Topic: Casteism in India

Many villagers of Kallumadi Panchayat in Andhra Pradesh's Ananatpur protested against the casteism, after the president of Kallumadi Panchayat who is from Dalit community, was not allowed to enter the village secretariat office on Wednesday.

Bijender, aka Bobby aged 47 lost his life doing a doleful job of cleaning the sewers in Narela in Delhi on Friday (19 March, 2021); who had been in the profession for almost 10 years. He was the lone bread earner in his family and an only parent to his three minor daughters; after the death of his wife, approximately five years ago.

In a bid to end caste discrimination in educational institutions, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) in Kerala in its manifesto promised the implementation of the ‘Rohith Vemula Act’ if it is voted to power in the state assembly polls.

Aji KM, a PhD scholar who also holds UGC NET and hails from Dalit community in Kerala burnt his doctoral thesis in show of dissent against the illicit appointments within the Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University here on 5 March. The restive applicant alleged that he was not been shortlisted for the post of an Assistant Professor despite being eligible.

During Tamil Brahmin’s Global Meet in July 2019, he delivered a casteist speech and said that the persons with the qualities of a Brahmin should always be at the helm of affairs.

Ambedkar Students' Association in University of Hyderabad has submitted a representation to the National Commission for Scheduled Castes demanding a thorough investigation of the death of Asarelli Harshavardhan, a Master's student from the university who died by suicide on Saturday.