Caste Census: To Conquer Or Conserve?|MarginSpeak
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
The ‘Invisible Dalits’: Will The Caste Sub-Categorisation Change Dalit Lives?
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.
'RSS Suggestion On Caste Census Worthy Of Calm Analysis'
Carry out the caste survey objectively, carefully and sensitively, with the right spirit, so that the benefits of reservation reach the deserving beneficiaries
'Where Is The Creamy Layer?': Chirag Paswan Speaks On Caste, Bihar, And His Politics
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
Caste Sub-Categorisation A Blow To The Idea Of Representation
The recent SC judgement on sub-categorisation is against the constitutional mandate
Data, The Missing Piece In The Sub-Categorisation Debate
The sub-categorisation debate has taken an interesting turn after the Bharat Bandh, with different political parties and factions adopting varied stances
Reservation Policy Is Not A Job Distribution Programme
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 And The Tribal Convert: A Hypocritical Concern?
Hindu nationalists demand the denial of reservations to Christian and Muslim tribals even as they pursue their own 'reconversion' drive
On The Margins Of The Marginalised, Jharkhand's Tribes Seek A Better Deal
The recent SC ruling on sub-classification within the SC and ST categories temporarily lifted the hopes of tribal communities in Jharkhand
Caste-Based Reservation: Right To Justice Vs Right To Equality
The mainstream society thinks reservations are against right to equality. It’s high time they are seen in the context of right to justice
When Discrimination Is Social, Why Should Reservation Be Economic?
A lot has changed in the last 75 years of the history of Indian democracy, but the upper caste mentality remains the same
In Tense Manipur, Sub-Categorisation And 'Creamy Layer' Could Open A Pandora's Box
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
Quota Within Quota: Lessons To Be Learned From Tamil Nadu
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
The Marathas' Post-Mandal 'Backward March'
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 Ambedkarite Dual Policy Solution For Sub-Caste Discrimination
The proposed sub-categorised reservation may have limited impact on addressing sub-caste inequality in representation and development
The Caste Question In Muslims
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
When A Leader Takes Off His Topi
A leader of Omar Abdullah’s stature removing his topi to appeal for votes reflects the intense pressure of the current political climate
The Fateful Comedy: Rajat Kapoor On Adapting The Brothers Karamazov Into Hindi
Actor-director Rajat Kapoor's adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov, Karamjale Brothers, retains the original’s story and spirit but unfolds in a hilarious, quasi-farcical tone
Review Of 'Poles Apart': Two Nations, Two Destinies
The widely differing balance of power between the military and civilian leadership in India and Pakistan has significantly impacted democracy in the two countries
The Coal Miner Of Jharia | A Poem
These poems by Smita Sahay speak about how her experience is intertwined with the coal mines and coal miners of Jharia
