Topic: Casteism in India
79% of HC judges appointed in 5 years are Upper Castes
A presentation given by the Union Government to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law and Justice shows 79% of the High Court judges appointed...
“There is hardly any section in history that remained backwards for so long. But in India…”: Sukhadeo Thorat
The tall Dalit academic who was awarded the Padmashree, India's fourth highest civilian award, talks to Afsal Rahman CA, a Kerala-based journalist about reservation, caste, and the recent Supreme Court of India's verdict on the economic reservation.
Upper-caste Hindus ‘clean’ tank with gomutra after Dalit woman drinks water in Karnataka
Upper-caste Hindus drained drinking water from a mini-tank in Heggotara village in Karnataka and “cleaned it” with gomutra after a Dalit woman drank water from the tank.
Caste atrocity: 250 Dalits convert to Buddhism in Rajasthan, idols of Hindu gods immersed in river
Angered by the caste based violence, at least 250 members from Dalit families from Bhulon village in Baran district of Rajasthan have converted to Buddhism.
Mumbai: Govt college principal booked for making casteist remarks against student
The principal of a Mumbai government college has been booked for making casteist remarks against a student.
I was born into the movement: Anti-caste activist Sankul Sonawane
18-year-old Sankul Sonawane had no other choice but to fight it out against the casteism he was born into. Sonwane is among the new...
