivedi from an ‘untouchable’ ex-colleague

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s verdict on the EWS quota, a lawyer punctures some privileged-caste myths.

Rajesh Chavda
· Nov 19, 2022 · 09:30 am