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Beyond the ‘plum’ posting: Why the caste lens still defines bureaucratic success
Following my recent blog on former IAS bureaucrat Atanu Chakraborty’s sudden exit as non-executive chairman of HDFC Bank, a few colleagues from the Gujarat cadre — mostly those I...
IIT-Bombay to introduce caste awareness courses
As per the minorities cell, the decision came after aggrieved students recommended it
Shivaji in ‘secular’ Maharashtra
First published on: 19 Dec 2015The Shiv Sena threatens...
The interplay of caste and faith
While faith often overshadows special marriages, experts talk about how caste and religion both influence this social institution
Hyderabad: Interfaith couple attacked, man stabbed to death!
The couple had gotten married, against the woman's family's wishes, on January 22 this year
UP’s Dy CM’s “Brahmin a superior way of living life” a sign of poll panic?
Dinesh Sharma says proud to be Brahmin, at the same time ‘slams’ opposition for being ‘casteist’
Segregated burial grounds, a violation of the Constitution: Madras High Court
The court observed that allowing a separate burial ground based on caste promotes segregation, that is the opposite of the idea of Equality envisaged by the Constitution
Conversion will not change caste of a person: Madras HC
Judgment addresses matter of issuance of certificates in case of inter-caste marriage, and makes observations about impact on caste-based reservations
Gujarat: Dalit family attacked for entering Kutch temple
Six members of the family were attacked, their farmlands ravaged; 20 accused, five detained so far
Punjab: Newly-weds, hacked to death, allegedly by woman’s family
Both families are from the OBC community, but were from different economic backgrounds; 16 including woman’s kin booked
Karnataka: Dalit family fined Rs 25,000 for ‘purification ritual’ after toddler runs into temple
Days later, police register case under the SC/ST prevention of atrocities Act, arrest five
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