The Great Indian Sanitation Scam. General castes bag govt jobs, Valmikis do the work theprint.in/ground-reports…

"Francis said Sree Narayana Guru opposed the caste system and spread the message of justice and equality" ucanews.com/news/pope-hail…

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‘Beyond Bollywood and butter chicken’: rethinking Australia’s deeply misunderstood Indian diaspora theguardian.com/australia-news…

7 in 10 Indians believe religious & caste discrimination is a big problem in India—Pew Research theprint.in/india/7-in-10-…

Kishor Bethekar, 24, hailing from Chilati of Amravati district of Maharashtra is among the few from a cluster of 8-10 villages in Melghat belt of Maharashtra to complete post-graduate education from TISS. Raju Kendre traces his journey. trib.al/EtbO1bW

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Last 3 days to apply for AIR’s Writing and Mentorship Program. Apply here air-collective.com/about-the-prog…

Fight for worship continues in WB, 130 Dalit families denied temple entry business-standard.com/india-news/fig… #Caste #India

Please join @AdeanaMcN and myself as we host Harsha Gautam (UT Austin) for the 2nd lecture and discussion of our Spring 2025 #Buddhism and #Caste Initiative Lecture Series. March 21, 2025 10:30am EDT / 20:00 IST (on MSTeams) Please register here: tinyurl.com/mrdr8e4p

I will give a lecture on 27 March on the political mobilisation of Mumbai's textile workers in rural landscapes. Register by scanning the barcode to join the event online via Zoom. Toronto Time: 1pm-3pm Indian Time: 10.30pm- 12.30am #deindustrialization #deindustrialisation

Dalits in the parish are not allowed to participate in the annual church festivities or in the constitution of church committees. The parish maintains two cemeteries – a larger and better one for the upper castes and a smaller one for the Dalits. thetablet.co.uk/news/dalit-cat…

The term “Neech,” while not a direct caste identifier, carries casteist connotations and has historically been used to degrade and marginalize Dalits. It should be avoided while making jokes or in everyday conversations.

Want to pursue your Master’s #Abroad ? Eklavya India Foundation's Global Scholars Program (GSP) – Masters Cohort 4.0 is now open! This yearlong program offers 1:1 mentorship for university and scholarship applications, SOP and interview prep, and full support to help first-generation and

I am happy to share that I will be speaking on 13th April at the Ambedkar Jayanti celebrations in #Toronto organised by the Ambedkarite Buddhist Community of Canada. Do come along if you are around and please share this information as widely as possible 💙 #dalithistorymonth

I am in conversation with Atul Howale of The Wire over the issue of Hindi language imposition in the schools in Maharashtra. Atul Howale द वायर हिंदी Link for the full interview youtu.be/OWUZTx99c6I?si… #Marathimanoos #marathiasmita #MaharashtraPolitics

Come join us at #PDW -The "Business" of Caste: Exploring Caste in Management and Organization Studies. #AOM2025 #AcademyofManagement2025 More details at lnkd.in/eh_jPJ-X