Articles for Upper Caste

Caste Dynamics Shaping Maharashtra Election Landscape
2 months ago

Caste Dynamics Shaping Maharashtra Election Landscape

The Hindu  

A month before the Maharashtra Assembly election, the way voters from different castes and communities are polarised in the State is set to be a keen contest between the two alliances — the Maha Vikas Aghadi and the Mahayuti. The Mahayuti is more popular amongst the upper castes, the Marathas, the Other Backward Classes, and Dalits, while the MVA seems …

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Opinion: UP poll debacle report - Why BJP lost non-Yadav OBC and non-Jatav support
5 months ago

Opinion: UP poll debacle report - Why BJP lost non-Yadav OBC and non-Jatav support

India Today  

The president of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Uttar Pradesh unit, in a report to the high command, listed among other things a significant decline of eight per cent in the party's vote share across the state, a diminished backing from Kurmis and Mauryas, and a reduction in Dalit votes as reasons for the party’s poor performance in the Lok Sabha …

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4 tribals, 2 Dalits in new Odisha council of ministers led by CM Majhi
6 months, 1 week ago

4 tribals, 2 Dalits in new Odisha council of ministers led by CM Majhi

Hindustan Times  

The new council of ministers in Odisha led by chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi has four tribals and two Dalits- a move that comes after the Bharatiya Janata Party successfully breached the Dalit-tribal vote bank of the Biju Janata Dal in the 2024 assembly as well as the Lok Sabha elections in the state. Among the 16 ministers who took …

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In final Purvanchal bout, BJP aims for big win on Modi-Yogi turfs
6 months, 3 weeks ago

In final Purvanchal bout, BJP aims for big win on Modi-Yogi turfs

Hindustan Times  

Propelled by the Modi and Yogi factors, the Bharatiya Janata Party is aiming for complete domination in the 13 seats going to polls in the seventh and final phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha election on Saturday. Among the key NDA candidates, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is contesting from Varanasi, Union minister for heavy industries Mahendra Nath Pandey from Chandauli, …

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Assembly Elections 2023 LIVE: Many From BJP To Join Congress, Says Kamal Nath; Telangana TDP Chief Resigns From Party
1 year, 1 month ago

Assembly Elections 2023 LIVE: Many From BJP To Join Congress, Says Kamal Nath; Telangana TDP Chief Resigns From Party

News 18  

Welcome To News18 for Latest Updates On Assembly Elections 2023 Our live coverage on the conflict Legislative elections in 5 states has moved here. Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections 2023 LIVE Updates: Onion Prices Bringing Tears to People's Eye, Says Kamal Nath “Onion is bringing tears to everyone’s eyes. They are understanding the sentiments of the people of Madhya Pradesh…” Chhattisgarh …

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Dalit priest attacked by upper caste members in Tumakuru, say police
1 year, 8 months ago

Dalit priest attacked by upper caste members in Tumakuru, say police

Hindustan Times  

Members of an upper caste community allegedly assaulted a Dalit priest at the Bidirambika and Chikamma Devi temple in Karnataka’s Tumakuruduring the annual car festival on April 7, police said, adding that the victim is yet to file a formal complaint. Members of an upper caste community allegedly assaulted a Dalit priest at the Bidirambika and Chikamma Devi temple in …

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Karnataka: Upper caste villagers 'purify' public tank after Dalit woman drinks water from it in Chamarajanagar
2 years, 1 month ago

Karnataka: Upper caste villagers 'purify' public tank after Dalit woman drinks water from it in Chamarajanagar

Firstpost  

The Dalit woman who came from another place visited the Heggatora village on Saturday. She drank water from the storage tank situated in an upper caste locality New Delhi: A few upper caste villagers drained out drinking water from a public tank and “purfied” it with cow urine after a Dalit woman drank water from it in Karnataka’s Chamarajanagar district, …

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90% of leadership positions in Indian media occupied by upper caste groups: report
2 years, 2 months ago

90% of leadership positions in Indian media occupied by upper caste groups: report

The Hindu  

About 90% of leadership positions in Indian media are occupied by upper caste groups with not even a single Dalit or Adivasi heading Indian mainstream media, according to a new report. The second edition of Oxfam India-Newslaundry’s Report ‘Who tells our stories matters: Representation of Marginalised Caste Groups in Indian Media’ reveals that around 90% leadership positions in print, TV, …

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Signs of a dead end for social justice politics
2 years, 4 months ago

Signs of a dead end for social justice politics

The Hindu  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s latest ‘partner switch’, from the Bharatiya Janata Party to the Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal, has prompted speculation of a new ‘social justice’ front against Hindutva ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha election. ‘Social justice’ stood for politics that sought better representation and empowerment for lower caste communities. “True social justice is when development …

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The horse-riding grooms fighting back against the caste system of India
2 years, 9 months ago

The horse-riding grooms fighting back against the caste system of India

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But for men like Bairwa, who belong to the …

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Dalit Students in Uttarakhand School Refuse Mid-day Meals After Dismissal of SC Cook
2 years, 11 months ago

Dalit Students in Uttarakhand School Refuse Mid-day Meals After Dismissal of SC Cook

News 18  

Dalit students at a government school in Champawat district refused to eat mid-day meals cooked by an upper caste woman after a cook belonging to the Scheduled Castes was sacked. “I hope the Dalit students will resume eating the food prepared by the new Bhojan Mata from tomorrow,” Champawat District Magistrate Vineet Tomar said. A Dalit cook at the Government …

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Opinion: When Will Kashmir Valley Have its First Wattal Chief Minister?
3 years, 3 months ago

Opinion: When Will Kashmir Valley Have its First Wattal Chief Minister?

