Another community Prof. Joshi spoke about was the Kotters, a less-documented group in mainstream history. A migrating tribe ...
After waiting for a few days, I decided to go through the paper titled "Neo-liberal Economy and Middle-class Patidar ...
At the third edition of the Dalit Literature utsav, writers showcased novels, poetry, and around 70 journals. The upper-caste ...
In West Bengal's Purba Bardhaman district, 130 Dalit families are being ostracised and barred from worshipping at Gidheswar ...
Of the rest, Vijay Kumar Mandal is from the extremely backward class (EBC) community, Raj Kumar Singh is a Rajput and Jibesh Kumar is a Bhumihar, both upper caste communities. “Since political ...
He points out that caste identity is so ingrained in society that it surfaces in everyday interactions. “From skin colour to surnames, these markers subtly reinforce social divisions,” he adds.
The Court was hearing the case of a 30-year-old woman who sought a caste certificate based on her mother’s claim of belonging to the Shimpi community, categorized as OBC.