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Rajesh Chavda
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‘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
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Born Dalit: Always in and out
There is no real coming out in caste
Rajesh Chavda
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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
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