IIT-B Dalit student’s death | Darshan’s father writes to institute director seeking outside probe, rejecting internal panel report
1 year, 11 months ago

IIT-B Dalit student’s death | Darshan’s father writes to institute director seeking outside probe, rejecting internal panel report

The Hindu  

Rameshbhai Solanki, the father of 18-year-old Darshan Solanki, who allegedly died by suicide at IIT-Bombay in February, on March 24 wrote to institute Director Subhasis Chaudhuri seeking “with folded hands” that the probe into his son’s death be handed over to an “outside” State or Central agency. IIT-B constituted an internal panel to look into the death, following which the panel submitted an interim report on March 2 ruling out any caste discrimination in his case. Rejecting the internal panel’s interim report on Darshan’s death, his father pointed out that the panel had no member outside of IIT-B, making it biased; and that the panel had recorded the family’s statements as a “formality” without the report reflecting what they had submitted. Further insisting that the internal panel had not taken all evidence on record, Mr. Rameshbhai said, “We understand that IIT Bombay has a plan to deny us justice in the court of law on the basis of this fake, biased and one-sided report of the committee.” While Mr. Solanki has called for the institute to hand over the probe to an “outside” State agency or Central agency, the Maharashtra Government has already formed a Special Investigation Team in Mumbai, which is looking into the case.

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'Extremely unfortunate': SC laments suicides in IITs, IIMs, assures robust steps
3 weeks, 2 days ago

'Extremely unfortunate': SC laments suicides in IITs, IIMs, assures robust steps

New Indian Express  

Solicitor general Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, said the University Grants Commission had formulated draft regulations, which took care of majority of the concerns raised by the petitioners, and were uploaded on its website inviting suggestions and objections from the public. It directed the UGC to notify draft regulations to ensure no caste-based discrimination happened with students in the …

Caste discrimination during IIT campus placements: Scheduled Caste panel issues notice on one-year-old complaint
2 months ago

Caste discrimination during IIT campus placements: Scheduled Caste panel issues notice on one-year-old complaint

The Hindu  

The National Commission for Scheduled Castes has now taken up a complaint of caste discrimination at the hands of the campus placement offices in the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and IIT-Bombay, over a year after it was filed in November 2023. The NCSC notice, issued on January 15, comes within days of the Supreme Court taking up a case …

IIM-Bangalore student Nilay Patel's mysterious death sparks caste discrimination debate
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2 months, 2 weeks ago

IIM-Bangalore student Nilay Patel's mysterious death sparks caste discrimination debate

India TV News  

The death of an Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore student Nilay Kailashbhai Patel has sparked a debate on caste discrimination on the internet. Furthermore, the association has also urged the Ministry of Education and Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan to take immediate action. AIOBCSA further said, "We call upon the Education Minister of India to take immediate action to …

FIR Against IIM-B Director, Faculty Over Dalit Professor's Discrimination Claim. College Cites Harassment Complaint
3 months ago

FIR Against IIM-B Director, Faculty Over Dalit Professor's Discrimination Claim. College Cites Harassment Complaint

ABP News  

A case has been registered against the director and seven professors of the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, following allegations of caste-based discrimination by a Dalit associate professor, police said on Saturday. The complaint, filed by Gopal Das, an associate professor at IIM-B, accuses the institute's leadership of revealing and publicising his caste, denying him equal opportunities, and subjecting him …

Dalit student alleges casteist slurs, assault by DU principal
4 months ago

Dalit student alleges casteist slurs, assault by DU principal

Deccan Chronicle  

A Dalit student at Delhi University's Shaheed Bhagat Singh College has filed a police complaint alleging that its principal hurled casteist slurs and assaulted him after he was falsely accused of sending obscene messages on the official WhatsApp group of his department.Principal Arun Kumar Attri denied the allegations, claiming the student was being manipulated by a faculty member against whom …

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Parents' Plea For Independent Probe Into Death Of Children Belonging To Scheduled Castes At IIT Delhi
6 months ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Parents' Plea For Independent Probe Into Death Of Children Belonging To Scheduled Castes At IIT Delhi

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today issued notice on a plea filed by parents of two students belonging to the Scheduled Caste category, who died at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi this year. Briefly stated, the petition impugns order dated 30.01.2024 passed by the High Court of Delhi, whereby a writ petition filed by the petitioners seeking inter-alia registration of FIRs …

