SC/ST/OBC

Life, Cut Short: Payal Tadvi at her convocation ceremony

Class And Caste

BY Priyanka Tupe

Past Protest: Students protesting in 1990 against the recommendations of the Mandal Commission for quotas in government jobs for backward castes with signs including anti-PM V. P. Singh

Everybody Is A Guerrilla: No Justification For Opposing The UGC Equity Regulations

BY Mohammad Sajjad

| Photo: IMAGO/ANI News : Advocates of Allahabad High Court stage a protest against UGC over new caste-based equality rules in colleges Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh

The Higher, The Lower: India's Entrenched Caste Hierarchy Feels Challenged By UGC Guidelines

| Photo: IMAGO/ANI News : Students of Lucknow University stage a protest against UGC's new caste-based equality rules in colleges at university campus, in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.

Seeking Equity: Caste Discrimination Remains Firmly Entrenched With Little Progress

BY Surajit Mazumdar

Illustration: Vikas Thakur

Seeking Equity: Time For Course Correction

BY Sukhadeo Thorat

Illustration: Vikas Thakur : The new guidelines, they argued, would weaponise anti-caste law, expose the faculty to frivolous complaints, and unleash a wave of false cases under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

The Myth Of Misuse: Examining The 'False Cases' Narrative in UGC Debate

BY Mrinalini Dhyani

Photo: Tribhuvan Tiwari : A Call for Action: Students march to demand justice for Rohith Vemula at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on February 23, 2016

UGC Regulations: The Unfinished Business Of Caste

BY Kishore Desai

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| Photo: Imago/ANI : Up in Arms: Students of Lucknow University stage a protest against the new UGC equity regulations

Seeking Equity: UGC Norms Expose Cracks In The Caste Coalition

BY Mohammad Ali

Photo: Tribhuvan Tiwari : Fair Demand: Delhi police detain an activist from the Students’ Federation of India during a protest in Delhi on February 5 demanding the immediate implementation of the UGC (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026

Aggressive Victimhood Versus Predictable Protests

BY Ajay Gudavarthy

Delhi University

Academic Orphans: Caste And Recruitment In Delhi University

BY Kaveri Mishra