News 18  

Recently, Charanjit Singh Channi became the first Dalit Sikh chief minister of Punjab in place of Captain Amarinder Singh, who belongs to the upper caste Jat Sikh community. And yet, the so-called “Muslim” leadership across Jammu and Kashmir valley remains suffocatingly in the hands of upper caste Kashmiri, Dogras and Pahari Muslims. The reason why I wish to raise this …

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In Mandal citadel Bihar, why does the JD(U), RJD and Congress have upper caste leaders in top posts?
3 years, 4 months ago

In Mandal citadel Bihar, why does the JD(U), RJD and Congress have upper caste leaders in top posts?

India Today  

What is common between the Rashtriya Janata Dal, Janata Dal or JD and Congress in Bihar? All three parties--which together won 137 seats 43 and Congress 19) in the 243-member Bihar House last year, bagging nearly 48% of the vote--have upper caste leaders in top positions. While the RJD and Congress have upper castes as their state presidents, the JD …

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Skater Girl movie review: Feel-good but half-cooked cinema that tiptoes around caste
3 years, 6 months ago

Skater Girl movie review: Feel-good but half-cooked cinema that tiptoes around caste

Firstpost  

Skater Girl draws on real-life stories of skateboarding entering rural India in the past decade. But in an India where Dalits face violence from upper castes for actions ranging from growing a moustache to eating in the presence of high castes or riding a horse, where Dalit women face routine sexual violence and where marrying an upper caste could mean …

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Can Pasmanda Caste Muslims Ever Make a Parallel Rise and Rule Jammu & Kashmir?
3 years, 6 months ago

Can Pasmanda Caste Muslims Ever Make a Parallel Rise and Rule Jammu & Kashmir?

News 18  

Jammu & Kashmir is India’s Muslim-majority administrative unit. The reason why I wish to raise this question in the context of Jammu & Kashmir is because of the growing social assertion of Pasmanda Muslim community in north India, which is now challenging the dominance of upper caste Muslims in the political setup of Indian polity and demanding their fair political …

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Reservations Have Acted As a Form of Social Engineering to Address Centuries of Oppression and Discrimination: Justice Ravindra Bhat
4 years ago

Reservations Have Acted As a Form of Social Engineering to Address Centuries of Oppression and Discrimination: Justice Ravindra Bhat

Live Law  

"Affirmative action is not an exception to equality of treatment, but a method of ensuring equality, by enabling all individuals to perform according to their potentials," said Justice s. Ravindra Bhat while delivering the Annual Havanur Endowment Memorial Lecture, orgainzed by the Karnataka State Law University on Monday. " Affirmative action in India, due to the specific forms it takes, …

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Hathras Horror: AP Singh, The Lawyer Of Nirbhaya Convicts To Defend Accused In Alleged Gangrape Case
4 years, 2 months ago

Hathras Horror: AP Singh, The Lawyer Of Nirbhaya Convicts To Defend Accused In Alleged Gangrape Case

ABP News  

: AP Singh, the lawyer who defended the convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya case, and also hogged the limelight in several instances for stirring controversies will defend the accused in the Hathras gangrape case. This time, an upper caste body Akhil Bharatiya Kshatriya Mahasabha, has appointed AP Singh to defend the accused in the Hathras gangrape case.Former Union minister Raja …

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Differential impact of COVID-19 and the lockdown
4 years, 4 months ago

Differential impact of COVID-19 and the lockdown

The Hindu  

In his book, The Great Leveler, Walter Scheidel, the Austrian economic historian, argues that throughout human history, there have been four types of catastrophic events that have led to greater economic equality: pandemic, war, revolution and state collapse. The risks extend beyond mortality as the economic consequences of the current pandemic are likely to be most concentrated among the low …

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Indian upper caste outrage against racism in the West is in jarring contrast to apathy towards marginalised at home
4 years, 6 months ago

Indian upper caste outrage against racism in the West is in jarring contrast to apathy towards marginalised at home

Firstpost  

While ‘Black Lives Matter’ needs and deserves all the attention coming its way, the sudden outrage by India’s upper caste on this issue seems rather hypocritical, considering their long history of brutality against Dalits and Adivasis. While #BlackLivesMatter needs and deserves all the attention coming its way, the sudden outrage by Indians on this issue seems rather hypocritical, considering the …

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Were Dalits beaten, tonsured by upper caste men in Lucknow’s Barauli?
4 years, 6 months ago

Were Dalits beaten, tonsured by upper caste men in Lucknow’s Barauli?

Op India  

A day after claims made by various media houses and ‘journalists’ that a Dalit boy was shot dead by upper caste men for ‘praying in a temple’ was fact-checked, social media was once again abuzz with reports of another caste-based atrocity story. On Thursday, there were some reports that three Dalits were tied up, beaten, forcefully tonsured and paraded around …

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