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Quota share: Editorial on panel examining scheduled caste status for Dalit converts
arun Posted On November 6, 2024


The argument against offering SC status to Dalit Christians and Muslims is that the reservations are given to the untouchable; Dalit Christians and Muslims do not face untouchability The K.G. Balakrishnan Commission is dealing with a challenging problem. It is […]


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Caste is reason for India having higher child stunting than sub-Saharan Africa
arun Posted On November 3, 2024


A recent paper by economists Ashwini Deshpande and Rajesh Ramachandran says that “caste needs to be explicitly accounted for in any policy that intends to address India’s high rates of stunting.” Caste is an overarching reason for high stunting rates […]


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Dalit Christian Leaders Urge Inclusion in SC for Equal Rights
arun Posted On November 2, 2024


Hyderabad: In an effort to address longstanding discrimination, several Christian organisations convened in Hyderabad to advocate for the inclusion of Dalit Christians in the Scheduled Castes (SC) category. The All India United Christians Movement for Equal Rights (AIUCMER), in collaboration […]


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Persecution increases in Uttar Pradesh under harsher anti-conversion laws
arun Posted On November 1, 2024


Uttar Pradesh is seeing an escalation in attacks and misuse of anti-conversion laws against Christians. Local Open Doors partners explain what the modified laws will mean for believers. Pastor Rishi* and his family were celebrating their adopted daughter’s birthday when […]


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Church delegation presses for India’s Dalit Christian rights
arun Posted On October 16, 2024


Justice Balakrishnan’s panel is expected to submit a report next month on extending quota benefits to Dalit Christians, Muslims The 15-member Church delegation meeting Justice Balakrishnan (center) in New Delhi on Oct. 12. A Church delegation has urged a federal […]


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Karnataka: Political leaders and dalits against recognition of Christians among disadvantaged caste
arun Posted On September 5, 2024


During a public consultation, BJP and civil society representatives spoke out against granting Christian dalits disadvantaged class status, reiterating discriminatory prejudices and clichés. The opinions were collected by a special Commission of Inquiry led by the former Chief Justice. By […]


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Dalit leaders, pontiffs argue against SC quota for Dalit Christians
arun Posted On September 4, 2024


Ex-CJI K G Balakrishnan-led panel holds first public hearing in state N B Hombal Bengaluru: The first public consultation in Karnataka by the Justice K G Balakrishnan Commission received an overwhelming opinion on Tuesday that Scheduled Caste (SC) benefits should […]


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Dalit Christians seek SC status, stage protest in Khammam
arun Posted On August 11, 2024


Khammam Catholic diocese bishop Sagili Prakash along with other priests, nuns and the diocese members offered prayers at the Collectorate, later paid tribute to BR Ambedkar’s statue at ZP centre and staged a dharna in support of the demand. Khammam: […]


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Dalit man killed in Trichy as two groups clash over love affair
arun Posted On July 9, 2024


TRICHY: A 29-year-old dalit Christian was killed and five others injured in a clash between two groups of people in Thiruvalarcholai village in Trichy on Sunday night, allegedly stemming from a love affair. The deceased has been identified as J […]


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Colonial British Raj Versus Today’s Billionaire Raj: How Thomas Piketty is Whitewashing Colonial Cruelty
arun Posted On May 8, 2024


The Indian economy is more unequal now than in 1922, when the country was under British Rule, claims French economist Thomas Piketty and his team. The claim has been questioned for its methodology and assumptions. But what has not been […]


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