IIT-Bhubaneswar student falls to death, suicide suspected
6 months, 2 weeks ago

IIT-Bhubaneswar student falls to death, suicide suspected

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: A third-year engineering student of IIT-Bhubaneswar died after falling from the fifth floor of the institute’s administrative building late on Tuesday night. She had reportedly skipped her last semester between December and July over mental health issues, police said. Police sources said the girl’s parents had also submitted an undertaking to IIT authorities a few months back and given …

How leftists peddled imaginary 'caste discrimination' angle in the suicide of Darshan Solanki
1 year, 1 month ago

How leftists peddled imaginary 'caste discrimination' angle in the suicide of Darshan Solanki

Op India  

The day was 12th February 2023. There is a lack of representation of faculty and counsellors from the marginalized — APPSC IIT Bombay February 12, 2023 Caste-baiters exploit the death of Darshan Solanki It was also quick to dub the tragic incident as an ‘institutional murder.’ APPSC even tried to falsely implicate Darshan Solank’s roommate for ‘abetment of suicide.’ Asking …

IIT-Kanpur accused of facilitating discrimination by recruiters
1 year, 4 months ago

IIT-Kanpur accused of facilitating discrimination by recruiters

The Hindu  

As Indian Institutes of Technology across the country start campus placements, a complaint has been filed with the Education Ministry, Social Justice Ministry and the National Commissions for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes, alleging that the Placements Office at IIT-Kanpur was allowing recruiting companies to discriminate against prospective candidates based on their caste or socio-economic category. Mr. …

IIT-D student ends life; third such case in three months
1 year, 4 months ago

IIT-D student ends life; third such case in three months

The Hindu  

A 23-year-old B.Tech final-year student, Panav Jain, of IIT Delhi, died by suicide at his home in south-west Delhi’s Shahdara on Tuesday. ‘Considerable duress’ Police sources said the victim was under “considerable duress” after his friend and hostel mate, Anil Kumar, committed suicide on September 10. Ambedkar-Periyar-Phule Study Circle, IIT Delhi, in a social media post said suicide by institute …

Caste discrimination survey in IIT-Delhi commenced and withdrawn
1 year, 6 months ago

Caste discrimination survey in IIT-Delhi commenced and withdrawn

The Hindu  

After two Dalit students allegedly died by suicide at the Indian Institute of Technology -Delhi in the past two months, a campus-wide survey on caste discrimination circulated by the institute’s Board of Student Publications was suspended within hours of commencing. As soon as the survey was shared, complaints said the survey’s design was “biased, insensitive, and problematic”, with the institute’s …

UGC sets up expert panel to look into schemes for SC/ST students
1 year, 7 months ago

UGC sets up expert panel to look into schemes for SC/ST students

Hindustan Times  

Regulations and schemes for marginalised communities will be scrutinised by an expert panel of the higher education regulator, the education ministry informed Parliament after the Supreme Court in July asked for a status report on steps the University Grants Commission was taking to protect the interest of scheduled castes and tribes, other backward classes, persons with disabilities and minority communities. …

IIT-Bombay sends missive on anti-discrimination guidelines ahead of arrival of new batch
1 year, 7 months ago

IIT-Bombay sends missive on anti-discrimination guidelines ahead of arrival of new batch

The Hindu  

After the suicide of a Dalit B. student shook up the Indian Institute of Technology -Bombay with allegations of widespread caste discrimination early this year, the institute is publicising its anti-discrimination policy, which now specifically includes triggers and don’ts for caste discrimination, with the Dean of Student Affairs sending out the guidelines to everyone on campus in an email on …

IIT-Delhi student dies by suicide in hostel room, probe underway
1 year, 8 months ago

IIT-Delhi student dies by suicide in hostel room, probe underway

India TV News  

IIT Delhi student suicide: A fourth-year B.Tech student allegedly died by suicide in his hostel room at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, police informed today. Similar incident reported in Kota: A 17-year-old JEE aspirant allegedly hanged himself in his hostel room in Kota, the fifteenth case of suspected suicide this year by students taking classes at this coaching hub, …

IIT-B Dalit student’s death: NCSC ‘satisfied’ with inquiry
1 year, 9 months ago

IIT-B Dalit student’s death: NCSC ‘satisfied’ with inquiry

The Hindu  

Two days after the Mumbai Police filed a chargesheet in the suicide of IIT-Bombay student Darshan Solanki, accusing his batchmate, Arman Iqbal Khatri, of abetment, the National Commission for Scheduled Castes on June 1 closed its investigation into the matter. Acknowledging the probe by the police as outlined in the chargesheet, the NCSC on June 1 decided to close its …

