Articles for Caste Discrimination

Woman accuses in-laws of caste discrimination
3 weeks ago

Woman accuses in-laws of caste discrimination

Hindustan Times  

A 26-year-old married woman continued to stage a protest outside her husband’s house for the fifth day in Bengaluru alleging caste discrimination by her in-laws, police said, adding that a case is yet to be filed in the matter. Woman accuses in-laws of caste discrimination Sindhanur town police inspector Durugappa said that Nayana, resident of Gangavathi and member of a …

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India's first girls' school and beyond: Jyotirao Phule's fight for equality
3 weeks, 4 days ago

India's first girls' school and beyond: Jyotirao Phule's fight for equality

India Today  

Jyotirao Phule, a social reformer, educator, and revolutionary thinker, played a very important role in India’s social reform movement in the 19th century. Phule, best known to have established India's first girls' school, worked to eliminate untouchability and the caste system while promoting education for women and oppressed communities. Along with his wife, India's first female teacher Savitribai Phule, he …

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SC to deliver verdict on Thursday on plea against 'caste-based discrimination' in jails
2 months, 3 weeks ago

SC to deliver verdict on Thursday on plea against 'caste-based discrimination' in jails

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its verdict on Thursday on a plea which has alleged that prison manuals of some states in the country encourage caste-based discrimination. While issuing notices to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and others, the apex court had asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to assist it in dealing with the issues …

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Rutgers Caste Report lacks substantial evidence of caste-discrimination
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Rutgers Caste Report lacks substantial evidence of caste-discrimination

Op India  

In August 2024, a task force at Rutgers University released a “Caste Report,” which they wanted to push forward to include “caste” as a new protected category under the university’s discrimination policy. It said, however, “that these personal stories do justify comprehensive policy changes.” Recommendations for Policy Changes With less-than-substantial evidence of caste-based discrimination at Rutgers to go on, the …

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Read why Yogendra 'Salim' Yadav’s defence of caste census is flawed
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Read why Yogendra 'Salim' Yadav’s defence of caste census is flawed

Op India  

Of late, the Congress party has been claiming that it has found the panacea for all issues, problems and challenges posed against India – conducting a nationwide caste census. Now, the Congress party has deputed one of their most vocal political voice, Yogendra ‘Salim’ Yadav to defend its agenda of caste census. In the fifth point, Yogendra Yadav said that …

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Caste discrimination in prisons must end, says CJI
5 months, 1 week ago

Caste discrimination in prisons must end, says CJI

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on July 10 indicated its intention to ask the Ministry of Home Affairs to intervene with States to re-haul their prison manuals and wipe out hardly acknowledged but existing practices of caste-based discrimination of prisoners. Though States like Uttar Pradesh denied caste-based discrimination within their prison walls, a Bench headed by the Chief Justice of India D.Y. …

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As Central Govt Holds Crucial Meetings on Manipur After Mohan Bhagwat Speech, RSS Calls for 'Collaborative’ Approach
6 months ago

As Central Govt Holds Crucial Meetings on Manipur After Mohan Bhagwat Speech, RSS Calls for 'Collaborative’ Approach

News 18  

A week after RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat expressed concerns over the situation in Manipur, the central government has taken decisive action by holding crucial meetings to address the on-ground issues. Calling it “commitment to governance” by Narendra Modi-led government, senior RSS functionaries said that the organisation is actively working to strengthen its connection with BJP leadership to tackle these challenges …

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Canadian University Faculty Association passes Hinduphobic motion against 'caste system' despite zero evidence of caste discrimination in institutions
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Canadian University Faculty Association passes Hinduphobic motion against 'caste system' despite zero evidence of caste discrimination in institutions

Op India  

On the 28th of May, the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Association passed a Hinduphobic resolution titled “Caste Discrimination” to ‘condemn’ the caste system, caste-based ‘discrimination’ and ‘colorism’. “In keeping with OHRC’s policy position on caste-based discrimination dated October 26, 2023, BE IT RESOLVED THAT OCUFA condemns the Caste system, Caste-based discrimination and colorism and calls on our member organizations …

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Telangana police, now under Cong, says Vemula ‘not a Dalit’
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana police, now under Cong, says Vemula ‘not a Dalit’

Hindustan Times  

University of Hyderabad doctoral student Rohith Vemula, whose suicide in 2016 sparked a nationwide movement on caste discrimination, was not Dalit and died because he was “feeling frustrated” and over constant fears that his real caste identity would be discovered, the Telangana Police told the high court on Friday, declaring its investigation closed. The police closed the case registered under …

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Ashoka University row: How prevalent is casteism in Indian universities?
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Ashoka University row: How prevalent is casteism in Indian universities?

Firstpost  

A video of students at Haryana’s Ashoka University purportedly raising casteist slogans like ‘Brahmin-Baniyawaad Murdabad’ has sparked a row. The menace of caste discrimination plagues the higher education system in India, with the recent deaths by suicide of students from marginalised communities further throwing the issue into the spotlight A video of students at Haryana’s Ashoka University purportedly making casteist …

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Pa Ranjith exclusive interview: 'Yes, I am making my Hindi film debut soon'
9 months, 1 week ago

Pa Ranjith exclusive interview: 'Yes, I am making my Hindi film debut soon'

Hindustan Times  

From being a successful Tamil director, Pa Ranjith has become a successful Tamil producer as well. A decade in the Tamil film industry, did you face a lot of challenges even in terms of the stories, including caste discrimination, you wanted to tell? That change has come in and it’s happening in two ways – firstly, there is a good …

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Villupuram MP calls for immediate steps to end caste-based discrimination in prisons in Tamil Nadu
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Villupuram MP calls for immediate steps to end caste-based discrimination in prisons in Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

