Despite the Constitution guaranteeing and legally assuring its citizens with equality, Caste-based discrimination continues to be a societal reality and educational institutions are not immune to it. Right from Rohit Vemula to the recent suicide of Darshan Solanki, several incidents of students committing suicide have been linked to caste discrimination and abuse over the years. …
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, popularly known as B.R. Ambedkar, was a social reformer, economist, politician, and the chief architect of the Indian Constitution. Born in 1891, Ambedkar fought against social discrimination and inequality, specifically against the caste system in India. He played a pivotal role in India’s independence movement and is considered one of the greatest …
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The link between caste and mental health is powerful and tortuous. People of lower caste communities, such as Dalits and Adivasis, constantly wrestle with the dilemma of whether to own their identity and be outspoken about it. It isn’t primarily because they are ashamed of it; rather, they are scared they won’t be able to …
The gripping storyline of the legend of a mystical forest, set in the deeper roots of Karnataka, Kantara has sparked a controversial wave for its depiction of bootha kola, a subaltern culture of Tulu Nadu. The whole saga revolves around the ownership of land, focussing more on the demigods protecting the land. Bootha kola is …
“Dalit Student Hit With Metal Rod For Touching Teacher’s Bike In UP: Police” (Press Trust of India, 2022) These aren’t headlines from the 1900s but from very recent times. Caste atrocities aren’t new to our ears, and it has more significant impacts than we think. The increasing gap between the intent and our action becomes …
I Could Not Be Hindu: The Story of a Dalit in RSS by Bhanwar Meghwanshi Bhanwar Meghwanshi, a Dalit activist and author, currently lives in Bhilwara district of Rajasthan. He has produced various journals and podcasts in order to aware the populace regarding the true intentions of Hinduism. Meghwanshi has done a great job in …
