Caste associations have played a crucial role in shaping politics in North India, from the colonial period to contemporary elections in Bihar.
About The Author
Rama Shanker Singh is an Assistant Professor of History in Christ Church College, Kanpur, and is the author of the book, ‘Nadi Putr: Uttar Bharat mein Nishad aur Nadi’.
Verdict 2024 is a warning bell for the BJP as the subaltern communities in UP are now rapidly shifting towards the SP and the Congress
Following her death, Phoolan Devi has been becoming a part of the political, cultural, and social memory repository of the Nishad community.
The Collegium system may be a good practice but it seems to favour some ‘judicial families’. If the Collegium system does not include more social groups and the marginalised in higher judiciary, it may attract more criticism and an unpleasant public opinion.
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