Scheduled Castes : Articles

Although Sukanya Shantha versus Union of India is a welcome judgment, a more nuanced and multi-faceted approach is needed to address discriminatory practices and the caste-based hierarchies within prisons.

Sukanya Shantha Case: Despite SC Ruling, Lot Needs to be Done to Address Caste-Based Prison Hierarchies

Ayush Gairola

SC/ST Creamy Layer Debate: Huge Disparity in Higher Education

SC/ST Creamy Layer Debate: Huge Disparity in Higher Education

Sweety Supriya

A woman in Dengam village showing how to make ropes and other household things from siali barks (Photo - Rakhi Ghosh, 101Reporters)

Odisha: Mankirdias of Similipal at Crossroads of Tradition and Modernity

Rakhi Ghosh

The Calcutta High Court’s recent judgment presents a melting pot of flawed constitutional interpretations and conclusions. Upon peeling through the layers, it appears the verdict emanates from the predominance of higher caste judges in the higher judiciary and is a precarious step against the inclusion of Muslims for reservations in the Other Backward Classes quota.

Why Calcutta HC’s Verdict on OBC Quota For Muslims Sets a Dangerous Precedent

Dr. Ayaz Ahmad

The Independent Panel for Monitoring of Elections (IPME), 2024 has, in its seventh week monitor of the elections, pointed out issues of communal polarisation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that the Election Commission of India (ECI) has failed to act against apart from structural malfunctioning by the poll body including the failure to release actual voting figures

Independent Panel Finds Series of Poll Violations by BJP, Inaction by ECI

Sabrang India