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caste reservation
1,084 complaints of fake caste certificates used to secure government jobs between 2010-’19: Report
Scroll Staff
· Aug 26, 2024 · 04:52 pm
A Dalit scholar’s death and Brahmin dominance at India’s premier science institute
Johanna Deeksha
· May 24, 2023 · 06:30 am
Readers’ comments: Who benefits from keeping Dalits ‘Hindu’?
Scroll
· Nov 07, 2022 · 06:30 pm
Why India needs more reliable data on Dalit Christians and Muslims
Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com
· Mar 16, 2021 · 07:30 pm
Why are SCs among Buddhists and Sikhs given reservations, but not Dalit Christians and Muslims?
Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com
· Feb 21, 2021 · 07:30 pm
Economic liberalisation has worsened caste differences, says Harvard professor Ajantha Subramanian
Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com
· Oct 15, 2020 · 01:30 pm
‘The Caste of Merit’: This book examines the festering problem through the example of IIT Madras
Suryakant Waghmore
· Aug 16, 2020 · 05:30 pm
Cabinet approves HRD Ministry’s plan to restore 200-point reservation roster in universities
Scroll Staff
· Mar 07, 2019 · 01:39 pm
‘Casteist policy’: Rally in Delhi denounces new system for hiring Dalit, Adivasi university teachers
Shoaib Daniyal
· Jan 31, 2019 · 09:03 pm
Reading list: Seven articles that explain what reservation for the economically backward means
Scroll Staff
· Jan 09, 2019 · 11:39 am
Why the creamy layer test for SC/ST promotions may be more harmful than using it for recruitment
Vikram Hegde
· Oct 08, 2018 · 12:30 pm
Explainer: What is ‘creamy layer’ and why applying it to caste reservation is controversial
Shoaib Daniyal
· Oct 06, 2018 · 07:30 am
In ‘happy bubble’ of Sonipat’s elite universities, concerns persist about free speech and diversity
Shreya Roy Chowdhury
· Sep 06, 2018 · 09:00 am
‘We have come because we have hope’: Maratha voices from sit-in protest in Mumbai
Mridula Chari
· Aug 09, 2018 · 07:32 pm
Why the Marathas have decided to go leaderless in their fight for reservation
Aarefa Johari
· Sep 30, 2016 · 10:30 am
As quota wars rage, are upper caste interests blocking caste census data?
Shoaib Daniyal
· May 30, 2016 · 07:30 pm