'Why Isn't SIT Probing Caste Bias?': Father Of IIT-B Student Who Died By Suicide
1 year, 10 months ago

'Why Isn't SIT Probing Caste Bias?': Father Of IIT-B Student Who Died By Suicide

The Quint  

“Why is the Special Investigation Team not probing the caste discrimination angle in my son’s death?” asked Ramesh Solanki, father of 18-year-old Darshan Solanki, who died by suicide at the Indian Institute of Technology -Bombay on 12 February this year. Ramesh's statement comes after a Sessions Court in Mumbai on 6 May granted bail to 18-year-old Arman Iqbal Khatri, another …

Investigation sidelines incidence of caste discrimination, alleges Darshan Solanki’s father
1 year, 10 months ago

Investigation sidelines incidence of caste discrimination, alleges Darshan Solanki’s father

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: An investigation by the Special Investigation Team formed by the state government to investigate the death of Darshan Solanki, a first-year B.Tech student at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay sidelined caste discrimination, alleged Solanki family along with former Rajya Sabha MP Bhalchandra Mungekar at a press conference on Thursday. We have already submitted various testimonies of caste discrimination …

SC-ST cells at 16 of 19 IITs are defunct, RTI data finds
1 year, 10 months ago

SC-ST cells at 16 of 19 IITs are defunct, RTI data finds

Hindustan Times  

Though the Centre claims that 19 of the 23 Indian Institutes of Technology have dedicated cells for the welfare of scheduled caste and scheduled tribe students, 16 of them are non-functional, data obtained under the Right to Information Act has revealed. HT Image Ambedkar Periyar Phule Study Circle, a students’ association based at IIT Bombay, has demanded action against directors …

Battling bias on IIT campuses
1 year, 11 months ago

Battling bias on IIT campuses

Hindustan Times  

They were India’s islands of excellence, set up in an infant country to prepare a generation for nation-building. Yet, in recent years, various campuses of the Indian Institutes of Technology have been in the news for a string of student suicides, sparking allegations ranging from caste-based discrimination, harassment by faculty and alienation. In March, the Union education ministry told Parliament …

IITs told to ensure zero discrimination on campus after spate of suicides by students
1 year, 11 months ago

IITs told to ensure zero discrimination on campus after spate of suicides by students

Hindustan Times  

Amid a spate of student suicides at the country’s premier Indian Institutes of Technology, the IIT council led by the Union education minister on Tuesday directed that the institutes ensure “zero tolerance” for discrimination at their campuses and provide a robust support system. “IITs should provide all support systems for students and should have zero tolerance for all kinds of …

IIT-B suicide: Solanki wanted to leave Mumbai, police tell court
1 year, 11 months ago

IIT-B suicide: Solanki wanted to leave Mumbai, police tell court

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Darshan Solanki – the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay student who died by suicide in February this year – had decided “to leave Mumbai and go to his native place,” states an application filed by Mumbai Police. HT Image The police on Saturday sought to extend the remand of Solanki’s batchmate, Arman Khatri, who was arrested on April 9 for …

CISCO Is Just the Start; Caste System Is Finally Getting Global Recognition
1 year, 11 months ago

CISCO Is Just the Start; Caste System Is Finally Getting Global Recognition

The Quint  

The issue of caste within the country was exemplified most recently by the outrageous case of Darshan Solanki, a first-year IIT Bombay student who died by suicide with the institute denying any role of caste discrimination. Solanki’s sister has claimed that her brother had mentioned “caste-related issues faced by some students at IIT Bombay and that he had himself experienced.” …

Solanki’s father brings up caste discrimination in letter to SIT
1 year, 11 months ago

Solanki’s father brings up caste discrimination in letter to SIT

Hindustan Times  

The father of Darshan Solanki, an IIT-Bombay student who died by suicide on February 12, on Wednesday wrote to the members of special investigation team, requesting them to probe the matter from the caste discrimination angle. Mumbai, India - March 04, 2023: Ramesh Solanki, father of deceased 18-year-old Dalit student Darshan Solanki, Tarlika and Janhvi, during the agitation led by …

Two months after Dalit student Darshan Solanki was found dead at IIT-Bombay, police arrest his batchmate
1 year, 11 months ago

Two months after Dalit student Darshan Solanki was found dead at IIT-Bombay, police arrest his batchmate

