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Political untouchability is a crime, says Goa Governor Sreedharan Pillai
3 months, 1 week ago

Political untouchability is a crime, says Goa Governor Sreedharan Pillai

The Hindu  

Sreedharan Pillai has said that untouchability is a crime in politics too. Mr. Pillai was inaugurating ‘Vande Mukundam’, an event to commemorate the first death anniversary of former BJP leader P.P. Mr. Pillai presented the first ever Seva Award in memory of Mukundan to Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Resources Suresh Gopi on the occasion. In his address, …

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Chirag Paswan Says his Party will Appeal Against SC Verdict on Dalit Sub-groups
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Chirag Paswan Says his Party will Appeal Against SC Verdict on Dalit Sub-groups

Deccan Chronicle  

Patna: Union minister Chirag Paswan on Saturday opposed the Supreme Court judgement allowing states to create sub-groups within Scheduled Castes for a slice of the 15 per cent quota, and declared that his Lok Janshakti Party will appeal against it. "Our party will go for an appeal requesting the apex court to review its recent judgement allowing sub-groups within 15 …

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Chirag Paswan says his party will seek a review of the Supreme Court’s verdict on Dalit sub-groups
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Chirag Paswan says his party will seek a review of the Supreme Court’s verdict on Dalit sub-groups

The Hindu  

Union Minister Chirag Paswan on August 3 opposed the Supreme Court’s judgement allowing States to create sub-groups within Scheduled Castes for a slice of the 15% quota, and said that his Lok Janshakti Party will seek a review against it. Addressing a press conference in Patna, Mr. Paswan said he was in favour of a caste census, for which a …

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Review: Rethinking Untouchability by Jesús F Cháirez-Garza
5 months ago

Review: Rethinking Untouchability by Jesús F Cháirez-Garza

Hindustan Times  

BR Ambedkar collaborated with the British, and demanded a delay of the independence process. He believed that without Muslims, the untouchables, who were minorities in numbers, wealth and in resources, would be left to fend for themselves Ambedkar was unsuccessful electorally and the 1946 elections devastated his party’s prospects. This was a result of the joint electorates that made Dalits, …

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Man from SC community allowed temple entry after filing complaint
6 months ago

Man from SC community allowed temple entry after filing complaint

Hindustan Times  

The deeply entrenched practice of untouchability has come to light in Kiralu village of Varuna constituency, the hometown of chief minister Siddaramaiah. After tahsildar’s intervention the Dalit man was allowed to enter the temple The issue came to public attention when 28-year-old Naveen, belonging to the Scheduled Caste community and a graduate resident of the village, lodged a complaint with …

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Portion of ‘untouchability wall’ demolished at Sevur village in Tiruppur district
10 months, 1 week ago

Portion of ‘untouchability wall’ demolished at Sevur village in Tiruppur district

The Hindu  

The Revenue Department on Saturday demolished a portion of an ‘untouchability wall’ at Sevur village in Avinashi Taluk, after a telephonic conversation that Thoothukudi Lok Sabha member and DMK deputy general secretary Kanimozhi had with Tiruppur Collector T. Christuraj. The move comes after Devendran Nagar residents, belonging to the SC community, made a representation to Ms. Kanimozhi, who was in …

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Degree Of Backwardness Within Scheduled Castes May Vary, Says Supreme Court; Centre Supports Subclassification Within SCs/STs [Day 2]
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Degree Of Backwardness Within Scheduled Castes May Vary, Says Supreme Court; Centre Supports Subclassification Within SCs/STs [Day 2]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court Constitution Bench on Tuesday while hearing on the validity of subclassifications within SC/STs deliberated upon the notion of homogeneity of class and what Article 341 of the Constitution meant in light of communities designated as a “Scheduled Caste” Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal appearing from the petitioner's side, argued that there were two key mistakes in the decision …

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Andhra Pradesh CM: Untouchability still exists, but in a new form
11 months ago

Andhra Pradesh CM: Untouchability still exists, but in a new form

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA : Untouchability is still prevalent in the country even after 75 years of Independence, although in a different form, Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy said during a programme to unveil the 206-ft statue of Dr BR Ambedkar on Friday. Stating that the practice does not just mean keeping a person of a particular community at a distance, he …

