Caste

November 09, 2023

Bihar assembly passes bills increasing caste reservation to 65%

According to the bills, the quota for STs will be doubled, from one to two per cent, while for SCs it will be raised from 16 per cent to 20 per cent.

November 07, 2023
A third of Bihar families survive on Rs 6,000 or less a month, reveals caste survey

The percentage of households who live on less than Rs 6,000 a month or less than Rs 200 a day among the ST households (42.91%) was almost the same as among SC households (42.78%).
October 09, 2023
CWC passes resolution for nationwide caste-census, expresses anguish over war in middle east

The resolution was passed after the four hour-long meeting at the party headquarters which was chaired by party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and attended by CCP chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, KC Venugopal, Sachin Pilot, Shashi Tharoor, chief ministers Bhupesh Baghel, Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, Ashok Gehlot, Siddaramaiah and many others.
September 21, 2023
'This is not my first time in a temple': Minister dismisses Thanthri Samajam's clarification

The state committee of the Akhila Kerala Thanthri Samajam said priests who are performing 'deva pujas' do not touch anyone, be it Brahmin or non-Brahmin, till the same is over.
September 19, 2023
Caste system a stain on minds of people; what we need is change, not controversy: Minister Radhakrishnan

The Devaswom Minister also indicated that he was not going to pursue any legal action against the discrimination he faced.
September 15, 2023
Stripped of livelihood, Dalit auto driver Chithralekha to begin indefinite stir seeking justice

The culprits, who set her auto on fire in front of her house, are still at large.
August 25, 2023
Ayyankali's struggle for Dalits comes to life for the first time in Mohiniyattam

Performance based on social reformist Ayyankali bringing Dalit girl Panchami to the Ooruttambalam school at Maranalloor village and making her sit alongside so-called upper caste students.

Caste

Bihar assembly passes bills increasing caste reservation to 65%

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A third of Bihar families survive on Rs 6,000 or less a month, reveals caste survey

CWC passes resolution for nationwide caste-census, expresses anguish over war in middle east

'This is not my first time in a temple': Minister dismisses Thanthri Samajam's clarification

Caste system a stain on minds of people; what we need is change, not controversy: Minister Radhakrishnan

Stripped of livelihood, Dalit auto driver Chithralekha to begin indefinite stir seeking justice

Ayyankali's struggle for Dalits comes to life for the first time in Mohiniyattam

Patna HC rejects petitions challenging caste survey, terms it 'perfectly valid'

SC refuses to stay Patna HC's order suspending 'caste survey' in Bihar

Kharge demands caste census; writes to PM Modi