-Statement issued by Concerned Citizens, Doctors, Nutritionists, Parents, Advocates and Researchers dated 5th May, 2022 Amidst growing attacks on meat sellers and restaurant owners who sell non-vegetarian food, a statement has been issued by concerned citizens, and civil society groups. The statement depicts how such attacks or bans against non-vegetarian food would impact the right to food as well as the nutritional status of the disadvantaged sections of the society and the undernourished...
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Caste inequalities within socio-religious groups: Evidence from Uttar Pradesh -Srinivas Goli and Chhavi Tiwari
-IdeasForIndia.in The Mandal Commission and Sachar Committee reports, among others, have indicated the existence of caste inequalities within the four major caste groups. However, data on this subject remain limited. Using data from a novel 2014-2015 survey conducted in Uttar Pradesh, this article shows that within-group inequalities among upper castes are significantly less, relative to the within-group inequalities observed among both Hindu and Muslim OBCs and Dalits. Broadly, four social groups –...
More »OBC entrepreneurs own nearly 30% of India’s MSMEs -T Ramakrishnan
-The Hindu Around 41% of OBC-owned units are located in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan. Chennai: Other Backward Classes (OBC) own nearly 30% of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) in the country. As on March 31, 2022, the number of MSMEs owned by OBCs was 23.31 lakh units, out of a total of about 80.16 lakh units in the country. Of the OBC-owned units, around 41% are located in three States —...
More »Dalit children beaten up for touching utensil -Anupam Pateriya
-Hindustan Times Eight people have been booked in connection with the incident, which took place in Madhya Pradesh's Damoh, police said. Bhopal: Two Dalit children were allegedly brutally beaten up by members of the Lodhi community for touching a water utensil, in Madhya Pradesh’s Damoh. Eight people have been booked in connection with the case, police said. According to a complaint lodged by the victim’s father, Manohar Ahirwar, “On Friday evening my son...
More »The alarming rise of food shares -Nidhi Kaicker, Aashi Gupta, and Raghav Gaiha
-The Hindu Spells of impoverishment during the pandemic were not infrequent, and lower castes and minorities bore the brunt of it Few observations survive the test of time. Fewer gain significance over time. Engel’s Law is a case in point. A version is that the poorer a family, “the greater the proportion of the total outgo which must be used for food. The proportion of the outgo used for food, other things...
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