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Dalit man denied food at Bellari hotel, owner arrested after video goes viral
11 months ago

Dalit man denied food at Bellari hotel, owner arrested after video goes viral

Hindustan Times  

An alleged case of untouchability has come to light in Bellari district after a video showing a 27-year-old Dalit man being denied food at a local hotel, people familiar with the matter said, adding the incident took place in Guttiganur village of Kurugodu taluk. In the video, which is being widely circulated on social media, a woman can be heard …

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Caste census necessary to eradicate untouchability and caste discrimination: K. Raju
1 year ago

Caste census necessary to eradicate untouchability and caste discrimination: K. Raju

The Hindu  

Congress Working Committee member K. Raju has called for a caste census in India to eradicate social evils like untouchability. Mr. Raju, who is also the national coordinator of the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and minorities department of the All India Congress Committee, said the party viewed the census as an “X-ray” for understanding the socio-economic conditions …

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Priyanga’s resignation: Untouchability Eradication Front presses for case under SC/ST Act
1 year, 2 months ago

Priyanga’s resignation: Untouchability Eradication Front presses for case under SC/ST Act

The Hindu  

The Untouchability Eradication Front, Puducherry State Committee, has urged the National SC/ST Commission bodies to take suo motu cognisance of the charges of caste and gender discrimination levelled by the former Minister S. Chandira Priyanga in her resignation letter. In a statement, front secretary R. Saravanan said as neither had the Chief Minister denied the allegations nor had Ms. Priyanga …

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From the Archives: Gandhiji on child marriages, dowry and untouchability
1 year, 2 months ago

From the Archives: Gandhiji on child marriages, dowry and untouchability

Hindustan Times  

The question of widow re-marriage would not arise if an end was put to the evil of child marriage. He said that there should be castes even amongst Namasudras was deplorable and he would strongly advise them to abolish all caste distinctions amongst themselves. When child marriages were abolished, naturally there would be few, if any, young widows. He had …

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From the Archives: ‘Banish untouchability from hearts’, appeals Mahatma Gandhi
1 year, 2 months ago

From the Archives: ‘Banish untouchability from hearts’, appeals Mahatma Gandhi

Hindustan Times  

An earnest plea for the removal of untouchability was made by Mahatma Gandhi speaking during evening prayers today. Mahatma Gandhi said that though they had all taken the trouble of attending the prayers and had contributed to the Harijan Fund, complaints had come to him that they had not banished untouchability from their heart. He had said times without number …

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Legal life of caste explodes myths, gives unsung reform heroes due
1 year, 3 months ago

Legal life of caste explodes myths, gives unsung reform heroes due

Deccan Chronicle  

In the preface to Caste Pride, his magisterial study of caste in India, Manoj Mitta tells us that the book that finally emerged was far from his mind when he began his research. However, as he immersed himself in his chosen subject, he discovered how different arms of the Indian state — “investigators, prosecutors, trial judges and appellate judges — …

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Untouchability not Constitutional even if part of Sanatana Dharma, says Madras HC
1 year, 3 months ago

Untouchability not Constitutional even if part of Sanatana Dharma, says Madras HC

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai, New Delhi: The Madras High Court on Saturday observed that Sanatana Dharma is a set of eternal duties, including duty to the nation, king, parents and gurus, while remarking that casteist notions and untouchability were brought in while collating the ‘dharma’ from various literary texts. The judge said: “Sanatana Dharma cannot be traced to one specific literature but has …

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Court Can't Be A Mute Spectator & Permit Perpetuation Of Untouchability: Madras High Court On Denial Of Temple Entry To SC Community Members
1 year, 5 months ago

Court Can't Be A Mute Spectator & Permit Perpetuation Of Untouchability: Madras High Court On Denial Of Temple Entry To SC Community Members

Live Law  

Lamenting that even after 75 years of Independence, there are instances of denial of temple entry to persons belonging to a particular community, the Madras High Court said that it can not be a mute spectator and allow such instances to continue. Justice PT Asha of the Madurai bench said such instances of denial of entry to the temple even …

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Make Scheduled Caste Status Religion Neutral : Plea In Supreme Court
1 year, 5 months ago