Villupuram Member of Parliament D. Ravikumar has written to T.N. Law Minister S. Regupathy urging him to take immediate steps to end caste-based discrimination in prisons in Tamil Nadu. Terming this practice unconstitutional, the MHA had written to Chief Secretaries of all State and Union Territories, including Tamil Nadu, urging them to ensure that their jail manuals do not contain …

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California govt. dept says caste not essential part of Hinduism, amends 2020 complaint
10 months, 2 weeks ago

California govt. dept says caste not essential part of Hinduism, amends 2020 complaint

The Hindu  

A key California State government department has said caste and caste-based discrimination are not an essential part of Hinduism, and amended its 2020 complaint alleging discrimination at a Silicon Valley tech giant. According to a statement issued by the Hindu American Foundation on Tuesday, the California Civil Rights Department voluntarily filed a motion in the first week of December to …

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Plea in Supreme Court alleges caste discrimination in jails
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Plea in Supreme Court alleges caste discrimination in jails

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notices to the Centre and 11 states on a petition that said prison manuals across the country perpetuate caste discrimination. The petition in the Supreme Court also said that prisoners are allocated work depending on their caste, which also determines where they are lodged in the jail. The petition also said that prisoners are …

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Supreme Court seeks response from Centre, States on caste discrimination in prisons
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court seeks response from Centre, States on caste discrimination in prisons

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday, January 3,2024, said caste-based discrimination of prisoners, segregation of manual work among them according to caste-hierarchy and treatment of inmates from the denotified tribes as “habitual offenders” within the four walls of jails across India is a “very important issue” and needs to be addressed. The court asked for a response from the States and …

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New York Times targets BAPS temple over dubious allegations of 'caste discrimination'
1 year, 2 months ago

New York Times targets BAPS temple over dubious allegations of 'caste discrimination'

Op India  

Months after Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha won the 2-year-long legal battle against false accusations of caste discrimination, The New York Times has now targeted the newly-inaugurated Akshardham Mahamandir in Robbinsville in the New Jersey State of United States. In an article published on Saturday, NYT claimed, “Federal law enforcement agents raided the temple construction site in 2021 after workers …

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A key step by Bihar to promote better social justice
1 year, 2 months ago

A key step by Bihar to promote better social justice

The Hindu  

There are certain dates which acquire greater significance by a stroke of history, and October 2, 2023 is one such date — a day when the Bihar government released the data for a caste-based survey, known as the Bihar Jaati Adharit Ganana. Caste discrimination often leads to economic disparities, with certain caste groups facing limited access to education and employment …

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California governor vetoes anti-caste discrimination bill, calls it unnecessary
1 year, 2 months ago

California governor vetoes anti-caste discrimination bill, calls it unnecessary

Hindustan Times  

California Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed a landmark anti-caste discrimination bill recently passed by the state assembly, terming it "unnecessary" and underlining that laws to ban caste-based discrimination already exist in the US state. Samir Kalra, managing director of the Hindu American Foundation, said, “With the stroke of his pen, Governor Newsom has averted a civil rights and constitutional disaster …

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California governor vetoes bill that would have banned caste discrimination
1 year, 2 months ago

California governor vetoes bill that would have banned caste discrimination

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Gov. In his message Newsom called the bill “unnecessary,” explaining that California “already prohibits discrimination based on sex, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and other characteristics, and state law specifies that these civil rights protections shall be liberally construed.” “Because discrimination based on caste is already prohibited under these existing categories, …

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Gov. Newsom vetoes bill banning caste discrimination in the workplace, housing and beyond
1 year, 2 months ago

Gov. Newsom vetoes bill banning caste discrimination in the workplace, housing and beyond

LA Times  

Hunger striker Thenmozhi Soundararajan, center, and others rally in Sacramento last month for a bill to ban caste discrimination. Brian Jones of Santee and Shannon Grove of Bakersfield sent a letter this week to Newsom urging him to veto the bill, saying it would “jeopardize our state’s innovative edge.” “We hope to move forward without hatred or malice to bring …

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Was a Dalit ration shopkeeper discriminated against in Gujarat; Fact Check
1 year, 3 months ago

Was a Dalit ration shopkeeper discriminated against in Gujarat; Fact Check

Op India  

It is being claimed in the media and social media that there has been caste discrimination against a Dalit shopkeeper in a village in Gujarat. Image Source: Telangana Today The report further quoted “reports from Ahmedabad” as saying that the Patan district collector has advised 436 ration card holders of Kanosan village in Saraswati taluka to purchase ration from nearby …

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Racist, sexist, casteist: Is AI bad news for India?
1 year, 3 months ago

Racist, sexist, casteist: Is AI bad news for India?

The Hindu  

After communal clashes in Delhi's Jahangirpuri area last year, police said they used facial recognition technology to identify and arrest dozens of men, the second such instance after a more violent riot in the Indian capital in 2020. As India rolls out AI tools that authorities say will increase efficiency and improve access, tech experts fear the lack of an …

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Caste discrimination survey in IIT-Delhi commenced and withdrawn
1 year, 3 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 …

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President Murmu discriminated against, says Udhayanidhi Stalin
1 year, 3 months ago

President Murmu discriminated against, says Udhayanidhi Stalin

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Tamil Nadu minister for sports development Udhayanidhi Stalin described the neglect of President Droupadi Murmu at the new Parliament building inauguration in May, 2023, as the ‘best current example’ of caste discrimination even as his party members challenged Paramahans Acharya, the head priest of Tapasvi Chhawani temple in Ayodhya, to lay his hands on the DMK’s youth wing secretary. …

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