Topic: Casteism in India
Hathras: Valmiki community protests, calls an 8-day strike in Agra
In Agra, scores of Valmiki community members protested against the rape and murder of a 19-year-old Dalit woman from the Valmiki community by upper-caste Hindu men in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh.
In UP, Dalits have been subjected to harassment by upper-caste men: NHRC while taking suo motu cognizance of Hathras incident
National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, takes suo motu cognizance of the matter over reported gang rape and brutality of 19 year old Dalit woman by upper-caste Hindu men in Hathras district, Uttar Pradesh.
What is this if not casteism? politicians outraged over UP cops’ forcible cremation of Dalit woman’s body
Opposition parties in the country outraged over the dead-of-night cremation by Uttar Pradesh police of the Dalit woman who died of horrific injuries after being gang-raped and tortured by upper-caste Hindu men.
Is there no other civilization apart from Vedic?: Su Venkatesan MP in Lok Sabha
Communist Party of India (Marxist) MP Su Venkatesan on Monday demanded that a committee formed by the Narendra Modi government to study the country's culture be dissolved as it lacked diversity in its members.
‘The Discreet Charm of the Savarnas’ trailer released
Writer-filmmaker Rajesh Rajamani has shared the trailer of his upcoming short film The Discreet Charm of the Savarnas, a satirical take on upper-caste savarnas.
JNU alumni expresses solidarity with Jadavpur University professor, condemns casteist abuse
The alumni of Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University have issued a statement in unequivocal support of Dr. Maroona Murmu, Associate Professor of History at Jadavpur University, who is being incessantly trolled, and having to face casteist abuse, for a comment she posted on a social media platform on the ongoing debate about holding examinations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
