Ensure there is no caste discrimination, University Grants Commission tells vice chancellors

The commission sought information from colleges on action taken by them to address complaints of casteism.

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· Sep 14, 2021 · 10:22 pm

Tamil Nadu: Dalit village assistant falls at the feet of upper-caste man, inquiry ordered

This happened after Assistant Officer Muthusamy intervened when a resident of Gobirasipuram got into an argument with a village administrative officer.

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· Aug 08, 2021 · 11:12 am

Can the subaltern tweet?: Holding Big Tech accountable on caste

How can reparative redress for caste-based humiliation, hate speech and violence online be achieved?

Paula Chakravartty

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Rohit Chopra

· Jun 16, 2021 · 09:00 am

‘Punching down’: The profound problem with comedy routines that target marginal groups

There is a difference in joking about the powerful and the powerless.

Abhijato Sensarma

· May 27, 2021 · 07:30 am

Officers from backward castes ‘spoiling’ Telangana, says TRS MLA, Congress demands his suspension

Challa Dharma Reddy, who later apologised, claimed that officers from backward castes do not know any work.

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· Feb 02, 2021 · 08:12 pm

Dalit couple fined Rs 2.5 lakh, denied entry into TN temple allegedly for inter-sect marriage

The couple, 26-year-old Kanagaraj and 23-year-old Jayapriya, belong to the Muracha Parayar and Thamana Paraya sects – both fall under the SC community.

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· Jan 19, 2021 · 06:41 pm

Uttar Pradesh: Dalit family in Banda leaves home after being beaten up for using hand pump

The police said the matter was a simple case of assault and that the circle officer in Baberu town was investigating it.

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· Jan 04, 2021 · 07:21 pm

Dalit man allegedly beaten up for using handpump in Uttar Pradesh’s Banda

The 45-year old man has been admitted to a primary health centre.

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· Dec 25, 2020 · 07:49 pm

Mysuru barber allegedly faces harassment, social boycott for attending to Dalit customers

The barber alleged that some members of the Nayak community shot videos of his son after forcing him to drink alcohol, and blackmailed him.

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· Nov 20, 2020 · 12:08 pm

Upset over Hathras rape, over 200 Valmiki community members convert to Buddhism in Ghaziabad

Members of the group said the rape of the 19-year-old Dalit woman was the ‘final straw’ for them.

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· Oct 21, 2020 · 06:16 pm

Economic liberalisation has worsened caste differences, says Harvard professor Ajantha Subramanian

The anthropologist discusses meritocracy and caste in India, and the Cisco discrimination lawsuit in the US.

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· Oct 15, 2020 · 01:30 pm

Tamil Nadu: Police arrest panchayat secretary after Dalit president forced to sit on floor

The police also arrested Sugumar, a caste Hindu, for threatening Rajeshwari Saravana Kumar at panchayat meetings.

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· Oct 11, 2020 · 08:57 am