For an issue that flew under the radar for many decades, this is a watershed moment in several ways. The bench said caste-based assignments of labour, such as assigning menial tasks like cleaning and sweeping to marginalised castes while reserving cooking for higher castes, is a violation of Articles 14 and 15 of the Constitution, which ensures equality and prohibits …
In August last year, two Dalit children in Nanguneri, a town in Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli district, were brutally assaulted by their schoolmates, prompting the state government to appoint a retired judge of the Madras high court to study caste atrocities in schools and colleges. The report, submitted by justice K Chandru, offers suggestions that need a close discussion, not just …
Amid the uproar over the death of a Dalit schoolboy in Rajasthan, senior Congress leader Meira Kumar on Sunday stressed on completely eradicating the ”illness” of caste system and adopting a zero tolerance approach against prejudice. Asked if there has been lacuna on the part of the Congress government in handling alleged Dalit atrocities, Meira Kumar said, ”This is something …
In Hathras, shortly after the 19-year -old victim of an alleged gang rape by four Thakurs was cremated at night against the wishes of her parents, her family was put under surveillance. A large part of it is “reserved” for upper castes, largely Kshatriyas with a sprinkling of Brahmins and Vaisyas; the downtown area, near the town’s open drain, is …
