For An Informed Ambedkar Age
Dr Govind Dhaske After the Supreme Court’s judgment last year, the creamy layer concept has gradually been extended to the reservations for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). Originally, the creamy layer concept was introduced for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) following the recommendations of the Mandal Commission, mainly to respond to the massive upper-caste …
Akansha Tanwar When I first stepped into an elite private school in Delhi as a part of my work, I was immediately struck by its grandeur. The sprawling campus, modern classrooms, and digitalized learning tools depicted progress and excellence. It seemed like the perfect environment for any child to receive an education free from barriers. …
Milind X Before the reader gets on with this essay, I have to say, that I have been admitted to the RINPAS (Ranchi Institute of Neuro-Psychiatry and Allied Sciences) wards a total of 4 times over the years. So the reader must assume they’re reading something by a somewhat “sane” person. Additionally, they should ignore …
Monseng Borborua I am Ahom. I am a practitioner of Phuralung, the religion of my ancestors. I was stupid enough to be Hindu before, but I did my “ghar wapsi”, and I hope my Tai brothers would soon too, do a ghar wapsi, back into their original religion instead of following an imported religion. In …
Yasmin Soni Shakespeare famously asked, “What’s in a name?” Well, dear Bard, if you were house hunting in Ahmedabad, the answer would be: everything. My name isn’t just a name; it’s a full-blown identity marker, a flashing neon sign that makes landlords pause, brokers cough awkwardly, and listings suddenly become “unavailable.” “Only Hindu.” “Non-veg not …
Sanket Waghmare India’s waste crisis is not just an environmental issue but a reflection of deeper systemic failures. With a population of over 1.4 billion, India generates approximately 62 million tons of municipal solid waste annually, projected to reach 165 million tons by 2030. Yet, only 75-80% of this waste is collected, and less than …
Irshad Ali Naharwad I am writing this on 17th April 2024 when the UPSC CSE final results were announced. The Indian administrative services is my childhood dream, it is the most prestigious job in India with last year’s selection ratio of 0.07%. I left my pre-medical preparation for it, switched from sciences to humanities, and …
Ruth Chawngthu In 2013, the MET Gala adopted PUNK: Chaos to Couture as its theme of the year. The title itself suggests that punk is intrinsically chaotic when associated with its original immigrant and Black working-class identity in the U.K., yet becomes refined or “coutured” once it enters the largely white elite ecosystem. This metamorphosis …
LC2 Students The venue that law students of Delhi University had selected for their event was occupied by the ‘Madari’ organizers. When asked what is ‘Madari’? A group from Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar explained in Hindi that ‘Madari’ means a person who makes the monkey dance”. They also added, “This is how the politicians …
