Considering starting sensitisation camps on caste, says JNU V-C
The HinduTwo days after casteist slogans were found painted on the walls of Jawaharlal Nehru University ’s Kaveri Hostel, Vice-Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit on Monday said an inquiry is under way to identify the culprits. JNUSU president Dhananjay said, “We put forth a demand for sensitisation on issues pertaining to caste and identity among students since such incidents have increased recently.” JNUSU vice-president Avijit Ghosh said, “The sensitisation should happen in the hostels by wardens with the help of the Equal Opportunities Cell and at the school level via JNUSU councillors. We have asked the administration to start sensitisation programmes by the beginning of the new semester.” ‘Uptick in such cases’ Biswajit Minji, the vice-president of Birsa Ambedkar Phule Students’ Association, said the July 20 incident is part of a larger pattern. “Tearing down posters of Bahujan icons, writing casteist slurs on posters, giving 0 or 1 mark to students from marginalised communities in PhD viva-voce is not just the concern of Dalits at JNU, it is the concern of Dalits across this nation, where caste-based atrocities are seen daily,” Mr. Minji said.
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