A filmmaking student and member of the Santhal community speaks up on the blatant casteism of his childhood and the more subtle avatar of it that he faces today. Written by Soumya Mandi|Kolkata|September 11, 2020 In the wake of the vile casteist…
From Concerned Citizens To The Honorable Chairperson National Commission for Scheduled Tribes New Delhi Dear Sir Sub: Online harassment and caste violence against Dr. Maroona Murmu Dr. Maroona Murmu is an Associate Professor of the Department of History, Jadavpur University. In the…
On 3 September, 2020 Dr. Murmu posted that examinations during the pandemic are a bad idea. She claimed that the loss of one year is nothing compared to the loss of life. To this post, a woman called Paromita Ghosh, a student…
Written by Hany Babu M.T.|July 20, 2018
Via Round Table India|Written by Hany Babu M.T|July 17, 2012 The University of Delhi, which is the biggest central university of our country, ranked above all the other central universities, and situated in the urban space of the national capital, would, as…
The supporters of reservation in Delhi University, thus, find themselves in a quandary as they have a double burden on their shoulders. They need to justify their action of moving the Court to a general public, who by and large have been…
On 19 July 2018, UGC had issued a notice to all universities receiving government aid to defer recruitments till further notice. However, Dr Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Bihar has recently completed recruitments to positions it had advertised in March. Shashi…
The university has been blatantly unjust to OBC students seeking admission. It is asking these students to submit up-to-date documents at short notice. Several student organizations, including the Delhi University Students’ Union, have opposed this move. Via Forward Press|Written by Nawal Kishore…
Last month, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing sued the prominent American tech multinational, Cisco Systems, for caste discrimination against an employee of Dalit Indian origin. In the light of what is being viewed as a landmark move, we interviewed Sujatha…
“They called our men and said “If you don’t start sending your women to clean our toilets, we will beat them up. We will beat you up.” They said, “We will not let you live in peace.” We were afraid.” Threats such…