The Hindu  

The Mumbai police’s Special Investigation Team probing the death of IIT-Bombay student Darshan Solanki, 18, on Sunday said that they have arrested a batchmate of the victim on charges of abetment of suicide. The accused, identified as Armaan Iqbal Khatri, was detained by the police days after they found a note purportedly left behind by Solanki blaming the former for …

IIT Bombay Dalit student suicide case: Mumbai Police arrest his batchmate
1 year, 11 months ago

IIT Bombay Dalit student suicide case: Mumbai Police arrest his batchmate

India TV News  

The Mumbai Police's Special Investigation Team has arrested a batchmate of IIT Bombay student Darshan Solanki in connection with the alleged abetment of his suicide, an official said on Sunday. In a purported suicide note recovered by the SIT on March 3, Solanki had mentioned that "Arman has killed me", the official said. Solanki, who hailed from Ahmedabad in Gujarat …

Darshan Solanki suicide case: SIT records statements of two IIT-B students
1 year, 11 months ago

Darshan Solanki suicide case: SIT records statements of two IIT-B students

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Special Investigation Team on Monday questioned two IIT-B students, including one whose name was mentioned in the purported suicide note left behind by Darshan Solanki, 18. A senior crime branch officer said that the student named in the “suicide note” said in his statement that Solanki was very scared after the fight with him though he had said …

IIT-Bombay Dalit student death | Mumbai Police file FIR after 50 days
1 year, 11 months ago

IIT-Bombay Dalit student death | Mumbai Police file FIR after 50 days

The Hindu  

Nearly 50 days after the death by suicide of 18-year-old Darshan Solanki, a first-year Dalit student at the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, the Mumbai Police have registered a First Information Report for abetment to suicide against an unknown person. IIT-B Dalit student’s death | Police find ‘suicide note’, says FIR being registered in case Now, days after the investigators said …

No case of caste discrimination or alienation of SC/ST students reported from IITs in last 5 years: Govt. in RS
1 year, 11 months ago

No case of caste discrimination or alienation of SC/ST students reported from IITs in last 5 years: Govt. in RS

The Hindu  

The Union government on Wednesday told the Rajya Sabha, “No cases of caste discrimination and alienation in SC/ ST students have been reported from IITs in the last 5 years,” in response to a question about caste discrimination in higher educational institutes by MDMK MP Vaiko. Mr. Vaiko had asked the Union government about cases of caste discrimination in IITs …

IIT-B Dalit student’s death | Police find ‘suicide note’, says FIR being registered in case
1 year, 11 months ago

IIT-B Dalit student’s death | Police find ‘suicide note’, says FIR being registered in case

The Hindu  

The Mumbai Police, which is investigating the alleged death of an 18-year-old Dalit student Darshan Solanki by suicide inside the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, campus, on Monday said they had found a note purportedly written by the victim, blaming one of his classmates for this drastic step. In addition, another officer said that while they were still looking into …

Asking JEE rank is caste discrimination? How activists are trying to force caste angle in IIT Bombay student suicide case
2 years ago

Asking JEE rank is caste discrimination? How activists are trying to force caste angle in IIT Bombay student suicide case

Op India  

For days now, ‘activists’ have been trying to paint the unfortunate suicide of an IIT Bombay student as a case of caste discrimination, even though the probe into the incident did not find any caste angle. #justicefordarshansolanki https://t.co/wGaRo908xx — APPSC IIT Bombay March 12, 2023 They added, using quotes from a report, “He told me that my roommate had reduced …

IIT-B says results of caste surveys useful ‘qualitatively’, ‘harder to interpret quantitatively’
2 years ago

IIT-B says results of caste surveys useful ‘qualitatively’, ‘harder to interpret quantitatively’

The Hindu  

Days after The Hindu reported on internal surveys conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, which revealed widespread caste-discrimination and mental health issues faced by the SC and ST students, the institute in a statement on Tuesday said that the results of the survey were “although very useful qualitatively, are harder to interpret quantitatively”. The institute’s statement said, “Since the …

IIT-Bombay Dalit student death | Senior says Darshan Solanki felt alienated by roommate
2 years ago

IIT-Bombay Dalit student death | Senior says Darshan Solanki felt alienated by roommate

The Hindu  

March 13, 2023 12:08 am | Updated 07:28 am IST - New Delhi Eighteen-year-old Dalit student Darshan Solanki’s roommate, a General Category student, had “reduced” talking to him after they found out about each other’s ranks, following which Mr. Solanki had asked about the procedure to change his hostel room allocation, a senior of the Chemical Engineering student told the …

