Caste Question
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SC quashes plea opposing panel formed to examine giving Scheduled Caste status to converted Dalits
The plea contended that the commission may delay a petition pending for nearly 20 years on the matter.
Scroll Staff
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No commission formed to examine giving Scheduled Caste status to converted Dalits, Centre tells LS
However, on October 6, the government had issued a notification announcing a panel to study according SC status to Dalit converts.
Scroll Staff
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Who benefits from keeping Dalits ‘Hindu’
The narrative of Muslims and Christians being casteless is more significant to India’s handling of caste than we assume.
Shireen Azam & Sumit Samos
Trending
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Evolution doesn’t need millions of years. Tiger snakes on an island have evolved over just a century
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Fiction: A courtesan renounces pleasure and embraces Buddhism after she is betrayed by the world
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Yes, India’s Constitution has been hijacked – but not by the Supreme Court
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Australian Open: Sania Mirza bows out of Grand Slams on her own terms, leaving a trail to blaze
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How did Rajiv Gandhi, applauded for his modernist ideologies, accelerate Hindu nationalism politics?
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Centre forms commission to examine giving Scheduled Caste status to converted Dalits
Presently, only Hindus, Sikhs and Buddhists can be accorded the status.
Scroll Staff
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India at 75: If being casteless is impossible, can freedom be possible?
The first in an exclusive series of essays to mark the 75th anniversary of India’s independence, by winners of the New India Foundation Fellowship for writers.
Suryakant Waghmore
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Civil society organisations need to stop ignoring caste and diversify their leadership
In the neo-liberal world order, civil society organisations are treating only the symptoms of entrenched power structures and social inequality
Arun Kumar & Diksha Shriyan
Video
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Caught on camera: Thieves remove entire ATM in Ajmer, Rajasthan
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Watch: How a Great Dane dog and an orphaned kitten formed an unlikely bond
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Watch: From France to Australia, fans embrace the ‘Pathaan’ craze by singing and dancing in theatres
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Watch: From upside down to inside out, models walk the ramp wearing gowns in strange ways
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Watch: Comedian Jamie Lever’s hilarious take on how Bollywood actors put their children to bed
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What the latest US census reveals about racial and ethnic diversity and what India can learn from it
A caste census would truly enable India to understand the demographic grammars through which caste is lived and experienced in everyday terms.
Nikhil Pandhi
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Inter-caste marriage plea: ‘A girl is an independent soul,’ says Himachal Pradesh HC
The petitioner alleged that the family of the woman had illegally detained her against her wishes to prevent their marriage.
Scroll Staff
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BJP’s decision to collect caste data in 2021 census pivots India’s politics firmly towards OBCs
The ruling party is trying to engineer a potent vote bank by adding lower castes among the Other Backward Classes to its core upper caste support base.
Shoaib Daniyal
The Reel
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‘Gandhi Godse – Ek Yudh’ review: Sincere, plodding effort to debunk WhatsApp myths about the Mahatma
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‘Pathaan’ review: Shah Rukh Khan lights up an entertaining spy thriller
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Oscar-nominated film ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ is cuteness unlimited
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Three Oscar nominations for India: ‘All That Breathes’, ‘RRR’ and ‘The Elephant Whisperers’
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Shriya Pilgaonkar interview: There’s no big or small role but the depth you bring to the part
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Enough silence: At Mumbai’s Ramabai colony, Dalit protestors say they face discrimination every day
The community wants the people who attacked its members in Bhima Koregaon arrested immediately.
Priyanka Vora
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‘We won’t remain silent against these atrocities’: Dalit anger spills over in eastern Mumbai
The community is agitated about the attack on its members in Pune’s Bhima Koregaon.
Priyanka Vora
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Assault on Dalit youth in Kerala sparks a debate on the Left's double standards
The alleged attack took place a week before Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula's death anniversary, which the student group plans to commemorate across the state.
TA Ameerudheen
The Field
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India vs New Zealand, 1st T20I: All-round show from Mitchell Santner and Co ensures 21-run victory
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Hockey World Cup: Germany complete another epic comeback to stun Australia, set up final vs Belgium
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U19 Women’s T20 World Cup: India, England set up exciting final clash in inaugural edition
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Watch, IND v NZ: Washington Sundar’s stunning diving return catch to dismiss Mark Chapman in Ranchi
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Australian Open: Novak Djokovic on images of father with Russian flags – ‘Misinterpretation’