-IDROnline.org/ TheWire.in "The problem with Indian democracy is that despite the presence of millions of voters, the pool of decision makers get smaller and narrower at the top." Aruna Roy is a social activist and founder of the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS). Her work and leadership led to the enactment of the Right to Information (RTI) Act 2005—a landmark act that empowers citizens to demand transparency and accountability from government institutions....
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Dominant castes can’t digest dalit progress. It’s why they attack reservation with propaganda -Anurag Bhaskar
-ThePrint.in According to a paper published by Brandeis University, challenges to reservation best represent the attack on the dalit revolution. Due to Ambedkar’s struggle and contribution, the Constitution provided a new set of rights for dalits. The provisions of representation in services and legislatures created new openings for dalits. Reservation policies allowed dalits upward economic mobility, and presence in educational institutions, which was earlier considered to be the monopoly and privilege of...
More »India's Policy Response to COVID-19: A Reality Check focussing on dalits and Adivasis -Malini Chakravarty, Jawed Alam Khan and Rahat Tasneem
-Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability (CBGA) Given that one of the biggest casualties of the pandemic and the ensuing lockdown have been the loss of jobs and livelihood, this paper examines what the impact has been on the socially disadvantaged groups such as dalits and Adivasis. It then analyses the Union Government's policy response and attempts to understand whether these measures were adequate to ameliorate the livelihood crisis. Please click here...
More »Uttarakhand: dalit cook sacked after upper caste students boycott meals she made
-Scroll.in Champawat district authorities claimed that norms were flouted while appointing Sunita Devi. A dalit woman has been sacked after her appointment as the cook in a government school in Uttarakhand’s Champawat district triggered a boycott of mid-day meals by upper caste students, PTI reported on Thursday. District authorities claimed that norms were flouted while appointing Sunita Devi. Government Inter College, Sukhidhang, Principal Prem Singh did not get Devi’s appointment cleared by higher...
More »At Uttarakhand School, Students Refuse to Eat Mid-Day Meals Cooked by dalit Woman -Yogesh Kumar
-TheWire.in Sunita now fears losing her job as the parents of the school children allege that her appointment was in violation of norms, which the authorities deny. Dehradun: On November 25, Sunita, a dalit woman, secured a job as Bhojan Mata, a cook, at a local government school in Sukhidhang village of the Champawat district, Uttarakhand. Even though the monthly salary paid to her is a meagre Rs 3,000 a month, the...
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