Ranks of over 37% SC, ST students asked, reveals survey in IIT-Bombay
2 years ago

Ranks of over 37% SC, ST students asked, reveals survey in IIT-Bombay

The Hindu  

“Even EWS people feel that they come here through genuine reservation as compared to us. Months before this Open House on caste-discrimination, IIT-B’s SC/ST Students Cell had conducted a detailed survey of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students in February 2022, in which 388 SC/ST students participated, out of whom, 77 students described in detail the kinds of caste-based discrimination …

IIT-B alumni questions credibility of interim report on Solanki’s death
2 years ago

IIT-B alumni questions credibility of interim report on Solanki’s death

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Three days after the interim report by the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay that ruled out alleged caste discrimination as the reason for Darshan Solanki’s suicide, the institute’s alumni have questioned its credibility. To investigate, a 12-member Interim Inquiry Committee was appointed by IIT-Bombay under the chairmanship of professor Nand Kishore, department of chemistry, IIT-B, on February 13. “Does …

Dalit student death | IIT-Bombay student body Ambedkar Periyar Phule Study Circle rejects interim report, faculty speak out
2 years ago

Dalit student death | IIT-Bombay student body Ambedkar Periyar Phule Study Circle rejects interim report, faculty speak out

The Hindu  

The interim report concluding that 18-year-old Dalit student Darshan Solanki’s death was not caused due to caste discrimination released by the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay was “strongly rejected” by the Ambedkar Periyar Phule Study Circle, a student body on campus, in a public statement issued on Tuesday midnight. The students questioned how the panel had linked his interest in …

IIT-Bombay panel rules out casteism for Dalit student’s death
2 years ago

IIT-Bombay panel rules out casteism for Dalit student’s death

The Hindu  

Twenty days after the death of 18-year-old Dalit student Darshan Solanki inside the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, the administration’s internal investigation has ruled out caste-based discrimination, and concluded that it appeared to be a “tragic” case of suicide, in an interim report submitted to authorities on March 2. Sharing the interim report with the campus, IIT-B Director Subhasis Chaudhuri …

IIT-B suicide case: Internal panel rules out caste discrimination cause of suicide
2 years ago

IIT-B suicide case: Internal panel rules out caste discrimination cause of suicide

Op India  

An internal committee commissioned by the Indian Institute of Bombay found “no specific evidence of direct caste-based discrimination” resulting in the death of Darshan Solanki, a student who allegedly committed suicide in February. How the Leftists exploited the death of Darshan Solanki to promote their Hinduphobic propaganda The Dalit Voice, a popular Twitter account that often peddles Hinduphobic content on …

IIT-Bombay panel looks to wrap up probe into Dalit student’s death
2 years ago

IIT-Bombay panel looks to wrap up probe into Dalit student’s death

The Hindu  

Barely two weeks after the death of 18-year-old Dalit student of IIT-Bombay, Darshan Solanki, the internal committee set up to probe the incident is looking to wrap up depositions from students on campus, even as a large section of students has expressed a total lack of confidence that the committee will point out and address what they called “systemic” issues …

Protests continue over death of IIT Bombay student
2 years, 1 month ago

Protests continue over death of IIT Bombay student

India Today  

Members of various student organisations on Monday staged protests in front of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay against the death of Darshan Solanki. Student outfits SFI and Republican Party of India organised separate protests demanding justice for Solanki. The student outfits have sought registration of a case under the SC/ST Act in connection with the death and a thorough …

Parliamentary SC/ST committee to discuss IIT-B suicide
2 years, 1 month ago

Parliamentary SC/ST committee to discuss IIT-B suicide

Hindustan Times  

The parliamentary standing committee for the welfare of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes has called a meeting on February 22 to discuss the recent suicide of 18-year-old Darshan Solanki at IIT-Bombay. After students demanded that the names of those in the inquiry committee be announced, IIT-B director Subhasis Chaudhuri issued a note on Saturday which said that the institute had …

Dalit student’s death | IIT-B knew depth of issue and yet said discrimination not an issue, says APPSC
2 years, 1 month ago

Dalit student’s death | IIT-B knew depth of issue and yet said discrimination not an issue, says APPSC