Make Scheduled Caste Status Religion Neutral : Plea In Supreme Court

Live Law  

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a declaration that 'religion' should not be used as a criterion to grant Scheduled Caste status.On July 3, a bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul ordered that the petition filed by Tamil Activist Kundanthai Arasan to be tagged along with the pending petition seeking SC reservations for Christian and …

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'Untouchability' Not Merely Caste-Based; Includes All Forms Of Social Exclusion Based On Idea That Certain Persons Are Inferior : Madras High Court
1 year, 6 months ago

'Untouchability' Not Merely Caste-Based; Includes All Forms Of Social Exclusion Based On Idea That Certain Persons Are Inferior : Madras High Court

Live Law  

The Madras High Court recently observed that “Untouchability” was not merely a caste based practice but included all practices of social ostracism and exclusion that have their bases in ritual ideas of purity/pollution and hierarchy/subordination. "This requires the Court to ask whether a particular practice, like untouchability, is a practice of social subordination, exclusion, and segregation, based upon an idea …

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'To Say That Sabarimala Melshanthi Can Only Be A Malayala Brahmin Is Practice Of Untouchability' : Mohan Gopal Argues Before Kerala High Court
2 years ago

'To Say That Sabarimala Melshanthi Can Only Be A Malayala Brahmin Is Practice Of Untouchability' : Mohan Gopal Argues Before Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Saturday, in a special sitting, heard a batch of petitions challenging the Travancore Dewaswom Board notification inviting applications only from Malayala Bhramins for appointment as Melshanthi of Sabarimala-Malikappuram temples. The Counsel placed reliance on the Apex Court decision in N. Adithyan v. The Travancore Devaswom Board, which struck down the condition that only Malayala Brahmins …

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Tamil Nadu shopkeeper arrested for practising untouchability
2 years ago

Tamil Nadu shopkeeper arrested for practising untouchability

Hindustan Times  

A shopkeeper in Tamil Nadu’s Thanjavur was arrested and his shop was sealed after he was caught practising untouchability. A video went viral on social media platforms where a shop owner refused to sell petrol to a man under the pretext of a rule where selling items to members of a particular caste was barred. The alleged shop owner in …

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Hair dresser arrested for practising ‘untouchability’
2 years ago

Hair dresser arrested for practising ‘untouchability’

The Hindu  

Papanadu police have arrested a hair dresser, Veeramuthu of Nambivayal hamlet in Orathanadu taluk, on the charge of practising ‘untouchability’. Hairstyling service was denied to those hailing from the oppressed classes at a saloon and ‘double tumbler’ system too was prevalent in tea shops. Hence, a petition was submitted to the District Collector and the Superintendent of Police through WhatsApp …

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Union Minister calls for efforts to curb untouchability and social ostracism
2 years, 1 month ago

Union Minister calls for efforts to curb untouchability and social ostracism

The Hindu  

Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment A. Narayana Swamy expressed regret that the country continued to be bogged down by socio-economic inequalities even after 75 years of independence and called for concerted efforts to eradicate untouchability and social ostracism which were causing untold misery to the marginalised sections. Mr. Narayana Swamy stressed the need for a debate …

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From untouchability to population policy, how Mohan Bhagwat mapped road ahead for RSS and Bharat
2 years, 2 months ago

From untouchability to population policy, how Mohan Bhagwat mapped road ahead for RSS and Bharat

Firstpost  

Vijayadashami happens to be the foundation day of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Third Sarsanghchaalak of RSS Balasaheb Deoras while delivering his landmark speech during Vasant vyakhyan mala in Pune in 1970s said, “Untouchability should go lock, stock and barrel.” Bhagwat also applauded the role of society and various NGOs in providing jobs and livelihood for the displaced due to COVID in …

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‘Untouchability wall’ at a Tiruvallur village demolished
2 years, 2 months ago

‘Untouchability wall’ at a Tiruvallur village demolished

The Hindu  

A seven-foot ‘untouchability wall’ that stood around a village temple was pulled down by Tiruvallur district administration in the early hours of Monday amidst tight security with the consent of villagers in Thokkamour of Arambakkam taluk. The wall was constructed around Droupadi Amman temple adjacent to a settlement of 200 Dalit families residing on a two-acre land in Thokkamour, located …

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