Our education system cries out for a revamp
The fourth among the 17 sustainable development goals prescribed by the United Nations for the period 2015- 2030 is Quality Education.
The fourth among the 17 sustainable development goals prescribed by the United Nations for the period 2015- 2030 is Quality Education.
Fighting shy of carrying out a caste survey like Bihar, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government of MK Stalin has shifted the responsibility of holding a caste census to the Union government and passed a resolution to this effect in the state assembly on Wednesday.
Caste dynamics often play a pivotal role, especially in a state as politically significant as Uttar Pradesh.
A new book focuses on Bihar’s socio-political volatility.
The results of a state-level survey, India's first caste-based count since a 1931 census, were made public by Bihar
More generally, why are so many who consider themselves ‘secular’ and ‘liberal’ wilfully silent about caste and class privilege? I do not take for granted the few voices that speak out over the weaponisation of religion against Christian, Hindu and minoritarian Muslim sects.
It sounds legitimate that a caste census would bring to the fore the numbers of individuals who are on the fringes — which should be of much use in democratic policy making. It has been argued that a Socio-Economic caste census would be the most effective method to justify reservation based on evidence. In absence of such enumeration, there is no proper estimate for the OBC population as also various groups within the OBCs.
She took to Instagram on Saturday to post images from behind the scenes of a shoot.
A high-level caste scrutiny committee set up by the state government last month dismissed Ajit Jogi's claim of belonging to a Scheduled Tribe (ST) and cancelled his caste certificates.
The petitioner said he belonged to Ahir/Yadav caste and fulfilled all the eligibility criteria of recruitment as President's Bodyguard except caste and sought that he be recruited for the post.