The Hindu  

A day after the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay admitted to having conducted two surveys in 2022 promising to end caste discrimination and “culture of exclusion”, the APPSC, a student body of the campus, said on Friday, “The institute already knew the depth of the issue and yet they keep saying there were only few complaints of caste discrimination. Every …

IIT-Bombay student death: Varsity starts internal probe, says no comment on cause till police report
2 years, 1 month ago

IIT-Bombay student death: Varsity starts internal probe, says no comment on cause till police report

India Today  

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Director, Subhasis Chaudhuri, informed the students and faculty that an internal investigation has been started by the varsity to look into the death of Darshan Solanki. Meanwhile, IIT Bombay Director Subhasis Chaudhuri informed about the setting up of an internal investigation committee, but refused to comment on the cause of Solanki’s death till a police …

‘Did Darshan Die by Suicide Due to Caste Bias?’: Father of IIT-Bombay Student
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Did Darshan Die by Suicide Due to Caste Bias?’: Father of IIT-Bombay Student

The Quint  

Darshan’s maternal uncle Indravadan Parmar had on 16 February told The Quint, “My nephew told us that the behaviour of his friends changed towards him once they found out that he belonged to a Scheduled Caste.” "He told his sister and badi mummy that some of friends had stopped talking to him and used to taunt and trouble him after …

Darshan Solanki, Stephen Sunny & Many More: Why Suicides by the Brightest Are Puncturing IIT Dream
2 years, 1 month ago

Darshan Solanki, Stephen Sunny & Many More: Why Suicides by the Brightest Are Puncturing IIT Dream

News 18  

High societal expectations, academic performance, peer pressure, language barriers, increasing class sizes and no or little personal connect with faculty, higher caste-based reservations, lack of outreach by on-campus counsellors, coping up with rigorous schedules to adjusting to a completely new ecosystem — students do crack the entrance exam to the country’s premier tech institutes but find it tough to survive …

Dalit student death | IIT-Bombay admits to conducting surveys to end ‘culture of exclusion’
2 years, 1 month ago

Dalit student death | IIT-Bombay admits to conducting surveys to end ‘culture of exclusion’

The Hindu  

Two days after it said “discrimination by students, if at all it occurs, is an exception”, the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay on Thursday admitted that it had conducted two campus-wide surveys that documented different kinds of caste discrimination faced by Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe students and the consequent mental health issues they were facing, as reported by The Hindu on …

Jignesh Mevani demands SIT probe into IITB student's death
2 years, 1 month ago

Jignesh Mevani demands SIT probe into IITB student's death

The Hindu  

Congress MLA and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani on Thursday demanded probe by a Special Investigation Team into the death of a student of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay to find out whether it was a case of murder, caste discrimination or ragging. After meeting the Ahmedabad-based family members of Darshan Solanki, who allegedly died after jumping off the seventh …

IIT Bombay Student Had Told Senior He Was Facing Discrimination ‘Day In, Day Out’: Student Body
2 years, 1 month ago

IIT Bombay Student Had Told Senior He Was Facing Discrimination ‘Day In, Day Out’: Student Body

News 18  

The chorus around justice for 18-year-old IIT Bombay student, Darshan Solanki, who died on February 12 by allegedly jumping off the seventh floor of his hostel building over a casteist remark, is gaining momentum. But he said it wasn’t a concern as a matter of fact.” A member of Ambedkar Periyar Phule Study Circle, on condition of anonymity, told CNN-News18 …

After Suicide in IIT-B, Former UGC Chief Demands Mandatory Civic Learning Course
2 years, 1 month ago

After Suicide in IIT-B, Former UGC Chief Demands Mandatory Civic Learning Course

The Quint  

The death of Darshan Solanki, a first-year BTech student at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, has reignited discussions around caste discrimination and harassment on campus. Sukhdeo Thorat, economist and former chairperson of the University Grants Commission, said that the higher educational institutions have not shown much initiative in addressing the discrimination faced by lower caste students on campus. In …

Family of IIT Bombay Student Say He Faced Caste Discrimination, Suspects 'Murder'
2 years, 1 month ago

Family of IIT Bombay Student Say He Faced Caste Discrimination, Suspects 'Murder'

News 18  

The family of an IIT-Bombay student who allegedly committed suicide has claimed he faced discrimination at the premier institute for belonging to a Scheduled Caste community. The family of the student claimed, who hails from Ahmedabad, said he faced caste discrimination at the institute and that there was a strong possibility that he was “murdered”. The late student’s aunt Divyaben …

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