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
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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
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The mainstream society thinks reservations are against right to equality. It’s high time they are seen in the context of right to justice
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
A lot has changed in the last 75 years of the history of Indian democracy, but the upper caste mentality remains the same
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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
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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.
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Carry out the caste survey objectively, carefully and sensitively, with the right spirit, so that the benefits of reservation reach the deserving beneficiaries
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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
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The recent SC judgement on sub-categorisation is against the constitutional mandate
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The sub-categorisation debate has taken an interesting turn after the Bharat Bandh, with different political parties and factions adopting varied stances
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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
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Hindu nationalists demand the denial of reservations to Christian and Muslim tribals even as they pursue their own 'reconversion' drive
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The recent SC ruling on sub-classification within the SC and ST categories temporarily lifted the hopes of tribal communities in Jharkhand
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The mainstream society thinks reservations are against right to equality. It’s high time they are seen in the context of right to justice
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A lot has changed in the last 75 years of the history of Indian democracy, but the upper caste mentality remains the same
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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
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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
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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
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