The ‘Bharat Bandh’ called against the reservation classification received support from leading Dalit castes, and their talk of unity is inconsistent with the Ambedkarite approach. The Gandhian approach is a stand that chooses unity over equality and justice.
Though the survey provides a critical update to the outdated 1931 caste data, critics argue it seems more like political manoeuvring rather than genuine social justice
Among Manipur's tribals, there is a fear that the tenuous unity achieved after years of inter and intra-tribal rivalry and bloodshed could be undone by sub-categorisation in reservation
Although the Muslims in India share a few basic Islamic precepts, and in times of extreme communal crisis, act as a single religious community, they are in normal conditions both horizontally and vertically divided vis-à-vis their socially constitutive categories
The proposed sub-categorised reservation may have limited impact on addressing sub-caste inequality in representation and development
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The caste census is generating heated debate, but even its most ardent proponents are not able to articulate a plan about how to use the resulting data
While the NDA allies and social justice party leaders like Chirag Paswan and Ramdas Athawale have opposed the Supreme Court decision allowing sub-categorisation among SC-STs, the Opposition parties including the Congress have maintained a strategic silence.
Carry out the caste survey objectively, carefully and sensitively, with the right spirit, so that the benefits of reservation reach the deserving beneficiaries
Union Minister Chirag Paswan had voiced concerns about the recent Supreme Court verdict permitting sub-categorisation of SCs and STs for reservation. He speaks to Outlook on the caste dynamics in his home state of Bihar
The recent SC judgement on sub-categorisation is against the constitutional mandate
The sub-categorisation debate has taken an interesting turn after the Bharat Bandh, with different political parties and factions adopting varied stances
Distinct from quick technical solutions offered by the judiciary, the Dalit-Bahujan movements have suggested new momentum and reforms in the agenda of social justice
Hindu nationalists demand the denial of reservations to Christian and Muslim tribals even as they pursue their own 'reconversion' drive
The recent SC ruling on sub-classification within the SC and ST categories temporarily lifted the hopes of tribal communities in Jharkhand
The mainstream society thinks reservations are against right to equality. It’s high time they are seen in the context of right to justice
A lot has changed in the last 75 years of the history of Indian democracy, but the upper caste mentality remains the same
Among Manipur's tribals, there is a fear that the tenuous unity achieved after years of inter and intra-tribal rivalry and bloodshed could be undone by sub-categorisation in reservation
Long before the rise of Bahujan politics in the north, the public sphere of Tamil Nadu was shaped by affirmative action aimed at social justice
After OBCs were granted a 27 per cent quota and reservations in local self-government bodies, the Maratha agitation against reservation based on social backwardness took a U-turn
The proposed sub-categorised reservation may have limited impact on addressing sub-caste inequality in representation and development
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As Mandi MP Kangana Ranaut’s Emergency has to fight an uphill battle to get certified—the MP who is used to the ruling party’s favour finds herself on the opposing side for the first time
Post-2014, Bollywood’s political films have been a bit too enamoured by the Emergency and the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. However, the trauma from these events is being used to funnel ideology
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The stinging pre-climactic stretch is where the film gathers its full force
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Kangana Ranaut's Emergency landed into controversy after Sikh organisations accused the makers of misrepresenting the community and twisting historical facts.
Maharaja has been adulated as well as critiqued for being a rape-revenge thriller. But a closer look reveals much more.
The series critically misreads the macro mode in storytelling
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